St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-20

HoH'OiIife DisAFtct fropoSeu
for the Fort Smelling Section
Garbage Platform Fixed-Hu-
nicipaI Routine.
Very little important business was
transacted at the board of aldermen
meeting last evening The bicycle
ordinance PASSED BY the assemble. which
prohibited the riding OF bicycles or
tricycles on the sidewalk OF any. street
in tue citg, resulted in lengthy deoate
and ihnamerabie motions aud amend
ments. After the ordinance had been
put OH lis first reading a protest signed
by 100 citizens and taxpayers of the
Tenth ward was banded up. The pro-
test asked for fair and just treatment,
and went on to say that while the peti-
toners were not opposed to being pro-
hioIted from the side walks used bv
pedestrians, there were sidewalks III
portions Of the city where foot passen-
gers are rarely seen and the gopher and
graSsiiOppers reign supreme"
AID. montgomery SAID the passage of
the ordinance would work hardship on
number of the residents OF his ward,
and liz favored the matter being re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
AID. Warren moved an Indefinite
pastponment. but this was lost by tie
vote, aud the ordinance referred to the
committee On streets.
just before an adjournment was taken
Ala. Warren moved for a reconsidera-
ton OF the ordinance, which was
carried. de than moved it he indef-
nIteiF postponed, but Aid. Franklin
raised point Of order which was sus-
tanned by the chair. The motion to
suspend the rules and place the ordi-
nance OH passage was then carried, the
intention of the Eighth ward alderman
being to kill the measure. The motion
prevailed. and after several amend
ments had been proposed and lost, the
vote was called on the final passage.
THIS resulted in ten votes against the
ordinance. which was. amid laughter,
declared lost.
NEW PROHIBITED DISTRICT.
Aid. Copeland. at the request of
President Hickman, Introduced an or
dinance prohibiting the issuance of
licenses to sell intoxicating liquors
within certain section of the city west
u Lexington avenue produced to the
north and south limits of the city. ex-
cepting from the ordinance the south
half of section Il, town %, range %.
Inc part exempted is the territory at
the end of the Fort Smelling bridge,
where there are now two saloons. The
nFHIna1hrn fn fIo
license.
The communication from the mayor
announcing that he had discharged from
the police force PatrOlman J. n. Gavin
created slight ripple. Aid. Dorniden
wanted the matter referred TO the com
mittee on police, for the reason that
that there was no reason given for the
discharge. Aid. Franklin thought as
the pay OF the officer would run on until
both branches of the council had con-
CURED ia the discharge action should be
taken at once. The motion to concur in
the action was passed With out two dis
sentlng votes.
GARBAGE PLATFORM FINED.
The resolution passed by the as
sembfy, On the recommendation of the
mayor. lnc ating the garbage shipping
on the '-SO0" line near Cottage Street
was passed, those voting against it
being Aid. Warren and Jensen.
Inc aldermen cOncurred in the as
scnb!y resolutions directing the build
ing Inspector. city engineer and preSi-
dent or tie board of public works TO re-
port the duties, number and salaries of
the employees in their respective Offices,
and Nd. DOrniden handed in resolu-
ton requesting the city treasurer to re-
port as TO the duties, salaries and places
OF residence Of the clerks and employees
in his Office
A resolution was introduced by Aid.
CouleY providing for the employment
of Nj. J. Egan as night Waterman at the
market house, from Oct 10 to May l,
1884. at so per month.
Aid. Copeland and Zimmerman would
not liSteu 10 the resolution being passed
until it had been Investigated, so it was
sent to the committee Cn WAYS and
means.
TO PEACEFULLY SETTLE.
The city attorney informed the cOun-
Gil that, owing to the decision of the su-
preme court, tue city was liable for
damages III all cases caused by breaking
Of the Page street fill in August, 1892
In lhe opinion ri the attorney tne best
ana cheapest way was TO settle the
claims without going into court. He
therefore asked the appointment OF a
special joint committee to investigate
the facts and ascertain the amounts the
claimants actually suffered. The chair
appointed Aid. zimmerman and Cullen
as the aldermanic end of the committee.
The ordinance introduced by Aid.
Warren reapealihg an ordinance passed
in April, 1882, giving the Milwaukee
road the right 10 construct a freight
/ house on the levee, between Sibley and
WacOHta streets, was passed.
The preliminary order was sent TO the
board Of public works for the grading of
Harvester avenue, between kennard
street and Phalen avenue. The work
has all been done by property owners,
and the proceedings now being taken
are TO iegaliZe the work.
The committee on ways and means re-
ported in favor OF $4,000 being included
in the tax levy for 1894 with which to
erect an engine house at 81. Anthony
! Park. The report was adopted