The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-09

Il. Mayor David P, Jones predicts. that
the council this evening will sustain his
veto of the omnibus lighting resolution;
This prediction he bases on general
knowledge of the situation gained from
interviews with several Of his former
probable lineup of the aldermen, but
is very confident of a victory. He pre-
diets that not only will the Patterson
party fail to muster the eighteen votes
necessary to pass the resolution over the
mayor s head, but may be in a decided
minority.
spector w. H. Roberts with incandes-
cent gas burners with and without gov
errors. While admitting that the use
of the governor produces more uni
form flame under varying pressures he
maintains that this is no concern to the
city, as the contractor agrees to main
tain a sixty candlepower light, and 1t
is for the contractor to install the gov
errors if he cannot obtain the results
not contend that the governor saves the
If the veto is sustained it is under
stood that Alderman W. E. Satterlee
will renew his resolutions awarding
contracts to the Minneapolis General
Electric company and the MINNEAPOLIS
Gas Light company for 1906. what
will be done with the Patterson Street
Lighting company is not known. 1t
will, of course, be given an opportunity
to come down in its prices for the in
candescent lighting service. That it
will do SO is not certain, and there does
not appear to be any way Of forcing
the company to such step. III
May Await Decision.
The company is expected to hold back
OH the oars until the supreme court de.
cides the mandamus proceedings brought
by the company to compel Mayor Jones
| to sign it's contract. If the decision
goes against the company the council
will be obliged to re-award the con
tract, and this may not be as easily
accomplished as it was month ago.
Alderman G. B. Holmes, chairman of
the paving committee, will present a
motion requiring that all petitions fol
paving this year must be presented to
the committee before Feb. 10 in order
to be considered this year. The paw
ing work for 1906 will be unusually
large, the council having set aside $245,
:, 600 for the specific purpose, and intends
to appropriate about $4,000 more from
the sinking fund to the revolving fund
Business Men Protest.
A resolution requesting the stats
) legislature to. grant authority to tn,
city council to issue sewer bonds t,
: the amount Of 100000 will be offered
The bonds are required for the construc
ton Of the main trunk line sewer o.
Thirty-eighth street to provide sewerag
facilities for the seventh, eighth
i twelfth and thirteenth wards.
l A protest from about one hundre
. business men and taxpayers against tn
> construction Of a bridge across the rive
> at Third avenue S will be presented
: The main argument is that there is n
9 congestion of traffic on the steel arc
bridge to warrant the construction o
another bridge three blocks away, an
:. that the proposed plan is useless e1
Q penditure Of a large sum of money.
I The committee on claims will recon
$ mend the settlement of the damae
\ suits brought by Mrs. Clara Beltz an
:, Mrs. Belle Baker, who were seriousl
: injured by falls on sidewalks. III
= Beltz suit is to be settled by the pa,
q ment Of $3.50 and the Baker suit b
= the payment Of $500.