The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-20
HE HELPED TO DRAW 1T UP.
COMPANY CAN PLAY HORSE WITH
UNIVERSITY AVENUE FOR ALL
HE CARES.
MATTER BOBs UP, PER PROGRAM
But the Assembly Refers 1t to the
Committee on Streets-Other
Business Transacted.


was the first member of the council
to stand for the provisions of the
measure in an official expression. In
his remarks MIR. Johnson intiHated
indirectly that the city attorneys
office was responsible for the ordi-
nance. So apparent was this that
Corporation Attorney Markham an
nounced on the quiet that he would
not stand for any such business, and
had a short conversation with the
Eighth ward assemblyman. Mr..
Johnson denied, however, that he
had any idea of throwing the prepara-
ton of the ordinance off on to the
city attorneys office, and explained
that all the provisions were drafted
at the suggestion Of the joint spe-
cial committee appointed to confer
and bring in suitable ordinance.
A copy of the ordinance as presented
to the board of aldermen Wednes-
day night was introduced, and without
tee on streets. This. however, did
not satisfy Mr.. Johnson, who declared
that after reading the interviews in
the papers he was anxious to hear
the ordinance read. The joint COM
mittee. of which he was member,
had no intention of allowing the
through interurban cars to run at
faster rate of speed than the pres
ent cars. Corporation Attorney Mark
ham interrupted to say that the ordi-
nance did not provide for any greater
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uing, said nearly all those who op-
posed the ordinance at the meeting Of
aldermen were lawyers, and possibly
did not for this reason represent the
views of the general public on the
question.
Mr.. Johnson spoke about the car
toon in the Globe, in which the
Republican council was represented by
the figure of a jackass and the street
railway company as a hog. This, he
thought, was very far fetched. It was,
he noticed. the leaders of the Democ-
racy, Pierce Butler, T. d. O'Brien and
Jared How, who made ali the objec-
tons to the ordinance. The speakers
had misrepresented the provisions of
the ordinance, and called attention to
the plan to run the interurban cars at
forty miles an hour, which was not
correct.
Mir. Markham said he did not want
the council nor the public to think the
ordinance contained anything not sug-
gested by the joint committee After
the ordinance had been prepared it
had been gone over with Mr.. Mum, the
street railway attorney, and Aid. San
born, of the joint council committee.
The ordinance represented exactly
what the committee and the street rail-
way officials had requested. There was
nothing put in the ordinance at the
request of the street railway company,
except as agreed to by the members of
the council. Mr. Markham said that
under the present ordinance the COM
pany had the right to construct switch
es and side tracks on University ave-
nue., and the service would be the same
as now given.
Mr.. ReardOn inquired how the SER
vice on the local trains could be the
same as now if the local trains had
to be sidetracked. to allow the express
cars to go through.
Mr. Markham said the company had
Informed him that the through cars
would not have to be operated any
faster than now, for the reason that
by not making any stops between Rice
street and the business center of Mime
apoliS the time could be made up, and
the speed would not be any greater
than now.
Mr.. Johnson talked some more and
explained that he was a property own
er and was interested in having
through cars operated, providing the
present service was not interfered with
Mr.. Albrecht said he did not want
to enter into a discussion of the ordi-
nance. When he left the last meeting
Of the committee, there was very
Objectionable feature in the ordinance,
and that was the clause giving the COM
pany twenty years lease of time TO
charge lucent fares to Minneapolis.
This had not been changed, although
he favored the time being reduced to
ten years.
President Arosin announced that the
committee on streets from the assembly
had been invited to meet with the same
body from the board of aldermen this
afternoon to consider the ordinance,
and this shut off further discussion.
The board of aldermen passed reso-
luton directing the building inspector
to issue a permit for the removal Of
the University Avenue Congregational
church from Milton street to the corner
of Avon and Shefbufne avenue There
was considerable talk about the reso-
luton being passed, the property own
ers on a number of them protesting
against it. A petition was presented
signed by half a dozen of<tfe' property
owners setting forth that&the+ removal
would damage the adjoining improved
property and also increase the. fire haz-
card and insurance rates. John A.
Rafferty,, one of the DIRECTORS, said the
edifce was an old barn or ice house
and that it was in a delapidated condf-
ton. The property owners in the
block, as we'll as in the adjoining one.
were all opposed to the removal of the
church to the location. The residents
were not opposed to the church so
much as to the condition of the struc-
ture. The building was unsightly and
Tor this reason it was not wanted
Mr.. Rofferty raised the point that the
consent OF the property owners in the
block had not been secured. and for
this reason the church could not be.
moved to the new location without
such consent. Mr. Markham Thought
the point was we'll taken, although. he
said, the enforcement of the petition
clause rested with the building in
spector. The removal resolution passed
by vote of seven to one, President
Arosin being the only one recorded
against it.
The transfer OF the liquor license Of
George Blenninger from 355 Rice street
to 81 South Robert street. was an
proved by a vote of six to two Messrs
Reardon and Thompson voting against
it.
Mr.. Reardon said the city attorney
bad held that the transfer of LIQUOR
licenses was, illegal and for this rea-
son he asked that no action be taken
in the matter.
Mr.. Markham explained that the
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