St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-19
NOT ON The SQUARE.
The Triangle Presented the
Government Sufficient
for a Building.
Board of Aldermen Will Not
Increase the Grant Of
Land.
Fair Week Will Find st. Paul
d Handsomely Illumi-
mated City.
L -
Street, Sewer and City Rail-
way Matters Discussed
and Disposed of.

The board of aldermen last evening
| administered a Knockout blow to the
| hopes of the assemblymen who voted
! last week in favor of the acquisition OF
more land for the new public building.
A preliminary order to the board Of
public works was introduced in the as
sembly by President Murray, ordering
! that body to investigate and report upon
| the widening, opening and altering or
/ Market street, between Fifth and sixth
streets. This was done in view of the
suggestion of Architect EdbrOOke, who
| desired to have a square site to build
upon instead of triangular one. the
! assembly expressed themselves in favor
of the proposal, and passed the order
by full vote. Last evening when the
order came before the aldermen for
| their approval. Aid. Cullen opposed it
| on the ground that the city nad acted
most generously and had donated to the
government $50, 900 worth of property.
He thought that most magnificent
building could be erected on the site
donated, and if the land asked by the
architect should be acquired, 1t would
cost the city nearly 100000, and at the
! present time the utmost economy had TO
| be observed.
'1f the site is not large enough. con-
tinued the acting mayor, Il would be IN
favor of going to the Hon. II. NJ. Rice
and the heirs of the Irvine estate and
| asking their permission to have the
| new custom house erected III Rice park.
! This would surround the building with
a small park, and the present site OF the
new building could be made into park
without cost to the city. For the rea-
| sons | have stated | shall vote no on
this resolution" A vote being taken
on the resolution, all the aldermen an
| swered in the negative. and the res0lu-
ton was declared lost.
Third Street 10 BE Illuminated.
The matter Of Illuminating Third
street during the Fair week occupied
the attention of the board for some time.
On the motion of Aid. Conley the prlyl-
| Iege of addressing the board was ac-
corded to Clarence E. Stone, ticket
agent for the Wisconsin Central road.
Mr.. Stone stated that the convention
! of the National Ticket Agents asSOcIa-
ton would be held in St.Paul from Sept
| Z to 10. and over 500 members from all
/ parts of the United States and Canada
/ would come to the city. He earnestly
desired. on behalf of the association,
that the Third street Examinations be
erected, as Fair week also took place at
the same time. and the reception COM
mittee desired TO give the visitors ev-
cry possible opportunity to remember
their visit.
Aid. Copeland stated that the road
masters convention would take place
/ f,.nr cd
a resolution by Aid. COnley that the
| sum of 800 be appropriated out of the
street lighting fund for the purpose of
Illuminating Third street during far
week, was carried by 9 votes to 2, Aid.
Sullivan and SanbOrn voting IN the
,egative, the latter explaining that
lille he was in favor of having the
uminations, still the money set aside
that purpose was exhausted. and the
rect lighting fund estimated in the
X estimate did not provide for this eX-
enditure.
Many Miscellaneous Matters.
The city railroad company addressed
petition to the council asking for al
Xtension of time in completing certain
| mes. owing to the difficulty of obtain
ng material and other obstacles unfOre
cen. The lines are as follows: The
acksOn street line, the Maria avenue
'XtenSiOn from Earl street to the lndiar
lOund park. the Stryker avenue line
he Fort Smelling extension on Yves
pventh street. Aid. Gehan moved tina
finishing these lines be eX
tended from toY. /, 1891. to July |, 1892
The motion was carried by 8 to ;
liv,sro. Dutt. DOTniden and Sullivan
voting no.
e perintepdent of the police tele
.raph department sent a cOmmunica
lion to the council calling attention t
the necessity of Llacing the wires of thu
J department underground. The matter
was referred to the committee on police
petition from property owners oil
f | Fourth street, asking that the paving o
= the street be not carried out until tn
2 J sewer on the street was enlarged, wa
d referred to the committee on streets.
l. An order was ordered to be drawn OF
the city treasurer in favor OF the fol
lowing persons: Robert Seeger, TO
4 ! gasoline lamps for June and July
81, 730.40; st. Paul Gas Light company
S654.57: EdgemOOr Bridge Work com
: pany, for construction of the Selby ave
| nue. bridge sUDerStructure, $1,000: Johl
Martin Lumber company, 81, 022.30; Chi
cago Forge and Bolt company, for SiXt!
f street bridge superstructure, Estimate
o No. 5, S14,343.75; Estimate No. 6. $40,
1925; Kirkland q Starkey, EStimat
/ No. 9, Arcade street sewer system
f 81, 523; w. c. Doherty, Phalen creel
!, sewer system, 81, $50.
: Bids for the alteration and cOustruC
ton of the new police headquarter
: were opened and referred to the Specia
q ! committee on the jail site.
: Acting Mayor Cullen sent communi
II cation received from the chamber O
commerce, to the council, in which tn
d chamber signified its approval of th
;, proposed acquisition of more propert
= for the new public building.
n The committee on claims TepOrte
d without comment upon the bill of tn
it Azotine company for s91666 for collect
d ing garbage from June - to July Il
X The matter was referred to the city a
tOrney, who has already advised tina
the bill is proper, if proof is given tina
the work has been done.
t. The bills of the Azotine cOmpan
d were allowed, as follows: Destructiu
IS of garbage for May, $3.50; collectio
$ of garbage. April Is to May Is. S91f
II collection of garbage from May Is
IS June Is, 1916
>; A petition from the West st. Pal
l Electric Light and Power cOmpan!