St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-15
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Two New Bridges to be Built
Across the Mississippi
River.
Light Vehicles May be Driven on Suspension
and Plymouth Bridges Faster Than
Walk.
Thecty council met in adjourned session

last evening.
Aid. Lawrence moved that the city engin-
eer be directed to advertise for pro-
posals for sprinkling streets which
may be ordered sprinked during the season.
OF 1885, the proposals to be received for
sprinklng the streets by districts, each ward
to be considered as district. Referred to
the committee on water works.
TWO NEW BRIDGES.
The city engineer was instructed to adver-
tise for proposals for building bridge across
the Mississippi river at the foot of Washing
ton avenue, and also to advertise for propos-
ais to build bridge across the river GU
Tewentieth avenue north
Upon motion of Aid. Lenore the city engi-
neer was directed to correspond with the va
rious electric light companies to ascertain at
what cost and upon what conditions the city
can secure the right to use electric light ma
chiuery to manufacture the light to illumi-
nate the city.
The city comptroller was authorized and
directed to transfer $500 from the Third
ward street fund to the Seventh ward street
fund.
EAST SIDE TROTTING COURSE.
Aid Comstock introduced an ordinance
amending the old ordinance relating to reck-
less driving on the streets of the city, SO that
fast trotting may be done on Sixth street
southeast and Fifth street northeast, which
amendment was given the first reading.
Aid. Johnson introduced further amend
ment to permit trotting on Suspep-
sion and Plymouth avenue bridges. He ac-
compauied his motion with a strong argu-
ment showing that it was an injustice to
compel people with light conveyanc9s to
walk across these bridges. 1t being shown
that the latter amendment should not be in
corporated in the ordinance before the council
for consideration, in that the ordinan ce only
prohibited trotting than faster eight miles
an hour. Aid Johnson withdrew his
amendment, and under a suspension of the
rules the ordinance as amended by Aid.
Comstock's motion was passed.
Aid. Johnson then moved that the city
engineer remove from the suspension and
the Plymouth avenue bridge the signs pro-
hibiting fast driving.
Aid. Hangar explained that at the time of
the construction of the Plymouth avenue
bridge it was stipulated in the contract that
it should be so built that it could with
stand the test of fast driving with light
vehicles.
Aid. johnson spoke at length to sustain
his motion, which, upon vote being taken,
prevailed.
COMMITTEE on LEGISLATION.
Aid. Johnson, from the committee on
special legislation, submitted a report the
substance of which has appeared in these
columns. The report proposes that the
council shall have the power to remove now,
ETC., from sidewalks at the expense of the
property owners.
The committee reported that they had
failed to consider the recommendation Of the
water board, and consequently had not de-
cided upon any recommen dalton further
than that in the opinion of the committee the
water board should either be abolished and
the duties of that department devolve upon
the city council, or else the powers Of the
water board should be enlarged.
Aid. Eichhorn moved to amend the report
of the committee to add S75, 900 more to the
fund to provide for the construction Of
bridges.
Upon motion of Aid. Morse the council
went into a committee of the whole to con-
slider the questions involved in the report.
Aid. Morse then moved that the report of
the committee be adopted, but Aid. Hashow
objected. He wanted the matter Of the water
board agitated before the report was adopted.
1t was voted to act upon the report section by
section. The recommendation that the
assessments for street sprinkling should be
so much a front foot as is done for sewers,
pavements, ETC., instead OF upon certain
per cent of the assessed valuation, provoked
considerable discussion.
Aid Hashow moved that the committee Of
the whole recommend to the city council
that special assessments for permanent i'm
provemeuts be paid in instruments to run
five years. The proposition met with Aid.
Johnson's opposition. He urged that
the amendment would necessitate issuing
81, 600, 600 more bonds, but Aid. Hashow in
sisted that the plan had been successfully
adopted In St. Paul, and that the bonded in
debtedness of that city Is not so large as Is
the bonded indebtedness of Minneapolis.
Aid. Morse's opinions coincided with those
Of Aid. johnson.
II was finally decided to recommend to the
council that the matter Of assessments be re-
ferred back to the committee on legislation.
Aid Comstock moved that the committee
of the whole recommend that the sum OF
$40, 900 be added to the recommendation to
the legislature, which sum should be raised
for street Improvements, to be divided
among the eight wards-s5, 600 each.
The committee of the whole rising, the re-
port was adopted and the whole matter re-
ferred TO the cOmmitte on legislation TO
make such further recommendations as the
committee deem expedient.
Aid. Walsh brought up the matter Of the
cancellation of the lease held by the Tribune
company. and the mayor and city clerk were
instructed to cancel the lease.
Adjourned.