St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-11

first Tuesday of June, 1887. The second
provides, that for the years 1856 and 1887
the present holders of licenses and their
successors in interest shall have the
first right to a license and that
no other person or persons shall be entitled
to license until the present holders of Ii
censes, their successors in interest, or those
who shall receive a license to make up 900,
have had an opportunity to renew
their licenses and refused, it being expressly
understood that this ordinance shall not be
construed as to modify or change the ordi-
nance now in force, as to the transfer of
licenses" My principal objection to the
ordinance is to section second, which says,
1.-The existing ordinance is not
to be construed as being modi-
fed as to the transfer of licenses, +"
leaving it to be inferred that in other re-
spects it is, and therefore the power of the
Mayor to revoke licenses for cause might
with plausibility be claimed to have been
repealed. The power of the Mayor to re-
woke licenses is at times absolutely neces-
sary to preserve good order and to enforce
the ordinance relating to saloon licenses,
also. There are many cogent reasons why
it should not be repealed. Section 2 also
containing the provision, practically that the
present holders of licenses and their success
sors in interest shall have the monopoly of the
saloon business for the years 1885, 1886 and
1887. This is hardly in accordance with
the spirit of American institutions. lmerely
call the attention of your honorable body TO
this provision, and am forced to the conclu-
sion that it did not receive full considera-
ton when before you. The limitation OF
the number of saloon licenses to 600 or to
any other number, it is your undoubted
I., alNaV,a
however, to avoid misconception, that all
licenses for the sale of spirits, wine,
beer or cider whether at wholesale
or retail. are classified as liquor licenses and
that of the existing licenses numbering 600,
large number only relate to wholesale
houses which do not have saloons or bars,
and that hence the actual number of retail
liquor dealers in this city is less than 600.
In the many instances likely to arise when
wholesale dealers with heavy capital shall
apply to open houses in st. Paul it may lead
to embarrassmentS and serious loss TO the
business interests of the city, if, owing to
such an ordinance, they cannot be per-
mitted to deal as other wholesale houses,
including druggists, are now permitted to
deal. EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Accepted, and the vote by which the
ordinance referred to reconsidered, yeas 13,
and the matter referred to Committee on
Ordinances and License.
From His Honor the Mayor and the Presi-
dent of the Common Council-Plat Com
missioner Appointed
To the Honorable President and Common
Council of the City of st Paul:
For your information we have to say that
we have this day appointed Simeon p.
Folsom as member of the Ramsey County
| Commission to succeed himself for the term
of three years. EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
ROBERT A. SMITH, President of Council.
June II, 1885.
Approved and confirmed by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, o. 'Connor,
PetSch, Cullen, Kerr, Van Slyke, Kain,
Starkey, Minea, Long, Smith, Mr.. Vice
President-13.
From p. j. Bigue and Others
Giving consent, as adjacent property
owners, to the construction of a summer
| garden structure in the rear of lot 4, block
49, Robertson's Addition TO West st. Paul
Accepted. (See Ordinance No. 533.)
From John Lally-
For the vacation of part of Lebanon
street.
Committee on Streets.
From Talbot Jones
Official bond in the sum of 81, ZOO, witt
r. Schiffmann and j. II. Bryant as sure
| ties.
Committee on WAYS and Means.
From Johan Landgroff and Others
For the opening of Walsh avenue.
Committee on Streets.
From YAM, Griggs a Howes and Others
For the removal of the temporary woodeI
building situated on lots and 10, and ives
half of lot IL, in block 2, Hopkins addi
ton, etc.
Granted. (See resolution.)
From Kate Pestick and Others
For the removal of distinctions on Emm;
street.
Granted. (See resolution.)
From Z. w. Shirk-
For permission to remove two frame
buildings.
Committee on Fire Department.
From Annie NJ. Ryan
For permission to construct frame addi
ton to dwelling house.
Granted. (See Ordinance No. 532.)
From the st. Paul Chamber of Commerce
Copy of report adopted by said Chambe
relative to widening Como avenue.
Committee on Streets.
From A. G. Woodruff and Others
Protest against the appointment of an,
patrolmen for service in the Seventh ward
Committee on Police.
From +. B. Clarke and Others
Protest against allowing any railroad
company permission to cross Mississippi
street except upon condition that such cross
ing be made under suitable highway bridg
and not at grade.
Committee on Streets.
From VIM. Dawson and Others
For the grading of Van Buren street, fron
Como avenue to Victoria street.
Board Public Works with order.
From the Committee on Library of Frank
lin Institute, Philadelphia
For copies of proceedings of the Common
Council of st. Paul for the year 1888 an,
1884.
City Clerk instructed to forward tn
copies asked for.
From 4. Brantigan and Others
For the grading of Lafond street.
Board of Public Works with order.
From e. ii. Chartten and Other Hackmen-
Relative to persons who carry on tn
business of transporting persons and pa.
sengerS at certain times and who paw n
license therefor.
! Committee on License.
From Alfred n. SorensOn-
| rOr the CONSTRUCTION OF gutter on I'll
south or west line of block 9, Dawson's AZ
dition to West st. Paul, etc.
Committee on Streets.
From the st. Paul Chamber of Commerce
Asking that the address of Profess
Cleveland, which was delivered i'm this eli
the past week, be printed in pamphlet form
Granted. fSee resolution.)
/ From n. Diederich and Others
Protest against any work being done q
/ Bradley street or the opening of said sire,
during the next two years.
Alderman of the district.
From B. w. Armstrong
Relative to salary received by him viii