St. Paul daily globe., 1885-06-11
NUMEROUS ORDINANCES.
The Sewer Tunnel Complication
Before the Council. c

4he sewer tunnel COMp11catlVM
Before the Council. @
At the adjourned meeting of the city
conncil last night the market ordinance was
taken from the table and with several Slight
amendments was passed. While the Ordl-
nance was under discussion Aid. Walsh OPP
posed granting fifty years franchise. He
urged that the city is fast growing and be
fore the expiration of fifty years other mar
kets might be made necessary to accommo-
date the demands of the public in the terri
tory covered by the franchise. Aid Elch-
horn cast ray of light upon the subject by
explaining that after twenty-five years the
market privileges may be purchased by the
city. The capitalists who are to build the
market building to occupy at least one-half
block will not make the undertaking un-
less The franchise extends as specified by
the ordinance Aid. Walsh moved that the
''term of fifty years" be stricken from the
clause, but it failed to carry Oh vote OF IL
TO 5.
THE PATROL LIMITS.
Upon motion OF Aid. Hashow the ordl-
nance amending the liquor ordinance,
slightly extending the patrol limits III the
First, Third, Sixth and Seventh wards,
was taken up. AID. HashOw submitted an
amendment to section 1 SO that 1t includes
both sides Of Marshall street
Aid. Fleetham-That takes in the whole
ward.
President-Yes. it docs.
Aid Fieetham-Then L ''motion'' to lay
1t on the table.
The motion receiving a second AID.
Hashow attempted to explain, but the pres
ident put the question while the alderman
was on his feet amid deal OF confusion,
and it was declared carried. =.
1t was then explained that the whole Or
dinanee was tabled and the president
winked knowingly and smiled gieefully.
Aid. Johnson accorded that It was scarcely
a fair. disposition Of the ordinance, ald COLI
seGnently moved a reconsideration and his
motion carried. Aid. Eash0w'S amend
lnent was then defeated. When
placed upon its final passage
AID. Walsh took the floor and
made stirring and argumentatiFe speech.
There is 10 disposition, he said, to question
the legality of the original ordinance. 1t Is
only the Intention to remedy or correct
few errors. errors which are liable TO Occur
in framing any ordinance. 1t was designed
to protect the residence portion OF the city,
but it had also included some OF the BUSINESS
streets, for instance Minnehaha avenue,
one OF the principal streets in the Seventh
ward.
Aid Johnson made response, claiming
that il is too late q day to make amend
ments to the patrol limits. de thought the
ordinance should be amended in some par
ticulars, and some certain amendments
would improve it, The ordinance dled
e . 10 n foil
Yeas-Ald. Eiclhorn, Gibson, Hashow,
Marcck, Morse, Noerenberg, Phelps, Sly and
Walsh
Nays-Ald Babb, Barrows, Cloue h, Cole,
Conlstock Cooley, Culten, Downs, Flectham,
Johnson, Lawrence, Pratt and Mr. President.
An ordinance amending the ordinance
widening Broadway was read and went
over under the rules, and the ordinance
creating city market in North Minneap-
oils was referred to the committee Oh ordi-
nanceS.
THE HACK AND ENPRESS3IEN.
An amendment to the hack ordinance
was introduced changing hack and ex-
press stands so that the city hall front can
not be used for such purpose, and creating
stand on High street. An ordinance pro-
hibiting fast driving went to the committee
On ordinances.
An ordinance regulating pawnbrokers
ami owners of junk shops was read. Tequir-
ing them to make daily reports to the chief
of police of every article taken during the
dav from other than wholesale dealers and
manufacturers, and record of every busi-
ness transaction for the inspection Oh the
police.
THE SEWER TUNNEL.
The Hawkins Bros. presented cOmmu-
nication relating to the big sewer tunnel.
1t stated that the city had ordered discon-
tinued the work on the sewer, and that they
were willing to vacate the contract upon
condition that the city at once purchase the
plant and pay to them a reasonable com
pensation for the work already cOnstmma-
ted, and in case an agreement between the
contractors and the city cannot be reached
to leave the same to an arbitration commit
tee. appointed jointly by the contractors
and the council.
AID. Lawrence moved to accept the
proposition and that the committee on
sewers be authorized to purchase the plant
and to ascertain what amount will COM
pensate the Hawkins Bros. for work done.
and to report the same at the next meet
ing of the council, and the city engineer
at once prosecute the work.
AID. HAsHow DEMANDED LIGHT
from the city engineer. He wanted to
knew what effect the flow of water in the
tunnel was likely to have. The engineer
replied that there is no danger. There
has been no increase within sixty days.
The committee on sewers proposes to so
change the course Of the sewer that it will
run beneath Sixth avenue south to Fourth
street, and go up that street. The princi-
pal reason for taking this course is to re-
assure the citizens who have become ml-
duly alarmed, enormously thinking that
the Mississippi is changing its course. There
isno cause for alarm. Years ago, when the
mill company's tunnel was built, a stream
OF water with much greater volume was
struck, and that stream has been rising
since The mill companys tunnel is lower
than our sewer. Mr.. Rinker did not
think there is any plausible reason for be-
Iieving that the streams cannot run for
years without causing any damage. A bulk
head is to be built where the turn is to be
made as suggested.
The motion provoked a spirited and in
teresting discussion, prolonged for an hour,
when it was lost, g to 9. 1t was then re-
ferred to the committee on sewers, together
with the city engineer and city attorney.
The engineer then wanted to know what
he should do with the tunnel. He explained
that when the contract was awarded by the
council there was no money in the treasury,
and consequently the comptroller and mayor
could not sign the contract. therefore the
COZ act was never signed. The provisions
of the contract make it necessary to build
the tunnel at the rate of fifteen feet pei
day. The contractors have failed in this
particular, and the city can take charge OF
the work.
Finolly the motion was reconsidered, and
Aid Walsh moved to amend so that the
engineer could prosecute the work, the city
purchasing the plant. A motion
to go into the committee of the
whole prevailed, and all outsiders were
fired. Upon rising the committee of the
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