St. Paul daily globe., 1885-12-01
FIFTH WARD LEGISLATION.
Electric Lights to be Put Up-.Argu-
memts ON the Bridge.

Electric Lights to be Put Up--Argu-
ments ON the bridge.
The Fifth Ward union held q regular
meeting last night and talked over some
matters of good deal of interest to the
citizens on the bluff, especially in regard to
the bridge, about which there is good deal
of feeling. In the absence of the president,
Mr. j. K. Humphrey occupied the chair.
On motion of Mr.. Lawrence, it was de-
cided to change the location of one of the
electric lights from Hope to Eichenwald
street on Seventh street. and the committee
was instructed to see the council and obtain
an order to cause the change to be made.
The proposition to change the bylaws so
as to increase the number Of the board OF
directors from thirty to fifty was indefinitely
postponed, and the proposition to increase
the committee on streets and roads from
three to ten was adopted.
THE NEW ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Of the $500 needed for electric light
poles the committee reported that it had
raised about $400, having $96 to be OBJ
tanned. 1t was stated that the electric
light company would not furnish the light
till it had satisfactory assurances that the
money was subscribed and actually paid iu.
The company had learned lesson, the re-
port said, from its experience with the cleo
trio light ON st. Anthony hill. A subscrip-
tion list was circulated for the staff or pole
for that light, and good many good men
put down their names for considerable
sums, but the only one that paid was
Commodore Kittson. This experience had
settled the matter and unless the money
was actually paid in the Electric Light COM
pany would do nothing. Mr.. Middleton
stated that the superintendent of the gas
| company had been to him and urged him to
use his influence to prevent the placing OF
| electric lights on the bluff now for the rea-
son that next spring the gas company
would run it's gas main across the fill and
| lay gas-pipes on every graded street on both
| sides of Seventh street. At this point OF
| the discussion recess was voted for to en-
| able the members to raise the balance OF
the money. which they did in short time,
and thus the electric-light question was set
| tied.
| THE THIRD STREET BRIDGE.
The next matter that was given shak.
| ing up was the Third street bridge, and g
good deal of feeling was manifested in re-
gard to it. 1t came before the meeting
through report made by Mr.. Lawrence,
who said the committee had been carefully
looking into the matter and found thai
nothing had been done about it. 1t looked
to the committee as if it would be a very
| long time before they would have bridge
They had visited the city engineer and he
had done nothing. The only way would be-
| in his opinion, to 20 in body to the coun.
Gil and present the case and insist that such
steps should be taken as wonld give them {
bridge, otherwise they would not get {
bridge this winter or mex
summer. Mr.. Humphrey said there wa!
a hitch somewhere and nobody knew where
it was. Mr.. Schutzer said we had been a
work tor twelve years for bridge owe
| Third street, and if we could not get one il
would be better to build one on Sixth
street. Mr.. Middleton said it was time tt
stop dallying about the matter and to make
serious work of it. 1t looks as if the rail
roads were trying to worry the people out.
Mr.. Lawrence said when they went to SET
J. j. Hill about it he talked silly. He said
the Duluth road was the road that was pre-
venting the bridge from being built. The
committee went right over to the Duluth
road and Mr.. Smith of that roaC
said that was not true, and the committee
went back to Hill and confronted him with
Mr.. Smiths statement. 1t make him talk
| silly. The only way is to go to the counci
in body and make statement and have &
hearing. 1t was finally concluded that the
members of the union should meet tonight
at the rooms of the union and go in a body
to the council, and Mr.. Humphrey and Mr.
Bohn were appointed to draw up 6
memorial and resolution, setting forth the
views of the union upon the subject and
| give the same to the aldermen of the Fifth
ward to present to the council this evening
The meeting then adjourned.