St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-09
ALL GONE OVER AGAIN.
The East Seventh Street Change
No More I,evee Japda

The East Seventh Street Change
No More Levee Lands.
The assembly com mittee on streets
met yesterday afternoon and disposed
of gust of routine business. The mat
5 ter of widening East Seventh street,
: from Broadway to Rosabel street, was
gone over again with the same vivacity
as at former meetings. The resolution
/, introduced in the assembly several
weeks ago annulling all proceedings in
the matter failed to pass, and was re-
ferred back to the committee on streets.
The property owners who are protesting
against the improvement were out in
full force yesterday, accompanied by
their attorneys. Those who favored the
Improvement were also on hand, and
the discussion at times was Sultry.
A petition from business men from
Jackson 20 kittson streets, on East Sew
enth street, was presented, asking that
no attention be paid to the remOnstrance
for the reason that the directors on
many of them were nonresident prop
erty owners, who would naturally OBJ
ject to any Improvement being made.
The petitioners, who one of those inter-
ested in the Improvement said were
really tine taxpayers because they paid
the rents which kept the property up,
advised the committee to let those not
in favor of the improvement 90 into the
courts for satisfaction. If the assess
ment were too high and unjust. or the
improvement had been made contrary
TO law, the courts would set ii aside.
The question of whether the commit
tee had the right under the law to order
the proceedings annulled at this time
was discussed at length and finally re-
ferred to the corporation attorney for
an opinion, which will he presented
before the assembly meets on Thursday
night. Attorney s. l.. Pierce argued
that the Improvement had not been
petitioned for by majority of the prop
erty owners. When the paper was first
circulated each owner had been told the
assessment would not be more than
SIS per lot. AS soon as they had dis
covered it would be five or six
times that amount seven-eighths of
them had signed the remOnstrance.
Mr.. Pierce half admitted that the great
objection to the improvement was be-
cause of the heavy assessment. He
also concluded that as it was apubic
improvement the public should stand
the expense. and not the already over
burdened property owners i'll that sec
ton.
The request of the Columbia Steam
Pump company for an ordinance to be
passed giving them five lots IN block
1SS, Roberson's addition, on the West
side levee. was set down on very hard.
AsSemblvman Johnson said Aid. Frank
ling was interested in the matter and
had spoken to him about it. and prom
ised to be present.
ASsemblyman Lightner objected
strongly to giving five lots to this or
any other company about which moth
ing was known. City Engineer Rund-
lett said the property would be 270 feet
front, and when this was announced it
settled the matter at least for the time
being.
The request of the Western Union
Telegraph company to construct con-
duits for their wires was disposed OF by
the representative of the company being
requested to hand in a draft of an
ordinance for consideration by the COM
mittee.
Mr.. Lightner said the old council had
declined to grant any further conduit
ordinances.
Mr.. Van Slyke wanted all the parties
interested in the conduit systems to be
heard, and it was decided to hear ali
concerned at special meeting of the
committee on the evening of Aug. %.
The petition of property owners to have
the Como avenue boulevard fixed up
aud the trees set back will be sent to
the board of public works with a pre-
liminary order. The estimated cost is
$3.50, and the properly owners do not
want to stand the expense.