The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-27
MAJORITY | AXES
BIT IN ITS TEETH
COUNCIL rs DISPOSED TO LAUGH
AT VEToEs.
Nineteen Votes Are Accorded Light
ing Motion Which Practically Multi
fies What the Mayor Has Accom-
plished in the Courts Patterson Com
pany Seems to Dominate the situa-
tion.

COAC1dCG 1uIuAouOu duOUuOT luG6ItSLluS
and significant skirmish at the city
council meeting last evening. Patter-
son won hands down and had nineteen
votes on every sort of a proposition
presented. The outcome leads the OPP
position to the conviction that any time
an effort is made to pass the contract
over veto by the mayor it will be
successful
Alderman E. G.. Chatfield started the
trouble by resolution to employ the
Minneapolis General Electric company,
the Minneapolis Gas Light company and
the Patterson Street Lighting compa-
ny to light the streets pending the de-
Patterson company from the decree that
the council must award contracts by
formal resolution. The resolution re-
cites in detail the events leading to
the mandamus proceedings to compel
Mayor D. P. Jones to sign the contract,
ter the determination Of the appeal by
the supreme court. The rate Of com,
| pensation, based: on the last bids Of
the three companies, is fixed as follows:
For electric arc lights, 1916 cents per
lamp per day; for gas, 95 cents per
thousand cubic feet; for incandescent
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the resolution as well as he could with
the overwhelming odds against him.
He first tried to have the resolution d.
vided so that each contract could be
voted upon separately, calling attention
to the fact that inasmuch as there was
contracts, which the mayor was willing
| to sign when presented to him in proper
form, these two matters should pc
disposed Of and gotten out OF the way.
To couple them with the Patterson con-
d,tract was to cause an unnecessary COM
Cinch for Patterson Company.
Alderman Frank H. Castner declared
that if the resolution passed, the rat,
terson company would attain the end 1t
desired and there would be no; occa,
sion for pushing the appeal, which could
easily hang fire for the remainder OF
the year. ~, - r. e..
the motion to separate the question was
lost by vote of 10 to 5, as follows:
Aye-Starkweather, Hertig, Clark
Cashier, Duryea's.
Nay-Gerber, Ryan, Chatfeld, satter-
lee, Nye, Mumm Holmes, Rand, Nelson
Vaughan, McLaskey, Walker, Anquist,
Westphal, Peterson, Bow, Ehle, Van
Nest. President Merrill-19. .... $50
Absent-McCoy, Schoonmaker. azu
A motion to act on the electric con-
tract alone was defeated by the same
vote, as was one to consider the gas
contract by itself. ~-' .ss &
Mr.. aHertig then moved that Stheacom-
, pensation of the Patterson company be
fixed at 2.74 cents per lamp per day
and showed that Chicago and Cleveland
> were securing incandescent lighting Tor
} one-half the expense Of + Minneapolis,
! while Washington and Baltimore were
securing the same service at less than
three-fourths of the MINNEAPOLIS ex-
pense. This motion was lost, tho Al
| derman Peterson supported it.
Alderman Plat B: Walker W Ike aad moved owes
pany be fixed at 90 cents per thousand
, cubic feet and Of the electric company
at $50 per lamp per year instead OF 1874
r but none Of the alderman thought that
he was serious and none seconded sthe
motion.
= The last attempt Of the minority was
to have the resolution made void aftel
!. May l, by which time the case in the
supreme court would be decided if il
4 was pushed. but this was defeated by
: the same old vote. .
8 When it came to the final passage Of
1 the Chatfeld resolution, President NJ er
rill stated that there was, in his opinion
companies had presented their bills ant
for that reason he voted against tn
measure. :.
It is assumed that Mayor Jones will
veto the resolution, but if the vote O
Y last night is any criterion the council
s can easily override the veto. =
effort arHe To- prev w Y" the Establishment o.
: lumberyard at Lake street and TWEEN
l. ty-seventh avenue s, which he said wa
:, the most important section OF tn
>, twelfth ward, but was unsuccessful.
+ Petersen Ordinance Passed.
g Alderman Petersen express ord
- nance was passed with some mino
3 amendments. It REQUIRES all express
K daily reports to the license inspecto
on special blanks supplied by. that Of
fetal Of all removal of household effect
from one part of the city to anothe
It is worded to include the transfer g
=, trunks when accompanying change G
ID residence and the removal Of goods
le ever, include the conveyance Of trunk
II of transient visitors in the city. TIL
le penalty for the violation Of the ne
Sc ordinance is fine not exceeding So
os and imprisonment not exceeding fv
in days in the workhouse.
re Canterbury for the year were cOnfrme
I'd The only changes Of note are the pr
nv motion of Lieutenant Fred Howard |
to be captain of truck No. l, succeedir
n the late Captain John Berwin, who w;
"A killed at the West hotel fire, and tt
~ promotion of Truckman Peter Colma
~ to be lieutenant.
es Wire Inspector Named.
~ City Engineer Andrew Rinker a.
" nounced the appointment Of George
ht Raymond to be outside electric wire il
~ spector and. the appointment was co.
r. frmed. Mr.. Raymond stood next b
81 low G. w. Arrick in the list submitte
~ by the board of examiners. 81
~ According to the compromise efecte
- by the Joint committee on ways ar
20 means and taxes, the 100000 in the r
as volving fund was appropriated in equ
as parts for the payment of rebates {
~ excess special assessments and for pc
~ manert improvements. Alderms
=: Ehle, supported by Alderman job
- RYAN. urged that the entire 100000
g devoted to the liquidation Of claims f
az rebates He argued that the CLAIM
~ were lust, many Of them had been d,
no for several years, and it was unwortf
on 4 Of the city to withhold the taxpayer
~ money.
ne Alderman E. w. Clark gave notice
70 the introduction Of an ordinance amen
ny ING the ordinance regulating the insts
eu lation and operation of electric wire
~ apparatus and plants.
u Instructions were given to the prop
~. city officers to advertise for bids
4: sewer and paving supplies for 1906.
he A rebate on the liquor license held
Mt the late Charles o. Bader for the Fa
hotel was allowed. The amount
ri n s -, hot n or inf