Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-25

ent of the water works, asking a readiust-
ment of water rents, was referred to the
committee on water works.
Communications and petitions were re.
ferred to the proper committees.
A communication from d. Elwell, of
Sioux F ais, offering to ship to Minneapo-
lis a car load of macadam for expert
mental use, without expense, was referred
to the committee on roads and bridges.
August Tousky petitioned for $500 @
for injuries received while employed ty
| the city. Referred to the committee on
claims.
The Minneapolis Street Railway
company was authorized to construct
and operate line of its road
upon Sixth street, from Hennepin
avenue 10 Eighth avenue south. Also on
Nicollst avenue, from Washington to
suspension bridge. Also on Twenty fifth
street, from Fourth avenue south to
Stevens avenue, thence on Stevens avenue
to Lake street. Also on Twentieth avenue.
north from Washington avenue to the west
line of the city limits.
f. NJ. Porcher was given permission to
erect fire-proof building at Al south
Fourth street.
A petition relative TO the
drafting of proper hack ordinance was
referred to the committee on ordinances.
The Syndicate block owners
petitioned for pavement On Sixth street
as for the Grand Opera House.
The engineer submitted an estimate of
bridging the railroad tracks on North
Washington avenue the full width of the
street high enough in the clear for trains
to pass, and also the crossing of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee d st. Paul railroad, exca-
waiting Washington avenue, Ninth avenue,
Seventh avenue and Eighth avenue south,
IS, 213 cubic yards, at fifty cents, S24,1O6;
masonry and retaining walls on Washing
ton, 2,072 yards; Eighth avenue,
427; Ninth avenue south, 142
yards, at So per yard, $21, l2S; relaying
pavement, $1,925; resetting curbing, 5000;
changing sewer, $4,000; relaying sidewalks,
81 800. In the matter of bridging the
tracks of the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba and the Minneapolis & st. Louis
roads, the costs were estimated as follows:
earth filling, $5,515; masonry, $6,813; to-
tai, $12,320.
Aid. Watt moved that the city attorney
and city engineer draw an ordinance es-
tablishing the grade for the above pur-
pose. Adopted.
The appointment of J. P. Morrison as
lineman for the fire alarm telegraph by
the chief of the fire department was con-
irmed.
The committee on ordinances reported
an amendment to the old license ordinance
placing the saloon license at 800, SO that
the amount should be fixed at $500. The
amendment was given its first reading and
Aid. Parker moved that the rules be sus-
pended and the ordinance placed on second
reading.
Aid. Glenn called for the reading
of the city charter, which prescribes
that an ordinance cannot be passed
at the meeting at which it was introduced
except by unanimous consent unless the
same should have previously been referred
to committee and by that committee re-
ported to the committee. Aid. Glenn's
point was that it had not been referred to
a committee. The chair ruled that the
rules could be suspended, but upon roll
call the motion was lost. After motion
to adjourn until Thursday night had been
sprung, Aid. Watt moved to reconsider the
| motion by which the license measure had
been tabled, and the motion to reconsider
was unanimously carried. The rules were
for amendment.
AID. Lawrence moved to amend by strik-
ing out $500, and inserting $1,000. The
motion was lost by Is to 4.
Aid. Watt moved to strike out $500.
making it 800. He was satisfied that no
other figure could be arrived at by the
council, and the city was badly in need of
the money coming from these licenses
and that was the object of the motion.
I Aid. Walsh followed in an argumenta-
| tive logical speech sustaining the motion,
He frankly conceded that the evil of
| liquor selling existed but
| he did not believe high license would be
a remedy. 1t is well known fact that all
| morals are not conferred IN the rich. Many
| of the most Objectionable places in the
city are owned by rich men. They can
take out high license and make money
out of it. He advocated regulating the
traffic. That was the particular point to
| which the speaker pointed. The address
was one of the best ever delivered in QUE
council chamber, and had the GLOBE
the space would be published entire.
| Aid. Lawrence, prohibitionist, wished to
explain his position. He had voted with
Mr.. Glenn for $1,000. He believed it a
mistake. Here followed a full fe6ged
! temperance lecture.
Aid. Pillsbury claimed that the Minneap
oils papers had told naughty stories about
himself. The GLOBE has explained this
before. He favored a $500 license as
source of revenue. The city needs the
funds. 1t is not high license. That is
the reason he favored it, placing himself
on the records. Nevertheless he would like
to see high license. He believed many
saloon keepers stood with him on that
plank in the hope that a high license
would choke out most of the saloon keep
| ers.
/ Aid. johnson would not beat around the
bush, but came out flat footed tating
| that not a member of the council wanted
a high license for revenue. 1t was to wipe
out saloons. not on the ground of revenue.
The council has no more right 10 license
one business than another. He would not
vote for license lower than $500.
| Aid. Glenn was the next speaker and he
| spoke at length, he promised that until the
matter had been fairly tested at the polls
| the Democrats of the council would
| throw every obstacle in the way of the
| Republicans who were on election day on
one side of the street in favor of high
license and IN the other side for low