St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-03
LO! IT MATERIAL|zES.
The Electric Motor Scheme
Launched Into the Com
mon Council,
Like Banquo's Ghost 1t Rises
and at Once Disap-
pears.
Unsightly Poles and Wires
Will Be Adjuncts Of the
Lines.
Stubborn Railroad Companies
to Feel the Prick of the
Law.

ScHeIn6 was maze TO assume CIdIdcteI
by the introduction of an ordinance
granting to the St. Paul City Railway
company the authority, right and priv
ilege to operate a part of its lines, con-
Structed, or to be constructed, by cleo
trio power, According to the ordinance
asked for one of the propOSedlineS is on
Fifth street, from Smith park to Waba-
sha street; on WabaSha street, from
Fourth street to Seventh street; on West
Seventh street, from Wabasha street to
Randolph street, and on Randolph
street in a continuous line to the Mis-
sissippi river. Another line proposed is
on Ramsey street. from West Seventh
street to Oakland avenue; on Oakland
avenue, from Ramsey street to Grand
avenue, and thence on Grand avenue in
a continuous line to the Mississippi
river; and also Ion any street or streets
now or hereafter open to the public
which may be needed to cnmplete either
of said lines continuously to the
Mississippi river. No provisions are
included for laying the electric
wires underground, but full authority
is given ITO erect and maintain in said
streets where said electric power may
be used the needed poles, wires and at
tachments requisite for said purpose"
1t is also provided that as far as all
previous ordinances are applica BILE
they shall apply to each of the proposed
lines, provided that the company shall
not be required to construct its track or
operate either line where there is no
street open to the public and graded,
nor until such street or streets suitable
for the construction of the lines shall
have leen opened and graded without
expense to the company. Section 3
provides that the ordinance shall be ac-
cepted IN writing thirty days after its
passage aud publication. The ordi-
nance was not read before the council,
but was referred to the committee on
streets, on motion of Aid. Sanborn, be-
fore the clerk had finished reading the
title. There were but eleven members
present, and but little routine business
of Importance was transacted. The
ordinance passed at the last council
meeting, providing that peddlers of
fruit and keepers of fruit stands be
licensed, was returned by Mayor Smith
without his approval. The reasons
given were that it gave those able to
take out licenses certain undeSir-
able rights, and at the same
time prevented the poorer classes
from earning livelihood. The
motion was reconsidered, whereupon
Aid. Gehan moved its passage over the
veto and was seconded by Aid. Minea.
1t was urged in the interests of the re-
tail grOcers of the city that the Or
dinance should pass, but after some dis
cussion it was defeated by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Ald. Blom, Book, Gehan, Leithauser
aDd Minea.
Nays-Ald. Conley, Kavanagh, Melady.
Sanborn, Sullivan and Yoerg
The mayors approval was also with
held from the resolution authorizing
the Warrendale Improvement company
to grade the streets of Warrendale, for
the reason that it failed to protect the
city in the matter of cost of the cOntem-
plated grading. The resolution was
recOnSdered and referred to the CON-
mittee on streets.
Several communications were pre-
scented from citizens of Dayton's Bluff,
petitioning the council to take necessary
steps to cause the lighting Of the cleo
tric lights in their district recently dis
continued by resolution of the council.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on gas, At the last council meeting
an ordinance was introduced by Aid.
Kavanagh and passed, making it I'M
lawful for any firm to maintain wood
yard within the fire limits, where wood is
sawed and split by machinery, without
first obtaining special permission from
the council. The Pioneer Fuel com
pany, in the rear of 219 East Seventh
street was last night granted the nee
eSSary permission without opposition;
but when Aid. Sanborn introduced a
resolution extending the same privi-
leges to c. q. Kolff, on Fourth street be-
tween Cedar and Minnesota streets, he
had fight on hand.
81 hope that resolution will not pass,
and regret that Mr.. Sanborn sees fit to
NEEDLE with affairs in the Fourth ward
as he has," said Aid. Kavanaugh,
jumping to his feet.
1t was apparent that the ordinance
had been introduced to shut out Mr..
Kolff, and this, it was explained, was
owing to the great damage his busint SIS
has been to the property of Mrs. Casey,
at the corner of Fourth and Minnesota
| streets. The matter was finally referred
| to the committee on streets for inveSti-
! cation. A representative of MIR. Kolff
| is now under arrest for violating the
ordinance, and the city attorney was in
structed to suspend prosecution against
him pending the Investigation.
On motion of Aid. Yoerg the corpora
ton attorney was instructed to serve
notice upon the Northern Pacific and
Manitoba railway companies to proceed
at once to bridge Eighth, Burr and
Grove streets over their respective
tracks, in accordance with agreements
heretofore made with the city. The
city engineer was also instructed to
prepare and submit plans of the bridges
needed to the chief engineers of the
railway companies. A communication
was received from Building Inspector
Johnson asking for additional help to
enforce the laws recently passed to aDate
the smoke nuisance. The matter was
referred to the committee OIL streets.