St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-15
SIXTH STREET PAVING
Committee Of One Body
Recommends the Resolu-
ton to Pass
IN SPITE OF PROTESTS.
Chronic Kickers on City I'M
ppcvaments Severely Sat
Down On
BY ASSEMBLYMAN PARKER.
Resolution to Tear Down
the Great Northern Fence
Favored.
IN SPITE OF PROTESTS.
BY AsSEMBLYMAN PARKER.

The maIter of paving Sixth street
from Sbley to Smith avenue was re-
hashed again yesterday afternoon-thiS
time before the assembly commillee on
streets. The same people were present.
Including Emil Geist. who opposes the
laying Of a new pavement between 81.
Peter street and Smith avenue. The
matter came before the committee i'll
tie shape of the recommendation from
the board of public works that the entire
street be paved with asphalt between
the points first named. This report or
recommendation of tie board of public
works was not before the alderinanlc
committee OIL streets which considered
the matter Saturday. 1t was only the
was acted upon then, and this the conn
mittee decided to report adversely.
Mr.. GtiSt reiterated yesterday the
same objections to repaving upper
Sixth street. and Ii. T. Stevens again
spoke i'll benalf of the majority of prop
erty owners who desire a new pave
ment. Mr.. Stevens insisted that it was
going 100 far to Say that the city should
not improve street until it became i'm
paSsable.
Mr.. Horton, of Ransom & Horton,
spoke in favor OF the Improvement, and
related a little episode TO show what
strangers think Of the condition of St.
Paul streets. He said that friend of
his to whom he was showing the city
remarked
That the DriveWays
In and around Oakland cemetery were
the best in the city. Mr.. Stevens COM
mented upon this with the remark that
perhaps it would have been better for
the city it the chronic professors against
all improvements had been put away in
Oakland cemetery twenty-five years
Gag
Assemb!yman Parker, though not
member OF the committee, made a little
speech in which lie scored the protest
ers." Mr.. Parker said that the people
of this city must have their streets, or
all property would depreciate in value.
A Chicago friend Of his who recently
visited st. Paul had remarked that there
was enough dirt and manure in the
streets to raise potatoes with. 1t was
absolutely preposterouS to oppose pub-
lie improvements Of this nature. II such
course were persisted in, the city
would surely die, for people would move
away.
The committee then took vote and
decided to adopt the report of the board
of public works recommending the lay
ing of all asphalt pavement from Slbley
street to Smith avenue, except on the
grade between Cedar and WabaSha,
where a granite payement.@ill be put
down. Mr.. Reardon voted against the
imur0Yemenk, declaring it-Was All out.
rage TO force the pavement on any
blocks where it was not needed merely
to make it convenient for the people on
the hill to drive down town on.
Aid. Murphy's resolution instructing
the city engineeRto tear down the fence
erected by the Great Northern road
across jackson street, near Arch, was
recommended to pass, as the city at
torney said that some OF the property so
fenced in belonged to the city. In case
this direction is carried out, it is re-
ported that President Hill will close the
| Great Northern shops and remove them
trem the city.
| Mr.. Reardon's resolution providing
| for the tearing up of defective sidewalks
| and leVeling the dirt underneath i'll
case it is impracticable to immediately
! construct new walk. was not recom~
mended to pass, the vote being a tie
toy.
The committee recommended that the
| award of the contract for paving lower
Third street with granite be awarded to
Fielding & Shepley.
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