The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-22
AFTER SIXTEEN MONTHS THE
: = COUNCIL PASSES SOME STREET
CAR LEGISLATION.
UNION DEPOT LOOP PASSED.
SEMBLY ORDINANCE CHANGING
SELBY TO ELECTRIC,
MAKING A FEW AMENDMENTS.
Aid. Kenny, In Opposing a Coal In
specter, Takes a Shot ut
Mayor DOran.

After an official existence of nearly
sixteen months the present common
council has at last accomplished some
street railway legislation tina: there
has been a public demand for. Last
night the board of aldermen without
a moments discussion concurred in the
action of the assembly by passing the
Thompson ordinance directing the
street railway company to establish a
union depot loop. When the clerk read
the report of the committee on streets
recommending the passage of the Or
dinance, Aid. Bigelow moved that the
measure be placed on it's passage. The
motion was promptly seconded, and the
clerk proceeded with the roll call Ey-
cry member of the board was present,
and every member voted for the ordi-
nance save Aid. Kenny, who answered
mo" in response to the call of his
name.
The union depot loop ordinance re-
quires the street railway company to
lay single track on Sibley street from
Fifth to Third street, single track on
Wacouta from Fifth to Third street,
and single track on Third street from
Robert to Wacouta street Around the
loop are to be operated the Lafayette
and Rondo, the Mississippi street and
West. st Paul, the Grand avenue and
the Hamline cars. No cars are to be
run down Sibley street All are to turn
into Sibley street from Third and run
up to Fifth street. The Grand avenue
and Ramline cars will go down Fifth
street from Wabasha to Robert, thence
ON Robert to Third, thence down Third
to Sibley, thence up Sibley to Fifth,
and thence return ON Fifth, the Grand
avenue cars branching off at Robert
and pursuing their present route
around the Robert street loop The
Lafayette and Rondo, and the Missis-
sippi street and West ST. Paul cars on
their way east from Wabasha street
will run down Fifth street to Robert,
thence on Robert to Third, thence down
Third to Sibley, thence up Sibley to
Fifth, and thence down Fifth to Broad
way, as at present On their way west
from Broadway these cars will pro-
coed up Fifth street to Wacouta, thence
down Wacouta street to Third, thence
UP Third street to Sibley, thence up
Slbley street to Fifth, and thence up
Fifth street, as at present
The board next took up the amended
ordinance directing the street railway
company to change it's Selby avenue
cable into an electric line The ordi-
nance to this effect, already passed by
the assembly, was amended by the
board of aldermen committee on sire is
ntS ,f
the company a perpetual electric fran
chise in place of the present perpetual
cable franchise, the period within
which the company may use e!ectrici, y
as motive power was limited to fifty
years from the year 1889, or until 1889
The other amendment requires the
company to pave Fourth and upper
Third streets, between it's rails and
tracks, on or before Sept. 1, 1898, in
stead of June l, 1900.
The vote on the adoption of the fore
going amendments stood 10 to l. Aid.
Kenny voting in the negative The
ordinance was thereUpon passed with
out discussion by the same vote, Aid.
Kenny again responding mo" upon
roll call.
In all probability the assembly will
concur in the passage of the amended
ordinance at it's adjourned meeting
next Thursday night
An ordinance was introduced by Aid.
Lindahl at the request of the school
board, authorizing the appropriation Of
81, 1898 from the school board insur-
ance fund, to be applied toward the
Improvement of the sanitary condition
of the Erickson, Douglas and Hend-
riCkSon schools.
School Inspector Yoerg, who was
present, said that notice was given by
Health Commissioner Stone last win
ter that these three schools would
have to be closed unless their sanitary
condition was improved. Inspector
Yoerg hoped that the board would pass
the ordinance at once.
Aid. Lindahl moved the passage OF
the ordinance, and, on the roll call, it
received a unanimous vote. What is
known as the school board insurance
fund is a fund created some five
years ago, consisting of rebates on fire
insurance policies that the common
council ordered cancelled. Since then
the fund, amounting to over $1,000, haS
been available only to repair SUI ,
school buildings as were injured by fire
The report CT the committee on ways
and means, returning without recon-
mendation the resolution authorizing
the mayor to appoint an inspector Of
coal and wood at a salary not to ex-
Rod of six months, occasioned some
discussion. Aid. Lindahl and Aid. Bell
wanted to see the resolution adopted
| but Aid. Kenny opposed it. He be-
| lieved the city needed such an official
but he doubted the ability of the indi-
| vidual who would receive such ap-
! pointment to perform the duties re-
| quired. Other considerations than abiI-
| ity would, in Mr.. Kennys opinion,
| govern the appointment.
! The resolution received only SIX
votes out CT eleven, and was, therefore
declared lost, as it required a two
thirds vote, calling, as it did, for the
expenditure Of money. Those voting
! in the affirmative were Aid. Bell
Kaldunski, Larson, Lindahl, Shepard
and Stutzman; in the negative, Aid
| Bigelow, Sanborn, Kenny, Donahowe!
| and Vice President Allard.
On recommendation of the commit
| tee en- ways and means, the resolution
tc refund to Lieut.. F. P. Avery $541
enormously invested in assessment GER
| tifcates, was adopted.
The resolution authorizing the ap-
| pointment CT a joint committee of three
! from the assembly and four from the
! board of aldermen to consider the
| Specifications for the collection and re-
moval of garbage during the coming
| year. was adopted.
! Vice President Allard appointed Aid
StutZman, Kenny Lindahl and Dona-
! hover to serve on the committee.
MAINTAIN THE AUDITORIUM.
| Council Agrees to Vote $500 Out
of the Contingent Fund.