The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-03
FOR USE OF THE RIVER STRIP
THE ROAD WILL REBUILD THE
SUMMIT AVENUE BRIDGE AS
DESIRED.
ooNcEDE THE c1rY's FULL RIGHT
To Build the broadway Bridge ana
admit the City's Ownership Of
the Disputed Property.

ing or the board Of aldermen a promo
sition was read offering to do certain
things providing the city will allow
the company updisturbed possession Of
the disputed strip for fifty years
The board directed the city clerk to
advertise for bids for lighting the city
with gas and electric lights for the
eight months commencing May 1. The
garbage specifications were adopted
with only one change This, however,
will probably result in the specifications
being held up in the assembly. The
change referred to provides that the
garbage Is not to be disposed Of by
the rendering process. This clause was
| eliminated owing to statements made
THAT there were no rendering plants in
the Northwest, and the retention Of
the clause would increase the cost Of
the contract without the particular dis
| position Of the work being done Fol
lowing is the Milwaukee's proposition:
| Ihe Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail-
way company, for the purpose Of settling all
| pending differences between itself and said
| city, proposes:
1. To rebuild, to the satisfaction of the citv
| engineer the Summit avenue bridge across
| us railway reasonably early in 1897, at a
etrs, eosl not exceeding $28.OOO after a design
sinaIar 70 the plan prepared by the city
| engineer in October, 1896, and heretofore re-
feTTed to said raiIawy company; such bridge
1 to be hereafter maintained by the city.
| z To concede to the city the full right
! to construct the Broadway bridge upon the
plan OF the city engineer heretofore modi-
| ned at the instance of w. G.. Collins While
| assistant general superintendent to allow sfx
| feet clearance between the most southerly
| rail north Of the freight house and the bridge
| post next south therefrom and to concede
| that Broadway street extends to the river
eighty feet In width south from the union
| depot grounds.
| hat tho o3+x- 49,
| pany fer term Of fifty years the right to
| maintain and operate as heretofore its two
| freight houses upon the bank Of the river
| and the railway tracks on the south side II
| those freight houses, at a nominal rental
| payable annually within thirty days after
rendition Of the city bill therefor; with an
opuon 70 the company for a twenty-five year
| renewal upon like terms
4 That the city dismiss, without costs it's
SUIT IN relation to the ground covered by the
| prlck freight house between S.bley street
and the west line Of Wacouta street produced
| and as to the said railway company likewise
oislnlss It's suit relating to the southeriy end
s. That the suit begun by the railway com
pany against Davidson be dismissed without
g. That the foregoing terms be embodied IN
an ordinance which shall assert the ctty's right
| In the public levee between Sibley ard Broad
/ way streets, hitherto adjudica-ed and
! snail be accepted by the railway COMPANY
! within sixty days after approval; and that
| upon acceptance the suit of the city reiat-
| west line Of Waeouta street produced and the
west line Of Broadway. be also likewise dis
| Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
! Company, by its attorneys
W H. Norris,
Dated Feb. l.
The communication, without any dis
cussion, was referred to the committee
on streets, city engineer and the corr
poration attorney.
The city clerk was directed to adj
vertise for bids for gas and electric
IgnT1ng for the eight months corrFlen-
cling May l and ending Dec. 81. 1887.
The bids are to be opened ON March 2.
at a meeting Of the council Aid. Lin
dahl wanted to know if the bids were
to be under the same Specifications az
last year.
Mr.. CItoheon, representing the gas
| company, said the city last year was
| divided into districts and the bids
made on this plan. This was after
wards changed, and now the city comp
| troller advised that the contract be ex-
tended so as to run for eight months
more. The city attorney advised that
this could not be done under the char
| ter and consequently bids would have
to be advertised for. The idea was to
! have the contracts for gas and cleo
trio lighting in the future date from
Jan. of each year. This was the
reason for extending the present con-
tract until Jan. 1, 1897. The resolution
directing the advertising for bids was
passed with Aid. Stutzman voting
against it.
An ordinance fixing the salaries In
the police department was sent
in by the committee on police Aid.
B1gelow wanted the pay Of the ser
geants raised from $72.50 to SIS per
month He had been waited upon by
a hn oY1Hc n
quested to have their pay raised Aid.
Bell thought this would be unwise as
the sergeants were not any more en-
titled to an increase in wages than the
patrolmen. The amendment to raise
the pay Of the nine sergeants was de-
feated by a vote of to 8, Messrs
Bigelow, Allard and Stutzman being
the only ones to favor the raise. The
ordinance was then passed fixing the
pay Of all employees at the same fig
ures as last year.
Aid. Shepard's street railway ordf-
nance was laid over for one month.
The garbage specifications as sent In
by the special committee were adopt
ed with one change. That was that the
garbage did not have to be disposed
Of by the rendering process. Aid.
Kenny said this would increase the cost
Of the work and could not be carried
out as there was no rendering plant
In the Northwest. Mr.. Shepley one of
the present contra ctors, corrcborated
the statement of Aid Kenny.
The police coal bills for October and
November, were recommended to be
paid by tn city attorney. the price
was $S.35 per ton. Aid. Lindahl object
ed and the bills were again sent to the
committee on claims. The aggregate
amount involved is $500.
The corporation attorney was direct
ed to take such steps as necessary to
enforce payment of the amount due
the city from insolvent banks including
the bringing Of actions on the bonds
given to secure the city on account Of
money deposited.
The ordinance authorizing the issu-
ance by the chief of police Of badges
to reporters on weekly and daily papers
was passed under q suspension Of the
rules The objects Of the ordinance
were explained in the G 10 e Of yes
terday.
Aid F&aldunsl1i had a resolution
passed directing the legislative commit
tee Of the council to ask the Ramsey
delegation to report the police pen
sion law. In lieu of the present law,
he wanted one passed pensioning only
members Of the police and fire depart
ment who were disabled while on duty.
The pay roll Of Commissioner Cope
land and his staff for the month OF
November. amounting TO $645. was sent