St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-29
Council Committee on Streets
Enlightened Upon a Stu
pendous Undertaking.
Wisconsin Central Tracks to
Be Laid Between Fifth and
Sixth Streets,
Beginning at Brook Street
and Running as Far as
Broadway.
Adjoining Realty Purchased,
on Which Warehouses
Will Be Erected.

OIdLOIy lCSdl lOlC uOdJCo OOOuU III
the room of the council committee on
streets last evening, in utter disregard
of the torrid temperature. 1t was the
most important meeting of the commit
tee since the days of the electric tram
way franchises, and the session was
prolonged for two hours and half.
The Wisconsin Central road, through
Attorney Bullitt, of the Northern Pa
citic, and Real Estate Agent McMurran
called the committees attention to it's
desire to lay tracks in the alley between
Fifth and Sixth streets. from. Brook
street to Broadway. Ali the AUDITING
property has been acquired and the
purpose is to sink the tracks twenty
feet below the surface level of cross
streets and build large warehouses
all along the line for the ac-
commodation of the jobbing trade. The
track will cost $250,000, and 100000 has
already been invested in the realty to
be occupied with buildings. The plan
was exclusively mentioned in the
GLOBE during the time the deals for the
property were going on. AS the COM
mittee could not consider it until first
presented to the main body, an ordi-
nance covering what is desired will be
introduced in the council on Tuesday
evening next.
The ordinance of the Milwaukee road
vacating certain streets on the upper
river flats took up the greatest amount
Of time. The ordinance passed the
council, and was vetoed by Mayor Smith
on the ground that the law relating to
the vacation of sire is had not been
complied with, and the whole matter
was sent to the streets committee. At
torneys Bramwell, Horn and Chittenden
and 1. P.Wright opposed the ordinan
strongly, saying that it would further
depreciate the value of property in the
vicinity of Irvine park, as the smoke
nuisance was all but an intolerable one
under the ppesent state of affairs.
They asserted that the thing had
been suddenly sprung, and citizens
knew nothing of it until their attention
was called to it by the veto of the
mayor. Solicitor Norris, for the road,
declared that the gentlemen could not
have read their morning papers, since
the public prints had followed it from
its announcement to the resent time.
He argued forcibly, and declared that
the bottom land in that quarter was
unfit for any use but factories or rail
road purposes. The smoke nuisance
complained of he knew nothing about,
but it seemed the city had not been sue
than Irvine park. The legal phase of
the question came in for a full con-
sideration by both sides. Eventually
the matter went over until July II for
further consideration.
A Mr.. Smell, who lives near the high
bridge, represented the sickening nui-
sance to the people Whereabouts arising
from the rendering establishment of
McMillan's packing house and the Azo-
tine Manufacturing company plant. A
petition from the people asking that
McMillan's establishment (some time
ago burned OUT be not rebuilt, brought
the matter up, but it could not be acted
upon, since the plant has been already
reconstructed. A petition is to be pre-
sented asking that steps be taken to
abate the various odorS arising from the
establishments, until which time moth
ing can be done.
An ordinance providing for the in
| spection of meat, the appointment of in
spectors for that purpose, to be paid by
the imposing of fines on dealers, was
laid over until typewriter copies could
| be furnished the members.
A favorable report to council was
| made upon the ordinance providing for
the inspection of milk, the appointment
of an experienced chemist therefor and
sub-inspectors. DIR. Hoyt stated that
| the state dairy commission had
urged him to take such a step,
and Dairyman Curry favored it. DR..
SwartzkOpf, state veterinarian, was in
clined to favor the appointment of
person competent to inspect animals,
and detailed the effect upon milk
caused by diseased or unhealthy ami
| NAL,