The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-03
ATTORNEYS Ft5R fHE CITY AND
THE MILWAUKEE, TO ARRANGE
A PROPOSITION
TO SETTLE LEvEE DISPUTE.
BIGELOw ORDINANCE FOR A sELBY
HILL DEVIdk APPROVED IN
COMMITTEE.
QUESTION OF PEpDLERs' LICENSE.
Retail Grocers oppose Any Furthe,
ReductiOn-Reeul the
Hotel Runners.


The proposition passed by the alder
men regarding the lease Of the levee
to the Milwaukee road was taken up by
the committee on streets from the as
sembiy last night. The members of
the committee present were Messrs.
Thompson, Reardon, Arosin and AL
brecht. w. H. Norris and G. E. Elan
orau appeared for the railway COM
pany. Mr.. Norris had not examined
the propositions agreed on by the al
dermen. He was of the opinion that
nothing could be considered by the
company until both branches of the
council had agreed on something def
Mite, and it had been duly presented.
s4af.e Norris thought in a general way
mat the rents We're too high for the
privileges. So far as the property be-
tween Sibiey and Wacoita streets was
concerned, they owned the fee and did
not care to give. it away. His reason
~ferTthis was that Athe levee frontage
went with the property in block 20.
The city Of st. Paul claimed that by
reason of a quitse1aim deed from Louis
Robert they owned: the fee. The COM
pany Gid not agree with this conten-
ton, although they recognized the right
Of the city, to the larta for .levee uses.
He had been ad5ised@ by a telegram
that the eompany would not give judg-
ment so far as the ptsoperty between
Sfbley and Waconta Streets was con-
.cerned. There hassbeen no decision as
to the rights OF theeity on the land in
question. The city had the right to
use the land for IeveE purposes, but
the company claInled they owned the
land. 49,
Mr. Flandrau satggested to the COM
mittee that in coming, To an agreement
the city should, Be veTy liberal in it's
policy toward theNcon1Rany. Mr.. Arosin
thought there WAS no. need to waste
time on the propositions passed by the
board of. aldermen Els idea was to
have a conference between the city at
torney, the members Of the assembly
and the railway company, and see if
some agreement could not be reached
The only thing that could be done
with the board of aldermen proposition
was to either pass OR kill 1t. His motion
to allow the city attorney and the at
torney for the railway company to fix
up new proposition and submit it at
the next meeting Of the committee was
agreed to. ''a~
The committee recommended the pas
sage of the Bigelow ordinance, which
provides for the operating Of electric
cars on the SelbY avenue line BY means
of device. M, Kirk thought the raf1-
way company would not accept tbs
ordinance, but. as the Shepard, ordf-
nance had been. Killed by. the alder
men, the next best thing to do was
to pass the. measure providing for a
device on Selby avenue hill
The committee, at a meeting Mon
day, recommended an ordinance re
ducing the peddIers' licenses for push
carts from $50 to $780, and for horse
and wagons from SIS to $40. There
was a large delegation from the Retail
Grocers' association to protest against
the passage of the ordinance
Secretary Tenvoorde, of the Retail
Grocers' union, urged that there should
be no reduction in the peddlers' license
fee. The peddlers paid nothing in the
way of taxes, rent or wages, while the
grocers did 1t was now getting SO
that the peddlers carried. flour and
and in this way they came in direct
competition with the small grocers on
the outskirts of the city, Peddlers
visited the commission houses late in
the day and bought truck which could
not be disposed Of to any one else
The grocers were3obliged to buy only
the best goods. The grocers also had
to give four pecks to. the bushel, while
a number Of the peddlers gave only
three peckS to the buShel
H. J. Moss said that the only trouble
was that there had been too many
permits issued and too few licenses
taken out. There were no police regu-
lations and it was Impossible to tell who
who had paid a license; and who had
not. % Assistant City Clerk John said
the ordinance now in; force allowed the
peddlers to pay. the SIS in three in
stallments and. the practice. usually
was to pay the first $25 and then forget
to pay the balance.
Joseph Gadbout said the peddlers
bought the best of goods at the COM
| mission houses and it was the grocers
who bought the cheap. green stuff. He
lived in ST. Paul and paid taxes. and
had been engaged in the business for
| fifteen years. There were a great many
peddlers who paid no. license at ALL
There were thirty. permits issued by
the mayor last year and six had been
issued this year SO far.
The committee decided ito have the
ordinance amended so. as to keep the
| same fees as now in force and have
each, peddler use a number on his
wagon or cart. Mr.. Reardon wanted a.
clause inserted that would prevent the
| issuance of permits but was informed
that permit was mot legal and the
persons using them could be arrested
and fined. 81 -
A petition signed by property owners
and business mem protesting against
the hotel runners being allowed to
congregate on Third and Sibley streets
| was then taken up.
Mr.. Arosin said the ?present ordinance
was all right the only thing wrong
about it was that it cwts not properly
enforced The measure provided that
in front of the depot the runners could
stand and no where Ielse. If this was
enforced there would bel no complaint
from business meh Or sproperty own
ers in the vicinity of the depot.
The resolution appropriating $1,000
from the street sewer and bridge fund
for bicycle paths Met with opposition.
| 1t was finally decided bto have Mr..
Reardon report at ehe meeting tonight
how much had been expended from
| the CITY funds this year FOR cycle paths.
| The amended biegcleo ordinance, in
| troduced by Mr.. ,Albrecht, was recon-
mended for passage The ordinance
provides that the riding on any side
walk shall not be faster than six miles
an hour and on roadway faster than
ten miles an hour. Reckless riding is
prohibited. Riding on Sidewalks and
bicycle paths after pightfall without
lighted lamp on the forepart Of the
wheel is also prohibited. Those riding
on q roadway after nig'htfall without