St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-06-19
ALDERMEN POSTPONE RESOLU,
TIONS REQUIRING THE
STREET RAILWAY
TO PAVE BETWEEN TRACKS
ON FOURTH AND THIRD STREETS
DURING THE PRESENT
SEASON.
NEXT YEAR AN ELECTRIC LINE
VIII Replace the CabIe-Another
Dog Resolution Kiiled-New
Standing Committees.

| Standing Committees.
AS usual, it was nearly IL o'clock
when the board of aldermen ad-
| journed last night. The meeting
was devoid of spice and sensation,
| The most important matter con-
sidered was in no sense new. 1t
was a reconsideration of the Fourth
street paving. Six out of the ten
aldermen present practically nulli-
fed the action of the board a week
ago by indefinitely postponing the
| resolution compelling the street
railway company to pave between
! it's rails and tracks on Fourth
street at the same time the city
paves the rest of the street. s
The matter came up the first
thing Aid. Milham moved to re.
| consider the vote by which the res
oIution referred to was adopted. The.
! motion prevailed by a vote of Z
to 8, whereupon Aid. Milham moved
that the resolution be indefinitely
postponed.
| In support of his position Aid Mil
ham said that he regarded it as un-
/ fair to the street railway company
| to compel it to put down new
! granite pavement this summer, in
/ asmuch as it would be obliged to
1 tear up that pavement in the course
1 of year when the system would be
| aL.o 10 oil
j Itricr line. ..Ald. Milham added that
the citizens in his-the Eleventh
ward We're anxious to see the cleo
trio system adopted, and he did not
believe in delaying or obstructing
the work of the street railway COM
| pany in changing its system. Aid
Murphy made a similar argument
in favor of postponing the resolu-
| tion.,i 7t rs
Aid. Markham was opposed to the
indefinite postponefnent, but said
he was willing to vote to lay the res
| olution on the table, whence it could
| be taken up again, but his motion
to lay on the table was lost by
/ vote of to 8. Aid. Markham
| again argued against the postpone
ment of the resolution, insisting that
the present condition of Fourth
street was
A DISGRACE TO THE CITY,
and that it should be repaved at
once, especially since the city had
secured the cheap contract with the
Warren-Scharf company of 81 per
square yard. Aid. Hare also made
a vigorous speech against postpon-
ing the matter.
The roll was then called on Aid.
Milham'S motion to indefinitely
postpone the resolution, and result
ed as follows:
Ayes-Milham, Montgomery, MUIR
ply, Ulmer, Wolf, Kartak Nays
Hare, Lindahl, Markham, President
Ehrmanntraut.
Coupled with the postponed reso-
luton was a similar resolution with
regard to paving between the rails
and tracks on Third street from
Seven Corners to Pleasant avenue
This was likewise indefinitely post
poned.
/ Any measure aimed at the dog
population provokes debate and dis
sension in the board of aldermen
Accordingly, when Aid. Lindahl in
troduced a resolution instructing
the chief of police to detail suffi-
cient number of policemen to take
a census of the dogs and report the
names and addresses of the owners
of the dogs to the council, there was
immediate opposition.
Aid: Murphy secuted the idea that
the police could perform this work
and cover their beats at the same
time. AS for detailing a sufficient
number to take the dog census, that
would be an injustice to the citi-
zens of ST. Paul, for it would deprive
them of the police protection they
are entitled to.
"Our police force is no larger than
we need,' said Aid. Murphy, "but il
is giving perfect satisfaction now
The time has passed when citizens
can be assaulted on the streets by
thugs and robbed while on their way
to church, as they were during the
last administration. I say that the
police should not be detailed to dc
any outside work They should moi
be asked to do anything more than
protect our lives, limbs and property
They cannot give their time to
/ HUNTING UP DOGS"
Aid. Murphy then moved that the
The motion was lost by tie vote-5 to
s. Aid Lindahl thereupon moved the
adoption of the resolution, but Aid
| Murphy made an amendment that the
resolution be referred to the commit
tee on license. The amendment pre-
vailed by vote Of to 4, and the dogs
are still at liberty.
The. board disposed in short order OF
Assemblyman Johnson's salary resolu-
tion On motion of Aid. Murphy it was
laid on the table without word Of
, debate.
President Ehrmanntraut announced
the following standing committees,
which were unanimously approved:
Ways and Means-:Ald. Markham,
Hare, Brady.
Claims and Accounts-Ald Montgom-
cry, Hare. Brady, Lindahl, Markham
Wolf, Murphy.
Fire Department-Ald. Lindahl, Muir
ply, Milham, Kartak, Wolf, Brady,
Montgomery.
Streets, Sewers and Bridges-Ald- u
mer, Markham. Wolf, Lindahl, Hare,
Milham, Kartak.
Taxes-Ald. Murphy, Kartak. Lin
dahl.
Printing : Aid. Markham, Hare
Montgomery.
Police-A1d. Wolf, Brady, Milham
Murphy, Mr.. President.
License-Ald. Karak, Milham, Hare
Public Buildings, City Property and