The Minneapolis journal., 1906-05-26
S25,OOO PUBLIC
BATHS PROJECTED.
FIRST STEP rs TAKEN AT CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
Clash Over Proposed 500 Spur Permit
to Garbage Crematory-New Plat Or
dinance Passed-Team Owners Raise
Prices-Voting Machine Bids Are
Asked, ..,-

Q1nance PaSSeQ-Ieam owners Raise
Prices-voting Machine Bids Are
Asked. H.. .,~
At the meeting of the city council
last night Alderman Lars M. Rand pre-
sented resolution appropriating $685.
900 for permanent public bathhouse to
be erected at Cedar and Washington
avenues. This is an improvement
which has long been advocated by the
health department.. It is argued that
such an institution would be self -sus-
tanning and if it proves to be success
similar establishments will be ordered
in other parts Of the city later on. The
matter was referred to the committee
on health and hospitals. o.. IL
The 500 Spur Track.
After a sharp little fight, the coun-
Gil passed an ordinance granting per-
mission to the 500 Railway company
to lay spur track along Dupont ave
nue. N to reach the garbage crematory.
Opposition has been raised by several
property owners to the presence Of a
railway track in front Of their property,
and their cause was championed last
u1SuI W alucl1udu El.l DuIycd duO
others, They wanted the matter de-
layed. ~.@.
Aldermen E. c. Chatfeld, w. F. Nye
and J. H. Van Nest explained that it
was unnecessary to send the ordinance
back to the committee as they had held
two meetings with the property owners
at which the latter had been given as
surance that if any damage was created
by the railway company compensation
would be awarded.
It was explained that the entire
work of garbage collection depended
on the construction Of this track. Gar
bage was aceumulati3ng all oyer
would be inadequate unless supple
mented by some method of getting the
garbage to the crematory in a more
expeditions manner than by team. In
spite Of these arguments the opposition
insisted on motion to recommit the
matter. This was lost by a tie vote,
13 to 13. The ordinance was then
passed by a vote of l6 to 10.
Shipment Of Milk. -
For the third time the council passed
an ordinance regulating the shi pment
Of milk and cream to the city by rail.
| The new measure is prepared in ac-
cordance with the revised code and is
expected to stand the test in the mu-
nicipal court, where two similar or
| dinances have met their death. The
| purpose of the measure is to place
| shippers of milk under the same regu-
| lations and restrictions as dairymen
| delivering milk from their wagons.
At the request Of the board Of health
the council passed an ordinance pro
viding for the disinfection of black
smith shops. This is recommended as
one of the means in assisting the
work Of suppressing glanders among
| horses. Ten aldermen voted against the
| measure, however. -
q.>Permission, was given to the MINI,
apolis & St.: Louis Railway company
nue. N, between Fifth and Sixth streets
for the convenience of Butler Bros.
wholesale house. .@..
| Telephone Assessments. ~','
Alderman @. B. Holmes resolution
providing that no company shall bt
| granted permission to erect poles fo,
electric wires until it's special as
i sessments had been paid was passet
by a unanimous vote without any com
ment. s"- -.c .~.: s.
| Alderman J. a., Duryea' s. ordinance
requiring that all streets in newly
plated additions be graded beforr
the plat is approved M2P BY the GO council sd]
u to prevent claims for damages thru
Fl change of grade.
resolution increasing the pay. of la
: per day Of eight hours. This is to tax
effect on June l. Mr.. Rand say
many contractors are paying this seal
and the city should pay the prevailin
rate. The resolution was referred t
special committee consisting Of on
alderman from each ward, as follows
Alderman Holmes, chairman, Rya1
Chatfeld, Mumm, Starkweather, Rant
? McLaskey, Walker, Castner, Anquis
Petersen, Ehle and Schoonmaker.
Team Owners Demand Raise.
: To this committee was also referre
union, announcing that after April
1907, the scale for teams would be
cents an hour or 81 per day. The al
nouncement is made at this time s
. that the city departments and th
. street commissioners can make prov
5 sions in their estimates for next year
! | appropriations. ~
{ Bids for street lighting for the r.
: mainder Of the year were opened. Th
}1M1nneapOuS ElocCr1c company SUI
. mitted a bid of $40 per lamp, and th
Minneapolis Gas Light company wi
: supply gas at the new rate, namel,
: 90 cents per thousand cubic feet. II
= = Patterson Street Lighting company r.
y y duced the price Of incandescent ligh
= ing to a rate Of $12 lamp year, (
, ? to $11.75, provided it be not require
; to paint the posts. ". =. 80 - -.
o STANDARD oil Rid uioh
: The Standard Oil company was hig
q in its bid Of 1914 cents on gasolene f
J. street lighting, being underbid by IL
Climax Refining company, whic
l.quoted price Of 12h cents per gallo
Instructions were given to the Gil
= clerk to advertise for bids for 139 vo
ing machines or any part thereof. TT
n machines are to be provided wit
: sixty keys, and must be approved (
the state voting machine commission.
It City Attorney Frank Healy SUI
l. mitted a report on the merging of IL
). Twin City Telephone company into Il
e Tri-State Telephone company, in while
q he stated that it did not appear th
t the deal in any way violated the tern
is of the telephone franchise original
5. granted to the Mississippi Valley Tel
% phone company.
= BUGLE CALLS FOR SCHOOL
- Garfield pupils and War Veterans