St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
The Joint Council Committee
and the Auditorium Pro-
posal.
A Decision to Proceed With
It's Erection Without
Delay.
Market House Sit q Prevails
With a Majority Of the
Committee. -!
New Bids Neeessitated Be
cause Of Alterations in
. Plans. ee 81


the joint committee on auditorium from
the common council has been partieu-
larly anxious to get the work of con-
structing permanent auditorium I'M
der way, the members agreed that moth
ing should be done during the absence
of Chairman Van Slyke The latter has
returned from his Eastern trip, and yes
terday a meeting was held in the office
of the corporation attorney.
The auditorium will he built, and on
the market house site. 1t took little
time to arrive at that conclusion by the
committee Yesterday. Assemblyman
Van Slyke had the notion that it Mould
be better 10 buy the property opposite
the high school for a site and build
there. This has. in fact, been his idea,
of happy solution of the problem from
the very first, but there was not another
member of the committee who conceded
with his views in this particular.
ASSemblyman McCafferty favored
phrases. the desiiability of proceeding
with all expedition possible. If there
is any convenient provision for build
lug at once on such a site, he was will
ing to effect compromise with Mr.. Van
Siykc. and Aid. Conlev voiced a like
statement. If ST. Paul is to have an
auditorium at all, il must be built at
once and from the proceeds of the tax
levy already provided for.
Assemblyman Van Slyke was insist
ent. however, and he asserted that pub
lie sentiment is largely opposed to the
projected remodeling Of the market
house.
Il think you are wrong" exclaimed
Judge McCafferty. Il have a very
strong impression that the popular SEN
timent is in favor of the mark ct house
site. Everybody wants the building
started as soon as possible, and that
will be the only plan Oh witch we can
proceed without delay. There are GER
tain great and urgent reasons for get
ting the structure under way as soon as
possible. Next winter the legislature
will meet, and there is great likelihood
Of their ordering the capitol rebuilt.
and then they will want a place for
meeting"
''They met once in the old city mar
ket.o persisted Mr.. Van Slyke.
Very true: agreed Mr.. McCaherty,
but that was under quite different cir
cumstances, anu it was long time ago..
and the session was short. The legisla,
ture meets now for ninety days, and the
members are sure to require good and
complete accommodations. If we don't
afford them, why, they will go to Minne4
apolis. Now. let us act like sensible
business men and get this auditorium in
readiness. so as to give the Legislature
firSt-class facilities
1--WE cannot do this and change the
present plans" suggested AID. q ehail.l
Mr. LAWYER, the corporation attorney,
gave the legal opinion that that the civ
has no authority to buy site, butsit has.
q, right under the charter provision to
remodel and :, enlarge the city market.
This statement accorded precisely with
the views Of all the committeeman, save.
perhaps, Mr.. Van Slyke, who disapl
proved of the market house scheme.
Assemblyman Murray. who was present,
advised that to buy another site
means delay Of at least
one year, aid the committee
would not consent to any delay what
ever. Aid Conley argued III favor of
immediate action, and thereupon Mr.
McCatferty moved, to test the sentiment
of the councilmen present, that it was
the sense of the committee that the city
proceed as soon as possible with the
erection of the auditorium on the mar
ket house site. This was seconded by
AsSemblyman Elmqnist. and it was car
led. Mr.. Van Slyke alone voting no.
George Mitsch ST., being present. was
given an opportunity to express his
preferences, and he asked that provis-
ions be made for stores OH both the st.
Peter and the Wabasha street sides. and
upon motion Of Judge MeCat1erty it
was voted that stores shall be provided
for, and then it was urged by the judge
that the council shall at once award the
contracts.
mo. no; you can't do that" cried
Mr.. Van Slyke. 1.-The plans have to be
changed and modified. They are for a
temporary structure, and it is the pur-
pose to erect permanent building
now"
Mr.. McCafferty agreed that this was
right, and after some further discussion
it was agreed that the committee meet
again tomorrow afternoon at O'clock,
when the architect will be present and
explain the changes that will be neceS-
Sary in the plans before contracts can
be awarded. .:.,,,
So it is practically decided that the
work will begin the present month.
This will be welcome and joyful inteili-
gence to the many laborers that are out
of employment, and who have no means
of supporting their families. Just as
soon as the contracts are awarded over
LOCO men will be set to work on the
building, and they will be given per-
mauent employment all winter.
A complaint was lodged with the
mayor yesterday against Detective
ReichOw by an employe of Cardozo, the
furniture man. Reichow is charged
with going into the furniture store and
assaulting this employe, and pretending
to arrest him. etc. Schroeder, the liv-
cry man, is mixed up in the imbroglio.
and he has been arrested on warrant.
Reichow will be Investigated by the
mayor alto o'clock this morning.