St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-22
One RAY OF SUNSHINE
Gladdened the Aldermen at the Court
Chamber Yesterday.
VETO CONSIDERED.
Adoption Of a Resolution Which Will
Interest Several of the
Railways.


council chamber last evening just be-
fore the ''city dads'' were called to
order, and put every alderman present
in good nature by requesting him
to give her a vote" as she was
running for a gold watch at the
French fair, in session at market hall.
She reaped pretty good harvest and
went out smiling blandly, leaving the
aldermen in much the same condition.
The first thing the city clerk took up at
the council meeting last evening was a
formidable looking document. 1t was
veto of the resolution introduced at
recent meeting, authorizing and direct
ing the city attorney to enforce the law
in regard to certain houses OF lll-fame.
In stating his reasons for vetOing the
resolution. the mayor said:
"First-The title of your resolution
authorizes and directs the city attorney
to enforce a certain law in regard to
certain houses of ill-fame, while the
body of the resolution directs the city
attorney to commence such proceedings
as are necessary 10 compel the police
commission to enforce the law. If you
will refer to the law you will find that II
is the duty of the police commission or
InlS Guy 10 tlllOItt IllC Jaw Oil nv hi,'O
ter. The law also provides that the
commissioners NAV be punished for not
doing their duty.
''Second-The resolution asserts that
the police commission refused to take
any action in reference to motion re-
Gently passed 10y your honorable body
in reference to this same question, and
that instead of closing said houses OF Ill
fame said police commission allowed
additional houses of like char
acter in the territory mentioned.
OF this | have no official or personal
knowledge. | recommend to your hon
Orable body that the city attorney be
consulted before further action is taken
in this matter, and that the evidence
which your resolution lntlmateS TO be
in your possession be demonstrated be-
fore him, or the courts, and there trans
mitted either to the mayor or the board
of police commissioners"
at is astonishing" said Aid. L'Her-
ault. ''at the steps Mayor AmeS had
taken to protect these houses. | believe
the people of the East Side should be
allowed to go to church without having
the inmates or these houses making re-
marks at them from the windows. Ii
it has come to a pass in Minneapolis
when the police commission refuse to
do ANYTHING it is time for the people to
know it. There are other places where
these houses can go. 1t is true that
other houses have been started there
and that more are in process OF con-
struction. l hope this resolution will
pass. even if it does displease the police
commission"
Aid. Mils-I would gladly join Aid.
L'Herault in his work if he could pro-
vide any permanent reform. This reso-
luton is an insult to the chief executive
of this city, and | will not vote to sup
port it.
Aid. L'Herault made sharp retOrt,
in which he virtually charged that the
police commission had taken no action
in the matter at the instance of some OF
the friends of the houses. y discussion
followed as to how to dispose of the res
olutiOn. in which Aid. Cooley and Aid.
Mills took issue with each other. a
motion to refer TO the city attorney was
lost. A motion to pass over the mayors
veto was also lost.
AID. Mills introduced the following
resolution in relation to the railway
crossings on Washington avenue north
and Third, Fourth and Filth streets
north:
Whereas. After a long struggle in the
courts it has been decided That the city mas
the undOubted right TO order bridges at The
expense of the different railroad companies
over The tracks at the intersection of Wash
ington avenue, Third. Fourth and Fifth
streets on Fourth avenue north: and
Whereas FOrbearance has long since
ceased TO be virtue on account OF the i'm
perative necessity and the great benefits re-
sulting to the welfare of the people of North
Minneapolis: also. that they demand speedy
action and without further delay; therefore,
Resolved, That the city attorney be direct
ed TO take immediate steps TO the end that
bridges be erected across said tracks at the
earliest practicable date and report his &C
ton thereon TO the council from time 10
Resolved. That all other city officials be
directed to cooperate fully in said work to
the extent OF their several duties.
This resolution was passed by unan-
imOus vote.
Thomas Lowry sent in communica-
ton stating that owing to the nOn-cOn-
structiOn of sewers on First avenue
south the cable line proposed for the
motor line from Washington avenue to
Thirty-firSt street could not be built by
Nov. l, as was agreed upon. In view
of this fact he asked that the sewers
now be built on one side of the street
or that construction be deferred until
spring. thus giving the motor company
time to put in the cable. The petition
was not granted, and the work of put
ting in The sewers will begin at once.
ROUTINE MATTERS.
An ordinance granting the Edison
Electric Light & Power company the
right to operate plant and put in I'M
derground wires in the city, had its
first reading, and was referred to the
city attorney and committee on OIdi-
nanceS.
A request from the Young Mems
Christian Association, asking that the
council allow the windows of the new
building on Tenth street and Mary
place to- project into the street few
inches was referred to the city attorney
and the alderman of the Fourth ward.
The committee on claims presented
the budget, amounting to S62, 941.S7
which was passed and the various
amounts ordered paid.
A communication was received from
the Minneapolis Street Railway COM
pany asking leave to use the Sprague
Electric Motive system on the Hennepin
and Lyndale avenue lines. The matter
was referred to the committee OH rail
roads.
The contract for building the engine
house on Harrison street northeast was
let to GilrOe Bros, who VIII do the work
for 81, 70S.
The contract completing the APP
prOaches to the bridge over Bassett's
creek on Fifth avenue north was
awarded to John W. NOrling at % cents
per square yard,
The city clerk was directed to prepare
a list of the polling, places in the city,
and the various aldermen were request
ed to furnish him with such intOrma-
| ton.
The committee on sewers was in
structed TO investigate the cause of the
| caving in of the Fifth street sewer tun-
| mel and report to the council.