St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-21

vested rights of the property owners,
but seemed particularly anxious to hear
from the railway people. The city
| attorney was called on for an opinion,
but did not care to give one off-hand,
ana the matter was referred to the COM
mittee Oh streets.
| The committee on license reported in
avor OF the annual license for theaters
and opera houses being fixed as follows:
metropolitan and Grand, $50 per year;
Peopie's theater, S25 per year. Aid.
| copeland, who has recently been ap-
| pointed amember of the municipal re-
| form league. objected tn the low license
mentioned. and thought the managers
made enough to pay 500 per year. He
also objected to the theaters being al
| lowed to run on Sundays. and said it
| was shame and disgrace to the city.
| He handed up resolution reading as
| follows:
! That the license fee for theaters be
nXed at 500 per year, and that All ordl
nance be passed prohibiting the OPEN
ingof the theaterS upon Sunday, or that
the state laws as to Sunday theaterS be
| enforced as may be most advisable.
Ihis resolution, together with the re-
port of the license committee. was, on
motion of Aid. Copeland. sent back to
the committee on license.
| Aid. Quehl handed up the following
resolution:
That the city of st. Paul. or any de-
partment thereof. on and after April /,
shall not employ or continue in its EN-.
ploy any person or persons who SHALL
fail or neglect to pay any and all Lawful
debts contracted for or assumed by him
OF them during the time of their en-
pioyment by said city, or any depart
ment thereof.
Aid. Copeland objected to the passage
of the resolution, and at his request 1t
was sent to the committee on ways and
means.
The sprlnkling contracts awarded to
James FOrrestal by the board OF public
works. and which have been scrutinized
by. committees from both branches of
the council, were approved, all the
members. with the exception Of Aid.
Zimmerman, voting for the approval.
The report of the committee on streets
recommending the indefinite postpone
ment of the ordinance repeating the
ordinance giving Theodore Hamm the
right to lay spur track to his brewery
was adopted. Owen Morris, attorney
for several property owners. made a
talk. i'll favor of the ordinance being
repealed. Only three members were in
favor OF such action. An ordinance was
passed giving G. T. A. Book a free lease
for twenty-three years to lots and 4.
block 123, Robertson's addition to West
St. Paul, for the purpose of operating a
| vinegar factory.
| The report of the special committee
on the market house lease recommend
| ing the indefinite pOStponemept of the
matter was adopted. all the members
present with the exception of President
| Hickman being in favor of such action.
The letter from the president of the
Commercial club. stating that resolu-
ton had been passed urging the council
| TO issue at once $4,000 worth of bonds
for site for a public library, was Sent
to the committee on ways and means.
! The resolution of the park board, ap-
pointing Fred Nussbdumer as Superli.-
tendent of parks, at salary of $3.50 per
month, was approved.
The st. Paul City railwayswas dire cted
byfa resolution of Aid. Quehle to close
the slot formerly used III the cable line
on East Seventh street within thirty
days.
Ghe several aldermen reported list
| of streets to be sprinkled in districts
| No.2, 3, 4. 5. 6. and 8.
The city engineer was directed to
PLACE in position sucn election booths as
VIII be needed for the coming city cleo
ton, the expense to be paid from the
election fund.
| The ordinance aboishing the fee sys-
tenn for permits, now in force in the
building inspectors department., was
passed under a suspension of the rules.
The resolution limiting the salaries of
employees in the building inspectors
| office o 1913 per month Was repealed
| Ivy unanimous vote and without any
| discussion.