St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-16
ALL ABOUT A STREET.
A Lively Discussion Between Aldermen
and Taxpayer.
AN ABRUPT ADJOURNMENT.
Transfers Must Pay a License and Be
Residents Of the City Ninety
Days.

A meeting of the committee on streets
was held last evening, and was presided
over by Aid. Yoerg. Citizens residing
on Frank and Fauquier streets are di-
vided on the question of laying down
sewer OIL those streets.
After listening to arguments for and
against, the committee referred the
matter to the alderman of the ward. Mr..
Leithauser. William Lindeke urged
the committee to recommend the vaca
ton of Brook street, which was agreed
road will pay the city the sum of $500.
Hezekiah Hall secured the floor, and
was loud in his complaints against the
action of the city authorities upon ''hiS
own private property" Mr.. Hall OWNS
several lots on Bluff street. and the city
claims right of way over the lots to st.
Peter street. complaints have been
made against the council" said Mr..
Hail. his voice trembling with emotion.
against the excessive extravaganza of
the street force, and yet you send half a
dozen men three times upon my
property and pull down my private i'm
provements. | say it is time this kind
OF extravaganza was stopped-interfer-
ing with mans private rights, and
tearing down his Improvements on his
own private property"
AID Gehan - How long have you
owned those lots?
Mr.. Hall-Since 1888.
Aid. Gehan-Why did not you fence
them sooner?
Mr.. Hall had no particular occa-
sion to use them earlier, and the reason
l did fence was because there were par
ties who claimed there was a street over
the property.
Chairman Yoerg-There has always
been street in that place.
Mr.. HaIl--No; my deed is right here.
Chairman Yoerg-Never mind that.
But did you not buy that lot with the
idea of getting the city to vacate the
street?
Mr.. Hall-NO, sir; never asked you
to vacate that street, because there
never was one.
The committee decided to defer con-
slderatlon OF the matter until the city
engineer furnished plans of the plats.
Mr.. Hall-Then, gentlemen, III just
tell you what think should be your ac-
ton according to all authentic plans of
the plats: eve should claim nothing of
Mr. Halls lots, and allow him to go on
with his present improvements without
sending up the whole city street force
to tear them down." Laughter.
An ordinance was read requiring
transfers to pay yearly license of 81,
and requiring them to be residents
ninety days in the city before SUCH
license be granted.
Aid. Gehan-The idea is to keep out
all these transfers bringing their teams
into the city during summer and crowd
ing out our people who are paying taxes
and cannot get work.
City Attorney Murray-But just mag
inc. Here is man who brings his fam
lily to reside at st. Paul, and you pro-
hibit him from working for three
months.
Aid. Gehan-There are hundreds of
transfers out of work to-day, and it is
only one in favor of the many.
Chairman YOerg argued that the linn
itation of ninety days was uncOnstitu-
tIOnal.
David Evans, representing the Team
ster's association, urged that the Ordi-
nance was no use without the limita-
ton, and Aid. Gehan said if it was not
adopted the lumbermen from Saltwater
and other places would, by working Jor
less money, operate against home labor.
WY obtOiuNJ AfiuIlty was ANquSDCSo
to look into the subject.
Robert Seeger, contractor for gasoline
lamps, introduced to the committee
sample sign for lettering the oil lamps.
The committee decided that the names
of streets on the outskirts of the city
should be displayed by this means, and
Aid. Cullen estimated it could be done
for s27O. Chairman Yoerg was in
structed to recommend to the council
that the city clerk be authorized to nd
vertise for bids.
The committee having reported sew
eral bills incurred by the state fair il
Nominations to be o. K, Chairman
Yoerg began to read: IAN ordnance
granting to the Enos Electric Railway"
Aid. Gehan-Mr. President, | beg we
adjourn"
-''Second the notion" and the
committee precipitately left the room.