The Saint Paul globe., 1896-07-24
WANT TO CONFER
THE ALDERMEN DO NOT RELISH
THE CONDUIT INJUNC-
TION.
TELEPHONE PEOPLE TALK.
THEY CLAIM THAT THE COMPANY
HAS ALWAYS ACTED IN
GOOD FAITH.
\ SPECIAL COMMITTEE NAMED.
VIII Confer With the Phone PeO-
pIe-AnOther Special Meet
ing Today.

The special meeting of the council
called by Mayor Pratt to consider
that certain ordinance entitled: An
ordinance regulating the placing of
underground electrical wires, ETC..
was held yesterday. City Attorney
Simpson submitted through Aid Nor
deem, a draft for a new ordinance in
tended to modify the various ordinan-
Ces of the city, so as to prohibit the
extensions of the underground con-
duit system by private parties The
ordinance covers the substance of Aid.
Rand's recommendations at a recent
meeting of the council, and repeals all
ordinances in conflict with it.
Aid. Nordeen asked unanimous con-
sent to introduce the ordinance, and
after a kick by Aid. Jennings, Clerk
Chaplin read the document. Aid. Nor
deem Immediately moved it's reference
to a special committee composed of the
committees on underground wires and
ordinances. On motion of Aid. Nc
Allister the council resolved itself into
committee of the whole, and Presi-
dent Snyder called Aid. Jennings to
the chair. At the suggestion of the
president W. H. Eustis was given an
opportunity to be heard. Mr.. Eustis
said he owned the property at Fifth
street and Third avenue south, known
as the Meyers property. He des-
cribed the manner in which he had
acquired the property, and his negoti-
ations with the telephone people look
ing to their occupancy of the build
ing. He said he had borrowed $25, 900
of Eastern parties to go ahead with
the construction of his building. 'If
Tnnp9l thn orro y,ti
tain privileges to my tenants" said
he they cannot move from their
present quarters, and 1 submit that
having acted in good business faith.
1 am entitled to some consideration
Aid Nordeen spoke favorably Of the
plans of the telephone company, but
was ruled out of order
w. L. Harris, of the New England
Furniture and Carpet company, made
strong plea for the asphalt paving
now under way. He said that it would
be better to go ahead with the paving
at once even If 1T was found necessary
to rip a portion of it up to accommo-
date the conduit scheme.
President Snyder made a speech from
the floor in which he advised prompt
action on the part of all parties, and
after Mayor Pratt had said a word re-
sarding the telephone peoples remarks
u IlIIl, the HlOIlOn 10 appoint a CONFER
ence committee Of five, amended to
have Mayor Pratt the city attorney,
City Engineer Cappelen and President
SNYDER added, was adopted by unan-
tmouS vote.
President Snyder resumed the chair
and after hearing from Aid. Jennings,
who had temporarily presided over the
committee of the whole, appointed the
following committee of conference: Aid.
Schwartz, chairman, Loye, Alexander
Rand and Nordeen. These gentlemen
with the other officials named will
meet with the telephone people at the
city hall this morning at 10 o'clock.
An adjournment was taken until 2
o'clock this afternoon when the report
of the committee will be submitted At
the last moment the ordinance which
had occasioned all the trouble and
which Aid. Nordeen requested to have
referred to the committees on under
ground wires and ordinances was re-
ferred to the conference committee to
be acted upon at todays meeting.