St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-10-03
MORE ASPHALT PAVEMEN l..
Asphalt to Go on Fifth, st. Pc
ter, Sixth and Other
Streets.
GASOLINE CONTRACTOR HIT.
Protest Filed Against Build
ing One Factory and Re-
building Another.

in dispatching a considerable amount
of business in short time. No meas
ureS calculated TO excite special interest
were discussed, though some Important
matters were disposed of. Perhaps the
most important was the adoption OF
Comptroller McCardy's resolution fixing
the tax levy upon each dollar OF the
assessed valuation of the real and per-
sonal estate within the city Of st. Paul.
1t is as follows:
Tax Levy Reported.
For the First, Second, Third, Fourth
and Fifth Assessment districts. COM
prising the original First. Second,
Third, Fourth anu Fifth wards, the
rate per dollar is ID 6-10 mills;
for the. Sixth ward, IA mills; for the
Seventh ward, Ii 10 mills; for the
Eighth assessment district, covering all
property in the new territory "a" an
neXed to the city in 1871, IA $40 mills;
for the Ninth assessment district, COW
ering all the property Ill the new terri
tory "B," located in New Canada
Mclean townships, annexed to the city
in 1885. Is LILO mills; for the Tenth
assessment district, covering all the
property i'll the new territory located in
Reserve and Mclean townships. am
neXed to The city i'll 1887, IL mills.
The chairmen Of all the Democ ratio.
Republican and Populst county COM
mitteeS sent i'll the lists OF names lOr
judges of election. They were referred
to a special committee OF five, consisting
<>Et a IL ,.Irho
ham and Wolf. This committee will
meet Thursday, at p. H.. and select
the judges of election from these lists,
which will be submitted to the board or
aldermen at special meeting to be
, held Friday afternoon.
: More asphalt Paving.
The board issued several preliminary
orders 10 the board OF public WORKS for
street paving. All save one Gail for
asphalt pavement, and the work,
done, will give employment to
large number of men, as it is
very extensive. The streets ordered to
he paved with asphalt are: Fifth street.
from WabaSha to Thiid street; st. Peter
street, from Third street to Martin, and
Sixth street. from Rosabel to Smith
avenue. A preliminary order Was also
issued for The paving of Sixth street.
: from. College to Summit avenue. but no
particular kind of pavement is specified.
itordina,rce was passed fixing and
establishing all the election districts in
the city of st. Paul. These are pup
lished in another column.
Mora Conhuits
The ordinance granting the No nth
western Telephone compahy franchise
to lay conduits was referred tn the COM
mittee on streets. In this ordinance
there is provision granting the city
the free use of all telephone cOnnec-
tons with other cities, so that now the
city offices can communicate with Min
neapolis and other places without pay
ing the usual fee.
Aid. Wolf introduced a resolution re.
quiring the st. Paul City Railway COM
pany to remove its tracks located OH
Kent street, between University and
Aurora avenues. and also to remove its
switches and switch tracks OIL Univer.
sity avenue, between Kent and Mackub-
| in street. which are not used in regular
traffic on University avenue. The
resolution instructed the city engineer
| to do the work in case the railway
pany failed to perform it within ten
|, days after the passage of the resolution.
| The matter was referred to the COM
mittee OH streets.
Gasoline Lighting Sat Upon.
| AS a result of complaints on the part
! Manchester citizens that the gasoline
I lamps do not give sufficient light. the
board adopted Aid. Milham's resolution
| that no further warrants be drawn in
| favor of the contractor Tor gasoline
lighting until the committees on gas of
both bodies investigate the condition of
the street lamps, burners, etc., and re-
port that the work is satisfactorily per-
formed and the contract properly full
| filled.
The report of the committee on streets
recommending the passage of the
amended ordinance granting the Water
! Gus engine works a Seventy-five-year
| lease of land on the West side Jevee,
and requiring the com pany to build its
factory on what is known as the NELL
| construction" plan, was confirmed and
the ordinance passed.
| Aid. Hare offered a resolution direct
ing the city engineer to estimate the
cost of widening the Wabasha street
| bridge. The resolution was adopted.
! kickers on Factory.
| A protest was received from property
owners and others residing in the vcin-
! lty of Rice street, near the Great North
ern bridge, Directing strongly to the
| establishment of an asphalt factory in
that neighborhood. 1t was placed on
file. A protest Directing to the proposed
rebuilding of the planning mill at Rice
| and ROndO streets, which recently
I burned down. was referred to the CON-
I mitlee on streets.
FL After passing all the paw rolls for
! September, the board adjourned until
Friday at 8 p. m.