St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-23
Relative to the Rebuilding of
the Peoples Ice Company
Warehouses.
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Warm Discussion Over the
Paving Of the End Of ISL /
Fourth Street. ISL !:
The Mayor Knocked Out by
the Failure Of His Lettehe
to MeCardy.
The Model Girl and the Piet-
ure Dealer Say. It's No. :.
Such Thing. -

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The attendance of interested citizens
at last nights meeting Of the assembly
committee OH streets was large and the
discussion was animated, especially on
the request of the Peoples Ice company
for permission to repair its ice houses
on Chestnut street and the paving OF
East Fourth street in the wholesale dis.
trict.
The DefielS had asked permission to
repair their ice houses, and as they are
situated within the fire limits and pro.
test was made by A. REM and other
property owners, the matter was car:
ried into the council. The build.
ing inspector had reported that
the building needed to be immed;-
ately repaired for the safety of passers-
by along the street, or to he torn down.
w. Z. Murray represented the protest.
ors. and stated that the buildings were
old and were condemned by the council
in 1886. Defiel bought the property a,
that time at so cents On the dollar,
with the understanding that they were
to be torn down. The property ow ners
then consented that if one was torn
down the others might stand for time,
but they were to be removed within two
years. The ordinance ordering the
abatement was read by Mr.. Murray. a
representative of the ice company as
serted that there is. no record of an
agreement to remove any but one of
the five buildings, and that had been
done years ago. He said that the out
side walls are in good condition, and
that they only asked permission to
strengthen the inner walls by replacing
old posts with new ones.
Mr.. Murray insisted = that it would be
an outrage TO allow the repairing to be
done in view of all the circumstances.
About this time several committeeman,
MIR. Murray, Mr.. REM and one or two
others were talking at the same time;
whilst MIR. Lighther shouted for order
and Chairman DOran pounded the ia
ole. Quiet being restored, on motion of
MIR. Lightner the resolution authorizing
the ice company to repair the buildings
will be returned with a recommends
ton that it do not pass. The discussion
was renewed, and sharp words passed
between the gentlemen asking favor
able action Oil one side and Mr.. Murray
and several citizens OH the other side,
and they left the committee room warm
ly discussing the matter. J.
Fourth Street Paving. -;
The award of the contract by the
board of public werkS for paving Fourth
street, from Broadway to the ST. Paul &
Northern Pacific railroad tracks. for the
sum of S14, 100 occaSiOned some discus
sion. L. Kenny spoke OH behalf o6Ta
number OF property owners, and said
that they protested to, laying concrete
pavement until the sewer system was
improved. They would not object to a
wooden paving. 1t would he cheaper,
and may be torn up.with less expense
when it is desired to build
Mr.. Van Slyke observed that this is
! the same objection that has been going
on for the past six years in regard tC
the paving of that street. He asked
that the city engineer be heard on tile
matter. MIR. Ruifdlett explained THE
matter with the assistance of profiles,
and demonstrated THAT the sewerage is
good and all that is practicable.
After the paving the surface OF
the street will carry off any
Surplusage of water in rainy
weather, while the present sewerage is
sufficient for ordinary purposes. Mr..
Van Slyke then read a petition signed
by all of the JobberS,i showing the need
OF the paving to enable them to haul
freight from and to the. railroads.. He
stated that half of the cost of paving is
offered by private subscription. The
opposition from the property owners is
because one slice of the street is occu-
pied by railroads that are not liable to
assessment for the improvements.
A representative of the st. Paul &
Duluth railroad stated that his COM
pany had proposed to pay half of the
street, and that they would he
assisted in this by the 800" and the
Northern Pacific companies. That the
st. Paul & Duluth had put up buildings
worth $50, 900, and that while the street
does not reach their line. yet they abso-
lutelv need the paving to be done in the
interest of handling freight. Repre-
sentatives of the 800" and the North
ern Pacific roads stated that they have
agreed to aid the st. Paul Il Duluth
company in bearing half Of theeXpense.
Mr. Rundlett stated that the differ
ence in expense would be only 40 cents
a yard in favor of the wooden paving as
compared with the concrete. 4',f'
Mr.. Van Slyke stated that now is the
time to make the improvement. while
the railroads are offering to pay half OF
the expense, and on his motion it was
decided to recommend that the award Of
the contract for the paving be con-
firmed. All of the committeeman voted
in the affirmative. ~
More Street Conduits.
The petitions and proposed ordinances
to allow the Western Union Telegraph
company, the st. Paul Gas Light COM
pany, and the st. Paul Light. Heat and
Power company to construct cOnduits
through the streets for the reception of
their systems of wires, ETC., We're re-
ferred to the city engineer and the
corporation attorney to ascertain what
streets may be so used. how the
granting of such rights may inter
fere with the use of the streets
for sewers, water pipes, etc., and to see
if the form of the ordinances is such
as Will protect the city. The report on
these matters will be made to the com-
mittee and the interested parties will
then be given hearing.
The ordinance offered by Aid. War
rem relative to herding cattle, swine and
sheep and preventing their running at
large IN the district south Of Como ave:
nue. Was ItleIlSo " Vic Coi polaliou az
| torney. t,;f,
The committee reported favorably
upon the resolution of Aid. Cullen,
which authorizes Emma Albrecht te
erect a board fence, six feet high, around
her lot in Kittson's addition, on John
street.
The resolution offered by Aid. DAILY,
allowing the Minnesota Soap company
to erect coal she'd near the intersec-
ton Of Spring and Market streets, was
referred to the city attorney and the
city engineer to ascertain If it will OBJ.
struct a travelled street or incur any
liability upon the city.