St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-06-21
PLEAS FOR PAVING.
AssEMBLYMEN DEVOTE A LOT
OF TIME TO DISCUSSION OF
PAVEMENTS.
THERE MUST BE NO DELAY
FOURTH STREET CONTRACT AP-
PROVED AND NEW ORDERS
INTRODUCED.
LEO GooDK1ND is CONFIRMED.

LEO GOODKIND is CONFIRMED.
AssembIyman Van SIyI>e Raises q
Nice observation-disclosures to
Get Back Pay.
Street pavements, or rather the
conspicuous absence of them on
some of the principal thoroughfares
of this city, furnished provocation
for a protracted discussion at the
meeting Of the assembly last night.
But before the assembly took up
the regular business of the evening
Mr.. Van Slyke created somewhat or
a sensation by calling attention to
the fact that the Hare resolution re-
ducing salaries, which was recently
signed by the mayor, had been
changed since the assembly passed
it. By reason of a clerical error,
which Assistant City Clerk Giltinan
resolution whereby the salaries or
the members of the board of public
works were still further reduced
from $4,000 each to $1,000 was not
indicated in the tabulated list of
salaries when the resolution passed
the assembly.
Mr.. Van Slyke contended that as
the resolution passed the assembly
it fixed those salaries at $4,000, and
not $1,500 as the measure now pro-
vides, and that therefore the entire
resolution was rendered null and
void
The other members of the assem-
bly, did not coincide with Mr.. Van
Slyke. Messrs. Parker, Lewis, John
son and Arosin argued that it was
the intention to pass the resolution
Just as it came from the board of
aldermen, where the amendment was
made, for the very purpose of avoid
mig the sending of it back to the
board for concurrence. They held
that the intention should govern.
A motion was then made to ap-
prove the minutes of the last meet
ing, which show that the salaries in
question were fixed at s1,500 each.
The
DEBATE ON PAVING
began when the clerk read the reso-
luton of the board of aldermen re-
fusing to concur with the assembly
in referring the Warren-Scharf con-
tract for paving Fourth street with
asphalt.
Peter Berkey renewed his objec-
tions to any action of the council
compelling the property owners to
pay for a pavement outside the
tracks of the street railway COM
pany, but allowing the company to
escape without paving between it's
rails and tracks at the same time.
Mr.. Berkey insisted that the proper
ty owners were entitled to a hear
ing.
Mr.. Mum, representing the street
railway company, reiterated the po-
sition of the company, which is that
it proposes to change the cable into
BILE, and that in the meantime it
will repair the pavement between it's
rails and tracks.
A long discussion followed, several
members of the assembly talking at
the same time At least half doZ-
en- times President Copeland sought
to put an end to the confusion by
instructing the clerk to call the
roll.
Mr.. Reardon wanted the matter
referred again, and other members
had other plans.
At last Mr.. Parker got the floor
and made terse and spirited speech
in favor of awarding the contract.
'This matter must not be referred
any more" exclaimed Mr.. Parker.
1--WE have got to pass this resolution
now" And it was passed by unan-
imous vote.
Later in the evening a preliminary
order was passed for the paving of
Fifth street with asphalt from Wa
basha to West Third street. Then
followed preliminary order for
paving Fifth street with asphalt
from Broadway to West Third
street, but this was referred to the
special committee appointed to con-
fer with the street railway company
and the property owners regarding
the proposed pavements to be laid
on streets occupied by the street
railway company's tracks.
In this connection Mr.. Johnson
arose and called attention to the
preliminary orders for paving Fifth
street and Wabasha street that have
reposed 80 long in his desk as chair
man of the committee on streets.
Mr.. Johnson disclaimed all RESPONSE
bility for the delay in these two mat
ters, giving the same explanation
that he made to the G | o b some
days ago. He had called the orders
UP at recent meetings of the COM
mittee, but the committee again laid
them over. He resented the insinu-
ations that had been leveled at him
by reason of the action of the com
mittee, and then he said few words
in behalf of the rights of the street
railway company. In conclu-
sion Mr.. Johnson offered as
a substitute for the resolu-
ton for paving Fifth street with
asphalt from Broadway to West
Third street, preliminary order for
paving that portion between Broad
way and Wabasha street with brick,
He also introduced preliminary
order for paving Wabasha with
brick from the Wabasha bridge to
College avenue.
The first preliminary order calling
for an asphalt pavement on Waba-
sha between the same points was not
killed, but was placed with the
others, and all of them were re-
ferred to the special conference COM
mittee.
So as it now stands the following
preliminary orders are before this
committee: For paving Fifth street