St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-21
LIGHTING The CITY.
The Council Decides That
Electricity Furnishes the
Best illumination.
Public Parks Excepted From
the Provisions of the New
Ordinance.
West st. Paul Objects to
Being Made a Dumping
Ground.
Other Matters of Public In
terest Discussed by the
City Fathers.

and rubbed their eyes at the radiant
shafts which ever and anon fitted about
the room. The. council fairly excelled
itself; it was all light! GarruIous spec
tators of the scene may infer there was
large amount of gas: but 1t was all on
light, and for that loquacieus aldermen
may be excused. How so much light
came to be she'd was consequent upon a
recommendation of the committee on
gas, which ran:
Resolved, That the St. Paul Gas Light com
pany be and is hereby instructed tO discon-
tinue all electric lights in all public parks.
Along with this recommendation
there was an opposing resolution. the
author of which was Aid. Sanborn, and
read:
That the ST. Paul Gas Light company be and
it is hereby instructed to discontinue the use
of all electric lights lighted by it for the city
on and after Nov. 10. 1888; provided. that the
electric lights i'll the public buildings of the
ely are hereby excepted from the operation
of this resolution"
There was considerable misunder-
standing among the aldermen as to
(which was which," as one city custo-
dian facetIOusly remarked. The out
come was that the recommendation of
the committee on gas was negatived-
seven for and eight against. President
Bickel left the room prior to the discus
sion of the lighting question and cries
were raised for him, when Aid. KAY
anagh stated he had gone TO the charity
bail.
Aid. Sanborn's motion was thereupon
placed on its final passage.
Aid. YOerg rose to fill the breach
with the following proposition:
Resolved, That the contract for electric
lighting in parks and public buildings, also
in avenues and streets, Or in such parts or
sections of avenues or streets in which cleo
trio lights may be ordered and gas or gasoline
lamps discontinued, be, and the same is
hereby awarded 10 the st. Paul Gas Light
company for the term of one year from APP
prevail hereof, and at terms and prices as Of
fered by them III their bid, and the time for
extinguishing said lamps to be determined
by the city engineer. All other electric Hghts
to be discontinued from and after the passage
of this resolution.
This brought Aid. Book to his feet
with an explanation that the committee
on gas recommended similar resolu-
ton, but Aid. Yoerg persisted in having
his proposition voted upon.
Aid. Hamm was reused at this. Mr..
PRESIDENT" he said, with some warmth,
''the effect of that resolution is simply
anything, and the second part of it
means doing away with the electric
lights. That is all there is to it. laugh
ter If that resolution is adopted it is
merely the same thing as Aid. San
born's resolution"
Aid. Melady was in favor of continu-
ing the lights on the streets, but eX-
tinguishing them in the parks Turing
the winter. 1T would" he added, .''be
a loss to the beauty of the city il these
street lights are abolished during win
ter" -
A vote was then taken, when Aid.
Yoerg so far forgot himself as to first
vote against hiSO amendment, which
event UNDER by vote of for and 10
against. Aid. Sanborn's motion was
similarly dealt with, and then Aid.
Hamm moved the reconsideration of the
recommendation of the committee On
gas.
Aid. YOerg was strenuous in oppOsi-
ton to the proposal, and moved the eX-
tinguishment of all electric lights, eX-
cepting on the masts.
Aid. Pratt argued it would to an in
Justice to those people who had bought
poles and wires with the understanding
that the city furnished the light. 1t
would be especially hard to residents on
Dayton's Bluff, and therefore the
amendment should be voted down.
The amendment was voted down. as
was a further proposition by Aid.
Gehan that the recommendation of the
committee on gas be referred to the
committee on streets.
Aid. Yoerg was still unsatisfied, and
moved to amend by striking out all
lights, excepting those on the masts,
in the market house and council cham
Der.
Aid. Kavanagh-That is little self
iSh, Yoerg,
The discussion became somewhat
chaotic, aldermen so far transgressing
as to propose additional electric lights.
Vice President Sanborn brought them to
order, and then Aid. Kayanagh had
his say. ~ think" he remarked,
'that the lights in Central Park,
Bridge square, Seven corners and Sum-
NIT avenue should be maintained. [
am not in favor of lighting up the
whole county. There is disposition
lights at Bridge square, Central Park.
Seven corners and Summit avenue,
that the entire county should be lighted
up by the city. l differ from them in
that respect"
Aid, Gehan thought the lights named
by Aid. Kavanagh a useless expend-
iture, and only benefited the few in
stead of the many.
Aid. Kayanagh politely retorted that
hundreds Of thousands of visitors would
be in the city during this winter. and
the council must not pursue mig
gardly policy in lighting the streets.
What he opposed was the lighting of the
whole county.
nd
Kavallagh's talk about 1.-THE whole
county Was Dayton's bluff outside
the limits in Mr.. Kavanagh's calcula-
tionS?"
Aid. Kavanagh-NO. but l was out
East Seventh street late one night and
saw a light out to Ames' farm.
thought that it was very irregular and
unnecessary expenditure.
Aid. Sullivan's Typographical knowl-
edge rescued the council from Mr..
Kavanagh's impeachment, and he stated
that Ames' farm was within the city
limits.
Desult0ry remarks were bantered
among the aldermen, and then by vote
of 13 in the affirmative and (KavanagM
in the negative, the recommendation of
the committee on gas was agreed to.
Electric lights will, therefore, be re-
tanned, excepting those in the public
parks, which, during the winter, will be
extinguished.
Another recommendation made by the
committee on gas was referred to the
committee on streets. 1t was. that a
contract be awarded TO the st. Paul Gas
Light company for two years electric
lighting of the city. at the rate of 81
cents per night, gas lamps to be dlscon-
tinued.
Henry B. Willis, having purchased
the franchise Of the st. Paul Sanitation
company, found no arrangements made
by the old proprietors to dispose of the
| garbage during winter. The river be-
inp frn7au tho Ctpat,ipr uSpd for that