St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-29

exclusive franchise for that part OF the
city included in the Seventh and Elev-
enth wards. Then Aid. Reeves asked
unanimous consent to introduce an
ordinance amending the Gale ordinance
so rs to compel the farmers to go to the
central market and to prohibit the sale
OF any vegetables anywhere in the city
except in the market house before
10 o'clock a. m. The committee Oh
markets returned both the Owen and
the Benton ordinances without any rec
concentrations, and then there was a
lively time over motion made by Aid.
Gray to refer the whole matter back to
the committee on markets with instruc
tons to report general market Ordi-
nances which should divide the city
into four market districts. As substi-
tute Aid. Parry moved that the report
of the committee be accepted, which was
carried.
Under the head of unfinished business
the president announced that the market
ordinances could come up, and Aid.
Parry at once moved tn t the Owen
ordinance be given it's second reading.
After Aid. Parry had made one of his
characteristic speeches the ordinance
was put upon its second reading. The
boundary line of the district, which was
designated as Washington and Frank
lin avenues east, the river and Tenth
street, was the rock upon which the
council split. AS soon as the first sec
ton was read Aid. Swanson introduced
an amendment striking out all the terri
tory included in the Sixth ward. This
would practically confine the district to
the Eleventh ward. There was long
wrangle over the proposed amend
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the cutting out of the Sixth
ward from the district was done with
the intention of killing the Owens
ordinance, as South Minneapolis could
not support two markets. Aid. MelOy
declared that the friends Of the Owen
ordinance were ready to meet the issue
fairly and squarely, but they objected
to killing it in an indirect manner. IL
the council did not want to pass the
ordinance he asked the aldermen to
vote it down. Aid. Swanson said the
Sixth ward was not afraid to 90 ahead
and establish market within the
boundaries of the ward. They were
willing to allow the Eleventh ward to
have market if the people wanted it,
but the Sixth ward also wanted mar
ket franchise. Aid. Smith took the
same ground, and Aid. johnson, call
Ing Vice President Sterling to the
chair, made speech in favor of the
amendment so that South Minneapolis
could have two markets. Aid. MelOy
Benton ordinance. OF what the Sixth
ward wanted, contemplated the use Of
the Beard block. which was now unoc-
cupied.
'Give your authority for that state
ment." exclaimed Aid. Hunter
II don't have to-" responded AID.
Meloy.
"Mr. Chairman. out of ORDER" de-
clared Aid. Hunter. angrily.
II think he's in ORDER" said Aid.
Sterling.
You bet l am" declared Aid. Meloy.
"The people of the Sixth ward think
they have the advantage of us, but we
can't see it," Aid. Hunter said that an
option had been secured OH four market
sites in the Sixth ward, but none had
been selected. Upon the call of the
yeas and nays. the amendment was lost
by the following vote: Yeas-Adams,
Barrows, Billings, Gilman, Grimes,
Hunter, lnge nhutt. Loye, Potter, Rhode.
Smith. Swanson. Hansen, JohnsOn,-l5.
Blichfeldt. Cole, Durham, Eustad,
Flaten, Fultz, Gray, Meloy, Parry,
Phillips, Vogt, Vandewaker, Woodward,
Warren,-l7. Tue different sections of
the ordinance were read, the only
amendment being made by Aid. Meloy,
which requires bond in the sum OF
$4,000 to be filed with the city to guar
antee faithful performance of the re-
Quirements of the ordinance. Before
the ordinance was put on its final pass
age Aid. Smith moved to strike out all
of the territory embraced in the Sixth
ward, and this was carried by vote of
II yeas to 16 nays. The ordinance was
then passed. only Aid. Blichfeldt and
Swanson voting IN the negative. The
ordinance as it now stands grants the
Owen people franchise for the Elev-
enth ward only.