The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-30

dermen. He detailed the action of the
previous council in locating a market on
West Third street, the idea being at
the time that the market house at
seventh and Wabasha streets was to be
closed. After the ordinance granting
permission had rpassed SIC, 900 had been
expended in the building known as the
central market, and in addition to this
$4,000 had beeneput into sheds on the
south side OF West Third street. The
city Mr.. Shepard, as agent of the prop
erty, claimed, had no right to put teams
In front Of the property on Third street
and collect from those who occupied the
street The owners of the property
would not permit this to be done, and
II 1t was ATTEMPTED a restraining order
| would be applied for. The plan was,
according to the statements of the
Eleventh ward alderman, to break up
the West Third street market He
limited at the reasons for this action,
| but declared that he did not intend to
give them out except that he would say
that those interested in the scheme
were interested in other markets. The
| income derived from the West Third
street market he informed the commit
| tee had never been more than $1,000 in
any one season. Some of the other
members Of the committee doubted
1
| rected his statement by saying the net
income had never been more than the
sum mentioned. Aid. Lindahl thought
that with five hundred teams paying
something each day there ought to be
more money in the market than the
amount stated. Mr.. Shepard explained
that the average number of teams was
about one hundred, although in some
months the average was somewhat
! tor 1SaS~x rDP
man to attend to the collection, for the
cleaning of the street and paying the
| property owners to allow teams to
stand in front of their property, there
was little, if anything, left.
Assistant City Attorney Phillips gave
it as his opinion that the city had the
right to control the market and the
market master was the proper person
to collect the rents. The ordinance
passed by the assembly provided for the
appointment of an assistant market
master at a salary of $50 per month
from May 1 to October 81 This was
stricken out and the ordinance then
| recommended for passage by a vote Of
6 to l, Aid. Shepard voting against it,
AS the alderman had all along insisted
that ne was speaking from the stand
point of property agent and not as an
alderman, he was asked after the vote
as an agent or member of the board
He stated that he had voted as an al
derman and not as an agent Of property
affected by the ordinance.
| The ordinance prohibiting the stand
! ing of express wagons on Cedar street,
between Fourth and Seventh streets,
was referred to Aid. Donahower for
amendment. L. S. Cushing who rep
resented three hundred feet on Cedar
street, protested against the teams be-
ing allowed to stand on the street, at
least in front of his property.
The three depot loop ordinances be-
fore the committee were laid over until
the next meeting. The committee also
decided to report adversely on the or
| dinance letting the contract for remov-
ing night soil to one contractor This
, to- was tokan on an opinion Ct the
corporation attorney. -
The ordinance 1 = Ala 11kkccI1iny desig-
mating the property known as Smith
park as a public market, was killed by
an opinion from the city attorney. The
opinion states that the dedication Of the
property was with the intention that it
be used as an open square for the pub
lie use, and that the word square was
synonymous with the word park In
view of the nature of the act the attor-
ney held the council had no authority
to adopt the proposed ordinance.