St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-15
Action Of the Council on Rail-
way Crossings, Gates and
Hennepin Boulevard.
c. H. Benton's Remains Laid
to Rest With Masonic
HOnOrS.
Political Gossip as to What
May and May Not
Happen.

men came together again in the even
Ing, and transacted good deal of bust
ness of routine nature. Despite the
predictions of the evening papers, no
kick from the East Siders because of the
delay to open the interurban line was
received. The meeting was smooth
and unruffied. There were thirty-one
present.
1t was expected from the full-grown
kicks made by some of the aldermen in
the afternoon before the committee on
claims that there would be n SQuabble
over the claims presented for election
expenses. The committee on claims bad
been wrestling all the afternoon with
these bills and scaling them down to a
reasonable figure. Some bills were sent
in in which the incidental expenses
amounted to S25 and over. The committee
in some eases allowed $50 for rent, light,
fuel and other incidental expenses, but
in most cases these bills were kept
down TO SIS. which the committee
thought sufficient. In many districts
the expense bills amounted to consider
ably less than SIS, showing that certain
persons were out TO get all the money
possible out of the city. According to
these bills the price of candles ranges
from 10 cents to S1.75. The cost of put
| ting up the necessary ratings was all
the way from 90 cents to IS. according
| to the desire of the maker of the bill to
| fleece tie city. Some of the aldermen.
| particularly from the Sixth and Seventh
wards, whence the heaviest bills were
returned, went before the committee
! and objected to the disSecting process.
| Aid. Hunter, in particular, was most
emphatic in his denunciation of the
committees action. 1t seems that in
one precinct room belonging to his
son-in- law had been rented Hunter
o, X ID the bill, but the committee cut
it down. Hunter went into the COM
| mittee room, shook his fist at Tom
Downs. and shouted: II want you to
understand that my name is just as good
| as Tom Downs's. When l U. K. bill
it carries as much weight as when Tom
Downs does it." But the bill was cut,
and several aldermen went through the
same scene, only more mildly. Contrary
to expectation. there was not vote
against the report of the claims COM
| mlttee. even Aid. Hunter voting aye.
Comptroller Calderwood had scaled the
bills down from about $500 to $50 500.
The committee on claims still further
cut the aggregate amount down to $751;
399.04. There are few bills still out,
but the entire expense of the election
will not exceed ST, 1000.
The recommendation of the railroad
committee that the Milwaukee Railroad
company be ordered to build gates at all
crossings on the III. 81 ID. road, from
Fort avenue to Hennepln inclusive, was
adopted. The Recommendation that the
Minneapolis Western Railroad company
be allowed to build Its belt line was
adopted and the ordinance received it's
first reading. Then came the ordinance
| relating to the proposed electric line
on Hennepin boulevard. The reso-
luton ordering the building of that
line and thereby completing the worY
begun before the park board was passed,
but four aldermen voting against it.
They were VOgt. Enstad, Flater and
Ingerbutt. Aid. McGowan declined to
vote. Hennepin boulevard is 10 longer
the property of the public. In accord
| ance with the recommendation an cleo
| trio line was ordered on Lyndale ave-
nue., from Twenty-seventh street to
| Third street; thence OH Thirty-fir to
Bryant avenue, and out Bryant to
| Fourth street.
A resolution directing the street rail-
way company to run every other car OH
the first avenue south line out Thirty
! first street to the junction was referred
to the railroad committee. Aid. Bar
rows moved that the city engineer be
directed TO advertise for bids for fur
nishing water pipe and specials for the
same for the next year, bids on specials
| to be received from local firms alone.
"Specials'' are elbows, joints, etc. On
motion of Aid. Barrows, E. Barton was
appointed to fill the vacancy caused by
| the resignation of Edward Van Cleve.
justice of the peace for the East side
Mr.. Barton is the newIyelected justice
| on the East side. Aid. Downs was
| afraid that mere viva voce vote would
be insufficient to elect man who
should, properly, he elected by the COM
mittee. He moved to reconsider, and il
was done, and Mr.. Barton's appoint
ment was certified by ballot of the
| cOucil. Barton the distributed cigars
On motion of Aid. Parry. $500 was APP
prOpriated from the general fund for the
use of Bethany Home despite the objec-
tons of Aid. Bradish.
A motion to the effect that the city
purchase 1000 copies Of c. w. john
sons books, ''Iale of Two Cities" at a
| cost of 500, was referred to the commit
| is book drawing comparisons
| between st. Paul and Minneapolis.
| The contract for 250.000 sewer brick was
awarded to John A. Berg at $40 per
thousand, all other bids for the 1900 GOO
brick needed being thrown out. The
city engineer was directed to advertise
for bids on 100000 sewer brick. A
resolution was adopted ordering that
the money advanced by the street rail
way company for sewers on all streets
other than Chicago avenue be refunded
| by July l. 1891. The money advanced
for the Chicago avenue sewer will be
refunded by July 1, 1892. Bids for grad
ing the stockyards road were referred
to the committee on roads and bridges