The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-05
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by taxation ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1856 S27
The resolution, as, adopted, will go to
the assembly for concurrence at the
meeting of that body tomorrow night.
When the estimate was taken UP by
the board, Aid. Shepard made a play to
get $4,000 Of the sum in the lighting
fund set apart for street lighting in the
Tenth and Eleventh wards, but only
four of the aldermen-sided with him.
Aid. Bell also tried toi!secure an addi-
tional $4,000 for Widepirg the Wabasha
street bridge but again only four of
the members favored the amendment
Assemblyman Ar0sin, In his official ca
pacity as a director of the public
library, requested that the $4,000 ap-
propriated for then library be increased
but the board was Informed that the
charter allowed this sum as the maxi
mum for library Purposes, and no
change was made 3nl
The ordinance granting the Northern
Pacific road the rfght1to construct and
operate tracks in the alley between
Fifth and Sixth street, from it's right of
way to Broadway, was referred back to
the committee on streets. The COM
mittee had recommended the or6ira &c
for adoption, but after the measure had
been read the first time and a motion
to suspend the rules had been made,
Aid. Shepard requested that the ordi-
nance be sent back to the committee
for consideration. Aid. Kenny opposed
this action, but the motion to rerefer
was carried by a vote of to 4, those
opposing it being Messrs. Bigelow, Ken
ny, Sanborn and Lindahl. Just before
adjournment Aid. Kenny moved for
reconsideration of the vote by which
the ordinance was sent to the commit
tee. A motion to adjourn was made by
Aid. Donahower and a roll-eall ordered
Adjournment was voted down by a vote
OF 6 to 5, those favoring going home
just then being Messrs. Bell. Dona-
hover. Larsen, Shepard and Stutzman.
l.. T. Chamberlain, representing the
Northern Pacific road, seeing how mat
tiers looked, stated that the company
did not intend to steal anything, and he
did not desire to rush the measure and
have it killed simply because of differ
enee between the members of the board
Aid. Donahower said the ordinance
was an important one, and since it had
been amended by the corporation attor-
ney should be carefully considered The
ordinance was the second time sent
back to the committee on streets for
consideration. AID Kenny character
lied the action Of TIE aldermen as
child's play. but AID. shepard, with
wise shake Of hisSheaG said the Third
ward aldermen had Been obstructing
street car legislation in which he was
interested for months, and the chance
to give him a dose of his own medieine
was too good to be lost.
The Christian Citizenship league pre-
scented to The aldernen the following:
We observe that the PLACE of public resort
commonly known as the Olympic theater,
situated at 176 Eastf Seventh street. in this
city, is again in full operation as a variety
theater in which the sales of liquors is al
lowed during the performance and in fact the
institution is carried on under precisely the
same management and by precisely the same
methods that the same Was conducted about
year ago when L was suppressed by the
detail the methods by which the pretended
license has been obtained Temporarily for this
place, the facts concerning which have been
fully stated in the public press. and seem to
us to be Of a character to require the city
officials in vindication of their authority to
take action upon. Whatever view may be
taken upon that subject. the fact Is that If
the suppression of this resort about a year
ago was justified by the facts then existing
and upon this point we think there has never
been any doubt-we cannet see why it should
be now permitted to resume operations. The
fact Is that the institution is being conducted
upon precisely similar methods ard under the
same practical managemo Mt as it was then.
We, therefore, earnestly protest against the
further continuance OF this Institution In the