Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-06
THE n. r. RAILWAY ORDINANCES.

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THE n. F. RAILWAY ORDINANCES.
Proceedings of the Meeting of the City
Council Held Last Fyening-The Pay
RoII--The HGckdrirers' Kick--The North
ern Pacific EaiftUdy Ordinances.
The regular meeting of the city council
was held last evening with President Pills
bury in the chair.
The mayor called attention to a petit
ton of expressmen asking that section 8
of the new ordinance be expunged and
that they be allowed the privilege of select
ing their own stands. and recommended
that the prayer of the petitioners be
granted.
Referred to the committee on ordi-
nances.
The mayor communicated the fact that
he had removed Nicholas Raum from the
position of bridge Waterman and that he
had appointed Frank Dinsmore in his
stead. The appointment was confirmed.
The appointment of Christian E. Evan
son as special policeman without pay
from the city, for duty at Armstrong &
Truesdell's wood yards, was also confirmed.
communication from Mayor Ames re-
cited the injury sustained by Patrick Con-
nelly in running to the assistance of Off
Ger Grace III attempting to make an arrest
on Bohemian flats, and asked inasmuch as
Conneliy had sustaind a fractured arm and
would probably not be able to do any work
for Fix or eight weeks, and as he had ex-
pressed his willingness to settle with the
city for the sum OF $500, that the same be
paid.
The petition of Coykendall Bros.
and others protesting against the
dray stand established on First
avenue north was referred to the commit
tee on clslms.
The hackmen of the city also protested
against the provisions contained in the
new lack ordinance, and the matter was
given the same reference.
r. FL. Newton was granted permission
to erect q fire proof brick building at No.
26 South Washington avenue.
The matter of the petition of
| Chief Engineer Stetson, of the
! fire. department, asking that
house be purchased for the use of
TIE first assistant engineer was referred to
the committee on fire department.
The committee on claims reported back
the matter of the bill of judge Cooley for
compiling and revising the city ordinan-
ces, and recommended that the sum of
$3.50 in additionto the sum already..paid be
| allowedfor the labor, making in all $1,150.
Judge Cooley's bill was $4,000.
Aid. Glenn moved that warrant be
drawn in favor of A. P. Chesley for $34 to
defray the election expenses of the second
| precinct of the First ward. Carried.
warrant was ordered drawn in favor
If T. j. Buxton for 1916, the amount of an
| ex oneous water-tax assessment.
The city engineer was instructed to have
graded and filled in the low ground be-
| tween Fourth and Fifth avenues north and
| Washington avenue and Third street, the
| cost of the same to be assessed to the own
ers of the property.
| The COMMITTEES on claims reported back
| the pay roll, and warrants were ordered
drawn in favor of the various city en-
ployes named for the respective amounts
designated.
| The ordinance granting right of way to
the Northern Pacific Railway company
was taken up and read for amendment.
Aid. Hangar, from the committee on ordi-
nances, offered an amendment placing the
track on the easterly side of First street,
that side of the street being used for
manufacturing purposes.
| Aid. Watt explained tina.
the east side of the street was owned
by wealthy citizens while the property
owners along the westerly side of the
street are poor people who labor for
livelihood. In theevent the tracks are
placed on the easterly side, the owners of
the property on the opposite side cannot
collect a cent damages, although the
street will be virtually ruined foT pur-
poses of public traffic.
Aid. Hashow and Aid. Eichorn argued
to the same point
Aid. Hashow offered an amendment
placing the tracks on the westerly side of
the street.
Alderman johnson spoke at length, as
member of the committee on ordinance,
in favor of placing the tracks on the east
side of the street.
Alderman Walsh took the floor to dis
cuss the question. He said that First
street, it is now coneeded fact, has been
virtually abandoned to the railway COM
panies. He was anxious to see some nego-
tiations between the properly owners and
the railway company whereby the proper
ty owners should receive something to in
demnify them from damages.
Alderman Hashow's amendment was lost
II to 8.
Aid. Hashow then moved that the tracks
be placed in the centre of the street so that
tracks for other companies could be laid
at some future time on either side of the
street.
The amendment placing the tracks on
the east side of the street was then adopt
ed.
Aid. Eichhorn moved TO lay the ordi-
nance upon the table. Lost, II to 10.
Aid. Haugen offered an amendment pro-
viding for the bridging of street crossings.
Adopted.
Section makes provision for the bridg-
ing the street crossings within one year
from the time when the city council shall
decide that they shall be bridged, the
bridges to be similar to the Holden street
bridge, except the crossing of Plymouth
avenue which shall be built five years afser
the passage of the ordinance.
A suit for Damages.
Katharine Gratz filed suit in the dis
trict court yesterday against the st. Paul,
Minneapolis & MsnitobaRailwa company.
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