St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-11
WILL WITH THE COMMITTEE.

The Ordinances For Cable Lines
Read Before the Council and Re-
serred-.Over the Veto.
At the adjourned council meeting last
evening Mayor Rice submitted a veto to the
ordinance providing for the payment of
money in certain cases of the vacation OF
certain grounds, streets, alleys, etc. He
gave as his reason that the city did not own
lands, but only possessed an easement OF
them. Mr.. Sanborn spoke in favor of sus-
tanning the mayors veto. and Col. Kerr in
favor of passing the ordinance, which was
passed over the mayors veto by
vote of IL to 1, Mr.. San
born casting the one negative vote.
The committee on streets reported back an
amended ordinance granting the franchise
for the Selby avenue cable line, which the
clerk read at length. This being its first
reading, Mr.. Sanborn moved a suspension
of the rules for its passage. This evoked
discussion, Messrs Dowlan, Kerr and
Smith thinking the matter needed further
consideration, while Messrs. Sanborn and
Starkey favored immediate passage. MIR.
Lowry was present, and in reply to ques-
ton stated that it would make considerable
difference if delayed. He was intending
to go to Europe in October, and it would
take all the intervening time to get ready,
prepare patterns for the castings, etc. He
said it required about half a million
of dollars to build this line, and
he had by hard work succeeded in getting
the money, and it would take all the time
before his departure to get out the bonds
and let all the contracts, as he desired to
nave everything completed on his depar-
lure. The rules were then suspended, not
withstanding four votes in the negative.
At this poin, Aid. Kahn offered an amend
ment restricting the rate of
FARE TO THREE CENTS
between and o'clock a. m. and between
ana O'Clock p. IN.
Mr.. SanbOrn asked Mr.. Lowry if he
would accept the franchise with this re-
,trictien, and he replied emphatically that
le would not to which Mr.. Kahn replied,
yotto voce, Then somebody else will"
After some further discussion Mr.. Lowry
explained that such an amendment would
necessitate an entire change of plan. so
shat no tickets could be sold. but only cash
fares be taken. He appreciated the motive in
which the amendment was offered, to assist
the working man, and would be glad to do
anything for them he could but this scheme
would not be practicable. The amendment
was then lost by the following vote:
Yeas-Conley, Dowlan, O'Connor, Kenny,
Nays-Cullen, Kerr Sanborn, Weber, Star
Key, Bryant and MIR. President-7.
After some further discussion the ordi-
nance was recommitted to the committee on
streets.
The clerk then read the ordinance grant
ing tine franchise for the Seventh street
Fable line. Referred to the committee on
streets.
MISCELLANEOUS WORK.
The plat of John Hoxsie's Encouragement
Of block 4, Anna q. Ramseys addition, was
approved.
The clerk read San ordinance to grant the
Edison Electric Light and Power company of
st. Paul the right to use certain streets for
the erection of poles and stringing wires for
electric lighting, also for putting in an under
ground system of wires, which went over to
the next meeting.
A resolution of Aid. Bryant was adopted
authorizing the city engineer to construct
approaches to Ducas street on Fillmore ave-
nue. at cost not to exceed $500.
The following improvements were ordered:
Grading Jay street from ST. Anthony avenue
to Aurora avenue; grading alley in block
2. e. N. Mackub bins addition, from Men
dota to Fauquer; grading Elicit from Charles
to Como avenue; ggrading Hague avenue
from Victoria to Lexington avenue; Milton
from Hague TO Leslie: opening, widening and
extending alley in Clarke's Encouragement of
block ten. Clarkes addition, from Canton to
Bay streets; opening, widening and extend
ing Victoria from Marshall avenue TO West