St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-19

was reconsidered and sent back to the
committee on claims for further con-
sideration.
A resolution was handed in by the
city attorney in the nature of contract
with the st. Paul IL Duluth road. A
bridge was ordered and built over the
company's tracks on Minnehaha street.
1t was the suppoSitiOn when the bridge
was built that the railroad company
would have to bear the whole expense,
about $4,000. 1t was afterward discov-
cred that as portion of the street had
been laid out after the railroad company
had been granted right of way the city
would have to stand half the expense.
The resolution, in the nature of a con-
tract by which the company is TO pay
half the cost of building and maintain
ing the structure, was sent to the COM
mlttee OH streets.
The aldermen concurred in the reso-
luton adopted by the assembly award
ing the contract for lighting the gasoline
lamps to Robert Seeger, and directed
the proper city officers to execute the
proper papers.
A resolution of Aid. Montgomery ap-
propriating $500 to assist in the enter
tainment of the National Real Estate
convention was lost, Aid. Copeland
and Franklin voting against 1T and Aid.
Cullen, Conley, Dorniden, Jensen, Mont
gomery, Warren and Hickman for it.
Later in the evening the matter was re-
considered and sent to the committee
OH ways and means.
The protest of citizens on Livingstone
avenue, between Isabel and Wood
street, against the construction of a
sewer Oh that street was sent to the
committee on streets. A final order
has fnr ant
in order to improve the sanitary con-
dltion of the Humboldt school. The
petitlcn protests against the sewer for
the reason that they cannot stand the
assessment at this time. The sewer
will cost about S1.30 per front foot to
property owners. The resolution di-
rectlng an amount sufficient to pay for
The lighting of Summit avenue, Rice
street and University avenue with gas
placed in the tax levy for 1894 was
passed. Another amendment to the
bicycle ordinance, requiring riders of
bikes to have a lighted lamp on the
machine after sunset, was sent TO the
corporation attorney. Aid. Franklin
wanted all amendments brought in or
compiled into one SO that the bicycle
riders would not have to carry a large
copy of the ordinances with them.
A preliminary order, introduced by
Aid. lngersoll, was passed for the plant
ing of shade trees along both sides of
Summit avenue forty feet apart, from
Kent street to Lexington avenue.
Pull Down the Arches.
The city engineer was instructed to
forthwith cause to be removed the
arches and col0nnade recently erected
during the Hill celebration.
Preliminary orders were introduced
by Aid. Warren, and passed, for a
change of grade OH Como avenue, from
Union TO Maryland street, and the paw
ing of the same thoroughfare from Rice
to Dale street.
A resolution allowing Mrs. Martha
Bass $3.50. in full settlement of all claims
against the city, was passed. Mrs. Bass
claims to have been damaged in the
above amount by the opening of Fair
view avenue.
The claim of Mrs. Connors, who
agreed to settle claim against the city
for damages for $3.50, was disalloWed
the city attorney recommending that
So would be fair settlement.
The ordinance prepared by the city
attorney relative to the impounding OF
| cattle and horses was recommitted to
the committee on streets.
The resolution passed by the assem-
bly, directing the return of 81, 1868 col
| lected as Judgment costs and penalties
| in the Sixth street bridge assessment
was concurred i'll by the aldermen.
Aid. Copeland introduced resolution
| directing the board of public works to
| suspend proceedings in the opening
| and widening of Lake Como and Phaleu
| avenue. The same was lost, Aid. Con
| ley, Cullen, Dorniden. Franklin and
| Warren voting against it.
| The resolution passed by the assembly
| directing the garbage contractors to STOP
loading garbage at the foot of Lawson
street, and to remove the platform fol
doing such work to a point north oil
Maryland street, was unanimously
| adopted.
The ordinance fixing the license fees
| tor theaters, which has see-Sawed be-
| tween both branches for the last six
months. was hnally passed under sus-
pension of the rules. The ordinance
fixes the fee for the Metropolitan and
Grand at $50 each, and the Olympic al
S25 per year.
The board concurred in the resolution
directing the Milwaukee road to fence
its tracks from Western avenue t
the city limits.
The mayor was voted another $500 tC
be nSed in his Office as contingent
| fund. The amount was put in by Aid
FRANKLIN at 500, but this was reduced
$500 and then passed.
A resolution was passed directing the
comptroller to include in his next tal
| levy $50, 600 with which to build new
bridge Oh Como avenue over the Grea
Northern tracks.
The assembly resolution directing
the street railway company to eXten(
the interurban and West Seventh stree
lines on Fifth to Wacouta street wa
| cOncurred in.