St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-06

says the communication, alQ OF great
importance 10 the health of the city,
and the city can i'll afford to be with
out such services" The company sug-
gusts that the council authorize the
work to be don9 under the old contract
uvtil the council arrangeS for new
contract.
Later in the evening Aid. Sullivan
introduced a resolution instructing the
city clerk to notify the sanitation com
pauy not to collect dead animals here
after under the old contract, and also to
notify the company that the city will
refuse to pay for any such work..
Aid. Dobner moved to refer to the
special joint committee on aZotine, ex-
planning that he considered it urgent
that something definite be done at once
TO take care of the sanitary condition OF
the city.
The resolution was so referred.
Aid. Sullivan also directed attention
to the necessity of doing something
definite and speedily. The board OF
aldermen has been passing the bills
upon the statement that the work has
actually been performed. but the as
sembly has refused to sign any of the
bills. The whole matter went to the
special committee on azotine.
The Hotel Runners.
The jobberS' union of the city pre-
scented a petition asking that the licenses
of the hotel runners who solicit bust
ness at the corner of Sibley and Third
streets be Cancelled, or that they be re-
moved from that locality. The e0mmu-
nication explained that the runners are
a grievOuS source of annoyance to the
jobbers of the city. The matter was
referred to TIE committee on licenses.
Aid. Gehan presented resolution in
structing the corporation attorney to
take legal proceedings to compel the
Manitoba and Great Northern roads to
construct bridge where the tracks
cross Park avenue.
Aid. Sanborn stated that it was only
a threat to some of the largest interests
in the city. He hoped the resolution
would not pass, because it would pos
sibly have the effect to dive Mr.. Hill
out of the city. The alderman main
tanned, Furthermore, that the citizens
along Park avenue do not favor the
bridge.
Aid. Gehan thought differently. He
stated most emphatlcally that the citI-
Zens do want the improvement. and
cited the fact in Substantlatlon of his
pOStIlOU tildO LllClO 10 q pOtiliOh
now before the council praying for the
bridge. All of Park avenue is in the
Ninth ward.
The resolution was referred to the
committee on streets, of which Aid.
Gehan is chairman. This action was
taken upon the motion of Aid. DObner,
who was not sufficiently familiar with
the question TO vote with satisfaction of
his own mind.
The protest of the Como avenue prop
erty owners against the assessments
made against their property for trees set
out along Como avenue was referred to
the committee OIL streets.
Again After Lowry.
The Eighth Ward Citizens union re-
quested that the council take action to
compel the street car company to stop
all cars at all crossings to accommodate
passengers between Dale street and
Lexington avenue. Referred to the
committee on streets.
The general manager of the Omaha
road communicated that the road has
received the request of the council in
the matter, and that the road will
straightway have plans prepared for the
Payne avenue bridge over the tracks
of the company. The letter was
referred to the committee on streets.
The new plans submitted by the city
engineer for the Eighth street bridge
were adopted upon the motion of Aid.
Gehan.
The ordinance authorizing the st.
Paul Showcase company to occupy
portion of the Sixth ward levee for
manufacturing purposes was referred
to the committee on streets, and like
course was taken with an ordinance
giving similar rights to the st. Paul
Hoop Manufacturing company.
Aid. Conley presented an ordinance
to further regulate the carrying OF
passengers for hire by hackmen. Ac-
companyIng the same was petition
signed by the licensed hackmen, and
the ordinance w5S given first reading
and then referred to the committee on
licenses. The ordinance is an innOva-
ton. 1t compels the payment of all
claims for hack hire by persons engag-
ing a hack, making default INSIDE
meanor, and fixing the penalty, upon
conviction. fine of not less than $40
nor more than S25, or imprisonment in
the wOrkhouSe for period OF not less
than ten daysnor more than thirty days.
An ordinance giving the Omaha road
the right to occupy Minnesota street
south of Second street, was referred to
the committee on streets.
The contract between the city and
the Milwaukee Railroad company pro-
vding for doubletrack iron bridge
along the right of way of the company
and across Pleasant avenue, was APP
proved.
The assembly file appropriating S6,710
for the purpose of paving East Third
street was passed. The file was accom-
panied by written opinion by the
corporation attorney explaining that the
previous action Of the council was
Illegal, because that body had no right to
divert moneys from one fund to any
other. The new resolution, he stated,
is in regular form, and complies with
charter provision.
Corporation Attorney Lawler recon-
mended that the council refuse TO re-
turn the license fees to employment
agents. as asked by the latter some time
ago.
Write or wire Frank [. Tedford, mem
Der Duluth Stock Exchange, what iron
stocks to invest in on the MeSaba range.