St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-08
POOL ORDINANCE PASSED.
THE ALDERMEN UNANIMOUS FOR THE
MEASURE.
CITY RAILWAY ATTACKED.

| night. The session was a particularly
tame one, barring the talk made by
Assemblyman Reardon, who, at his re-
quest. was given the floor to speak on
| the resolution directing the corporation
attorney to compel the street railway
company to operate its lines as required
by the ordinances and franchise.
The Doran pool room ordinance was
read by the clerk, with the amendment
defining what pool room is, presented
by Aid. Franklin at the committee on
streets last Saturday. Aid. Franklin
moved that the amendment be adopted,
and it was SO done by viva yoce vote.
the rules were then suspended and the
ordinance placed on its second reading.
The roll call on the passage of the ordi-
nance showed all the eleven members
i'll favor of its adoption, and it was de-
clared passed. The ordinance makes it
public nuisance to keep, rent or visit
pool rooms, and fixes the penalty for
violating any of the provisions a fine Of
not less than $50, nor more than 500, or
Imprisonment for one or not more than
three months in the workhOuse. The
in the hands of the police department.
The ordinance as passed will have to 60
to the assembly at the meeting tomOr-
row night for concurrence in the amend
ment tackled on by Aid. Franklin.
The committee on claims, to which
were referred resolutions directing the
corporation attorney to proceed agains
the street railway company for failure
to fulfill requirements of the ordinances,
reported in favor of indefinite post
ponement, as they were not aware of
any existing causes of complaint.
Aid Franklin said there were a great
many fragrant violations of the ordi-
nance. The indefinite postponement of
the resolution was recommended, owing
to ''bluff'' on the part of the officers
OF the company. The "blutf' made by
Supt. Roskins was that If the resolution
should pass the transfers on the Jack
son street line would be withdrawn.
1t was time, the speaker said. that the
council should know the power the
council had in regard to the street rail-
way franchise. Service on several of
the lines had been curtailed. and it was
nonsense to talk about there being no
violation of the franchise. 1t was only
a few days ago that all the cars were
put in the barns and kept there for sew
eral days, compelling the public to
walk. Such step would never,
he said, have been allowed in
any other city but st. Paul.
He for one was opposed to the in
definite postDonement of the resolution,
and should vote against such action.
Aid. Jensen said that transfers were
now issued on the Jackson street line,
and twenty-minute service.
Mr.. ReardOn, from the assembly, who
was in attendance, asked to-be heard
and was given the floor. He said that
the people up there were not satisfied
with the service. Il. T. Stevens was the
author of the resolution. and he would
guarantee Aid. Jensen, Of the Ninth
ward, ii he were candidate next spring
would find the service was not salts
factory. He had stated at a meeting of
the assembly that from the course taken
he had reason to believe the committee
had been tempered with, and he now
would say that he thought it had been.
Tie report of the committee was
adopted. Afterward an attempt was
made to reconsider the vote, but only
Aid. Franklin ami Zimmerman were in
favor of such action.
THE MAYOR SUSTAINED.
The mayor sent i'll veto to the reso-
luton directing the employment of NJ.
j. Egan as night Waterman, giving as
his reason for disapproval that there
was no necessity for such an employe.
The vote by which the resolution was
passed was reconsidered and the roll
call ordered on the concurrence Of the
veto.
Aid. Cullen said that Mr.. Egan had
been employed for number of years as
assistant engineer, and as the market
master was also the engineer, it was ab-
Solutely necessity that he should have
an assistant.
Aid. Franklin said the fact that the
market master had said the appoint
ment of MIR. Egan was not needed would
show there was no necessity for addi.
tional help.
On the roll call all the members took
the same view as the mayor, and the
resolution was declared lost.
PROHIBITION TERRITORY.
The ordinance making the western
part of the city, lying west of Lexington
avenue produced north and south, a
prohibited district for saloons, was sent
back from the committee on license,
with a recommendation that it be
passed. All the territory, with the eX-
ceptiOn of quarter section near Fort
Smelling bridge, where saloon Is now
operated, was included in the prohibit
ed district. Aid. Zimmerman, as chair
man of the cummittee on licenses,
pressed the passage of the ordinance,
and it was put through under SuSpen-
sion of the rules, Aid. Dorniden being
the only one to vote against its passage.
The council opened bids, three i'll
number, for lighting the gasoline lamps
in the city for the year 1894.
Robert Seeger, who has the contract
at the present time, agreed to do the
work for S1.15 per lamp per month, aud
the burners he would do the lighting
for 81 40 per lamp per month.
The Acme NapOr Stove company Of
fered to light the lamps at SLIP per
lamp per month, or, it the city furnished
the burners, to do the lighting for 81. 10
per lamp per month.
The Hanley Fuel and Oil company'S
bid was Sl.11 per lamp per month. fur
niShIng burners. or S1.15 per lamp per
month If the city furnished the burners.
On the face of the bids the Acme Vapor
company was the lowest. But the mat
ter was referred to the committee on
gas to formulate report.
Aid. Copeland, as chairman of the
joint committee on acquisitions, re-
turned batch of acquisitions for sup
plies for the city engineers department
without his signature. The reason, he
said, was that the supplies had been
purchased and partly used before requi-
stions were asked for. This was not
according to the charter, and in all cases
of supplies needed the acquisitions
should be first obtained. The requi-
sitions were referred to the committee
on claims.
Aid. Copeland said that the cars on
the Mississippi and West st. Paul line
were now run only every fifteen min
utes and the service was entirely made