St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-19
ORATORS TO THE REAR
Business Is the WatchWOrd
of the Local Legislative
Body.
Exclusive Contracts Objected
to in the Underground
COnduitS.
Ordinances Regulating Ped
dlers and Bridling the
Wood Yards.
Some Revelations Touching
the Railroad Bridge at
Burr Street.

the Railroad Bridge at
Burr Street.
The meeting of the common council
last night was characterized by the
transaction of a large amount of routine
business, the orators taking back seats
and allowing the working men,
bers to distinguish themselves. A
vast amount of business from
the different committees and the
board of public works was received and
promptly disposed of. The introduce
tiOn of Aid. Cullen'S resolution, from
the committee on streets providing
that no more franchises be granted at
the present time for electrical subways
in the public streets, caused considera-
bic discussion. Ala. Kavanagh thought
the Dorsett company, to the
savored of favoritism. When informed
by Aid. Cullen that the intention of the
resolution was not to exclude other
companies, but to keep the streets open
urtil the DOrsett system could be tested.
reserving space in the streets for such
other systems as may prove satisfactory
elsewhere, Mr.. Kavanagh remarked that
it resulted practically in the exclusion
of any other company. 'They'll get
possession" he said, ''of Third street,
the other principal streets and the cross
streets practically to the exclusion of
any one else" Aid. Gehan stated that
the Dorsett company was the only COM
pany that had come before the council
with
A DEFINITE PROPOSITION,
stating the kind of conduit they intend
ed to put in. If any other company had
come before them in the same way,
he thought they would have re-
ceived the same treatment. Aid. Minea
didn't believe in granting too many
franchises until some of the systems
had been tried. After some further
discussion. in which Aid. Kavanagh re-
marked that he appeared in the inter-
est of no one, but that he looked askance
at such transactions by reform coun-
Gill;" Aid. Cullen moved the adoption
of the committee report. The reSolu-
ton prevailed, Aid. Fisher, Kavanagh
and Sullivan voting against it.
Corporation Attorney Murray intro
duced resolution which was passed,
making it the duty of the building in
spector to enforce the law passed by
the last legislature to abate the smoke
nuisance in St. Paul. A question had
arisen as to which department of the
city government should be charged
with the enforcement of the law,
whether the bull ding inspector, police
department OF fire WardenS.
In accordance with the report of the
special committee on garbage disposal,
,%yoa af nd 70
Fleischman for the disposal of the city'S
tract, the provisions of which were pub
liShed several days since, was duly ac-
cepted by unanimous vote, with James
Forrestal and James &. Donnelly as
sureties. An ordinance
REGULATING STREET PEDDLERS,
to take effect Dec. 8, was unanimously
passed. By its provisions all street
yenders of farm and garden produce,
fruits, oils, or merchandise of any kind
whatever, are deemed peddlers; and it
is provided that it shall be unlawful for
them to exercise their calling without
first having obtained license therefor.
1t is stipulated. however, that the ordi-
nance shall not apply to farmers or
gardeners who sell nothing but produce
of their own raising, or to persons ped
ding milk exclusively. The license for
peddlerS using vehicles drawn by horses
is fixed at $50, and for hand-cart and
foot peddlers s25. A $50 licenses is also
fixed upon street corner stands. pro-
vlded that permission is first received
from the mayor to occupy the street.
On a resolution introduced by Aid.
Melady, Aid. Cullen, Sullivan, Gehan
and Minea were elected as members of
the board of equalization for the enSu-
Ing year.
The proper city authorities, on reso-
luton introduced by Aid. Cullen, were
authorized to issue certificates Of in
debtedness, payable in one and
two years, to the amount of $4,000,
for the money paid by Mayor
Smith to the Johnstown sufferers. Ger
tificates of Indebtedness amounting to
$4,000 were also authorized for the
special fund applicable to the con-
structicn of the Wabasha street bridge.
AFTER THE wOoDYARDs.
An ordinance was passed, introduced
by Aid. Kavahagh. making it a misde-
meanor to maintain within the fire linn
or split by steam or other ma
chinery. without first having OBJ
tanned permit from the council
The salary of the city comptroller
chief clerk was fixed by special ordi-
nance at 81, 500 per annum, to take effect
last January. A communication from
the chamber of commerce, requesting
that $1,000 be donated to the Seattle fire
suff ererS, was referred to the committee
on ways and means.
A committee of three citizens from
the Fairview Heights Citizens associa-
ton appeared to protest against the
manner in which their former petitions
for new bridge over the Omaha tracks
at Burr street had been dealt with. 1t
was alleged that on two occasions the
company had been ordered by the cOun-
Gil to make the Improvement, but that
the records of the transaction had been
lost between the city engineer and the
corporation attorney. It was alleged by
one of the committee that the city en-
gineer viewed the structure with sew
eral members of the union and reported
new bridge necessary, but that he
afterwards went out with the company's
engineer and reported to the council
that the bridge
WAS APPARENTLY SAFE.
and answered the purposes of the COM
munity. Mr.. Murray explained that
the matter had been necessarily de-
layed through the cOmpany'S inability
to build the bridge during the past
year. Another reason given was that
Fauquier street, which runs under the
bridge, must be graded before the i'm
provement is made. A resolution was
subsequently introduced ordering the
change of grade Oh Fauquier street.
Before an adjournment was taken
Vice President Yoerg, who presided in
the absence of Aid. Hamm, relinquished
the chair to Aid. Sullivan, and asked
the council to accept his resignation