St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-20
WANTS CARS RUN ON SOUTH WA.
BASHA IN TWENTY-FOUR
HOURS
TROUBLE OVER "A CONTRACT
Tint for the Heating Plant of the
Avon school Hung
Up.

| clouS mOOQ and the session was con-
sequently prolonged until nearly Ii
O'Clock. The only matter at all in
the nature of surprise came be-
fore the assembly during the latter
part of the session, when Mr.. Lewis
| introduced the following resolution:
Resolved, That the St. Paul City
| halfway company be, and is hereby
| directed to forthwith operate the
| South Wabasha street line to Fifth
| street, and In connection with the Mis-
sissippi street line, as the same has
| been heretofore operated.
| Resolved further, That in case said
| company shall fail to comply with the
| terms OF this resolution within twenty
four hours after the service of copy
or this resolution on said COMPANY
| the corporation attorney be, and is
| hereby directed to commence an ac-
| ton against said company to forfeit
| It's right to operate street cars In the
city of ST. Paul.
The resolution did not meet with
unanimous approval. 1t was sug-
gested that 1t would be better policy
for Mr.. Lewis to call upon the su-
per1ntendent or other officials of
the street railway company before
proceeding in such summary fash
ion. This advice drew Mr.. Lewis out
and he proceeded to explain his feel
ings concerning the matter.
i feel" said Mr.. Lewis, that
the council is justified in taking
immediate action upon this resolu-
ton. On previous occasions 1 have
| called at the Office of the street rail-
way company and made known the
grievances of my constituents, only
| to have them ignored. / am frank
enough to say that I have lost all
| patience with the street railway com
| pany, and 1 will also add that unless
they manifest a disposition to treat
| the public fairly, and show some
| evidence of good faith, I shall be
against Them
After Mr.. Lewis had informed the
| assembly that the service on the
| South Wabasha street line in con-
! nection with the Mississippi street
line was altogether inadequate, Mr..
| Parker arose and lodged a similar
complaint against the service ON the
| Selby avenue cable line.
81 can thoroughly sympathize with
| Mr.. Lewis in this matter" said
Mr.. Parker. 1.-THE service on the
| Selby avenue line is very poor. 1
! tell you, gentlemen, that our citizens
! should not be subjected to such
| treatment. They have something
| better to do than to be compelled to
cool their heels on street corners
| waiting for cars. But while / sympa-
| thize with Mr.. Lewis, I think his
! resolution is too summary. 1t ought
| to be referred to a committee
| Accordingly, upon motion of Mr..
Van Slyke, it was referred to the
| committee on streets.
The report of the committee on
| streets relative to the painting of
! the eleven railroad bridges recon-
! mended that the contract for paint
ing the Sixth street bridge be
awarded to william Lee, and that
the painting of the Selby avenue
bridge be deferred until next year,
as the bridge will need repairing by
that time.
AS to the remaining nine bridges,
adoption of a resolution calling for
the appointment of a special joint
committee of six and the corpora
ton attorney, to Investigate and
report as to the liability of the city
to maintain these bridges.
The resolution awarding the con-
tract for paving the Sixth street
-. - r 20 g.
adopted. So likewise was the reso-
luton calling for the appointment of
the joint committee of six to confer
with the corporation attorney. Pres
ident Copeland appointed Messrs.
Arosin, Johnson and Parker to rep
rescent the assembly.
This action was the result of the
communication from the corporation
attorney setting forth the decision of
the supreme court under which the
railroad companies are compelled to
construct the bridges and approaches
and maintain the same forever in all
cases where the streets were opened
prior to the granting of the rights of
way to the said railroads. The cor
poration attorney also explained that
the city had been maintaining these
bridges by virtue OF q tacit under
standing based upon an agreement
with the railroad companies, which
agreement had never been ratified by
the council. The consequence of the
action taken by the assembly last
night Is that all the bids save
that of William Lee for painting the
Sixth street bridge were rejected.
Mr. Parker introduced a resolution
requesting the board of aldermen to
instruct its committee on streets to
take some definite action regarding
the smoke ordinance submitted to 1t
some time ago. In advocating the
adoption of the resolution Mr.. Parker
said 1t was wrong for either body of
the council or any committee to de-
lay action in such important matters.
These dilatory tactics" continued
Mr.. Parker, cannot be too severely
condemned. This smoke ordinance is
a measure that our merchants are
anxious to have passed. 1t will save
them thousands of dollars and will
not hurt the manufacturers"
In order to impress this fact upon
the assembly Mr.. Parker waved pc
tition for the passage of a smoke or
d1nance which was submitted to the
council over a year ago, and which
Mr.. Parker said contained 100 names.
Mr.. Johnson adder that he himself had
presented that petition in support Of
his smoke ordinance, which the as
sembly had defeated. Mr.. Parker'S
resolution requesting the board of al
dermen to take some action upon the
ordinance was adopted by a vote of
6 to g. Messrs. Van Slyke and Reardon
voting no." the latter, so he stated,
on the ground that the resolution
was discourteous to the board of alder
men.
There was wrang,e over the award
of the contract for supplying the Avon
school with a heating plant. The
mayor and the president of the board
OF education awarded this contract to
Philip Justus, who's bid of S625 was