The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-19
ABOUT STREET CARS
THEY WE'RE THE CHIEF SUBJECT
OF DISCUSSION by THE
ALDERMEN
RAILS ON RANDOLPH STREET
Resolution Is Passed to Forbid
Their Removal TTu the Council
COmsents-Is Is Sought to Com
pei the Operation OF the Line
New Track Wanted ON La
fayette.


pei the Operation OF the Line
New Track Wanted on La
fayette.
The board Of aldermen last night re-
solved that the rails now laid on Ran
dolph street and used formerly by the
street railway company for all electric
line be not taken up or removed un-
less with the consent of the common
council.
This order was directed to Messrs.
Ireland and Cochran and the ST. Paul
Street Railway company. The resOlu-
ton was presented by Aid. Reeves, as
chairman of the committee which had
the Randolph street middle in charge.
Aid. Sanborn opposed the passage of
the resolution, for the reason that it
accomplished nothing and misled the
people interested by giving them an
idea that something was being done.
The resolution, he said, was not worth
the paper it was printed an, and the
company or the parties interested who
owned the iron could go to work and
tear the tracks up just as we'll after
the resolution was passed as before,
if they desired The only thing to do
was to secure an injunction from the
courts ana not waste time in passing
worthless resolutions.
Aid. Kenny thought the property
owners who had been muIcted out Of
$4,000 were entitled to the moral sup
port of the council, and favored the
resolution. Aid. Reeves took the posi-
ton that, While it might do no good
1t would certainly do no harm, and it
would show the people that the coun-
Gil was trying to do something for them
Aid. Bantz favored the resolution or
one drawn by the legal department
which would have the effect of prevent
ing the company from tearing up the
tracks.
Aid. Murphy favored the resolution
on the ground that 1t would do no
harm, and he also insisted that a reso-
luton be introduced and passed direct
ing the street railway company to OPP
crate horse car line on Randolph
street. This, he claimed, would result
in the company putting in an electric
line rather than go to the expense Of
operating horse car line
The resolution passed by vote Of
to 2, Messrs. Sanborn and Knauft
voting against it.
A resolution, prepared by S. M. How
ell and introduced by Aid. Reeves, or
dered the street railway company to
construct and operate single-tr
horse car line on Randolph street from
Seventh to Cleveland avenue. The or
der is based on the ordinances passed
June 8, 1872, and Sept %, 1880 One
mile of the line is to be constructed and
operated before Jan 1, 1899; another
mile before July 1, 1899, and the ball
ance, mile and three-quarters, be-
fore Jan. /, 1900. The line is to be op-
Grated the same as other lines in the
system, cars are to be run half-hourly
from a. m. to p. m, and after that
time once every hour The fare is to
be the same as now charged, and trans
fers are to be given the same as on
other lines. The resolution went to
the committee on streets without read
ing.
Aid. Blomquist secured the passage of
resolution directing the company to
put in new track on the Lafayette and
Rondo street line from Broadway to
Maryland avenue. The resolution stat
ed that cars are thrown from the tracks
by reason Of the poor condition of the
rails, that it was a hardship to ride
on the cars, and the public safety and
good demanded new tracks be put in.
Inc contract awarded by the board
OF public works to Noyes Bros. & Cut
Ter for the furnishing Of 1000 street
signs at thirty-five and thirty-si1
cents each came up for approval.
Aid. Kenny opposed the contract. An
work should be done in ST. Paul and
not given to New York manufacturinA
plants.
Aid. Bantz stated that signs lust as
good for the purpose could be secured
In this city for eleven and .one-halt
cents each, and with a guarantee that
they would last twenty years Thew
would not be enameled signs, but if
the council insisted on having enameIed
ones he would say that a home firm
would in a day or so submit a bid tc,
fufnlSh this kind for thirty-three cents
each.
The contract was referred to the COM
mittee on streets for investigation.
Mayor Kiefer notified the council thai
S996.22 Of the $1,000 appropriated for the
reception Of soldiers had been expend-
ed, and an audited resolution for an
other $500, sent in by the comptroller,
was passed by unanimous vote.
The Northwestern Telephone COM
pany was directed to place it's wires
on Wacouta street between Third and
Fifth streets underground.
The license for the Palm Garden con-
cert hall was fixed at $50 per year
The claim of Margaret Rebholz fol
$1,000 damages, caused by falling on b.
defective sidewalk on the West side.
was disallOwed on a report Of the com.
mittee on claims.
Erick Erickson and Christina, his
have to pay $1,000 damages, owing t.
Mrs. Erickson having sustained in.
JuTfes by falling over q defective side,
walk on Beech street Aug. 80.
The petition for the removal Of the
hay market from Fifth street between
Broadway and Kittson streets. was
sent to the committee on streets for in
vestigation.
Half dozen applications for the us
of Market hall from various organiza.
lions were sent to the joint committees
on public buildings with power to act.
A final order for the boulevarding and
curling of Portland avenue from Dale
to Victoria streets, was passed. The
final order for the construction Of a
sewer on Edmund street between
Arundel and Mackubin streets was re-
ferred to the alderman Of the ward,
the statement being made that but tvs
Of the property owners were in favor
Of the improvement.
The pay roll for men engaged in put
ting UP election booths, amounting to
$685. was approved.