St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-08

2. 1892, and approved Nov. 10. 1892, be
and the same is hereby repealed. the
same being the Charles street line, so
called.
And that certain resolution adopted
by the board of aldermen Oct. IS. 1892,
requiring the st. Paul City Railway
company to build and construct horse
car line from the intersection Of Front
street and Como avenue TO ChatSwOrth
street: thence OH Chatsworth street to a
point forty feet north of the one-quarter
corner of McKenty street, be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. Before this ordinance. or any
part thereof. shall have any force or ef-
feet the said the st. Paul City Railway
company shall file with the city clerk of
the city of ST. Paul written acceptance
thereof, in which acceptance said COM
pany shall agree to carry out the terms
and provisions OF this ordinance; said
acceptance to be executed by the presi-
dent and secretary of SAID company and
its corporate seal affixed thereto and
filed with said city clerk within fifteen
days after the passage and publication
of this ordinance.
sec. 3. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
passage and publication and acceptance
The clerk had only read a portion of
the first section when Aid. Franklin
moved the ordinance be referred to the
committee on streets. This was carried
before Aid. Warren could speak.
The Eighth ward alderman explained
after the meeting that the ordinance did
away with the objection the public had
to the one recently indefinitely post
poned. The ordinance said nothing
about the Maria and Stryker avenue
lines, the bouleyarding of University
avenue. or the safety device on Summit
avenue, but does provide for double
track line TO Como park.
A Change of Temper.
The resolution authorizing the city
treasurer to employ two clerks at SAL
airy of $50 per month for six months to
check up index books in his Office was
passed. When the resolution came be-
fore committee some weeks ago great
surprise was expressed by Aid. Cope
land and others on learning that the
men had been at work for two months
without their employment being author
lied by the council. Whatever surprise
and Indignation had been experienced
at that time, it had evidently Gained
down, for all of the faithful voted for
the passage Of the resolution last night.
Aid. Cnnley and Dorniden opposing it.
Aid. Warren joined the ranks OF the
reformers on this vote, and with his
help the SO-called experts will be able to
get their pay.
Unauthorized Bills.
The corporation attorney reported ok
a batch Of bills which had been pur-
chased without acquisitions first being
obtained. The opinion stated the Bell
charter provided that none of the de-
partmentS nor any of the officers shall
have authority TO make any contract
or create any debt against the city be-
fore the council shall have authorized
the same. This Limitation, the Opinion
said, should not be extended nor con-
trollcd by construction. The parties
who furnished the goods specified in the
bills aud acquisitions referred to have
no valid claim against the city, and
the city could not be compelled
to pay for the same because the goods
had not been ordered by vote of the
goods received. The city is not pro-
hibited from ratifying the act OF the Off
Ger or department and making the city
liable. If this practice is continued III
force, IL does to certain extent
nullity the requirement OF the
charter provision. These matters have
drifted in such peculiar way, to carry
out the spirit and Intent OF the law
time should be fixed after which no rat
ification of bills be made. In order
the opinion would not be misunderstood
it closed by saying the city was not
legally bound to pay any OF the claims.
The bills were referred tOthe committee
on ways and means for disposal.
The corporation attorney declined to
give an opinion as to the rights of the
contractor under ihe Seeger lighting
contract. The matter, he said, was soon
to be taken into the courts on manda-
mus proceedings to compel the comp
troller TO sign the contract.
Touching saloons.
The mavor sent in the petition an@
resolutions passed at the recent enforce
the-laWS meeting, and on motion OF Aid.
Franklin the committee OH license will
attend TO the same. The mayor also
sent in communication without
any recommendation, containing pro-
tests against granting licenses to
certain saloons. Either by mistake or
purpoSely, the list of saloons against
which protts S had been filed did not
accompany the communications. The
liceuse committee will also consider
this matter.
The board of public works reported
favorably on repaving Third street
from Wabasha to Sibley street with
wood blocks. The cost for such i'm
provement was given at $4,000. After
a deal of sparring the matter was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
The communication from the fire
board relative TO improvements in the
II-h cd
in the GLOBE yesterday, was referred
to the fire department committee.
The board of public works reported
against the construction of o sewer on
ROndo street, from Dale to st. Adams
street, owing TO the property owners
not requesting such improvements.
The resolution from the park board
requesting the council to order the
issuance Of $4,000 in park bonds went
to the committee Oh parks.
The proper city officers were in.
structed by a resolution to purchase
certificates of Indebtedness with the
surplus money in the various funds. The
The committee on diSinfection re-
ported i'll favor of a committee consist
ing of the health officer and one from
the assembly and board Of aldermen to
visit the principal cities with view OF
securing such plant here.
Aid. Franklin was appointed the alder
manic member, and $500 was allowed
from the health department fund to pay
expenses OF the trip.
Aid. Warren introduced an ordinance
ordering the street railway company tG
construct and maintain horse car line
on Como avenue, Front, Chatsworth and
McKenty streets. The authority for the
construction Of such line was under
Ordinance No. 81, passed Jan. s, 1892.
Aid. Conley and Dorniden voted no, and
as it took eight votes to pass it, the chair
announced it lost.
The Fifth Ward Transfer railway
ordinance and the printing ordinance
were passed. The underground conduit
ordinance, passed in the assembly, was
referred to the committee OH streets.
MacaIester Sewer System,
to cost $40, 800 was reported on fayora-
bly, by the board of public works and a
final order passed. A new lease be-
tween the CITY and armOrV association