St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-10
ROAST BY REARDON.
The Irate Assemblyman Has
an Off Night With His
Confreres.
jim Hill Secures the Vacation
Of Park and Jackson
Streets.
MeCardy Snubbed Again in
the Seeger Contract
Kick.
Permission Given for Build
ing the Mills Revival
WigWam.

blyman Reardon at the meeting last
night when the president declared the
resolution vacating portion of Park
avenue carried.
The vacation of part of Park avenue
and Jackson street for the use of the
Great Northern was the occasion for
some bitter remarks by one OF the men,
bers last night. AsSemblyman Reardon
spoke about "a parcel of robbers"
"snap judgments" and said the action
was Just what could be expected from
the members of an assembly which,
while pledged to reform and economy,
had habit of letting contracts to the
highest bidders" All through the SEES
sion Mr.. Reardon was heard in oppoSi-
ton to measures brought up, but it was
evidently not his night, as the
other members seemed to take delight
! in voting any but the way Reardon de-
sired. When the resolution yacating
Park avenue and a part Of jackson
street was read, Mr.. Reardon said the
people in that neighbOrhOOd ought to he
! heard IN the matter. Mr.. johnson said
he was in favor of the measure, and had
| talked with property owners in the
! vicinity and they were all in favor of
/
Reardon took exception, and declared
| he was a property owner and did not
| know of the proposed vacation until he
read the council proceedings on Wednes-
day. Other property owners had spoken
| to him and he wanted no snap judg-
ment taken. For this reason he moved
a reference to the committee on streets.
Mr.. Van Slyke said it was matter
Of great interest to the city that
the vacation as petltiOned for by the
railroad company should be granted.
Mr.. Lightner opposed the reference.
He said the ground to be vacated was
now occupied by railroad tracks, and
the crossing, as it was now, was not
safe for public travel. AS Misunderstood
it, the only objection made was on ac
count of a few of the residents and
property owners desiring bridge across
the tracks at that point. 1t would be
| folly to bridge the street at cost Of
! $50, 600 when the Rice street bridge
was but one block away and the Jack
son street bridge only three blocks Off.
| The ground was asked for by one OF the
! largest corporations in order to carry
| on it's business. and he was III favor OF
/ granting it, Mr.. ReardOn said there had
| been no election IN the ward in ten years
in which the bridge question was EOt
| factor. What the people of the ward
wanted was bridge and nota vacation
of the street. What he wanted, and
! others also. was compensation for the
| land damaged by the vacation. Mr..
| LightneI said there did not seem 10 be
any opposition, and except the assem-
blyman who was opposed no objection
had been raised. Mr.. ReardOn said all
! that was wanted to raise opposition was
time. In reply to question
of Mr.. Lightner's the assist
ant city attorney said under the
charter no compensation for dam
ages could be allowed by the council.
Mr.. Doran said he had bean Informed
by Aid. Jensen that due notice had been
given, and, as there was opposition at
the time the matter came up i'll the
board of aldermen; he was in favor OF
the vacation. The motion to refer to
the committee was lost, only MeSsrs.
Reardon and DAILY voting for it. On the
passage of the resolution ordering the
vacation Mr.. DAILY deserted, and MI.
Reardon was the only one who voted
against it. After the passage of the
Jackson street vacation by the same
vote, Mr.. Reardon made the rather
startling declaration about parcel OF
robbers, and the action being just what
he expected from the members Of All as
sembly which would let contracts to the
highest bidders while pledged to econ
omy and reform.
McCardy Snubbed Again,
Whe the communication from Comp
troller McCardy relative to the Seeger
lighting contract was read, Mr.. Johnson
moved its acceptance and that it be
filed. Mr. ReardOn wanted it referred
to the committee on claims, and also
desired to hear from the city attorney.
Assistant City Attorney Phillips said
after the contract was drawn he had
referred it to the comptroller and all
he knew about il was the communca-
ton from that official which had Just
been read. This was not enough for
Mr.. Reardon, and he called for an opin-
ion from City Attorney LaWer. That Of
fetal said he had considered the matter
when the contract was drawn and had
not changed his opinion even after list
ening to the cOmptroller's cOmmunica-
ton Mr.. Lightner, as member of the
committee on claims, opposed the refer
| ence to the committee. He said ne did
not think the objections made by the
comptroller were of much moment, and
although he did not vote to award the
contract to Seeger ne would vote for
the contract being approved. Mr.
ReardOn'S motion to refer to the COM
mittee was lost, he alone voting for it.
The contract was then approved and the
proper city officers directed TO execute
it. A resolution allowing the building
of a wooden structure to be called an
auditorium, in which the Mills revival
meetings will be held was passed. Mr..
Reardon voting against it. The build
ing is to be 175 by 100 feet and located on
the vacant property between Eighth and
Ninth streets adjoining fire depart
ment headquarters.
The appointment of Lieut.. Ernest
Bremen as captain Of police, vice Thomas
Walsh. resigned, was confirmed. The
appointment of IL. G. Ward and c. F..
Ryan, the first as patrOlman and the
other as a detective, was confirmed.
Assemblyman DAILY voted no on Ryan's
confirmation, because, as he expressed
himself, Ryan was Pinkerton man
and he could not vote for him.
Routine Matters.
The city attorney reported on the dis
allowance of the claim for S91 put in by
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis u
Omaha road for repairs made on the
PAYNE avenue bridge. If they had a
lust claim the attorney advised a salt
to recover.
the claim OF EllZdDSlu EoSleI lOI ~ ~,
as damages for fall caused by de-
fective sidewalk or College avenue, was
sent to the committee on claims.
The resolution giving the police pa
troll system an additional operator at $40
ner month was passed, Notwithstanding
the objection of Mr.. Reardon.
The East side electric ordinance, the
| free bath contract and the contract with
the Edison Electric Light company to
heat and light the high school, were
[ approved and passed.
MIR. Lightner introduced a resolution
, asking that the board of education re
port as to the real estate owned by the
, city which had been purchased for
= school purposes and was not now used
/ for schools. In speaking of the resolu
zion ne said he had been Informed that
there was considerable real estate which
had been bought and was now not used
, If such were the case it would be well tt
/. make some disposition of the realty
1 The resolution was passed by uDani
! mons vote.