St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-09
LORDS GET In LINE.
AssembIymen Indorse the Market
Site Auditorium Scheme.


President Murray, of the assembly,
did not preside last evening at the
meeting of the upper house, owing to a
slight indispoSitiOn, and Vice President
Minea took charge of affairs. Mr.. Muir
ray. however. was present, and watched
his aide WELD the gayel. All the MEM
berS were present except Mr.. Costello.
The most important matter DISPOSED of
was the resolution passed last week by
the board of aldermen, that st. Paul
should possess an auditorium building,
and that il on investigation it was found
that the market house could be altered
SO as to accommodate an audience of
10000 persons. one-mill tax should
be included in the tax levy for the pur-
pose of erecting an auditorium build
ng.
Col. Allen, who was present, favored
the idea in a lengthy speech, and was
followed by number of the assembly
men. all of whom were strongly i'll favor
OF the plan.
Mr.. Murray advised careful action,
and went into intricate legal details in
order to pilot the lords through the
shallow waters of the Bell charter upon
which they might be stranded.
The resolution was passed amidst en-
Slyke resolution was passed provid-
ing for the appointment of a special
committee of six, to be composed of
three members from each house, the
committee to ask for and examine COM
petitive plans and specifications for en-
larging the market house. The vice
president appointed MeSsrs. Open
helm, Van Slyke and Elmquist to repre-
sent the assembly Oh the committee.
The old adage that 'Out of evil grows
good' is likely to be exemplified by the
recent terrible accident at the Third
street ruins. A delegation from the
Commercial club waited OH the assem-
bly,, and. through {. l.. Standards.
urged action on the part of the council
in placing an ambulance service i'll the
city without further delay. Mr.. Sum
bardS said that the 900 business men
who belonged TO the club had recently
passed a resolution that the matter
should no longer be delayed.
Mr.. Oppenheim said that the council
was in favor of the ambulance service,
but was unable TO do anything, as the
general fund, which was oyerd rawn,
would have to pay the expense, but it
was hoped that early sneXt year that
funds would be available. In order to
start the matter actively, Mr.. McCatfer-
tee on streets investigate the necessity
of an ambulance service and report to
the assembly. The resolution passed.
the delegation of citizens. after thank
ing the assembly for hearing them, with
drew from the council chamber.
The committee OH fire department re-
ported. through its chairman. that a
conference had been held during the
day with the board of fire commission
erS, and recommended the passage of
resolutions 10 allow the board to sell
condemned property of the department
and use the proceeds for purchasing
new material; also that chemical en-
CINE of the department may be sold for
1900 to the town of Ashby, and that
amount, together with $1,000 received
from the sale of chemical engine to
the town of Wheaton, be used by the
board for purchasing new apparatus.
The assembly cOncurred in the report of
the committee and adopted the reSOlu-
tons.
The claim of Henry and Katie Logan
for damages for injuries alleged to have
been sustained by defective plank on
the Robert street bridge was referred to
the city engineer and committee on
claims. The ordinance giving the
health officer further power in the mat
ter of ordering priyy vaults to be
cleaned was passed OIL recommendation
of the committee on ordinances. The
ordinance passed by the board of alder
men authorizing the erection of market
sheds on Rice street near Thomas street
for use of market gardeners was passed.
Mr.. McCafferty voted against the al
lowance of the pay roll of the engi-
neer's department on the ground that
in order to keep within the apprOpria-
ton the street laborerS had been dis
charged, while the employees of the
engineers department, drawing large
salaries, were retained. Assistant City
Engineer Wilson explained that the
street force was paid from special
fund and the engineers department
from another fund. and any saving in
the engineering department fund would
not benefit the street force.
Mr.. BanholZer introduced a resou-
ton, which was passed, that the city
railroad company be instructed to fur
nish better accommodation for travel
from TuscarOra street, on the West
Seventh street line, to Fort Smelling.