St. Paul daily globe., 1890-12-03
i ut His Scheme Frustrated by
the feople's Representa-
tives in the Council.
Lively Debate Over a Pro-
posed Railroad Crossing
on South WabaSha.
Ordinances, Bridges and Pro-
tests Considered by the
City Fathers.

council all the aldermen were present
except Aid. Conley, whose absence was
due to the death of his brother. The
session was devoid of any very exciting
issue.
The resolution of Aid. Copeland, re-
ferie 10 the committee on gas by the
council at its last meeting, calling for the
removal of the electric lights from the
city parks during the winter months,
came back with the committees recon-
mendation that two lights he retained
III each park. Aid. Sanborn hoped the
recommendation would not prevail. as
the lights were 4 useless expense Ill the
winter, and the city could not afford
10 be proiiigate in its expenditures.
Aid. Van Slyke remarked that Aid.
Sanborn. who rode home on q cable
train through well lighted streets,
would, if he had 10 pass through either
of the parks on his way home at night,
be the first to recommend that they be
properly lighted. After discussion
the recommendation of the committee
was adopted. Hose voting against the
retention of the lamps in each park
were Aids. Copeland, Flandrau, Minea,
Sanborn, Sullivan and Cullen.
The board of public works submitted
communication from Engineer Rund-
lett, setting forth that the Forrestal con-
tract on the Midway sewer was practi-
cally completed, and that the amount
expended exceeded the appropriation 10y
Sl.S3942: also recommending all addi-
tional appropriation of $1,000. The APP
preparation WAS ordered.
a communication from the leading
architects OF the city set forth the de-
Slrabiliiy of the retention as assistant
building Inspector Of c. X. Stone. he
| document was signed by E. u. Bassford,
}. w. Stevens, Gilbert & Taylor. Z. IL.
| Johnston. Hermann kreiZ u Co., Will
iam thomas, Millard u JOY, e. A. Reid.
\. Z. Gauger and Walter lie. The
! matter was referred 10 the committee
OIL streets.
Railroad Crossings.
Some discussion was CAUSED by the re-
vlVal OF all ordinance granting The Chi
cagO. ST. Paul IL Kansas City railway
the right to lay spur tracks Oh and over
streets and alleys in West ST. Paul
lie plan is TO afford side tracks to a
factory i'll that vicinity. The ordinance
was submitted by the committee on
streets without recommendation. The
spur proposed was pannc., to run on
Channel street to Hyde street. Aid.
Melauy entered a vigorous protest
against tie passage of any such
ordinance. The people whom he repre-
Sented-l0,CCC-woul never accede to a
proposition to run railroad track
acrnSS South WabaSha street. Aid.
Sanborn moved that, as the ordinance
Lott al
properly protect the city'S interests. it
De referred back 10 the committee on
streets. Aldermen Melady and Minea
| objected. Both desired the settlement
of the question immediately. Aid.
Gehan argued that the ordinance
had already been to the committee
Oh streets, and that it. should
be acted OH at once. Aid. Flandrau
was in favor of granting every possible
facility to railroad company for the
transaction of its business. Railroads
were the life of the city. He for one
was IN favor Of dealing literally with
the railroads.
y ou. se.i,.emen,' said he, facing the op-
posers ot the ordinance, you who oppose
measures like these and voe down the rail-
foitu at every aValiaDie opportunity are driv-
ing capital out OF the place. l am opposed
to such policy. l understand that the
property owners on Channel street have ex-
pressed themselves Us willing TO waive their
rights to the street in favor Of the company
for this purpose. such being the case 1 am
III favor of granting the privileges asked.'
Aid. Melady said that the exist nee of
railroad crossing at the point proposed
on South NabaSha street would prove Il
death trap. The vote on the ordinance
resulted III its defeat by a vote of 13 to 5.
Nays-Aidermen Banholzer, Bielenberg
Bott, Copeland, Costello. Dobner, DornideD,
| Gehan, McNamee. Melady. Minea, Van Slvke
and Cullen. 4eas-Flandrau, Sanborn and
| Sullivan.
Broadway Bridge.
A communication from Engineer
Rundlett cited the acceptance of the
Broadway bridge plans as submitted; :;
provided, however, that the city accept
| the obligation to construct as may be-
! come necessary booms and locks above
and below said bridge. rendered neces-
sary for the passage of boats.
The council ordered the sign
ing OF the contract by the prop
| er officials and its return to
the war Office. The city engineer
also submitted maps Of the proposed
| bridge to run from the intersection of
Eighth and Grove streets. over Trout
brook. to Seventh street, and in another
part from the same intersection across
the ravine to the intersection of Burr
street with Woodward avenue. The
estimated cost of the structure entire
| is Sl5O,000. This matter has been in en-
| bryo for many years, and it is probable
that actual work will shortly begin. The
matter was referred to a committee
composed of Aid. Bott. Conley and
| Copeland, and citizens committee
made up of MessrS. John S. Prince,
William Lindeke, J. II. Allen. p. j.
Bowlin, William z. Murray,C. B. Bron-
son, +. A. Fogg, S. Bergman. c. S.
| Rogers. b. Beaupre, William Lee. W.
! ID. Wright and Thomas Brennan. The
| committees will report at the next coun-
Gil meeting.
Only a PouEidnaster.
Aid. Dobner offered resolution pro-
| vldlng for the retention of Joseph A.
Meyer as poundmaster in the tenth
ward during the winter months. The
| facts as presented showed that Meyer
| had, for month past. been doing po-
| lice duty, under instructions from the
chief OF police and representative
men of the ward. that the coup-
| Gil would provide for his payment.
| Aid. Sanborn held that the Tenth had
| no more need of poundmaster in the
winter than had cat for two tails at
| any period OF IT'S existence. Aid. Sulll-
van announced that if the measure
| went through. the precedent having
been established, he would ask the
same for the corresponding officer in his
ward. Aid. Dobner retorted that the man
was capable police officer. and that his
services were necessary, as Capt. Budy,
| of the district, was present to testify.
| The resolution was defeated by a vote
OF IL to 5. Aid. Copeland, Bott, Bielen-
berg, Banholzer, Melady, McNamee,
| Gehan, Dorniden, Dobner, Van Slyke and
! Minea voted in the affirmative. Those
| in opposition were Ala. Costello, Flau-
| drau, Sanborn, Sullivan and Cullen.
Menace to Traffic.
A petition signed by 200 citizens of St.
Anthony Park described the pile bridges
! over Raymond and Bavless avenues as
| dangerous and a menace to traffic. The
petition asks that the bridges be re-
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