St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-21
SMEAR 1T ON MIC,
Twenty-One Aldermen Say As
DhaIt Is the Stuff for NicoIIet.

by d tole VI Il " the COuIlcli
night decided that asphalt was the
proper paving for Nicollet avenue.
The contract was not awarded, as a
sufficient time had not elapsed since
bids were advertised for, but asphalt
is the stuff that will replace the rotten
cedar blocks on Minneapolis principal
thoroughfare.
Aldermen Adams and Schwartz ex-
planned their negative votes by in
quiring if Nicollet was to be paved
with the same kind Of material as that
now in use on Hennepin and Park
avenues. Aid. Durham, chairman of
the paving committee, stated that no
decision had been reached as to the
kind of asphalt to be used. There was
no further discussion and the clerk
went on with the routine grist as
though nothing had happended
Aid. Long, the insistent Democratic
statesman from the First ward, came
out victorious in his scramble for a
slice of ward patronage. Aid. O'Brien
sprung coup by moving that the
street sDrinkling of the First ward
be- conducted according to the direc-
tom of both aldermen, and that each
should name one-half the sprinklers
Republican colleague fell away from
himfs Nordeen being almost the only
one to offer a helping hand. Alex
ander tried to stem the tide by moving
to, refer the matter to a special COM
mittse, and made a speech defending
his action. Aid. Long demanded his
rights as. representative of the tax
payers. and Aid. Rand said Alexander
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treatment of his colleague. O'Brien's
metikn passed. and an amendment
by aid McAllister extending the mo-
ton to apply all words was added,
and in. this shape the motion prevailed
without even the formality of a yea
and nay vote.
Mayor Pratt returned the ordinance
against hitching vehicles and horses
on Nicollet avenue with his signature,
but accompanied with a recommends
ton that another amendment be
passed extending its provisions to
Hennepin avenue, between Washing
ton avenue and Seventh street, to
First avenue, between Washington
and Seventh, and to all cross streets
between those limits. Aid. Loye gave
notice that at the next regular meet
ing he would introduce an ordinance
amending the ordinance according to
the mayors suggestions.
The board of trade sent in resolu-
ton asking the adoption of the milk
inspection bill, which passed the leg
islature in the afternoon. The paper
was referred to the health and hospi-
tai committee.
petition was received from the
Western Union Telegraph company,
the North American Telegraph COM
pany and the American District Tele-
graph company and others stating
that the present underground wire
ordinance is entirely inadequate, and
asking that the building inspector be
instructed to withhold action on the
ordinance until it could be properly
amended.
The Guaranty Messenger and Dis
patch company. which has recently
been stopped from laying it's wires, be-
cause not provided with a proper fran
chise. requested the council to con-
vey to them the proper franchise.
which they had not before known was
necessary. The matter was referred
and the company was allowed thirty
days time in which to remove their
overhead wires in the suburban dis
trict and place them underground.
City Attorney Simpson submitted an
ordnance forbidding throwing heavy
weights on curbs or sidewalks, which,
by unanimous consent, was given it's
first reading.
A report from William De La Barre,
engineer of the st. Anthony Falls
Water Power company, was referred
to the water works committee.
A lengthy communication from
I Comptroller Nye was read, setting
ifofth the annoyance and expense of
L the present system of ordering side
walks and sewers, and suggesting that
the council this season suspend order
ing new sidewalks and sewers, and
also any new assessments for the
sameA
Some little amusement was caused
/ by the reading of Aid. O'Brien's ordi-
| nance amending an ordinance ''con-
i corning dogs" changing the term ''dog
killer to dog license inspector" It
was passed on the second reading,
AID McAllister casting the only dis
senting vote.
The aldermen of the Eighth and Thir-
tenth wards, appointed a special com
n1ittee to consider the nuisance of fast
/ driving on Park avenue, presented a
report and resolution asking the au-
thorities to see that no teams were
driven on the boulevard at a rate of
speed exceeding six miles per hour.
The district assembly of the Knights
of Labor asked permission to establish
unemployment agency at sos Hennepin,
making no charge for applicants, and
asking that no chrge be made for their
license. Referred.
Supt. Smith asked that the ordinance
prohibiting push cart peddlers from
plying their vocation on Nicollet and
Hennepin avenues be extended to in
clude the territory between Sixth ave
nue. north and Fourth avenue south
Tenth street and the river. City At
torney Simpson was instructed to draw
up an ordinance II that effect
On motion of Aid. Durham the next
meeting of the council was set for