St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-24
THE CITIZENS UNION.
A Large Number of Members Present
and Considerable Business
Transacted.

and Considerable Business
Transacted.
At the weekly meeting of the Citizens
union, Sixth ward last evening, there was
very large gathering Of members and other
citizens. The meeting was called to order
By Vice President a. l.. Lewis, in the abb
sence of the president A communication
from NJ. D. Stanley, resignipg his position
as director was read and accepted. The
cause given by Mr.. Stanley was inability to
attend the meetings. The board then pro-
ceeded to elect a successor. The first ballot
was as follows:
John c. Mccarthy, q
Christensen
Rothonsen.
Mr.. Shanahan was declared elected.
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Hall to in
struct the committee on streets to inquire
into the grading Of Fillmore avenue. Mr..
Freeman did not think there was any need
of the resolution. Mr.. Hall explained that
the avenue was ordered graded and bids
were advertised for and then allowed to die.
Alderman st. Peter stated that the grading
had to be abandoned at present because of
other important work ON hand and it was
thought better to defer the work
until after. the Robert street bridge
was settled, as some change in grades would
have TO be made. The resolution, on mo-
ton was laid on the table.
Mr.. BOYD submitted resolution that the
committee on streets call upon the engineers
department with request that the names of
the streets be placed at the corners of all
streets in the Sixth ward. The motion was
adopted.
The board next proceeded with the ques-
ton OF dividing the ward. Aid. st. Peter
advocated the. Ducas street division.
Mr.. Lienau thought Ducas street was too
far east
The vote stood, Ducas street and Eton av-
enue, IL; for Starkey street and German
avenue, Il.
Mr.. Starkey reported that the
committee on paying assessments
by installments had met Mr.. Lienau and
Mr.. Murray vino stated that such bill could
not be entertained, out that q bill to change
the interest to IS per cent. and extend the
time to three Years would be acceptable to the
Ramsey delegation.
Mr.. Bole thought that the reduction from
"a to is per cent. was a very meagre relief
indeed and he would ask Mr.. Lienau if that
was the best the citizens could get from the
legislature.
Mr.. Lienau thought it was, as seven out of
nine were opposed to anything further.
Mr.. Lienau next read his bill on levee
preservation introduced in the legislature
which has already been published.
Mr.. Dale questioned the wisdom Of the
bill and persisted In asking Mr.. Lienau If his
bill did not give the council the power to give
away the fifty feet reserved for a street. Mr..
Lienau confessed II did, and Mr.. Dale said
the union wanted to guard against that. Mr..
Lienau did not think the council would do
anything so foolish. Mr.. Dale did not know,
for many funny things had been done in the
past.
Mr.. Eardman moved shat the union
heartily endorses the course taken by our
representative to the legislature, the hon. c.
II. LIenau, by introducing bill relative TO
the preservation Of the levee of the Sixth
ward.' Mr.. Lienau was asked to read his
| bill once more.
Mr.. Imesson saw nothing in the bill pro-
| tecting the direct interests OF the citizens Of
the Sixth ward who were taxed to pay for 1t.
| Mr. Dale could not see the use Of the bill
anyway. The council now have the priv
iIeges the bill gives them and the bill only
grants the council the privilege Of giving
away the leyee, which belongs TO the citizens.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr.. Starkey then submitted the following:
WHEREAS, As the records Of the United
States general land Office show that certain
area of territory situate and being now in the
| o,tfherlv mart nF Ramsay founfv and Iviuu
within the boundaries of sections four a.,
! five (5), eight (S) aud nine 90, township
twenty-eight (2S), north Of range twenty
two (22), west of the fourth principal mer-
idian, was surveyed and the meander lines
established around said boundary; aud,
WHEREAS, Another survey has subse-
! quently been made by the United States
authority, and the area embraced "within''
| said meandered lines has been subdivided,
which was and Is of doubtful authority, rails
/ ing presumption that the state Of Minnesota
may be thereby deprived Of large and vau-
able tract OF swamp lands 10 which It would
be entitled uude- the act Of congress proyd-
| ing for the distribution Of swamp lands
| among the several states Of the union there
! fore, be 1t
| ReSolrcd, That the subject matter Of the
! above preamble be referred 10 the legislative
Ramsey county delegation, through Hon.
/ Chas. Il. Lienau, to ascertain by bill or
/ Otherwise what rights Gf any the state Of
| Minnesota has in the premises.
The motion was carried. Mr.. Vim. Erd-
man moved that the committeeon railroads
be instructed 10 enquire II the Minnesota &
| Northwestern Railroad company has com
| piled with the conditions, OF an ordinance
passed January 8. 1884, relating to the right
Of way over the street or levee fronting the
Mississippi river In the Sixth ward, and re-
/ port at the next meeting. The resolution
was carried and the meeting adjourned.