St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-09
JOINT COMMITTEE OF SIX
TO INVESTIGATE MATTER OF LEAS-
INC MARKET HOUSE.
PEDDLERs TO THE FRONT.

Peddlers' License Ordinance
Schurmann Allowed Expert
Printers. Fees. Though There
Was No Authority for His Em-
Observation-Disclosures District
A large grist of embarrassing bust
ness was disposed of by the assembly
last evening.
The city engineer advised the board
of aldermen to award the contract for
furnishing the city with lumber to The
john Martin Lumber company. The
aldermen, after a talk made by Aid.
Copeland, refused so to act, owing to
there having been but one bidder, and
advised a Reimbursement for bids.
The assembly refused to concur i'll the
re-advertisiug scheme. and Mr.. Schuette,
who is connected with a lumber firm,
said the bid was a very low one. even
lower than last year. 1t would be, he
claimed, bad policy TO ask for new pro-
pOSals, as it might increase the prices.
a committee of conference, consisting
Of MeSSrS. Schuette, Sandell and Rear
don, was appointed TO confer with a
like committee from the aldermen on
the matter.
Among the audited claims sent in
from the comptrolIer's office was one in
favor of c. S. Schurmann for expert
printers fees for 800. MIR. Lightner
explained that as chairman of the COM
mittee on claims he had refused to pass
he bill for the reason there was no au-
thority for the hiring of Schurmann.
1t was explained that the committee on
printing, of which ex-Ald. Franklin
was chairman, had ordered Schurinann
to do the work, and that he had saved
the city many dollars by his experiences.
This statement, however. didn't
change Mr.. Lightner's views, and he
and Mr.. Reardon voted against the
claim, but it passed without their
votes. A bill for $50 in favor of the
same person passed without objections
at a meeting of the. council two weeks
ago, the services for which he was paid
at that time being the indexing oftwen-
ty pages of the annual reports of city
officers for 1892.
A resolution allowing an express
company to erect a frame structure on
Rosabef street. near Third street, was
passed after some discussion. Mr..
Lightner objected to the council giving
permission to erect frame buildings in
the fire limits, and Mr.. Reardon said it
would be much better to abolish the fire
limits than to allow persons at every
meeting to violate its provisions.
The report of the special committee
of the aldermen advising the health de-
partment TO dispense with the services
OF some employee other than the keeper
of the pest house was concnrred in.
The ordinance or Aid. Hickman fixing
the districts in the westerly part of the
city in which saloons are prohibited.
which had been amended, was passed.
The ordinance prohibits the granting of
a saloon license in that portion of the
city west of Lexington avenue produced
to the north and south city limits, and
also that territory bounded on the west
by Lexington avenue, south by the
Great Northern right Of way, east by
Dale street and north by the Northern
Pacific right of way. The south half of
section q, township % north, range 90
west, and also all property fronting on
both sides of West Seventh street, is
excepted from the provisions. of the OF
dinance.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. Doran
called for the appointment of a special
committee of six, three from each body,
10 consider the advisability of leasing
the market house for five years. Under
the resolution the committee is given
power to advertise for and receive bids
and report the same to the council, with
their opinion as to the advisability of
leasing the building. Mr.. Doran said
the president of the chamber of com.
MERGE had Informed him tina the public
! is IN favor of placing the public library
| III the market house. The chief objec-
ton to doing this. he said, was the
crowd which usually loitered around
the place. By leasing the build
ing to some business firm, it
would do away with the crowd
which now destroyed the appearance
of the place. The city's interest would
be benefited by selling the property. but
1t was evident the realty market was
such that the building could be leased
for FIVE years without affecting the sale.
MI. Lightner thought the time should
not be limited to five years if it were to
the interest of the city to lease for a
longer period. He thought the COM
Inittee should not have the power to ad-
vertise for bids on specifications pre-
pared by the committee. The specif-
cations, he said. ON which bids were
invited. should be carefully drawn and
should be submitted to the council be-
fore advertised. Mr.. Reardon said that
it was a question whether the council
had a right 10 lease the property for
anything but a market house. Theresa
LUTON was adopted with but two dissent
votes eSSrs. Van SIyke and Rpardon.
President Woiterstorff appointed
Messrs. Lightner, Schuette and Van
Slyke as the assembly end of the conf
mittee.
The protest against the peddlerS' Or
dinance recently passed, together with
a resolution amending section 2, was
referred to the committee on streets.
The amendment asked for makes the
license for peddlerS with vehicles $40
per year instead of 500, and peddlers
With push carts S25 per year instead Of
$50. There has been a change of front
since the ordinance was passed a week
or so age Mr.. Doran said that he had
voted for it, but was not certain but
that it should be amended. Mr.. john
son wanted justice done, and was DO
sure but he might be induced to change
his vote. Mr.. RearGOn said he was under
the Impression at the time he voted for
the ordinance that all tine peddlers were
in favor of the measure. In order to
allow the members a chance to square
themselves before election the commit
tee on streets will consider the protests
n proposed amendment.
Charles BartSch, who is DESTROYS of
securing an exclusive franchise to place
uniformed messengers OH the street,
explained his scheme at length. Mr..
Johnson said he had not considered the
matter, and wanted it referred back to
the committee On streets In order to
give him a chance. Mr.. Lightner said
the council had no power to grant all
exclusive franchise, but he would sug-
gest that the city attorney be requested
to prepare an ordinance covering the
case. The suggestion was adopted.
The ordinance fixing the boundaries