The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-16
LACKS TWO VOTES OF PASSING.
ALDERMEN PASS A NUMBER OF AP-
PLICATIONS FOR SALOON
LICENSE.
GUINEY'S DISMISSAL HELD UP.
Police Coal Bill BObs Up and Is Re-
ferred for Some Investiga-
ton.


lard presiding in the absence of Acting
Mayor BigelOW.
The Thompson depot loop ordinance
was reported from the committee on
streets with the recommendation that
it pass. The recommendation of the
committee, however, had no effect Aid.
Kenny talked against it's passage, say
ing Sibley street was the only route
to the Milwaukee and other freight
houses. He was of the opinion that
those who were talking about a depot
loop were not fully advised as to the
facts in the case. He favored loop
in Fourth street, which would be with
in $50 feet of the union depot, which
| would be near enough for all practical
| purposes. For one, he did not think
| the wholesale trade in st. Paul should
| be crippled by Whims or fadS. The or
| dinance was defeated, the vote being
6 to 4, with Messrs. Bell, Kaldunski,
Kenny and Stutzman voting against
| it, while it requires eight votes to or
der the laying of tracks on streets not
occupied. The vote was, however, re-
| considered, and the ordinance referred
| back to the committee on streets. The
a single track on Sfbley and Wacouta
streets from Seventh to Third and on
! Third street from Wacouta to Robert
| streets.
A resolution introduced by Aid. Ken
| ny, providing for the appointment of
committee Of four, including the
president of the board, to consult with
| the street railway officials, was adopt
| ed by a vote of to 1, Aid. Shepard
voting in the negative. The committee,
consisting Of President Bigelow and
Aid Kenny, Lindahl and Sanborn, will
confer with the street car officials as
to the running of the interurban and
Como cars on the Broadway loop; the
paving of Fourth street and the chang
ing Of the cable to an electric line.
Aid. Sanborn handed in resolution
called attention to the use of bitumen-
GUS coal by the street railway COM
pany at its plant at Selby avenue and
Dale street. The resolution also direct
| the corporation to prosecute the COM
pany if the smoke nuisance was not
abated.
The board passed a batch of ap-
| plications for saloon licenses. Among
them was the application of Joseph
Jelsenger for license at 448 Wabasha
| SIlSel L Ills Is Ulle Saloon formerly
conducted by A. WeinhOlZer at Eighth
and Wabasha. streets, and for which
! the council refused to grant license
| The committee on license reported in
favor Of all the applica tons, but the
city clerk called attention to protest
which had been received after the
| meeting of the license committees The
protest from the Christian Citizenship
| league stated that there had been no
| OStenSible change in the ownership of
the place since the application of Vein
holZer was refused. The protest also
called attention to the fact that the
I name of the new applicant did not ap-
pear in the city directory. The objec-
| tionS were read but the board by a
vote of eight to two granted the appli-
cation, those voting against it being
Aids Allard and Larsen
| A communication from TheO. E. Par
ker, attorney for six constables who
served at the last election, was sent to
| the committee on claims. The con-
stables, or rather their attorney, claim
| the men were appointed by the Judges
| of the election booths at which they
| served On Nov. 8, 1896 under section
| 4, chapter 1877 of the Laws of 1895. P.
w. Hannald claims $40; L. Guion,
$3.50; j. A. Delaney. $3.50; John Mich
olson, 81; NJ Monahan, $3.50, and NJ
| Dewitt. $3.50
| The discharge of William Banker
| from the police force was concurred
| in, but the case of John T. Quincy, who
was, as the mayor Informed the coun-
| ell, discharged for the good of the ser
| vice, was sent to the committee on
| police.
The resolution of the park board.
| recommending the construction and
! operation of a street railway line on
Dale street from Grand to Como
avenues, was referred to the committee
| on streets
The police department. in April and
March last purchased % tons of coal
| from James Cleary. By an oversight
there were no acquisitions secured for
| the purchase and when the coal dealer
asked for the 5000 due him this overlook
was discovered. The city attorney sent
in a resolution directing warrants
drawn to pay for the coal, but there
was kick from some of the alder
men not only as to there having. bArn
no acquisitions, but as to the price
! charged The matter went to the COM
mittee on claims for investigation.
Herman Oppenheim, who, up to
recent date. held the position of third
assistant, corporation attorney, put in
a claim for $40 back salary due. The
| claim was attached to a communica-
ton from the corporation attorney to
! the effect that the reduction of 10 per
cent made by the council in 1896, so far
as it applied to the salaries of those
employed in the legal department of
| the city, was Illegal. The decision in
| the case of Darragh VS.. the city was
noted to sustain the opinion. The
| committee on claims will investigate
before Mr.. Oppenheim gets the
amount due him.
The contract awarded by the board
| of public works to the Universal Con-
struction company, of Chicago, for the
building of the superstructure of the
raymond avenue bridge, was sent to
| the committee on streets. This was
done at the request of Corporation At
| torney Markham, who stated there was