St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-17
THE CITYS GAS BILLS.
Comptroller McCardy Advo-
Gates Lighting the City
Hall by Electricity.
The Much Debated Bicycle
Ordinance Comes to an
Inglorious End.
There Will Be No Street Illu-
mination During the
State Fair.
General Gpist of Public Mat
tiers Before the Board
OF Aldermen.

aldermen last evening. The first stated
that from May l, 1889, to June 80, 1892,
the average monthly bills for gas in the
court house were $4i2.62. The structure.
he said. had been wired, when built, for
electric lights at cost of $4,000, and all
that was necessary was to put lamps
on one end and dynamos on the
other. Necessary machinery and other
apparatus. could be purchased for $4,000.
The boiler capacity was ample and no
increase of fuel would be necessary.
There was balance of S14, after
the building was completed, and the eX-
pense could be paid from that amount.
The expense OF lighting could by this
plan, SO the communication said, be re-
duced to S75 per month.
The attention of the council was also
called to the fact that the undivided
half of the court house square and
buildings had not been made to the
city and the title was now i'll the county.
The second epistle from the comp
troller notified the council the contract
for printing had expired. He also adj
vised that the sprinkling expense be
collected through the county auditor
Office, same as water frontage tax, by
having 1t placed on tax roll. The cost
of more than one-third of the sprinkling
bills are made up by items of cost Of
collection.
The first communication went to the
committee on ways and means and the
second TO the committee on legislation.
The Bike Ordinance.
The bicycle ordinance, which has see
sawed from one body to the other for
the last three months, came from the
committee for adoption. MIR. Cullen
protested against the passage of the
ordinance. which he termed class legiS-
lation OF the most perniciouS kind.
There were large number of residents
who. by reason OF j. health, age, and
other circumstances, were not able to
purchase OF ride bicycles. The council
had no right, he thought, to pass the
ordinance. or any ordinance giving per-
sons the right to run any vehicle on the
sidewalks. Should any accident occur,
he was of opinion, if the ordinance
passed. that it would make the city
liable.
Aid. Franklin moved that,it be laid
on the table, and Aid. Zimmerman sec
onded. The resolution to place Oh thu
table was lost, Aid. Cullen. Conley, Dor.
niden, Zimmerman and Franklin vot-
Ing i'll favor of tabling it, and Aid.
Copeland. Hickman, Montgomery, War
rem and Ingersoll against. Aid. Mont
gOmery said only those bikes" owned
in the city could be registered under
the ordinance and take out licenses.
Persons from other. cities could ride on
the sidewalks without any license or
the payment of any fees. He suggested
it be recommitted to the com mittee.
The motion of Aid. Cullen. to indefi-
Aalxr I&e<f t,,, fl,r.+H
tie vote as that to table. Aid. Warren
wanted it sent back to the committee.
To- this AID. Hickman objected He
said enough business could be found
without wasting any more time on the
ordinance. He didn't own bicycle or
have any children to be worried about
being run over. He thought it advisa-
bic to restrict the riders of bikes from
certain sidewalks, and for this reason
was in favor of the ordinance. Aid.
COnley, to test the matter, moved the
roll call on the passage of the ordi
nance.
The ordinance was decided killed by
the chair, Aid. Copeland, Hickman,
Warren and lngersoll only voting for
its passage.
No State Fair illumination.
The resolution passed by the assem-
bly, providing for the appointment of
committee to spend $1,000 to illuminate
the streets during fair week was "sat
upon" The communication from the
jobbers' union favorng the plan was
read and accepted. Aid. COnley moved
Aid. Copeland said it would be much
better to put the streets in good cond-
ton than 10 illuminate. All but Aid.
Hickman agreed to an indefinite post
pOnement.
Aid. Franklin introduced resolution
setting forth that the damages in the
Sixth ward by recent rain storms were
attributed to defective catchbaSinS and
sewers. The city engineer was directed
to make a thorough inspection of the
system for carrying off the surplus
water from raInfalls in the Sixth ward
and report what steps are necessary to
remedy the annoyanceS caused. Aid.
Copeland wanted the matter sent to the
committee OH streets, or the First ward
added to the list. The recommendation
was made so as to take in all the wards.
The report of the committee to whom
was referred the proposition to have an
'agenda' paper prepared was submit
ind. The report recommended that the
clerk slow up III his reading: that
each member answer distinctly to
his name, aud that more frequent
meetings be held. Aid. Hick-
man was in favor of having
the clerk prepare at noon on the day be-
fore the meeting calendar of the bust
ness to come up and have printed
copy of such calendar on the desks of
the members. No business to be acted
upon, except preliminary orders, unless
On the printed calendar. On motion,
the resolution to be known as rule IS,
submitted by Aid. Hickman, was sub
stituted for the report of the committee
Right of Way Granted.
An ordinance, granting the Fifth
Ward Transfer company the right to
construct railroad track OH strip of
land fifty feet wide upon the levee in
the Fourth ana Fifth wards, was referred
to the committee on streets. The track
is wanted to accommodate the manu-
featuring plants to be located in the
Fifth ward. The company have already
| secured right OF way from the Omaha
shops OH Randolph street to the Mime
| sofa Transfer, and the ordinance is to
| secure trackage from the Wabasha
! street bridge to point near Randolph
| street.
| Claims for damages, caused by the
| rain storm of July 26. were filed by the
iOilUNiliS pcloOuS. IA. J.. HILL. SOUU,
| Burns q Shaw, $500; George OSSman,
! $1,000; West Side Turnverein, 1925; A.
| F.. G. P. and Nettie l.. Anderson, $500;
| Welsh Bros, 1856; Allen Truesdale,
$500. The committee on claims will
| consider them.
The committee OH parks recommend
ed the compensation of the seven park
| policemen be paid to Aug. or such
i time as they worked, and that the mayor
be asked to instruct regular patrolmen
to keep an eye Oh parks. The report
was adopted.
The Women's Sanitation association
requested that a drinking fountain be
erected on Bridge square and water
supply be provided for Swede hollow
The petition asked for conference
! committee to examine plans. specitica-
tons and statements of assistance
already offered. The petition was
| signed by Mesdames G. A. Severance,
| A. p. Goodrich, 81. l.. Moss, A. E. Clark
and Lewis Baker,,
The citizens Of Ha2pl Park and vinIn.