St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-14

I IN stock The Board, however, without ask
ing the concurrence Of the Council procured
the team aud put the cart into active service,
: with the best of motives no, doubt but con-
trary 10 both the letter and spirit OF the law,
which clearly contempiates that the Council
shall determine whether additions 10 the de-
pariment are necessary and proper before
they re made. Your committee Is By no
means satisfied that either OF these pur-
chases were necessary or proper, but as the
horses seem TO have been purchased in. good
faith and have now been in actual use for
about two months il would seem somewhat
OF a hardship on Mr.. Deller 10 require
him 10 thus lose their service and
take them back. We therefore re-
port herewith a resolution in conformity
with this recommendation.
2. As TO the request Of the Board Of date
June "a, 1884. asking for authority 10 sell
four horses claimed by them TO be unser-
vieeable, your committee are OF the opinion.
after careful inquiry, that the aboard should
have authority 10 dispose Of three Of the least
serviceable horses in the departments and
that they be sold At public auction, after at
least a weeks notice published in the city
( papers, and personally given 10 the leading
Z horse dealers anu iiverymeu in the city.
). Your committee recommend that the
Board OF Fire Commissioners be authorized
10 pay the bill Of the Erie Telegraph and
/ Telephone company Of date September %,
1885,, FOR IS so, certified 10 by J. x. Jen kins,
superintendent Fire Alarm Telegraph As
correct.
4. The committee recommend that the
/ petition OF II. {. Jones, herewith submitted,
| be granted, and we herewith report the
necessary ordinance. G. L. OTIS,
/ Chairman Committee on Fire Department.
AdOpted--(See resolution).
( OF Committee on Streets, Sewers and Bridges
David Callahan's petition
Committee concur in the report Of the
\ City Engineer thereon.
Adopted
Also,
A. Cummings petition
Committee report in favor Of granting the
/ prayer Of the petition.
Adopted.
Also,
Telegraph Poles
Committee to whom was referred the COM
municatiOn from the Erie Telegraph *
Telephone Company for permission 90 erect
| poles, etc, report that the matter has been
arranged by the City Engineer.
Adopted.
Also,
Railroad Bridge over Mississippi River
To the Honorable President and Common
Council Of The City OF St. Paul:
| GENTLEMEN; Your Committee on streets,
etc, respectfully report they have had under
consideration proposed ordinance granting
| to the Minnesota aud Northwestern Railroad
Company the right 10 construct its railroad on
the levees Of the cts so as to connect with its
| proposed bridge over the Mississippi! river at
St. Paul, two drafts OF copies of an ordinance
10 that effect were submitted by the officers
Of said Roilroad Company which are herewith
attached, meetings have been held to con-
slider the whole subject matter as contained
in said ordinances, the Railroad Company
being represented ut those meetings, and
after proper and careful examination aud
due deliberation, the City Attorney was re-
quested to prepare an ordinance which would
more fully represent the interests of the city
IN matter OF such great importance, as well
as 10 avoid the crudities and incomplete less
of the copies submitted by said
Railroad company. This has been done by
the City Attorney, copy Of which Is also
herewith attached and made part of this re-
port, together with q communication from
James Starsey on the part OF the citizens of
the Sixth ward in relation TO other railway
interests that may come hereafter, and the
suggestions therein contained have in great
measure provided for in the ordinance pre-
I pared by the City Attorney. Your committee
therefore are unanimous in their opinion
that all and every enterprise Of this charae-
ter should be met by the city in a spirit of
mutual conception, keeping always in view
the public interests, and very respectfully
recommend the passage Of the ordinance as
prepared by the City Attorney. Respectfully
submitted, GATES A. JOHNSON,
Chairman of Committee on Streets.
Adopted-(See ordinance No. 464.l
OF Committee on Public Buildings, City
Property and Markets-Wetster Smith
and others petition
To the Hon. the President and Common
Council of the City of St. Paul:
GRSrLENEN Committee on Markets,
TO whom was referred the petition of Webster
Smith and others, asking for q return of the
money paid by them to the city for license
TO deal in vegetables, having submitted the
same to the City Attorney for his opinion in
the matter, and which opinion we herewith
submit, and agreeing with him as to his con-
clusion in the matter, we respectfully report
adverse to the prayer of the petitioners and
advise that no further action be had in re-
gard to the matter.
o. o. CULLEN, Chairman.
Adopted-The following is the opinion Of
the City Attorney referred to.
Alderman o. o. Cullen, Esq.
DEAR SIR: return herewith the petition
of Webster Smith and others, addressed to
the Common Council, asking for a return Of
the money paid by them for a vegetable Ii
cense.
For better understanding Of the ques-
ton it may be well 10 enter somewhat in de-
tail to the city legislation, controlling the
subject OF vegetable licences. On the LIST
day of June, 1888, the Common Council
passed an ordinance in relation to the public
market of the city, No. 1873, which, among
other things, provided as follows; That no
grocer or other dealer in vegetables, poultry
or other provisions, shall purchase any article
in market before 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
of any market day, except for the use OF his
or her family; and IL any such person shall
purchase in market any kind Of vegetables
poultry OF other provisions, prior TO 10
O'Clock as aforesaid, in which he or she shall
deal.
Any person violating any of the foregoing
provisions should on conviction, be fined in
any sum not less than $40, nor more than
500 for each offense.
The passage OF this ordinance by the Com
mon Council led to much criticism by the
grocers Of the city, who dealt in
vegetables and notwithstanding the
fact that the provisions of the
ordinance quoted had substantially been in
force from the date Of the establishment of
the public market They claimed that what
might have been proper in the infancy of
the city had ceased to be expedient; that the
city had become too large for every person TO
do their marketing with convenience at the
public market, and that Il was in the interest
Of the public that groeers be not only per-
mitted to deal in vegetables, but that they
should be allowed to purchase vegetables at
the public market for sale again at any time
during market hours.
After quite 3 number of conferences be-
tween several Of the leading grocers and
members of the Common Council, It was
agreed that the true policy would be 10 IL