St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-08
bOODLERS AT WORK.
According to a Statement
Made Before the City
Council,
Aid. Gehan Offered a Cool
Thousand for His
Vote.
Still Short Of a Majority to
Pass the Elevated Road
Ordinance.
Circuses Have Been Paying
Too Big License Fees
for Years.

Enos' electric railway, in the shape of
unfinished business" came up for dis
cuSSon at the meeting last evening of
the city council. There was full at
tendance of aldermen, and taxpayers
were largely represented. President
Biclel was in the chair, and, upon the
call of order, the city clerk occupied
twenty minutes in reading the proposed
ordinance for the Enos Electric Railway
company to build, equip, maintain and
operate an elevated railroad in the city
OF ST. Paul and to bridge the Mississippi
river.
Aid. Gehan-I am little surprised at
the methods attempted to secure the
passage of this ordinance. / was ap-
preached this afternoon by gentleman
who was willing to give 1000 for my
vote in favor of this ordinance.
Cries from the taxpayers: ''Who was
it?" and ''WhO offered it?"
Aid. Gehan-There will be plenty of
time to answer that. Now don't know
what interest this gentleman has in it,
but think he is interested some way.
He has property along the line-possi-
bly, that is all the interest he has in the
matter.
A Taxpayer-He may have been an
enemy.
Aid. Gehan-Well, I don't know. He
told me he had great deal of property.
| was offered as an alternative 81 200 or
nothing at all. Loud laughter. [
thought l would just mention this for
THE RENEFIT OF THE COUNCIL.
Aid. Weber moved an amendment to
the ordinance-that instead of the COM
pany agreeing to run trains regularly
and Systematically at intervals to meet
the demands of the passengers, it
be made imperative for trains to run at
intervals not to exceed ten minutes
apart.
Aid. Kavanagh-I second that.
Aid. Sanborn opposed, because it
would be placing upon the company a
restriction that ought not, in his judg-
ment, to be placed. 1t was unreasona-
bic. What more could they desire than
that the trains should run so as to meet
the demands of the passenger traffic,
and if the company failed to do so the
council could take away its franchise.
The amendment was lost by vote of
6 for and II against.
The question of granting the fran
chise was then put before the council
Wlun the following result.
Yeas-Messrs. Blom, Cullen, Conley,
Hamm, Leithaqser, Minea, Pratt San
born, Sullivan, Weber and YOerg-11.
Nays-MesSrs. Book. Fischer, Gehan,
Kavanagh. Melady and Bickel-6.
The ordinance was lost, it requiring
a three-fOurthS majority of the council
to pass the measure.
Aid. Sanborn thereupon moved the
reconsideration of the ordinance, when
twelve voted in the affirmative and five
in the negative.
Aid. Sanborn-I move, then, that the
further consideration of this ordnance
be postponed until the next regular
meeting of the city council. Laughter
Aid. YOerg seconded this.
Aid. Kavanagh-YOu'll be able to
gain somebody by that time, Walter.
[Laughter.]
Thirteen aldermen voted for and four
against the motion, and the discussion
was i'll consequence postponed
TO THE NEXT MEETING.
Thomas Lowry, OH behalf of the
City railway company. wrote accepting
the ordinance passed with regard to the
building of the cable line on Seventh
street.
A communication was read from the
chamber of commerce respecting the
uISultdDlc tCJcl VI lD0 tldlH uOuSc
at the Union depot, and the following
resolution was unanimously agreed to-:
Resolved, That the union depot company
be requested to inform the common council
why said company has not constructed a
suitable train house, according to its plan sub
mitted TO said city council, Dec. 16, 1879,
and whether or not it will at once proceed
with such construction.
Resolved. That the city clerk do and is
hereby instructed to transmit a copy hereof
to the union depot company.
City Treasurer Refs reported the re-
ceipts and disbursements for the month
of July to be: Receipts Gncluding a bal
ance of s323, S61 .54, 81, ,S3s, ,S7O.29; dis
bursements Including a balance on
hand of LIZ, 1910. 81, ,S3S, ,S70.29.
The committee on streets recommend
ed, owing to the almost unanimous op-
position to having the name of St.
Anthony avenue changed to Larpen-
teur avenue, that some other street of
prominence be named after and in hon
or of st. Paul's worthy citizen, A. l..
Larpenteur. Agreed to,
An ordinance granting permission to
the Minnesota Natural Gas, Oil Il Fuel
company to erect buildings for storing
natural gas, and to store natural gas
therein. and to lay pipes for conducting
gas through the slreetS OF ST. Paul. was
referred to the committee on streets.
An ordinance was proposed reducing
the license for circuses exhibiting in
St. Paul from 81, 900 TO $500 for the first
days exhibition.
Aid. Cullen stated that upon investi-
eating the city charter he found that
they had no right to issue
ANY LICENSE TO EXCEED $500.
Aid. Hamm was skeptical about that,
and would like to see the question set
tied.
Aid. Cullen said he was supported by
the city attorney, who informed him
that this portion of the charter had
never been repealed, and they had no
right 10 collect $1,000 license. They
had collected it illegally for two years.
Laughter.
Aid. Hamm moved the ordinance re-
ferred to the license committee for fur
ther inquiry. This was carried by a
vote of 8 to z.
The st. Paul & Northern Pacific
Railway company was granted an Or
dinance to extend the masonry Oh East
Fourth street 100 feet towards Kittson
street, for the purpose of widening its
bridge on Fourth street.
Frank l.. Lawrence, who has been de-
| tailed for special attendance in the
municipal court, is to have his salary in
| creased S2S per month, commencing
Aug. ], 1888, the same being necessary
for horse hire in the discharge of his
duties.
1t is proposed to transfer the ordin-
| ance granted the Keokuk Northern Line
Packet company to the st. Louis & st.
Paul Packet company, but the question
| was referred to the committee ON
| streets.
The city clerk continued reading res
| olutionS up till II O'Clock, and still
large pile of correspondence remained
| to be brought before the council.
Vice President Sanborn, who had re-
lieyed President Rickei remarked.