St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-17
TOWNSHIP OR VILLAGE ?.
Taxpayers Of South st. Paul Anxious
For Division.
THREE ACTIVE MEETINGS.
Legislative Enactnents Urged in Behalf
Of City Whose Bonds Are Now
at Par.

Upon the division of South st. Paul
the taxpayers Of that city appear to be
thoroughly united. Over 100 leading
property owners were at the meeting
yesterday afternoon at Bryant's hail.,
South Park, and while those from the
western portion were anxious. to with
draw from municipal government
with its taxation of their farm lands;
those of the eastern or manufacturing,
portion were equally willing to have a,
presided over by Hon. Philip Crowley,
chairman, and Joseph Schroil officiated
as secretary. A report was read from
the committee to consider the question
of boundary line for the portion of the
city to be set Off for separate govern
ment, in which it was recommended
that
Beginning at point in the boundary line
between this city and st. Paul, at Annapolis
street, on the line running between sections
Is, II, 20 and 81; thence south on said Zine
to the center of section %; thence
east to the line between sections 81
and g. south to the southwest corner
of Hanses addiilon: cost on the south
boundary line of Hanse's Kerst's, Wiseman's
and Matthews additions to the west line
of Lincoln Park addition; thence south on
the west boundary line of Lincoln Park to
the southwest corner, east on the south
boundary line of said addition to the south
east corner, and thence east OH said line eX-
tended to the center of the Mississippi river.
A motion to appoint committee of
three Ito further the plan of division
and effect an equitable arrangement re-
garding the present Indebtedness"
called forth an animated discussion.
Aid. Lawrence stated that considera-
BILE adjustment of Indebtedness would
be necessary, and that guarantees would
be requisite from the outgoing to the
continuing sections of the city. Such
matters would necessarily come before
Joint committees of the two sections in
order to insure perfect confidence i'll the
movement. While there was no effort
to jeoparuiZe the interests of any party,
yet all matters pertaining to the charter
should be in the hands of those who
remained under. its operations. The
bonds of the city had sold at par, con-
ditiOn of credit that could and should
be maintained.
G.. II. Lienau, Frank Waterous, George
W. Wentworth, L. Holland, U. NJ.
Thomas, Judge Clark and the chairman
expressed similar views.
Hon. J. w. McGrath moved that the
matter be placed in charge of the COM
mittee on division, which was agreed to.
f. Waterous proposed the following:
That the present committee ION divisioD
be empowered to receive and act upon the
report of n committee to be chosen from the
First and Fifth wards in reference to reyis--
ing the charter and having he same pre-
sented to the Legislature.
The resolution was adopted.
City Attorney SchrOll suggested that
the representatives of the different Sec
lions hold separate meetings, appoint
committees and make such other ar
engagements as are necessary. q
After the general meeting the eastern
(city) section held meeting with j. n,
Lawrence, chairman, and Jos. Schroll,
secretary. 1t was directed to appoint a
committee of five to proceed with the0
plan suggested in Mr.. Waterous' mO4
ton, with power to act on revising tibet
charter and redistricting the First and
Fifth wards. 3
The representatives of the westerns
wards met under the Craftsmanship Off
Frank CraWShaw, with n. S. Croft secsl
rotary. On motion of G. H. Lienau it'll
it was resolved. that all that territory to:
be excluded from the city of South St.J
Paul and lying south of McGrathl
avenue, extended eastward 3 to the1
limits, shall be recognized under a.
township government. +. CrawShaW,e
FL. S. FairchiId and N. S. Croft were APP
pointed committee from the township
to confer with the committee Oh divis-
ion. George W. Wentworth moved
that committee be appointed to Sc
cure legal advice in regard to organic
ing a village government and draft a
bill to that effect for presentation to the
legislature for enactment" This mo-
ton prevailed. and Messrs. George w.
Wentworth, Philip Crowley and G. 81.
Iienau were chosen as the committee.