St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-23
Kick on the Robert Bridge.

A1ck on the Ia Ders Srid%e.
The city engineer was requested by
a resolution of Mr.. Doran to report to
the committee on streets as tQEthe ma
ture and authority for doing the work
now in progress in replapking the Rob-
ert street bridge. Ar. Reardon said it
would cost more than $4,000 to do the
work, Which was simply TO correct the
work which ought to have been done
when the bridge was built. Mr.. Doran
said il would cost s.. 900 to do the work
as it was being done now, and the mat
ter should be investigated. Inc pres
ent condition of the finances of the city
would not warrant the expenditure,
The work was not the replanking OF
the bridge. but something TO correct a
blunder made when the bridge was
built. The resolution was passed with
out negative vote.
The committee Oh ways and means
reported in favor of giving $500 to
George SeiDert tor concerts at Rice park
on each Saturday evening from Z to
O'clock, the concerts 10 continue once
each week to Sept. 9, and the band to
consist Of twenty-five pieces.
Mr. Daily thought the other bands in
the siy ought to De given chance to
ponement. Mr.. Lightner said Seibert
had raised by private subscriptions
enough to give concerts at Summit park
on each Thursday. 1t was in the inter-
ests OF the public that the concerts were
given, and as Seibert was the only one
that had taken sufficient interest i'll the
matter he should be paid for the con-
certS. The resolution passed, all the
members present except Mr.. DAILY vot-
ing for it.
The st. Paul Heating and Lighting
company and the st. Paul Gas Light
company filed acceptances of the
underground wire ordinance.
The request of the Northwestern Tele-
phone company, asking that the bond
given to the city at she time they put in
conduitS, in the sum of $4,000, be re
duced to $4,000. was referred TO the
committee on streets.
After the CANNES.
The chief Of police was directed to de-
tail for sixty days five policemen to as
sist in the capture Of unlicensed dogs
and the mayor also directed to employ
five men and teams to assist in the
work. On motion of Mr.. Daily the
license committee will first investigate
the matter.
The Armour Packing company were
gwen permission to erect frame build
ing on Olive street near the Milwaukee
tracks.
The ordinance by which J. H. Mailer
is to be granted the use of lots and 8
block G.. R0bertson's addition to West
st. Paul, for twentythree years, wa:
referred to the committee Oh streets
By the terms of the ordinance the
grantee is to erect three-story brick
building not less than 60X120. and tt
have the same in operation within nint
| months from the passage of the ordi-
nance. and is to employ force OF no
| less than twenty men.
The ordinance making the tenth elec
! ton district of the Sixth ward prohib
| tive district for saloons was passed. Mr.
| Van Slyke thought the clause not allow
| ing cider to be sold in the district wa
| wrong. and Mr.. Daily was in favor o
max NJ the sale of buttermilk all of
fenSr. No attention, however, was palt
to the suggestions of either
The street railway safety device ordi
nance posed by the board of aldermen
together with the protest, was reterret
to the committee on streets.
The resolution passed by the board O
aldermen directing the clerk to adver
tise for bids for lighting the city will
! gasoline lamps from July 15 to Jan. l
1894. was not eohcurred in bv the as
sembly. On motion off MIR. Van Slyk,
the matter was referred to the commit
tee OH gas. This action was taken. i
was said, owing to the members no
having had time to examine the specIfi
cations prepared by the corporation at
torney.
William l.. Ames was given permis
sion to grade Ames avenue betweei
White Bear and Hazel avenue at hi
/ own expense. The chair appointel
| Messrs, Reardon, Sande1l and johnson
as the assembly end OF the special join
committee to consider the petition o
the Sixth street property owners as t
the proposed sale by the city treasure
of property on which costs and penal
ties for the Sixth street bridge had no
been pad.