St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-28
ALDERMEN PERSPIRE9,
BUT 7HsY MANAGED TO PERFORM
CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS.
'AvING AND LIGHTING

The Nicollet Avenue Paving Mud
die Is to Re Settled in a Unique
Way - President kiichli and
His Electric Lighting Hobby
An Injunction Against the
Brush Company.
The council chamber in the city hall
last night was not the coolest place in
the world. 1t was decidedly hot within,
and the aldermen were less ambitious
and vigorous in their speechmaking
than is usually the case. They could
not crate and perspire at one and the
same time with any degree OF comfort.
Among the matters considered was the
Nicollet avenue paving question. 1t was
launched by motion presented by Aid.
Harvey calling upon the owners of
property aloug Nicollet. avenue to file
their written statements together with
descriptions of their property and pref
erence as to the kind of material desired
with the city clerk before Aug. 2. Up
to this time neither the property owners
nor the committee.on paving have been
able to agree on the kind of material.
and Aid. Harvey's Intention is to have
the preference of the majority down in
black and white. Aid. Woodward. for
obvious reasons. made talk for cedar
blocks and against Aid. Haryey's mo-
ton, but it availed nothing. The mo.
ton was adopted.
Pres. Klichli made himself both felt
and heard when the electric lighting
matter was under discussion. He Of
fered motion authorizing the city
clerk to advertise for bids for furnish
ing the city with electric light for the
remainder of the year. 1t was passed
after few hot spats, and means that
the ruling of the supreme court relative
to the Brush Electric Light company's
contract will be carried out in full, and
at once. The various electric light
companies will also be given chance
TO bid, and the result will be cheaper
light. Today President Kiichli will ask
the court for an injunction against the
Brush Electric Light company, prevent
ing the concern from furnishing any
more light for the city. He is in the
night to stay, and proposes to make 1t
hot one.
The strife over the location of the
Central market came up during the
NEE ting by communications and petit
tons from business men and others,
some asking for the expositiUnbullding
and others FOR the Sixth ward lite. Tne
Sixth ward people were specially
anxious 10 have something dose toward
bringing the commission men and gar
denerS down their way. AID. Rand offered
motion obllglng the gardeners and
truckers to use the Sixth ward market
until the Central market is rebuilt, for
the reason that Mr.. Walker cannot build
temporary sheds on the old site without
violating the city ordinances, the
location being within the fire
limits. The discussion that fol-
lowed the introduction of the motion
was interesting, to say the least,
Aid. Rand of course spoke at length,
motion without more ado. The people
OF South Minneapolis, he said. would
be willing. nay, anxious, to assist Mr..
Walker with his enterprise when the
time came, and all they wanted was that
the Sixth ward market be used tempo
rarily. Aid. BradiSh. among others,
spoke against the motion, and in reply
ing to him, Aid. Rand said few harsh
things about his Ninth ward colleague.
He referred to his record, 1emarking
that he was a very selfish man. and
there were many things he had done
that would noE bear the closest scrutiny.
At any rate Aid. Bradish had done
things, SAID the Sixth ward representa-
tive. which ought TO cause him shame.
IL want to Say in reply to what has
been said" remarked Aid. Bradish
when the other had finished, that no
matter what my record has been, it has
never compelled me to 70 down OH my
knees before public othcial.o
The alderman laid particular stress
on the last portion of his remarks. and
he looked straight at Rand, who said:
THANK you. SIR" Nobody pretended
to know what Bradish meant, and he
vouchSafed no explanation himself. The
matter resulted in reference to the
committee on markets.
The question of saloon licenses was
settled amicably. The COIL mittee had
effected compromise and the council
was glad Of it, for it was too warm for
debate, and the matter was something
of chestnut. The report submitted
recommended the granting of all appli.
cations for licenses, with the exception
of about dozen, and among this dozen
was j. L. Sodini. This report was
adopted, and the citysaloonkeepers will
now feel easy.
The Brush Electric Light company
presented petition asking that the city
continue using its lights for the remain
der of the present year under the old
contract, as the abrogating of the con-
tract would entail great loss 10 the
company. 1t will be remembered that
the supreme courts decision allowed
for the abrogation of the contract. The
committee OH ways and means will have
the say in the matter.
A communication received from
Mayor EustiS. requested the passage of
all ordinance which he submitted. The
ordinance gives power to the police de.
partnent to demolish whatever gam.
bling paraphernalta may be seized from
time to time. The matter was turned
over to the committee on ordinances.
The death of Capt. e. l.. Snyder.
superintendent of the poor. was re.
ferred to by resolution of coincidence
with the bereaved family offered by
Aid. Brazie. and passed unanimously.
A resolution was in troduced provid-
ing for the sale OF S2SO.OOO electric
lighting plant bonds to date from july
l, 1894, and mature July /, 1924. and to
bear per cent interest, payable semi
annually, the bonds TO be sold in blocks
of $1,000 each. 1t was referred to the
committee Oh ways and means.