St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-19
THE COUNCIL C0MmHTTEEs.

THE COUNCIL CO1sWETTE ES.
Railroad Crossings Considered--
Changes in the Building Ordi.
nances.
The railroad committee of the city coun-
Gil yesterday considered the ordinance
granting the Milwaukee road permission to
construct additional tracks along its Hast
ings & Dakota branch in the Eighth ward.
The company says this extra trackage is
needed in order to properly accommodate
the manufactures and elevators already in
operation and those in contemplation. City
Engineer Rinker reminded the committee
of what the council had ordered in the way
of lowering the grade of the Milwaukee
tracks at Hennepin avenue to ten
feet or seven feet below its
present grade. The tracks are to be
lowered three at feet Lyndale. The
committee concluded that the matter was
quite 81 important one, and preferred to
give it mature elaboration. The proposed
ordinauee was referred to the city attorney,
who is instructed to confer with the attorney
of the railroad upon certain changes which
the best interests of the city demand shall
be made.
The committee next considered the
OIQlIduCS, WlllCll, IL pdoSOu, Will give lu0
st. Paul & Northern Pacific company the
right of way across the streets of the city.
New clauses were inserted in the ordinance.
One provides that the company shall give
deed for right of way for streets which are
now or may hereafter be established, and
also making it obligatory upon the COM
pany to provide Watehmen at crossings
wherever required.
AMENDING THE BUILDING ORDINANCE.
The ordinance committee briefly consd
cred certain changes in the building
ordinance. These we're among the altera-
tons proposed:
Provides that no building shall be raised,
when such raising detracts from the strength
Of the structure; that buildings six stories
high shall be fire-proof or lined with nom
burning material; that walls shall be in
creased in proportion to the height Of build
ings and that all stories shall be fourteen feet
in the clear; making it the duty of owners of
business buildings before allowing any part
Of the same to be accepted; to have them
carefully examined by a competent architect,
master builder or civil engineer, not interest
ed in its construction, and to be approved by
the building Inspector and such examiner
shall certify the weight per square foot each
floor of the building can safely sustain, and
copy of such certificate shall be kept contin-
ually posted by the owner about or adjacent
to such floors; the minimum capacity of any
floor shall be eighty pounds per square
foot, and the examiner may re-
QuiFe a new examination whenever
he shall deem it necessary; open
passenger elevators may be allowed, provid-
ing the same are enclosed in substantial iron
MEETINGS; all vertical turns of soil pipe in ex-
cess of fifty feet in length and all buried pipe
and the fittings thereon shall be extra heavy
pipe one-quarter OF an inch thick, providing
that all plumbing shall be done only by per-
sons or firms duly licensed as plumbers; pro-
viding that trap vents for fixtures on the
upper story may be omitted if u non-sym-
phining trap be used and approved by the
building inspector.
The discussion which was had was in
dulged in by the committee and several
architects, including Messrs. Long, Struck,
Haglin and Goodwin. The plumbers sub
mtted a number of amendments, but the
committee adjourned without considering
anV of them