St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-23
TINE IS NOT EXTENDED
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FOR EXTENSION or the str YXER. AND
MARIA LINES. A.
employees MUST PAY DEBTS

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Board of Aldermen Passes the
Markham Ordinance Prohib.
iting the Erection Of Poles for
Electric Wires - Seibert's of
fer OF Music in the Parks for
$1,000 Was Not Accepted.g
All the members of the boarda or al
dermen. with the exception Of aid.
Jensen. attended an adjourned meeting
of the body last evening. yj,ssT
The only business of Importance
transacted was the passage ofGres6lu-
tons relating to the completion Of sthe
Maria and Stryker avenue extensions
of the street railway lines. A large
delegation of West side residents were
IN attendance at the meeting in the in
.terests of the extension Of the Stryker
avenue line, and each and all of them
we've opposed to longer delay.
When the session was first called to
order a resolution was introduced by
Aid. Conley extending the time for the
completion of the two lines mentioned
to July l, 1895. There seemed to be no
objection TO the resolution. and without
discussion it was referred to the COM
mittee on streets. Later in the evening
Aid. Zimmerman sent up a resolution
to the effect that the st. Paul City Rail-
way company be given notice that a
strict compliance with the terms of the
ordinance regarding the construction
and operation of the Stryker avenue
! extension on or before July 1, 1894,
would be demanded and required by
the city council. A motion to refer the
resolution to the committee on streets
was made, but voted down, Messrs.
Conley. Dorniden and Markham voting
for the reference, and Messrs. Cullen,
Copeland, Montgomery, Quehl. Warren
and Zimmerman against it,: On the
motion to pass the resolution Aid.
Conley, DOrniden and Markham voted
against, ana the other six for.
AYsimilar resolution regarding the
Maria-ayenue line was then read and
motion to refer to the committee on
streets having been voted down. the
resolution passed by the same vote as
the previous one.
MUST PAY DEBTS.
The committee on ways and means
reported back the following resolution,
with accommodation that it pass:
On and after June 1, 1894. the city or
any department thereof shall not en-
pl0y or continue i'll its employ any per-
son who shall fail or neglect to pay any
or all debts contracted while in the
employ of the city.
Aid. Markham inquired as to whether
the passage of the resolution would
have any binding effect. City Attorney
Chamberlain said that the resolution
would only affect those in the empioyof
the city who would come under the
control of the council. The resolution
was passed by vote Of 8 to 2,sthose
opposing it being Aid. Markham and
Hickman. aIi5E
The ordinance of AID. Markham pro-
hiblting~ the erection of any electric,
telephone or telegraph poles in the
streets or alleys of the city was passed
under suspension of the rules. Under
the ordinance the companies desiring
to erect poles in the city are required to
file with the council i'll writing. the
IOute to be taken =, s-1...Y,.f3 ,5i.t.s,Ts.ts
u. The proposition of George Seibertjto
furnish band concerts in Rice and Sum
nit parks during the summer, DItNided
$1,000 were appropriated by the council,
was shelved.. The committee on ways
and means. to whom the matter had
been referred. reported that. lowing to
the financial depression, which necesSi-
tated the Strictest economy in every
direction. your committee is Of the
opinion that all moneys not otherwise
appropriated or required should be held
in reserve for further emergencieS."T he
report was adopted.
LIBRARY SCHEME SAT UPON
The committee on ways and means
put a wet blanket on the resolution
directing the issuance of $4,000 worth
OF bonds to purchase Il library site. The
committee recommended the bonds be
not issued for the purchase of site
until there was money Oh hand to con-
struct the building. The report was
adopted.
the oath of Office of Frederick Mel
son, as justice of the peace, accompa-
MED by bond in the sum OF 81 900
with Patrick Keigher and Charles j.
Mccarthy as sureties, was presented.
The papers had been approved by the
city attorney as to form, and the bond
was approved.
The oath of Office and bond of James
Shields. as justice OF the peace, with
Paul Layalle and P. NJ. Hennessy as
bOndsmen, were sent to the committee
OIL ways and means. the bond not hay
ing been approved by the city attorney.
Aid. Conley introduced resolution
which was referred to the committee OH
police. The resolution recited that i'll
November, 1923. the members of the
police department received only 10 per
cent Of their salaries, and directed or
ders be drawn out of the police fund to
pay the deficiency.
: The final order for the sweeping by
hand of Dayton avenue from Summit
to Arundel street was passed.
The board adjourned to Thursday
evening at 7:30 o'clock, at which time
the question of passing final order for
$50 gasoline lamps to be erected in the
Second ward will be considered.
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