St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-22

cate with she different manufacturers OF
stone crushers, ascertaining the capacity and
cost of the several kiuds, and report TO the
council at its earliest convenience.
| All the members OF the council spoke in
| favor Of the street work being done with
crushers instead of the stone being broken
by hammers.
An amendment was introduced TO the city
charter, providing that the term of the city
clerk be extended from two 10 four years, as
well as that OF the municipal judge.
This caused considerable discussion. Aid.
| Covill and Bronson favored this act, and
Aid. Burke, Kitty and Drawer against, the
latter gentlemen in favor of 1t should the
four years term begin at the end for which
they have been elected.
Aid. Burke said that he wanted those al
dermen to have a voice in the election of the
city clerk who should have it, and that if
there was four years. term some Of the al
dermen might never have chance Of saying
who their city clerk might be. His own
term, as well as that of TWO other aldermen,
were up this spring, and he wished his sue
cessors to have something to say In reference
to the city clerk aud the length of his term.
The change was carried by yeas to 3
nays, the following voting yea: Bronson,
Covill, Barns, Lyons and McComb; nays,
Burke, Kitty and Drawer.
The cab ordinance was pext taken up and
read By sections. The several sections were
passed without discussion until The tariff sec
ton was reached, when considerable discus
sion occurred. The fares were placed at fifty
cents for all distances within one mile, and
for each additional passenger belonging to
the same party twenty-five cents; for over
nna mi In Il ,1ara tIa md half
enty-fve cents, and fifty cents for each adj
ditional passenger belonging to same party.
As the ordinance could not be finished On
that evening it was referred back.
Aid. Burke brought up the case of the city
and the Transfer company, with whom the
city has several contracts, several of which
have not been completed by the Transfer
company, the city having performed all their
parts of the contracts.
Alderman Bronson offered a resolution
that the city engineer, the city attorney and
Alderman Burke be instructed to wait upon
the president of the Transfer company to
have the company perform their contracts,
and have what lands belonging to the city
made over to the city. and to report at as
early date as possible.
Aldermsn Covill said, that the president
OF the Transfer company had informed him
that the company would make over all pro-
perry as soon as they possibly could arrange
with parties now holding lands. The Wis
eonsin Central road was brought up by Al
derman Coyill, but from letters read, it was
shown that owing to the grades it was i'm
possible to bring the road through this city,
and the same will prove true In the case of
the Freeport road, contemplated to run to
st. Paul.
Alderman Bronson offered resolution in
relation to the right Of way to the levee, and
that the city attorney be a com mittee Of one
TO attend to it. Carried.
Alderman Covill said that the levee did
not belong to the city, and that the Transfer
company Gid n ot own the right Of way.
Alderman Burke offered n other resolution.
that the same committee investigate another
contract that the city has with the Transfer
company. Carried.
Council adjourned.