St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-29
THE VOTERS WILL DECIDE.
City Council Decides to Allow
1t to GO to the Peo-
pie. r.:
LIBRARY AND PARK BOARDS.
Democratic and Prohibition
ist ominationS-- News
paper an in Trouble.

Inc council meeting last night was q
particularly harmonious one. A lot of
routine business was transacted, but
there was happy torgetfulness on part
of the aldermen to indulge In chickering's
and squabbing. One of the important
measures passed was that of Aid. Kiich-
lis electric lighting proposition whereby
the voters will have an opportunity TO
decide whether or not they want cor
poration plant 10 DO paid for by the
issuance of $500, 200 in bonds.
n petition, bearing several hundred
signatures, requesting the council to
allow the central market company the
'cuStomary privileges and exemptions"
was presented. 1t was held by the
petitioners that If the requests were
granted the company would hasten the
construction Of the market. The petit
ton. of course, came from Il. B. Walker.
and what he wants is to have his water
and perhaps other taxes exempted. The
committee on markets will look into the
matter.
Aid Loye and others opposed Aid.
SchwartZ'S motion which purposed to
compel the street railway company to
pave the portions of Hennepin avenue
between the rails and tracks with as
phalt to correspond with the new paw
ing that is now being put down. The
motion was adopted, but Aid. Wood
ward gave notice he would move at the
next meeting that the council recon-
slider the vote. Ir the meantime, the
street railway company will no doubt
receive number of VISITORS" all of
whom will be interested in the paving
of Hennepin avenue.
Rev. William WilkinsOn,o of tie Church
of ST. Andrew, asked permission to
speak to the council regarding petit
ton from one OF his Pensioners asking
for some trivial favor. Aid. BradSh
objected to the "time of the council be.
ing taken up" and in conseq uence the
clergyman was obliged TO keep silent.
He left the chamber in anything but
something about 1.-THE arrogance of pub
lie servants to the people who pay
taxes"
President Kiichli's Victory.
The committee on ways and means
reported adversely on President
Kiichli's resolution to place the propo.
sition for issuing $500. 900 worth of bonds
for an electric light plant, before the
people at the coming municipal election.
President Kiichli, in speaking to the
question, remarked that he was certain
the plan would prove acceptable to the
public when its benefits and the
profits accruing to the city from its
operation are fully known. He felt
convinced five-siXths of the voters
would cast their ballots in favor of it if
they were given the opportunity. Sew
eral amendments were offered, but did
not carry. The presidents original
motion was passed by II votes to
though not before vigorous speeches in
opposition had been made. The Ques-
ton will be added TO the city ticket and
voted upon as any other proposition re-
lating to the public veal.
President Kiichli has had a hard time
to bring his pet scheme to favorable
focus. Away last April he commenced
an agitation of the question of the city
owning and operating its electric plant.
He ran the gamut of the courts with it,
both district and supreme, and is finally
rewarded by success.
On recommendation of the committee
on ways and means Blind John was Or
dered TO vacate the corner at the inter-
section or Washington and Hennepin
avenues. where he has conducted a
confectioneryand peanut box for the
D asst three years. There is an ordinance
| prohibiting the sidewalks beingbluck ed,
| and the committee was obliged to rec
ommend Blind Johns removal, ID. r.
! Wagner. the owner of the property at
the corner, demanding it. Where the
| old fellow will go now is, to him. a seri-
| Gus problem.
Aid. Loye got trifle mixed in his
dates when his ordinance prohibiting
push carts Oh NicOllet avenue came up
to be voted for. He was not sure the
ordinance was the one he desired tC
father, and it took some time tC
straighten him out. The ordinance was
finally passed.
An attempt was made to regulate
heavy traffic on Nicollet avenue by an
ordinance prohibiting lumber, garbage
wood and other wagons from appearing
there at all, but it met defeat
The special assessment rolls for per-
manent Improvements we're passed.