St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-19
WIRES MUST GO DOWN
But Supt. .MeMiehaels Says
the Western Union Can't
Stand 1t.
Council Orders Proceedings
to Eject From All City
Property.
A Resolution From Which
Mayor Smith Erased His
Signature.
Various Odds and Ends of
Various Odds and Ends of
City Business Transacted
by Council.

Hall avenue was referred to the com
mlttee on claims. A communication tC
the council was read from President
Warner, of the board of fire commits
sioners, regarding the provision OF
additional fire protection for the
Midway district, meaning Merriam
Park, Hamllne and st. Anthony Park.
1t Is estimated that the additional cost
of supplying the necessary engines and
hose carts would be about $1,000. The
communication was referred to the fire
committee. The committee on ways
and means reported in favor of paying
a portion of the 50. $50 towards the con-
struction of the Jessamine street bridge,
that amount being the city's share Of
the expense. The report was adopted.
The committee also recommended that
the rent of rooms for polling places
used in the last election be fixed at SIS,
and that no deviation from that rate be
allowed unless the parties show circum-
stances emitting them to greater sum.
There were several objections to the
| fixing OF the rental as recommended by
the committee, from the fact that vary
ing prices had been promised by the
! aldermen securing the rooms in the
different wards. Aid. Sanborn offered
an amendment making the minimum
price $40. The resolution was adopted
10y vote of Ia to ).
The Maze Of Wire.
Supt. J. McMicilaels, of the Western
Union Telegraph company. was present
to explain the working of the system of
wire suspensions, recently proposed by
the company as compromise ON the
underground system now going into
general adoption. Tie expense the
company would incur in placing the
wires i'll cables would. he SAID, be fully
Sl2.0o0. To place the wires in cendnits
of the company i'm st. Paul would
justify no such expense. Seventy five
or 50 per cent of the entire revenue of
the company in ST. Paul /. was
paid out in salaries to en-
pIoyes. The gross income of the
company per annum from IFS business
here was Si0S.000. This statement was
made in reply to direct question by
Aid. Flandrau. Aid. Van Slyke moved
that the matter be referred to the COM
mittee on streets. Aid. Sanborn hoped
the motion would not carry, as the mat
ter had already been fully considered
and reported Oh by the committee. This
report was that the wire matter be re-
feTred to the city attorney With fnStrnc-
tons to draw up all ordinance specify
ing the methods by which the Western
Union company should place It's wires
underground. The vote on the report
resulted in Its unanimous adoption.
Must yacate City Land.
City Attorney Holman submitted the
following communication regarding the
present-unIa occupation of public
land by private parties.
AT the last session of our legislature law
was passed amending section of chapter
GO of the General Statutes of 1878 SO as to
read rs follows:
section d. Action to recover real prop
eriy. No action for the recovery of real
SIGN thereof, shall be maintained unless it
appears that The plaintiff, his ancestor.
predecessor Or grant Or was seized or possess
ed of the premises i'll question, within fifteen
4lo) years before the commencement of the
action. This amendment will take effect
and be in force from and after JanuarvJ.
1890; -.
Under the old section the plaintiff could
maintain his action. If he showed that at any
time within twenty 600 years before the
commencement OF the actlon he or his pred
ecessor i'll title WAS seized Or possessed of the
property. The effect of the amendment of
1889 is that after Jan. l, 1891, a person
mas acquire title 10 real property by fifteen
cases where the action IS brought before
Jah- next twenty (2U) years adverse DOS
session must be shown 10 establish the title.
III IS claimed most strenuously that this limi-
tatioi law does not apply to municipal cor
porations. and believe the weight of the an
thorlties sustainS this position.
Ia the case OF the City CT t Paul VS. The Chi
cage, Milwaukee Il st. Paul Railroad Com
pany, two OF the ablest of our district judges
have decided that this statute applies 10 mu-
niclpai corporations as we'll as individuals.
From that decision the city has appealed to
the supreme court This appeal will be ar
gued on Jan. l6 next, but Il decision can
hardly be expected before next April.
The purpose of this communication is to
ask authority from the council to Institute
suit against all persons and corporations
VINO are now occupying parts of streets,
leFees, alleys and public places within the
limits of the city without right. / consider
this matter of great importance to the inter-
ests of the city for it is q well-known fact
That many OF our streets and levees ale occu-
ped by parties who have no rights whatever,
except such as are based on the claim of adj
verse possession. The city engineer has fur
nlshed me with plats showing at least sixty
cases OF this character. and be has not vet
fully completed his investigation. l submit
the accompanying resolution. and ask that il
receive your careful consideration.
A resolution that the corporation at
torney be authorized and directed to
commence action against all persons
and corporations who are now unlaw-
fully occupying any of the streets,
alleys, ievces and public places within
the city of st. Paul, and that said ac-
lions be commenced before Jan, l. 1891.
was unanimously passed.
An ordinance by Alderman Copley.
granting permission TO LIE FaVre Des-
iaeuerS to move certain frame buildings
now standing within the fire limits to
another point on the lot now occupied.
was referred to the committee on
streets, as also was another from the
same source granting to Louis johnson
the right TO build q skating rink on the
river this winter. Another ordinance.
introduced by Aid. Coniey. providing
for the employment Of police patrol
telegraph operator for duty at the Gen.
trail police station at a salary of SO per
month, was referred TO the committee
on fire department
y resolution by Aid. Cullen, authoriz-
ing the payment OF iudgmc,, +
rendered against the city in the
United States circuit court Dec.
1G, 1887, in favor of David }. Hem
messy, was unanimously passed, the
same action being taken with regard to
the payment of the costs in the case of
The State eX rel. William Godfrey and
others against The District Court Of
Ramsey County, amounting TO $50 81.
a resolution by Aid. Banhoiz, +
that an order be drawn in
favor of City Treasurer Refs, for
sl,915.30 to pay brickiayers on the Mid
way sewer system for work during Sep
TENDER and to Oct. 10, received 16 votes.
Aid. Sanb0rn being excused from vot-
ing. The men have been working under
Paulson d Conrad, subcontractors with
James ForreStal, the original contractor
with the city.
Erased His Signature.
he report of the board of public
works regarding the application of w.
i. Murray for the lowering of the sewer