The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-24
" ALKER WOULDCUI
The CITY GAS BILL
CALLS For ARBITRATION ON
RATE CITY PAYS.
He Wants to Reduce the Schedules for
Public Lighting from 95 to 80 Gents
Present lighting Contracts Are
Separated and Extended on Tesn-
porary Basis.

True to his promise, Alderman Plat
B. Walker at last night IS council meet
ing introduced resolution providing
for cheaper gas to the city. The coun-
Gil was expecting something OF the
kind, as Mr.. Walker had made some
the council committee on gas earlier in
the day but aldermen were hardly pre-
pared for such a radical resolution as he
introduced. His measure fixes the
price of gas to the city at 80 cents per
1000 cubic feet. The present price is
IS cents. .u-S.
In the event that the Minneapolis
Gas Light company refuses, to comply
with the resolution, the matter will be
nance passed some years ago. Wallace
G.. Nye, secretary Of the public affairs
committee of the Commercial club, is
named as the city's representative in
the arbitration proceedings. The reso-
| luton was referred to the council COM
mittee on gas. Il
Later on Mr.. Walker introduced three
rEesoluti9ns authorizing the Patterson
apolis General Electric company and
the Minneapolis Gas Light company to
light the city, from day to day at the
rates named in their latest proposals.
The resolutions are to be in effect I'M
til ten days after the termination of the
mandamls proceedings now in the SUI
preme court to compel the mayor to sign
the lighting contracts, but not later
Of which Mr.. Walker is q member, did
not report on the mayors veto, the
passage of the three resolutions is
substantial victory for David P. Jones,
as one Of his contentious ever since last
fall has been that the three lighting
propositions should be separated. When
the Patterson resolution was before the
moved that it be referred to the cog1-
mittee on gas. This was defeated by
vote Of to 10, as follows:
Ayes-Starkweather, Hertig, Clark,
Cashier, Duryea, Westp Merrill.
l. Nays-Ryan, Gerber, Chatfeld, Sat-
terlee, Nye, Mumm, Holmes, Rand, Mel
son, Vaughan, McLaskey, Walker, Nc
Coy, August, Petersen, Bow, Ehle,
Van Nest.
On the vote to pass the resolution
Messrs. Duryea and Westphal changed
their votes to the prevailing side. The
electric resolution was adopted by a
vote of % to 3, and the
gas, resolution by a vote of 20
I to 4: Alderman Walker announced a
stentorian "No' to the resolution
which he had himself introduced and
!, gave MS colleagues chance to laugh.
} aldermen that Mayor Jones will veto
the Patterson resolution and sign the
, other two. Last night IS votes, how
ever, show a lineup strong enough to
override veto, If the line holds. 49,.
Paving Bids Opened. ...:.
Many bids for paving and paving
: material were opened and sent to the
committee on paving. The most inter
: esting was the proposal Of the Barber
Asphalt company FOR resurfacing the
asphalt streets. The bid was $3.50 a
square yard, which was a surprise to the
I aldermen. as it was expected that not
much more than 81 would be asked.
r The asphalt people insist that this is a
5 most reasonable price in view Of the
/ fact that the company must remove the
8 old pavement, must give a substantial
t guaranty fund to maintain the pave.
: ment in first-class condition for ten
9 years and Furthermore must wait five
! years for it's pay.
. Another surprise was the low figure
: quoted for paving brick. The Purinp
t ton company's bid was $3.50 cents &
Q square yard, reduction over last year
s of 10 cents. .'-
: Sewer Bond Plan Approved.
:, Alderman J. H. Van Nest 8 resolution
. requesting the state legislature to au
thorize the issuance Of bonds to the
Il amount of $3.50, 900 for the construction
: of trunk line sewers was passed by {
il vote Of 10 to g.
The flag resolution proposed by Alder
a man Wilhelm Petersen, and calling TO,
Q a display of the stars and stripes From
all public buildings on legal holidays
was passed unanimously.
Alderman W. E. Satterlee secured tn
passage Of an amendment to his pre-
!. vious resolution requiring that all pow
ers of attorney for the collection Of re
bates on excessive special assessment
f be executed in the same form as is re
r quired in real estate transactions TIL
It amendment provides that the power
0 Of attorney already on file shall b
It recognized. ~,
l. A petition from residents Of the mint
II ward asking for a seven-minute servic
E on the Monroe street line was referee
l. to the committee on railroads and tn
IA alderman oq &ho ~, -