St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-03
THE DAYTON,s BLUFF UNION.
Am Interesting Discussion ON the
seventh Street Fill.

Am Interesting Discussion ON the
seventh Street Fill.
The Fifth Ward union had another meet
ing last evening, which was very lively
one along towards the last of it, when the
Wagner Seventh street improvement mat
ter came up, The union manifested very
decided determination not to interfere, and
when the end came it left the matter
without doing anything Mr.. Lawrence,
from the committee on streets, reported
that the city engineer had been out OF town
and returned only a day or two ago. Moth
ing had been done on the plans and specitl-
cations in regard to the Third street bridge
in consequence of the absence of the city
engineer. He will have the matter attended
to in few days. The report was accepted.
Mr.. Pugh, from the same committee, in re-
ply to question by Mr.. Lemon, answered
that Seventh street could not be graded till
the street railway was finished,
which would take week longer,
and the report was accepted.
On motion of MIR. Middleton the commit
tee on sewers was instructed to urge upon
the city the Importance of letting the con-
tract for the sewer on Maria avenue so that
the work can be completed this winter.
report to make.
Mr.. Lawrence stated that he understood
that there would soon be two vacancies in
the board of fire commissioners. He
wanted to have Daytons bluff represented
on the board and made a motion that in
the opinion Of the Fifth Ward union Mr..
George W. Freeman would be a suitable
person for the position on the board of fire
commissioners, and that the secretary COM
municate the action of the union to the
mayor, and also that a committee OF three
be appointed to visit the mayor and confer
with him upon the matter of appointing
Mr.. Freeman. The motion was carried
and Mr.. Humphrey, who occupied the
chair in the absence of the president, APP
pointed Messrs. Lemon, Lawrence and
Fitield as such committee.
THE SEVENTH STREET MATTER.
Mr.. Wagner was present and allowed to
address the union. Among other things
he said that when he bought the property
where the fill on Seventh street now is
he was promised that he might use the
property for whatever he pleased and put
up such buildings as he pleased.
Mr.. Lawrence said that he could not see
what Mr.. Wagener's matter had to do with
the union. The union had decided against
changing the fire limits. The matter was
| therefore left wholly to the council to at
| tend to.
Mr.. Lemon said the union had better
not go too far in this matter. There were
some things that could be told that would
not sound well. He urged that the union
ought to do justice to Mr.. Wagner and
ought not to curtail him in his rights.
Something ought to be done to aid Mr..
| Wagner.
Mr.. Pugh made motion that the union
ask the council not to assess Mr.. Wagner
for sidewalks or other public improvements
as long as he is not allowed to improve the
| fill. In making this motion Mr.. Pugh said
that Mr.. Wagner had told him that if the
city would not assess him he would not ask
to improve the property. He would be
perfectly willing to allow the property to
remain unimproyed.
Mr.. Humphrey claimed that all parties
throughout the city were continually i'm
proving property that did not pay. Mr..
from other people.
gested by Mr.. Humphrey was quite diff
ferent one.
Mr.. Lemon wanted to have the matter
settled and intimated that the city would
have law suit on it's hands if it did not
settle up. sa,o that Mr. Tanon had
made that intimation several times. All he
had to say was, if it is to be law suit let il
come. The quicker the better.
| Mr.. Wagner spoke several times, and
said that the city officials made number
of promises to him about that fill and that
he had proceeded upon the supposition that
these promises would be carried out
A motion was made to lay the motion on
the table, and the chair ruled that it could
mol thus be disposed of. Then there arose
question as to what the motion was. and
Mr.. Pugh stated what it was. Then the
statement was made that the motion orgi-
nally made by Mr.. Pugh was not the one
he then stated. At this point number
moved to adjourn, and this motion was put
and carried without any more talk, and SO
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