Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-19

ed such rebate when business was begun sixty
days after the beginning of the year, and an
amendment to the license ordinance to that
effect was recommended.
Aid. Sanborn, chairman of the committed
explained the full import of the report and the
proposed amendment. As the traffic was recog-
nlzed as legitimate, and it was the policy to en-
courage all legitimate business, he believed
some action like that proposed should be adopt
ed. Heretofore these licenses were for year,
and If taken out after the specified time (irst
OF the Year, no rebate was allowed. He be-
lleved this error of the former ordinance
ordinance provided for full year s
| license, and allowed no fractional license. If
any one took out a license it must be for year,
and IT he closed business before the expira-
| ton of the year nothing was refunded In all re-
| spects the amendment provided for all contin-
gencies, and he urged its passage. The amend
ment provides that the license shall be taken
out for year, but if sixty days subsequent to
the first of the year the difference will be cred
tied on the next years license.
City Attorney Murray had only one objection
to the new ordinance. 1t made no provision to
ascertain when the applicant for license had
begun business. If the new ordinance passed,
ninety-6ve out Of every one hundred would
| come in late in the year and say they'd just
commenced business. He suggested that the
applicant should submit certificate in regard
| to this matter from the chief of police or some
| other party designated to examine and report
as to the facts.
Aid. Dowlan opposed the ordinance altogeth-
er. He wanted to change in the present
law.
Aid. Sanborn offered an amendment en-
bodying Mr.. Murray's suggestion.
The ordinance as amended was ordered to be
printed, passed to its first reading, aud will be
taken up at the next regular meeting.
SEVENTH STREET BRIDGE.
Mr.. L. Willius submitted a bill for 1926, 900
bonds for the. reconstruction of the Seventh
street bridge, together with plans of grading,
ETC., for the approaches. The bill was read,
and thereupon Mr.. Willius said he merely in
troduced it to tho attention of the council be-
| cause the bridge would not last over three
years, and the remedy should be applied at
once.
Aid. Mccarthy moved its reference to the
committee on legislation with power
Aid. Mccarthy made mention that
he was urging legislation for 1875, 900 bonds
for Improvements in the Sixth ward. He had
been utterly ign9ed, and he regretted his ab-
sence from the last meeting of the council,
when Aid. Sanborn had talked fippantly of the
levee improvement: He was opposed to any
discrimination, and would not favor the Sew
enth street bridge matter. Heretofore the poor
got nothing, while the rich got what they
asked, as would doubtless be the with this
bill. The alderman's motion to refer was put
and carried.
THE CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, ST. PAUL RAILROAD.
Mr.. Murray called the councils attention to
pending hill in the legislature giving the
right of way to the st. Paul & Milwaukee road
through the city. As 1T now stood, they would
have the right to run 1t through the city where
1T pleased, and on ony grade it choosed.
He suggested that the city had
something to say about it, and he proposed a
substitute for the bill providing hat the city
should fix the grade across street crossings
night previous with the legislatures railroad
committees stated another meeting would be
had tonight, and asked that somebody of the
council be sent up to talk over the matter.
Aid. Mccarthy moved that the committee on
legislation be directed to attend. AID. Dowlan
| and Griggs were added to the committee, and
the motion prevailed.
| LIE NEW MARKET HOUSE.
ReSolued, That Senators Gilfllan and Reaney
and Representatives Mead. Wiley, Oppenheim
and James Smith, Jr., be respectfully request.
ed to vote for and secure the passage of the bill
authorizing the city of st. Paul to issue bonds
for the construction of public market house.
Aid. Mccarthy wanted to know if it wasn't
the understanding the already asked for $780,
for the new market house; that the surplus of
that issue would pay for the new improve
ment.
President Rhodes explained that different
agreement had been reached at the meeting
held between the council and Ramsey county
delegates in the legislature. The nature OF
which he recited to the alderman.
The resolution was put and prevailed, Aid
Sanborn voting in the negative.
City Attorney Murray made a very satisfac.
tory report of legislative progress relative tc
sundry city bills.
From the aldermen of the Fourth ward re
port in favor of Alex. Ramsey's petition for q
sewer on Fifth street, from Oak to Fort street
together with an order therefor. Report
adopted and the order passed. Adjourned.