St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-17
Additional Securities to Be
Thrown by Means Of a u
New Ordinance. a
The Street Car Company Says
Its Books Are Open to 4
the City. 80.
Miscellaneous Business Trans
acted by the Board Of Al
dermen. a
Boomers Hustling for New
Offers to Make the Har- q
Vester People.

The present bread ordinance, instead
of syStematizing the baking aud sale of
1.-The staff of life," seems to have
plunged the industry into doubt and
uisc0rd. The conclusion has been ar
rived at by the bakers of the city that
it is not far-reaching as it should be,
and. moreover, that it is not specific
enough. Consequently, they enlisted
the sympathieS OF Aid. Bonner, vino
has drafted all ordinance with the view
OF curing the imperfections of the old.
1t was presented at last nights meeting
of the board of aldermen and given its
first reading. 1t enters into all the
various branches of the business, speci-
Tying all sorts Of products of the oven,
and provides for systematic inspec-
ton. which is made compulsory. The
ordinance went to the committee on
ordinances to determine upon penalties
In case of attractions.
Street Railway Earnings.
CORPORATION Attorney Lawler submit
ted the foilowingopinion concerning the
city's rights in dispute with the st. Paul
City Railway company:
After careful examination Of Ordi-
nance No. 1927, l am Of the opinion that
the enclosed return of the gross earn
ings of said company for the year 1891,
verified by A. l.. Scott, general man
ager, is in proper form, and that the
said companyis not required by the said
ordinance to render an itemized state
ment of the earnings of its several
lines"
Such information, however, as would
be conveyed by an itemiZed statement
could be obtained from an examination
of the books of the said company.
at appears from the accompanying
correspondence that the said company
has not been requested to permit such
examination to be made. / am Informed
by its general manager that it is willing
to allow the city treasurer, OF some
proper person appointed by him, to
make such examination. l therefore
recommend, should it seem proper to
the common council and to the city
treasurer, that such course be pur-
sued"
The report was accepted by the body.
A report treating of the same topic
was received from the city treasurer,
1t was a memorandum showing the
gross earnings of the company in st.
Paul for 1891 in comparison with the
previous year, and also in comparison
with the same reported for Minneapolis.
In st. Paul, for 1891, the company re-
ports 1873, 35l.66; for MINNEAPOLIS. !
Sl.325. 900, and for st. Paul in 1890.
$3.50, S02.57. He then comments upon
the vast extensions made in the st.
Paul system for the year 1891, and the
fact that 1890 showed mostly horse cars,
etc. The report was placed on file.
miscellaneous. +,
A petition was received from John A.
G0ran, asking for $3.50 for damages that
he alleges to have sustained by reason
OF falling through broken sidewalk on
ROndo street Jan. 16. The matter was
referred to the committee OH elaims;)
and protest was received from props
erty owners asking that proceedings be
abandoned in the matter of widening
East Seventh street. between Rosabel
and Broadway. 1t was laid upon the
table.
The board of public works reported
that it had finally decided not to read
vertiSe for PROPOSALS for sprinkling dis
tricts I, and 10. These districts cover
suburban streets. and none of the con-
tractors seem to care to get the Job.
Last year tho Chicago. Milwaukee Sc
st. Paul Railway company filed plans
and specifications with the city engineer
for foUr-track iron bridge over the
Pleasant avenue crossing, but this year
the road feels satisfied with double
track bridge, according to the report of
the city engineer. Accompanying the
same was an agreement between the
city and the road, and the matter was
referred to the committee on Streets
Corporation Attorney LAWYER report
ed back the old Bell litigation, and rec
commended that settlement be ar
ranged between the city and Mr.. Bell
in case satisfactory terms can be agreed
on. This is the mater of the petition
of George w. II. Bell for a return of as
SesSmentS paid by reason of supposed
benefits accruiug from street improve
ments in West st. Paul. The case went
to court, and the jury failed to agree.
MIR. Bell how agrees to accept one-half
the claim, explaining he does not care
for further litigation. His original
claim was for SS,275. Referred to the
committee on streets.
The corporation attorney reported an
ordinance to pay c. s. Little $3.50 in full
for Injuries received by falling on de-
fective sidewalk on Cook street, and
the same was passed under suspension
of rules, and the attorney was Instruct
ed to ascertain the amount of the
default of Timothy Sweeney in his con-.
tract with the city for filling and grading
Langford park, and to forthwith insti-
tute suit against Timothy Sweeney and
his bondsmen Oh the contract for the
amount of such default
The ordinance granting Kingsland
Smith the right to erect roller Touring
mil on the West side levee, near the
Wabasha street bridge, was passed, as
was the ordinance creating a public
market on Sixth street, from Broadway
to Wacouta street, and Rosabel street,
from Fifth to Sixth streets. The much
talked-about bill of the Azotine com
panv for destroying garbage, amounting
to Sc, 250, was ordered paid. This is not
the bill. however. for gathering garbage,
for which there is no contract