The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-04
FAvORS DALYS RESOLUTION,
BUT THE ASSEMBLY REFERS 1T
ALL TO THE COMMITTEE ON
STREETS.
MORE BICYCLE PATHS IN SIGHT.
AssembIyman ReardOn the Only Man
to Object to Cleveland Avenue
New Ordinance Is Passed.

zen" sent to the assembly at It's meet
ing the following communications:
While disclaiming any lack Of confidence in
your energetic interest in all matters of pub
lie concern, l desire to call your especial at
tention TO a matter which is Of undouoted I'M
portance at this time.
refer TO the question Of our school finances
which as we are now informed are being Grip
pied through charter provisions until, as has
been demonstrated, our system is being great
ly restricted in its scope, and the only appa-
rent relief lies in a revised charter. Fortu-
nately we are possessed OF oppor unity TO
adopt such relief and | am glad to Know
that through Assembiyman Daily reSoluGon
has been presented TO your honorable BODY
| asking for the appointment oil commission
| whose duty il will be 10 present to our people
for their adoption charter that will remedy
a defect that touches so vital an interest as
! that of the public schools of st. Paul.
AS an individual citizen, let me hope this
resolution may receive your active and imme-
! diate support.
The letter together with the ord
| nance OF Mr.. Daily requesting the
! judges of the district court to appoint
/ the charter commission was referred
| to the committee on streets. Ex-
pressions of opinions from a number
of the members of the two branches
of the council would indicate that there
is but little chance Of the ordinance
being passed.
There has been so much talk about
the mayor to peddleIs without the pay
ment of any money to the city that
Mayor Doran in his official position last
evening sent to the assembly the fol-
lowing communication:
I deem it a duty at this time to ask your
consideration of the question of issuing free
licenses to peddle in cases that are investi-
gated and found worthy by the board of con-
troll. In several instances such permits have
been granted for thirty days always on suit
oh 10 ovid hat thp On1U
to keep a family from becoming public
charge. No other class has been favored and
| doubt very much that these privileges have
been abused. However, if 1t is the wish or
your honorable body that the practice be
altogether discontinued, 1 will submit to the
will of the legislative branch. At the same
time expressing by BELIEF that it is better to
encourage effort than to enforce dependence.
public expression from your body on this
subject will be appreciated by tbs depag tment.
Mr.. Kirke inquired from the corporation
attorney If the permits were legal. Mr..
Markham said no right existed under tn 2
ordinance for the issuance of any permits.
The ordinance distinctly said that no per-
son should engage in the business without
first having obtained a license.
The ordinance reducing the peddlers'
license together with the mayors COM
munication on the subject Of permits,
was sent to the committee on streets.
Mr.. Dix was responsible for this ac-
tion stating that the retail grocers' as
ISOLATION and the peddlers desired to
be heard before the ordinance was
passed.
The Bigelow street railway ordinance
was passed by unanimous vote Of the
eight members present. The ordinance
| provides for the changing of the cable
to an electric line and the operating
! of the cars on the Selby avenue line
| by means Of a device. The ordinance
is to be accepted by the street railway
company within twenty days after its
Official publication, and the line is to be
constructed and opened by Dec. /, 1897
Transfers are to be given to and from
the line to all other lines in the city.
Several of the members of the assem-
bly, in discussing the ordinance after
1t had passed, were Of the opinion that
the street railway company would not
accept 1T. The street railway officers,
while not saying as to what action will
be taken, intimate that the ordinance
will not be acceptable or accepted by
them.
The mayor advised the assembly that
he had appointed John H. O'Brien and
Oscar Skoog as members Of the police
force, vice Bernard Ryan and William
Banker.
Mr.. Daily wanted the appointments
sent to the committee on police. Mr..
Reardon hoped this would not be done
Mr.. DAILY said he knew nothing about
! the appointments, but he had asked
| that they be referred for the reason that
he bad been informed both the an
| po1ntees were over age. He did this be-.
| cause some time ago Mr.. Reardon had
| objected to persons being appointed 10
! the force who were over the age pro
| Vided in the charter. Mr.. Reardon said
! both men were eX-members of the DO
| lice force. By a unanimous vote the
| appointments were sent to the com
| mlttee on police for Investigation.
too
| reported a resolution directing the citv
| engineer to report to the corporation
] attorney the amount of snow which
! had been removed during the last ten
years by the city, and which should he
paid for by the ST Paul railway com
pany, together with the cost and ex-
| penSe Of removing such snow. The
corporation attorney was also instruct
ed TO commence an action against the
railway company to recover the amount
| and cost so expended. The resolution
! passed by unanimous vote
| The amendment to the ordinance fix
ing the fee to be charged by the sealer
OF weights and measures at 2 cents for
eacn weight or measure sealed was
! passed. The ordinance now in force al
| lows the official cents for each weight
| and measure sealed
| The amended bicycle ordinance intro
| duced by Mr.. Albrecht, the prominent
features Of which were mentioned in
the q b yesterday was passed I'M
! der a suspension of the rules. The
| ordinance will now go to the board of
aldermen for concurrence. The resolu-
ton directing 10000 copies of the new
ordinance printed as soon as it becomes
law was also passed. The printed
! copies will be distributed to the police
at the several stations as soon as print
! ed
Mr.. Kirke introduced a resolution di-
rect1ng the board of public works to
construct a cycle path on Cleveland
avenue from Summit to Seventh street.
the cost of the path not to exceed the
sum of $500, and the same to be paid
out Of the street, sewer and bridge
fund
Mr.. Reardon thought the CITY was
! not in position to spend any money
on cycle paths. He had been informed
a large amount of money had been
/ spent by the city engineer on paths
this year from the street, sewer and
bridge fund.
Mr.. Rundlett said the council last wear
had ordered cycle paths on Maryland
and Summit avenue. He had consider
| ed these paths part of the city streets
and this year had expended for re-
pairs on the Maryland avenue path
! $115, on the Summit avenue path S134
! The new path on Prior avenue had been
partly paid for by private subscrip-
! tons. and $67 so had been paid from the
! city funds. On the University path.
constructed near the boulevard. $57
had been spent. This made a total Of
$374.5O paid from the city funds for
repairs and new paths. Mr.. Rundlett
! further states that since the first OF
| the year over $1,000 had been raised
and expended by private subscriptions
! to build cycle paths The resolution