The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-19
ALDERMEN TRY TO PASS RESOLU-
TIONS FOR BOULEvARDING
UNIVERSITY AVENUE,
BUT FAILED BY ONE VOTE.
BOARD ADVISED THAT 1T Is H.
LEGAL TO TRANSFER SALOON
LICENSES.
THEN VOTE TO TRANSFER -FOUR
Summit Avenue Cycle Path to he
COmpIeted-One to- be Built on
West Seventh.


ing and attempted to pass resolution
over the mayors veto. The members
who favored this action, however, were
| not numerous enough and Lacked one
| vote Of the eight necessary. The board
listened to an opinion from the corpo-
ration attorney to the effect that the
council could not legally transfer sa-
loon licenses, and then by a unanimous
vote approved the transfer Of four
licenses.
Mayor Doran vetoed the resolution
directing the street railway company
to boulevard University avenue, from
Victoria street to the west city limits.
The veto message read as follows:
After carefully considering the res luton,
! board fi,e No. 1887, am forced TO the conclu-
! sion that it is not in the interest Q; puDllc
| demand. This resolution directs the Twin
| City Railway company to comply with the
terms OF ordinance approved in March.
! 1890, at time when our people were in pros,
porous condition. and when il was beHeVe9
| that the opening of the interurban line would
! result in the rapid settlement CT the district
through which this was contemplated. Ihe
expected results have not been realized, und
for more than seven years we have passed
through an era of increasing difficulties for
both individuals and corporations.
This district lying westerly Of Victoria
I
settled, and the street, while 1t is heavily
travelled one, is not sprinkled, fact that
materially lessons any pleasant effect from
| the proposed sodding, for in such a locality,
| dust from the street would mantle the green
| in dirty gray. 1t therefore appears to me to
| be a measure more in the nature OF an un-
| called for expenditure than of necessity. 1t
| certainly should not partake OF an ENFORCE
ment of burden for the purpose of exhibiting
| the strength of any of us to do So and l know
this cannot be It's purpose.
Believing candid consideration OF the SUP,
| ject by your body will result in change OF
sentiment, l have resolved to return the meas
ure without my approval
| Aid. Kaldunski thought the veto un-
| wise. The street railway company was
! doing nothing for the city. Last win
| ter the city had requested the COM
pany to assist in removing snow from
| the streets on which the company oper-
| ated lines. The company refused to
do anything in the matter and claimed
there was nothing in the ordinance Oh
their franchise which compelled them
to. For this reason the Eighth ward
alderman thought the street car COM
pany should be held to all agreements
made by them in the past.
Aid. Kenny moved that the vote by
which the resolution was passed be
reconsidered, and all of the nine MEM
bers present voted for the reconsider
alton. Aid. Bell and Shepard
were the absentees. Aid Kenny then
moved that the resolution be passed
over the veto of the mayor. The vote
showed Messrs. Allard, Bigelow, Kald-
unski, Kenny, Lindahl, Stutzman and
Sanborn in favor Of this action, and
Messrs Donahower and Larson against
it. President Bigelow announced that
the motion to pass the resolution over
the veto was lost, it requiring two
thirds vote to do this. The vote was
then reconsidered and the veto and
the resolution sent to the COMMITTEES
on streets.
The ordinance of Aid. Bigelow,
changing the cable to an electric line
and providing for a device to operate
the cars on the Selby avenue hill
caused considerable discussion. Aid.
Lindahl wanted a clause inserted
which would give the patrons on the
Lafayette and Rondo line q chance
to transfer to the line. Aid. Kaldunski
also insisted that the Como line be
given transfers. Aid. Stutzman thought
as the line was to extend to Merriam
park the ordinance should provide for
transfers to and from the Maria
avenue line. The ordinance was
amended so as to provide for the issu-
ance of transfers to all lines operated
in the district bounded by Wabasha
Fourth, Eighth and Broadway. The
nine to one, and then the ordinance
passed by the same vote, Aid. Dona-
hover voting against the amendment
and ordinance. Aid. Shepard said he
didn't believe the ordinance would DO
any good, but as he was interested in
seeing through line for Merriam park
he would vote for it.
The Union Land company and other
property owners interested filed peti-
ton asking that a portion Of Summit
aveneue, 100 feet wide from Glendale
to Regent streets be vacated. The city
clerk was directed to give the proper
notice under the law by publication in
in the official paper four weeks Of the
proposed vacation. In the meantime,
the committee on streets Of the board.
will consider the proposed vacation, and
when they submit a report will include
in it the value of the property sought
to be vacated. Accompanying the Pc
tition was resolution asking that the
action taken by the council in May 1895,
by which the same land was vacated
be rescinded. The resolution stated the
council had fixed the value Of the land
to be vacated at $400, but as this
amount had not ben paid, and there
was some question as to the legality
of the proceedings it was deemed best
to commence the vacation proceedings
over again. The resembling resolution
Was HUI pdSSGU, UuC Seut W lllC COIii-
mittee on streets. The Union Land
company, by it's president. L. s. Cush-
ing and directors, George B. Young, j..
S. Gushing, P. T, Kavanagh, S. F..
Dawson and P. H. Kelly, state that the
United States government Is seeking to
make certain public Improvements in
the shape of dams and locks. The
vacate the real estate needed and turn
the same over to the government by
conveyance, but as a portion Of the
street IS necessary to carry out the
plan the city is asked to vacate por-
tion of the street
The license committee reported a
batch Of applications for saloon licen-
ses, among them being three transfers
from one part of the city to the other.
Corporation Attorney Markham when
asked for an opinion as to the legality
of the transferring Of saloon licenses
stated that the police court Judge had
held that the ordinance under which
licenses had been transferred was il
legal He was of the opinion that the
decision was good law, and the city
had no legal right to make a transfer.
Aid Sanborn thought 1t an injustice
that man who had paid 81, 900 for a
license could not transfer it to another
person or place if so desired. The COM
mittee on license had decided that the
TRANSFER OIL ncenSeS was just ana rea-
sonable, and it ought to be the law if
it was not. With this explanation, the
transfers were approved.
Aid Lindahl introduced a resolution
directing the corporation attorney to
report to the council what steps had
been taken by the lay department to
enforce the payment of moneys due the
city from insolvent banks. The resoll-
ton was adopted, and Corporation At
ffrray Mo "a N, said IA Waa Mao so.d
that such measure had been adopted.
There were several matters in cannec.