St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-26
The Council Committee Again
Toys With the Delicate
Subject.
A Rumor About the Report
the Investigating Commit
tee Will Make.
"Honest Joe" Ingenhutt Will
Run for the State
Senate.
The Coopers' Strike On--A
Kick Against Gov. Miller
From Dakota.

The committee on markets of the city
council met last evening in the council
chamber to listen to the arguments pre-
sented by the citizens of South Mime
apolis, who want market franchise.
The locality embraced in the Sixth.
Seventh and Eleventh wards is APP
parently sadly in need of public mar
ket, but just where it shall be located is
the question upon which the residents
cannot agree. The citizens of the Sixth
ward want it located within the
boundaries of the ward, while
the people of the Seventh
and Eleventh are bitterly opposed
to it. Last evening the Sixth warders,
who want the committee to recommend
the old Benton ordinance to the council.
were marShaled by Aid. Samuel Hun
ter and occupied the south side of the
council chamber, while Aid. j. H. Parry
and his cohorts occupied the north side
of the room, and took care that no point
made by their champion was allowed to
pass without generous applause. OW-
ing to the number of people present
oratory it looked as if the committee
would have an endless task before
them, but Aid. Potter. of the committee.
suggested that each side be allowed but
two speakers, which was agreed to.
Aid. Parry, representing the Owen Or
dinance. named Judge Ellis and Aid.
VandeWaker to represent the Owen Or
dinance in the speeches to be made.
Aid. Hunter objected to Mr.. Vande-
walker, because he was paid attorney.
He said that the Sixth ward would
name l.. M. Rand and Matt Walsh.
''How much do you pay MIR. Rand?'
inquired Aid. Parry.
HE is a resident of the Sixth ward"
replied Mr.. Hunter.
''Yes, and paid Attorney" replied
Mr.. Parry.
Lars NJ. Rand opened the discussion,
and read communication from G. H.
Benton requesting the council to recon
slider his ordinance so modified as to
allow the Seventh and Eleventh wards
to build market house on Cedar ave-
nue.. Mr.. Rand said that he was not
speaking as an obStructionist, but Mr..
Benton was the first one to ask for
franchise during the present agitation,
and that after he had requested the fran
chise he was ready to invest the money.
Then the others came forward and upset
Ills DldllSs NOW lS CldlI1Cu NIL. DCuUOu
holds options on four blocks which is
adjacent to the South Minneapolis
wards, but lying within the boundaries
of the Sixth ward. If the people OF the
Seventh and Eleventh wards want to
erect a market there is no reason why,
he said, they should not be allowed to
do it, but at the same time the Sixth
ward should be allowed to have mar
ket of their own, especially as it was
more accessible to the gardeners. Now,
all that the citizens of the Sixth ward
ask is that the Benton ordinance be so
modified as to include such territory as
the committee may see fit to grant.
Judge Ellis, taking the side of the
Owen ordinance, declared that the ac-
ton of the council in adopting the reso-
luton directing the committee to report
back the Benton ordinance at the next
meeting of the council, as illegal. He
said that if the Benton ordinance were
properly before the committee the peo-
pie of the Seventh and Eleventh wards
certainly could not object to the Sixth
ward having market; but, if the Owen
ordinance were granted, there was
no doubt but what South Min
neapolis would have mar
ket, but if both the franchises
WtI6 SIdHUcu IloIc WOulu NC ITO pCTuld-
nent market in that portion of the city,
for two markets would mean financial
ruin to both parties. He asked the
committee to recommend that either the
Owen or the Benton ordinance, rather
than to grant both Franchises. He said
that the only question now was whether
the market should be located at the
junction of Cedar and Minnehaha ave-
nues, or between Eleventh and Twelfth
avenues and Washington and Second
street. He said that there were at
present 234,9S5 people in Minneap-
oils now, and $4,000 of them
belonged in the Seventh and Eleventh
wards, while there were only $4,000 in
in the Sixth ward. Matt Walsh said
that if the Benton ordinance was passed
the location would be left to vote of
the citizens of the Sixth ward. Aid.
Vandewaker, declined to speak. John
Lally said the people didn't want a
fence put around the Sixth ward, but
wanted everybody to have a fair show.
Chairman Gray then declared the COM
mittee adjourned until o'clock this
afternoon