St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-07
ORDINANCES Jared WELL.
PART or FIRST WARD MADE PRO-
HiBITIOH TERRITORY.
pEpDLERs, LICENSE FIXED
Footmen, So; Stands. $50; Push
Carts. $50; Teams, 500 :
Council to Issue Auctioneers'
Licenses = Large Petition for
Saloon License Combated by n
Large Protest.

Licenses = Large Petition for
Saloon License Combated by n
Large Protest.
The board of aldermen held regular
session last evening, and disposed Oh
the business before them in less than an
hour. The absenteeS were Aid. Cullen.
Markham and Warner, all three being
out of the city.
A protest from j. ii. Rothwell and
fifty others. opposing the granting or a
saloon license at 1l43 Rice street, was
read and referred to the license commit
tee. The protest alleged that the place
was the scene of frequent brawls ana
disturbances. that it was outside the
police limits, and the bowling alley run
in connection was kept open Sunday.
The saloon being within 200 feet
OF a church. the noise was often
so great as to disturb the services.
Edward Harbeck, the SalOonkeeper,also
had petition, signed by about l0O
names, stating that the saloon was con-
Quoted in a law-abidlng manner, and
asking that the license, as applied for,
be issued. In addition he submitted all
affidavit stating that he did not keep his
place open OH Sunday, and the bowling
alley had been abandoned for more than
six months. The protest, he averred.
was inspired by proprietors of rival
saloon, and not in the interest of the
public. Both petition and protest will
be taken up by the license committee.
Aid. Copeland introduced an ordl-
nance prohibiting the Issuance OF any
liquor license in the territory bounded
by the following lines: Beginning at
the intersection of Edgerton street with
the north city limits. south to Jessamine
street; east on Jessamine street to
Mendoza street; south on Mendoza
street to Case street: east on Case il
extended to the eastern limits OF the
city; thence north along the eastern
boundary of the city to the northeast
ern corner of the city; thence Oh the
northeastern boundary line of the city
to point Of beginning. The ordinance
was passed under a suspension of the
rules, Aid. Conley. Dorniden and
Quehl voting against it. Aid. Copeland
explained that there was not at the
present time saloon in the prohibited
territory.
An ordinance amending the present
peddlers' ordinance, fixing the license
at s. for foot peddlers, S25 for stands or
booths. $50 for push carts and 500 for
vehicle peddlers was passed under a
suspension of the rules. The ordinance
eXcepts match peddlers, popcorn stands
and lunch wagons from the payment of
any license. The measure has passed
the assembly. and now only awaits the
signature of the mayor to become oper-
alive
An ordinance drawn, the city attor-
ney said, by Second Assistant Attorney
Pike, relating to auctloneerS' licenses
and the manner of issuing them, was
passed under suspension of the rules.
The city attorney explained that the
power 70 grant the license to auction
GERS was Eow with the mayor. The new
ordinance would leave the issuance in
the hands of the council instead of the
mayor, which. in his opinion, was the
legal way.
A resolution was introduced by Aid.
Quehl repeating the resolution passed
Nov. s. reducing the salaries to be paid
Ill the building inspectors Office after
Nov. to 1910. City Attorney Chamber
lain explained that as it was probably
only the desire of the council 10 have
the pay roll reduced during the winter
months, the resolution would have to
be repealed. The matter went to the
committee Oh streets.
The reQuiSition committee reported
f.N q hor nf 20
supplies. Among them was one for
sewer work AT the Ducas street station
amounting to S45. The same Iequisition
was before the committee SATURDAY., at
that time the amount being fixed at SIS.
1t was referred to AsSemblyman Doran
for investigation, and last evening was
reported back with the mentioned re-
duction in the price of the work.
Acting Mayor Hickman returned the
pawnDrokers' ordinance allowing
pledged goods to be sold after three
months. holding with his veto. The
reason for the veto was that the change
in the ordinance from six to three
months would work hardship in the
majority of cases. The vote by which
1t was cast was recOnsidered, and then
the ordinance was voted down by a
unanimous vote.
A preliminary order for the planting
of shade trees OIL st. Adams street,
from Rondo street to Pleasant avenue,
was passed.
The 800" line was given the right to
erect poles and string wires an York,
mississippi, Edgerton and Wells streets
and GreeDbrier avenue.
The communication from Building
Inspector Gauger relative to the aboI-
lshment of fees for building permits
was sent 10 the committee on streets
for investigation.
w. ii. Pope called attention to the
two lunch stands built on city property
on washington street. The proprietorS,
ne stated, paid neither rent nor license.
The letter went to the license commit.
tee