St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-16
By Amending the Long-Pend-
ing New Street Railway
Ordinance.
East Seventh Street Cable to
Be Changed to an Elee-
tpic Line.
Five Hundred Dollars Allowed
the Press Club to Enter
tain Visitors.


street railway ordinance, it is question
able if the measure stamped with their
approval will be accepted by the com
pany.
Mr.. Lightner started the ball by NOV
ing a suspension of the rules and the
placing of the ordinance, as passed by
the aldermen, on its passage.
Mr.. Doran objected, and called the at
tention of the members to the section
which provided that no new lines could
be ordered before September, 1885, He
was opposed 20 this particular section,
and moved it be stricken from the or
dinance.
Mr.. johnson said it would be just as
we'll to kill the ordinance by direct
vote as to beat the devil around the
stump. The ordinance. or ones similar,
had been considered by the council for
the past year and was fully understood
by the members. If the motion of MIR.
Doran prevailed it would result in the
ordinance being rejected by the COM
pany. Mr.. Doran said the passage of
the ordinance with the right to order no
new lines for three years would not only
tie the city's hands, but take away the
only weapon of defense left the city as
against the railroad company.
The motion to strike out the section
offered by Mr.. DOran was lost, and the
rules suspended on the passage of the
ordinance. AS soon as this had been
done and the ordinance read Mr.. Doran
handed up another amendment proyld-
ing that the
East seventh street Gable Line
be changed to an electric line BY Sep
tember. 1895. The amendment further
provided that the line. after the change,
should be connected with the West Sew
enth street line, and operated with the
aforementioned line from Que end to the
other. 1t also provided that the Maria
avenue line, when the change was
made, should be run down East Seventh
street as far west as Robert street. The
amendment, Mr.. Doran said, had been
taken from the so-called Lightner ordi-
nance, and had been passed by the as
Sembly some weeks ago.
Mr.. Van Slyke said there was no need
to load the ordinance down with this
amendment, as he had heard Mr.. Lowry
say that lie intended to turn the East
Seventh street line into an electric line
at an early date.
Mr.. Lightner said the public were
anxious to have the street railway mat
ter settled in some way. While he was
in favor of the amendment offered by
Mr.. Doran he thought the tacking OF il
onto the ordinance might have the eff
feet OF opening the controversy again.
What the people needed more than any
tn ing else was line to Como park. If
the amendment proposed was adopted
it might delay the passage OF the ordi-
nance, and this was what he was anxious
to prevent.
Mr.. Reardon took exceptions to the
statement of Mr.. .Lightner, and insisted
that the most important thing was to
have system of rapid transit to the
harvester works. He didn't. think much
of the park business and prOpheSled
that it would take twenty additional
policemen to keep order in the park
after the line was built.
A Parliamentary TangIe.
The motion to amend, As suggested by
Mr. DOran, was lost, and the roll being
called on the passage OF the ordinance,
as it had been passed by the aldermen,
it was declared lost by the president.
Those voting against its passage were
Messrs. Doran, ReardOn and Sandell.
Mr.. Lightner made point of order
that there being six votes for the Ordi-
nance and only three against, the
measure was passed. The president
and the city attorney held that to pass
the ordinance it required a three-fourtls
vote.
Mr.. Lightner contended that to pass
franchise it would require a three
fourths vote, but, as he understood it,
the present ordinance did not grant any
franchise, as the company now had the
right to use tie streets in the city for
lines. 1t might be, he said, that the
company would not accept the Ord-
nance unless passed by three-fOurths
vote, but tins was something for the
company to decide, and not the chair.
The city attorney read the portion of
of the charter pertaining to the point
raised, and still held that it would take
nance.
Mr.. Lightner appealed from the de-
cision OF the chair, but only himself
and Mr.. Daily were in favor Of over
ruling the decision.
Mr.. Reardon theu moved that the vote
by which the ordinance was lost be re-
considered. This was done and, after
the amentment offered by Mr.. Doran
regarding the East Seventh street line
had been inserted, the rules were again
suspended, and the ordinance passed by
a unanimous vote.
$500 for Press Club.
A resolution, giving the Press club
$500 from the general fund with which
to entertain the delegates to the conYen-
tion of National Press clubs. was
put through after a deal of dis
cussion and half hundred amend
ments had been offered, Mr.. Rear
don voting against the resolution.
In announcing his vote, Mr.. Reardon
having been made to him at the time
the Hill celebration appropriation was
made that the $4,000 for this would
from the fund of 1898. If the state
ments made at that time were true, there
was no money in the fund from which
to pay the $500 to be appropriated to the
Press club.
The recommendation of the committee
on streets that two artesian wells be put
down on the upper flats OF the Fifth
ward, the same number on the Sixth
ward flats below State street, and that
connections be made with the city water
mains at Fillmore and Eva and State
and Indiana streets we're adopted.
Mr.. Reardon In voting said he was in
favor of spending money for pure water
rather than for poor whisky, winch
some of the members seemed to con-
slider the best.
The preliminary order for the erection
of an electric light pole on Sibley street
near the river was passed