St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-17

MIR. Llenau said that 1t would De Dad
policy to put these bonds on the market
at this time.
Chairman Dean-We could not sell
them.
Mr.. Lienau said he favored bill re-
stricting the issuance of these bonds
until 1898. So far as the Broadway
bridge was concerned, from what the
city attorney Informed him, it would be
two years before the lawSu its over the
approaches were ended.
Mr.. Bell remarked that the Broadway
bridge question stood this way: $780,
GOO bad been spent i'll putting i'll the
foundations; that no more work was
likely to be done on the bridge for two
or more wears; that the work on the
bridge was commenced by the city
council in opposition to the legal ruling
of the city attorney. The aldermen
practically ignored the law, and he
thought they should be called upon to
make good that 100000, which. for the
present for what good it was doing the
city, had been practically dumped into
the river. He questioned whether the
bridge would be built IN ten years. Jim
Hill said it never would be built.
Mr.. Lienau-He is not an authority
upon everything. raj ~.
The matter was here Laid over,o and
ii. F. Stevens drought up" a proposed
alteration in the law regulating the va
cation of streets and alleys. There was
a clerical error in the present law. For
instance, in case where property had
been vacated and other property taken,
the city made charge for the property
vacated. This WorkedVery harShly when
the property vacated was considerably
more valuable than that taken. MesSrS.
Ireland and Cochran had paid in this
way $1,000, owing to properly located
in Manchester Park, necessitated by the
running of Grand avenue through one
end of the park, contrary to the original
plat. They had vacated eight acres and
taken four acres. The property va
Gated was much more valuable than that
taken, and yet they mad had to pay the
city $1,000.
City Attorney Holman, appealed to,
said there undoubtedly was an error i'll
the law-two sentences had been run
into-and the matter was one which
might legitimately be taken up by
committee of the delegation. MeSSrS.
Ireland and Cochran were not the only
persons to be considered in this matter.
There were others who, had paid money
into the treasury under the same cir-
cumStanceS.
Mr. Bell wanted the proposed altera-
ton thoroughly inquired into. He did.
not think it exactly the thing that'the
city railway should expect to receup
itself out of the city because it had been
compelled to cut through Manchester
Park. s'g
MIR. Stevens Nothing of the sort. The
city received more than value for the
land vacated, and yet MeSSrs. Ireland
and Cochran are compelled to- pay all
additional $1,000.
Mr.. Bell-The city did not compel the
railway to cut through Manchester Park.
Why should the railway, then. expect
the city to assist them to pay for the
land they have taken?
Mr.. StevenS-The city railway has
absolutely nothing to do with the prop
erty. | examined the titles and every
thing is owned by Messrs. Cochran
and Ireland. 49,.
City Attorney Holman said it ought to
be understood that when property was
vacated the city should get other prop
erty Of equal value.
Mr.. Stevens is so in this case.
City Attorney Holman-Yes; but
there are other cases which must be in
quired into.
OlllilldlCly MCoolO. dull, OlCNcllS dIlU
bearing were requested to inquire into
the proposed legislation and reports.
with an Even Hand.
President German, of the board of
public works, attended to answer cues
tions He did not believe the work of
the board could be conducted with three
members so well as it had been done
with four.
Mr. Sanborn-But could the work be
done by three members?
Mr.. Gorman-I suppose it could if we
were forced
Mr.. Sanborn-Could it be done by one
member?
MIR. Gorman-I don't believe in the
one-man power, Mr.. Sanborn.
Mr. Sanborn-What is the work
your department likely to be during the
next TWO years?
Mr.. Gorman-Just as large as ever.
Last year contracts were let amounting
to 81, 3S6. COO
Ii. F. Stevens said there was rumor
Oh the streets that the board of public
works Disseminated in favor of w iliam
Dawson when assessing benefits. He did
not know anything about this; he
merely repeated a current charge, so
that Mr.. German might know and give
them reply.
MIR. German denied the charge. The
board of public works Disseminated in
favor of no one. He added: "William
Dawson gets 1t just as hard as any man.
lie pays more assessments and pays
them with less wranging than any man
know off, Mr., German proceeded to
explain the working of his department,
showing its actions were largely de-
pending upon those of the city council.
A Great Work.
Dr.. Ancier, of the city and county