The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-17
CRAIG'S VOTE HELPS
WITH ITS ASSISTANCE THE
THOMPSON DEPOT LOOP ORDI-
NANCE IS PASSED
BY THE ASSEMBLY BRANCH.
ASSEMBLYMAN w. r.. JOHNSON
GETS A CHANCE TO JAB
MAYOR DORAN,
AND TAKES ADVANTAGE OF 1T.
Preliminary Orders for Paving Ger
tain Streets Pass-GaPbage Cues
tiOn Is About Ripe Again.

The one vote that the assembly
lacked two weeks ago in its effort to
pass the ordinance directing the ST.
Paul City Railway company to con-
struct a union depot loop, was present
last night in the embodiment of As
semblyman Craig. Mr.. Craig, with six
other assemblymen, voted for the Or
dinance, and it was duly declared
passed" Mr. Dix recorded himself
on the negative side. Mr. Daily was
absent, but his presence could not
have subtracted anything from the
seven votes required to pass an ordi-
nance requiring the laying Of new lines.
No discussion whatever followed the
final reading of the ordinance. AS
semblyman Kirke moved it's passage,
and, upon the roll call, the eight men,
bers all voted aye"
The ordinance requiring the propria-
tors of lunch wagons to pay an an
nual license of $50, which was amended
by the board of aldermen so as to al
low the lunch wagons to be located
within 100 feet of any restaurant in
stead Of 300 feet, as required by the
original assembly ordinance, provoked
some discussion,
Mr.. Johnson declared that he was
opposed to licensing the proprietors Of
lunch wagons, jewelry stores, law Of
hces, or any other business concerns
to occupy the street, and thereby give
their proprietors free ground rent,
While others engaged in the same
M
Johnson didn't think the city ought
TO encourage that kind Of competition,
though he had compromised at a pre-
Vious meeting by allowing a provision
to be inserted prohibiting lunch wag-
ems from doing business within 300
feet OF restaurant. He could never
vote, however, for the ordinance as
amended
ASKED whether fruit Venders were
not permitted to use the streets for
business purposes, Mr. Johnson re-
Piled:
L know of no such right, though
the mayor occasionally assumes to use
MS discretion in not enforcing the
laws, when he deems it to the public
interest TO exercise such discretion"
The ordinance, as amended bv the
board, was passed, Notwithstanding
by vote of to 2, Mr. Johnson and
president AroSin voting in the mega
tive.
The resolution from the board fixing
the salaries of the street commissioners
at $l5 was concurred in
preliminary orders for paving Rice
street, from Tenth to Front street:
Summit avenue, from Wabasha to
Sixth, and Tenth street, from st. Peter
to Rice streets NyaTa OaSsod
A communication was received from
the corporation attorney calling atten-
t1on to the fact that the contract
for removing garbage will expire on
Dec. 81, 1897, and submitting specifica-
t1ons therefor. On motion of Mr.. john
son resolution was adopted authoriz-
ing the appointment of a joint COM
mittee on garbage, consisting of three
from the assembly and four from the
board of aldermen, to consider the
specifications.
The resolution from the board of al
dermen authorizing the payment to
J. H. O'Brien of the sum of $65 for
his servises on the police force was de-
feated by a vote of Z to l. Mr. Craig
casting the only affirmative vote
OBrien was appointed to the force by
and club at once, as is the custom,
but his appointment was never con-
firmed by the assembly. Hence he
never became patrolman.
The resolution from the hoard of al
dermen authorizing the payment to
Jerry Sullivan of SIP, representing his
salary as patrolman for the month
ard eighteen days elapsing between
his discharge by the mayor and the
councils concurrence in that discharge
was adopted by unanimous vote,
after a dramatic scene described in
another column.