The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-16
CITY TO CONTROL IT
1T WILL RULE THE NEW HILL
ELECTRIC LINE EVERY
INCH.
ORDINANCE IS REFERRED
THE COMMITTEE ON
STREETS.
REFERRED
BUDGET OF ROUTINE MATTERS
Last Nights session-Bids, and
Banking.

SidiI at the meeting OF the board or
aldermen last evening, President Mark
ham occupying a seat among the mem
bers. The ordinance directing the street
railway company to change the present
cable line to an electric and construct
ing the tracks via Third street and
Summit avenue instead of on the Selby
avenue hill was introduced by Aid.
Shepard and referred to the committee
on streets without discussion The
Eleventh ward alderman, in speaking of
the ordinance, said the measure was a
perfectly fair one in every way The
cost to the street railway company in
making the change would be compar-
at1yely light, as the only additional ex-
pense would be the building of the line
on Third street and Summit avenue By
the provisions Of the ordinance the
council reserved the right to locate the
tracks in both streets to suit the in
terests of the public. Summit avenue
was now 100 feet wide with two fifteen
feet boulevards on either side. The
tracks would occupy but sixteen feet,
and this would not interfere seriously
with travel on the avenue.
The ordinance directs the cable line
to be changed prior to Sept 1, 1897, to
a double track electric line That part
of the line between Summit avenue and
| Third street, on what is known as
Seiby avenue hill. to be so changed that
the electric line when completed shall
extend up Third street to Summit ave
nue. and thence on Summit avenue to
Selby avenue. The company in making
the change are authorized and directed
to locate their tracks on Third street
| and Summit avenue, so as to avoid as
far as possible, consistent with the safe
construction and operation, any and
all obstruction to travel on said Sum
| nit avenue.
The company is directed to submit to
| the council within thirty days after the
passage and publication of the ordin-
! ance, full drawings and plans showing
the pest location on which to build I'M
Ger the direction of the ordinance. The
council reserves the right to change
plans and location on Summit avenue
and Third street as shall be deemed
best for the interests Of the city The
ordinance says that the council of the
cHy OF st. Paul declares the public
interest and the life and limb of the
patrons Of said road demand the pas
sage and enforcement of the ordinance
The new double track line to be oper-
| ated shall connect with the so-called
| Merriam park electric line at Milton
street, and be maintained and operated
With the same, as one continuous line
and without change of cars.
The cable line runs from Broadway
to Milton street on Fourth, Third and
| Selby avenue. and the company is
now maintaining and operating,
IN connection with the cable
line, an electric service from Milton
10 N iT-X-i
Fairview TO Marshall, west on Mar
shall to Prior and north on Prior to
University avenue.
In case the company shall fail to
comply with the conditions of this or
dlnance within the time named, then
all right and authority which said
company may have Sept. l. 1897 20
maintain and operate all or any kind
of any street railway or any portion
or any street now occupied by said
cable line and the electric line or lines
named or indicated shall upon Sept.
l, 1897 without any other action what
ever of the council cease, terminate
and be void.
The resolution passed by the assem-
bly, directing that after Jan. 1 the pay
ment of maturing obligations of the
city, due in New York, should be done
through the Allemannia bank was re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
AAAOSAAAo- SOlA1pbtCllC1 AC\dIuN, VINO WAS
present at the meeting, was not pleased
with the reference, and on motion OF
AID. DonahOWer the resolution was
fec0nSidered. The letter of the COMP
troller, accompanying the resolution.
which stated that the Allemannia bank
had agreed to do the business which
next year would cost 81 800, if done
through the bank of Minnesota, as at
present, for nothing. Aid. Kenny said
the council had passed q resolution
directing the comptroller to get bids
for handling this part of the city funds
and report the same back. He had
not heard from the comptroller further
than by the letter which had been
read. Aid. Stutzman said the amount
would be a great saving and he was in
favor of passing the resolution. The
comptroller, called on, said he commu-
nicated with the several banks in writ
ing and verbally. Some of the banks
he said, did not care to handle the
account. The Bank of Minnesota was
willing to retain the account on the
figures now paid. The St Paul Ma
tional wanted about $40 more than
was now paid. The Northern Ex-
change and Allemannia banks had
agreed to handle the account for moth
ing. He had recommended the Allie
mania bank because I always stand
by my friends" In answer to a aues-
ton Of Aid Markham, the comptroll-
er stated that the maximum amount
in the account at any one time was
about $4,000. Aid. Markham thought
under the circumstances the bonds
submitted by the Allemannia did not
cover this account and had the resoiu-
ton amended so as to require the bank
to give an additional bond of s1O0. 900
to be approved by the mayor and COMP
trolIer.
With this amendment the resolution
n1SGPn nv l1noniI7anIlC
have to go to the assembly for con-
currence.
resolution was read by the clerk
directing bids to be advertised for
doing the city printing for the year
1897. The clerk announced that The
resolution was not signed by any Of
the aldermen, and, as no one would
father the paper, it was thrown in the
waste basket
The resolution passed by the assem-
bly, fixing the license, of the MetropoI-
itan theater at $500 and the Grand at
$1o0 was amended by the board so as
to make each theater pay 800 The
assembly referred it to the committee
on license.
The bill of Fielding & Shepley, gar
bage contractors, for November.
amounting to $1,218S2, was passed on
recommendation OF the garbage com
nittee. Aid Stutzman explained that
$S.25 had been deducted from the orig
inal amount as fines.
The city engineer and the board Of
public works were directed by a resolu-
ton of Aid. Donahower to report plan
or plans Of lighting the city with gas.
gasoline and electric lights and to sub
NIT the probable cost in each instance.
A resolution directing the civ AT
torney to take steps to have the tracks
Of the street railway company on
Thompson and Smith avenues removed