The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-14
the Broadway loop ordinance. the coun-
eli, through it's legal department, could

change the cable to an electric. The
company claims it is doing the city
favor to change the cable to an cleo
trio line, butgat the same time it was
just what the company wanted. The
citizens of the Third and Fourth
wards would have to wait until 1900
to have the streets paved. 1t was
most bitter pill to swallow. but if the
Broadway loop was put in it he could
perhaps votes for 1t. Lawyers, he said,
would always look for the money
they got. Mr. Lowry had agreed to
run the cars on the Broadway loop pro-
viding he was guaranteed the express
cars on University avenue.
Mr.. Shepard said the idea advanced
by Mr.. Kenny created the impression
that the Third ward was the whole
city. Every time an ordinance came
up in the council Mr.. Kenny, while he
favored the better accommodations for
the Seventh and Eleventh wards, SEEM
ed to be only anxious to have the
Broadway loop tackled on to every or
dinance. On the vote to attach the
amendment OF Mr.. Kenny there were
but five in favor and six against The
Broadway loop supporters being:
Messrs. Kaldunski, Kenny, Larsen,
Lindahl and Stutzman.
Mr.. Bigelow said he would not vote
for the amendment or the ordinance.
as he thought it was about time for
the city to commence to get back
something from the street railway
company.
Aid. Lindahl said he should vote
against the ordinance, because it gave
the company a perpetual franchise
to run electric cars On the present
cable line. The ordinance should be
made to conform to ordinance 1,227,
which was passed in 1889, and gave
the company a fifty-year franchise,
there was no reason why the present
council should do any more for the
company than the council in 1889 did.
Mr.. Bigelow said the council should
net foster q wrong, if one had been
done. The company escaped proper
taxation in st. Faul, while other cor
Dorations and business men were
heavily taxed. In st. Paul and Mime
apolis the companys plant was bonded
! and stocked for $50, 100000 and its lines
in the two cities bonded for $l4,00O, 900
| more. If half of this sum represented
the st. Paul end, then the company
should pay taxes on $7,OOO,OOO, which
| would amount to $4,000 per year in
taxes. instead the company paid only
$24 ,0G0 as taxes each year. The COM
pany did no credit business. Every
/ thing was clean cash, and he saw no
| reason why the council should come
in and grant perpetuaf franchise.
The change would result in great
benefit to the company.
Mr.. Shepard said he understood that
the company had ordered a new cable,
and, if this was so and the cable
put in, there would be no change for
the next yeareor so in the cable line.
Mr.. Kenny wanted the ordinance re-
ferred to the committee on streets for
consideration.
Mr.. Lindahl agreed with Mr.. Bigelow
that the ordinance should be amend
ed so as to not allow the company
perpetual franchise for an electric line
on Selby avenue.
Mr. Sanborn said the council had
passed an ordinance directing the com
pany to change the cable to an electrlc
line under ordinance 1927, and the
measure had been rejected by the COM
pany AS he saw it, the amendment
suggested by Messrs. Bigelow and Lin
dahl would result in the street car
company doing nothing, which was
just what the Broadway loop people
seemed to want The only way there
could be anything done was to pass an
| ordinance which the company would
! accept. The company had built the
cable line as under it's franchise it had
a perpetual franchise, and any attempt
to curtail the life of the franchise
would interfere with the bond,y and this
as q business proposition, could not be
accepted by the company.
Mr.. BigeloW said all the agitation
! about a change to an electric line was
! to get a better service. The, city, he
argued, should not give up any more
of it's rights The present ordinance
provided that there should be good
service on the cable line. Every citizen
knew the cable line was not operated
in a proper manner. The thing TO 90
was to commence action, and if the
company would not give good service
forfeit the cable franchise.
The motion to refer the ordinance to
| the committee on streets was carried
by a vote of to s. Those voting for
| the reference were Messrs. Donahouer,
Kaldunski Kenny, Sanborn, Stutzman
| and Larsen.
Aid, Shepard followed with an ordi-
! nance providing for the company to
| change the cable to an electric llne
without any other provisions, and this
| also went to the committee on streets.
The board concurred in the amend
ment to the bicycle ordinance passed
by the assembly The amendment re-
| stricts the rate of speed at six miles
On sidewalks, and ten miles on streets
ard bicycle paths. The penalty for
/ violation of the ordinance is also
! in default of a fine.
| Plans and specifications for repairing
| the Westminster street bridge We're
! approved, and the corporation attorney
| directed to take steps to compel the
| Great Northern and Omaha roads to
do the work The estimated cost IS IN
! the neighborhood of $4,000.
The resolution passed by the assem-
| bly, directing the mayor to appoint a
weigher and inspector of coal and
wood for six months at a salary of $75
| rer month. was sent to the committee
on wavs and means. Mr.. BigelOw in
ouired what the duties of the inspector
! would be, to which Mr.. Sanborn replied
| that the principal duty would be to
! draw salary.
| The salaries of each of the six street
| commissioners for August was fixed
! at SIS by a resolution of Aid. Larsen.
! Aid. Bell introduced a resolution pay
| ing J. H. O'Brien $61.33 for services
! rendered as a policeman. OBrien was
! appointed by the mayor, but after
working about month was not con-
| f1ned. Chief Goss stated in a letter
! than O'Brien had performed police
duty and while he was not legally en-
titled to pay had done the work. The
resolution passed.
/ A preliminary order was passed for
! the curling and boulevarding Iglehart
street from Grotto to Rice street. The
resolution also provides that the work
! be done as early in the spring as pos
! sible.
! An audited resolution was passed
/ paving Jerry Sullivan $120 for services
/ as a patrolman The money is for the
/ time between the dates he was dis
! charged by the mayor and the time the
! council concurred in the action of the
| chief executive. 81
/ The lunch wagon license was passed
! by the assembly providing for license
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