St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-16
THE SIXTH WARD.
The Section of the City Already
Prosperous And an Immense
Future in Prospect.
The Proposed New Bridge at the Foot
of Robert Street Getting Fully
Under Way,
Interviews With Comptroller Roche, Engt-
neer Somers and Mr..
Stickney.
A Rousing Meeting Last Night i'm Favor
of the New Bridge.

The committee on streets had an interest
ing IN Getting yesterday afternoon, beginning
at 3 80 and ending at 5 o'clock, in which
there was very free interchange of views
regarding bridges in general with reference
to the Mississippi river and the Robert street
bridge in particular. AID Robert was called
away but delegated City Attorney Murray to
say for him that he favored the construction
of bridge at Robert street. All the other
members of the committee were in their
places and put themselves on record.
Before proceeding with the main question
the committee disposed of the other business
before it. Mr.. Sherman, owner Of the block
corner Ninth and Wabashaw streets, ap-
peared to object to the building of bay win
dows by Mr.. Eisenmenger on the block next
south, on the ground that these excres-
ences, as it were. on the latter
building shut out the views of persons in the
Sherman block. City Attorney Murray was
instructed to take legal measures. if neces-
sary, to have the distractions moved.
The resolution regarding the Burr street
bridge over the Omaha railway tracks was
referred to the city engineer to determine
whether to repair the old bridge or erect
new one.
The communication Of A. X. Barnum
for redress for the Pleasant avenue paving
was reported adversely.
The petition of Edward Bell, ct al, to be
allowed to use the sand taken out from the
sewer pit on Dayton avenue as top dress
ing for the street was referred to the oily en-
gineer, The petitioners stated that they did
not want Dayton avenue paved with cedar
blocks.
The city engineer presented the report
which he made to the board of public works
"a short time since, an which was then pub
Mshed in the GLOBE, regarding street i'm
provements for the month of October. He
aIso called attention to the nuisance of haul
-ingd dirt with common dumping boards, the
dirt trickling through in transit and
making an expense for the city in cleaning
ut up. This latter matter was referred to the
CITY attorney to take action looking to its
abatement.
The Duke street sewer matter was referred
In Aid Smith.
The Robert street bridge was then put I'm
der th,, fire of aldermanic rhetoric and logic.
Aid. Dowlan favored the erection of the
bridge at Broadway, but he felt that so many
objections would be raised to that locality
that vote for Broadway was practically
vote for no bridge. Aid. Van slyke thought
a bridge should be built, but he couldn't see
the necessity Of putting new bridge within
"a stones throw of the Wabsshaw street
bridge. AID. Otis offered the opinion that
bridge further down than Robert street or
somewhere up the river would be better in
vestment. Aid. st. Peter said West st.
Paul wanted the bridge at Robert street, that
no other place would suit that part OF the
city SO well, aud he therefore favored the
huildinR of the structure at Robert street