The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-07
GO THROUGH THE ASSEMBLY.
THOMPSON THE ONLY MAN TO
FIGHT THEM FROM START To
FINISH.
CyCuE ORDINANCE PASSED.
MIR. Shepard Gets the Upper Body to
Pass His Ordinance for Cement
Sidewalks.

lOrCG the SlIGtI ldllWoy SOiifPoAAS ~
time as regards certain changes and
Improvements desired by the city is
progressing finely. The resolutions
passed by the board of aldermen IueS-
day night directing the company forth
with to relay with standard granite
blocks between their tracks on Fouftn
and West Third street went through
the assembly last night. The Broad
way loop ordinance was also carried
as was the resolution. ordering the COM
pany to boulevard their tracks on Uni
versity avenue, from. Victoria street to
the west city limits. The resolutions
and ordinance will be submitted 10 the
mayor for his signature today, and the
members of the council, as well as oth-
ers interested, will await with FEVER
ish anxiety the result of this style Oh
making the street car company come TO
the center The bicycle ordinance, as
prepared by the aldermen, also passed
the assembly, but notice was given that
amendments would be made at the
next meeting to suit the ideas OF sew
eral of the assemblymen.
The ordinance introduced in the
board of aldermen by Mr.. Kenny and
passed under a suspension of the rules,
providing for the running of the In
terurban and Como cars on Fifth,
Broadway and Seventh streets, caused
considerable discussion. Before the
clerk had finished the ordinance, Mr.
Albrecht was on his feet and moved
a suspension Of the rules and the pas
sage of the ordinance. President Aro-
sin held that the ordinance would have
to be read first. This formality having
been gone through with, Mr.. Kirke
moved that the ordinance be laid on
the table and that it be taken UP later
in an executive session. Mr.. Thomp-
son seconded the motion. Mr.. Albrecht
made a strong talk for the immediate
passage of the ordinance. The time
had come, he said, for action and the
ordinance should be acted on at once.
The assembly had been chosen to carry
out the wishes Of the people. Mr.. Daily
said he had been under the impression
that the assembly was elected to carry
out the wishes Of the Rev. David Nor
gan. He moved the ordinance be re-
ferred to the council committee so that
REV. David" could be heard. Mr.
Thompson thought if it was laid over
for time and the matter discussed it
would be much better. Mr.. Daily said
he would rather see the ordinance pass.
ed at once than to have it go back ''to
the, kindergarten ,appendage to the
common council" The motion to sus-
pend the rules and put the ordinance,
on it's passage was lost by tie vote,
Messrs. Albrecht, DAILY Dix and Mabon
favoring the motion, and Messrs. Aro-
sin, Readon, Thompson and Kirke OPP
posing it.
The ordinance was then taken up
for discussion on the suggestion Of
Mr.. Arosin, who claimed he wanted
to hear from the property owners. A
H. L1indeke was given the privilege of
the floor, but stated that he had moth
ing to say. Mr.. Thompson wanted the
interurban and Como cars to turn on
Robert and Seventh and go via Eighth
street to Wabasha. Mr.. Albrecht fav-
ored the ordinance for the reason that
it would give the council a. hold on the
street car company. Mr. Arosin said
1t was queer thing that all the coun-
cilmen who favored the Broadway loop
were opposed to any depot loop Or
dinance. The depot connection loop
was VI DIS IuuCI IL uOI InOT6 importance
than the Broadway loop.
Edward H. Schurmeier denied that
those who favored the Broadway loop
were opposed to depot connection
He said q. number of large business
houses on Seventh street between
Robert and Wabasha streets favored
the operation Of the cars on Seventh
rather than Eighth street.
Mr.. Thompson wanted a promise
that if the RrO9 Hw9U lion
those interested would withdraw OBJ
lection to a depot connection or loop
There was no response, although Mr..
Schurmeier said he never opposed the
depot loop. Mr.. Dix said he was not
in favor of cars running on Seventh
street, but rather than have the or
dinance defeated, he would vote for it.
Mr.. Mabon again called for vote on
the suspension of the rules. This time
all the members Of the body present
voted in favor of the rules being sus-
pended. The ordinance was then pass
ed by a unanimous vote
The board Of aldermen passed reso-
buttons directing the street railway
company to pave Fourth street and
West Third street from Broadway to
Pleasant avenue with granite. blocks.
When the assembly took up the reso-
! lutions last night. Mr.. Thompson op-
posed the adoption of the resolutions
A. HI Lindeke did not think granite
blocks should be used to repaye. be-
tween the tracks In his opinion the
company should be treated no better
I than property owners. Mr.. Albrecht
1 said the city could not force the COM
pany to, pave the street under the con-
tract with anything but granite This
the corporation attorney stated was
correct. Both resolutions were passed
by a vote Of six to two, Messrs.. Daily
and Thompson voting in the negative
The resolution passed by the board
Of aldermen requiring the street rail-
way company to boulevard their tracks
on University avenue from Victoria
street west to the city limits was pass
ed by vote Of seven to one, Assem-
blyman Thompson being the only one
to vote against it.
The bicycle ordinance passed by the
aldermen was referred to the commit
tee on streets, President Arosin stating
I that it should be considered before
passage. A few moments later Mr.
Albreeht asked that the ordinance be
recalled and this was done. The as
semblyman from the Third ward said
! it was important to the public and
also to the wheelmen that the ordin-
ance be passed at once. He suggested
that amendments desired by members
of the assembly could be made at
future meetings. Mr.. DAILY said he
was in favor Of having the ordinance
referred to the committee ON streets
as large number Of his constituents
wanted to be heard. Mr.. Arosin want
ed the section as to lighted lamps
changed. 1t was an outrage, he said,
to make bicycIists have lighted lamps
on the wheels when not riding ON the
sidewalks. A wheelman would under
the ordinance, be required to have
lamp attached to the wheel at all
times. or in case the rider was out
in the country during the day and
reached the city after sunset without al