The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-06
EVOKED HEATED DEBATE
NUMBER OF TOPICS DISCUSSED BY
THE ASSEMBLY
Sherburne Avenue Paving Row
Was One of These, and Former
Building Inspector KingsIey's
Claim for Back Salary Was An
other New Ordinance Intro
duced to Arbitrate Difficulties.

The adverse report of the streets COM
mittee on the proposed paving OF Sher-
burne avenue, between Rice street and
the eastern terminus Of Sherburne,
again provoked heated debate in the
assembly last night
Addresses for and against the pro-
posed Improvement were made by prop
erty owners.
The unfavorable report of the COM
mittee was finally adopted by vote
Of to 2.
The adverse report of the streets
was adopted.
The ordinance providing for settle
ment Of the Nels J. Ness claim was ad-
vanced to third reading.
The mayors appointment of A. M.
Bartlett and A. J. ElmQuest, assistant
pou1idmasters, was confirmed.
The following contracts for paving
streets were awarded:
Paving with asphalt Laurel avenue,
from Nina avenue to Dale street,
Warren-Scharf Asphalt Paving COM
pany, $27, 1885.
Paving with asphalt Ashland avenue
from Western avenue to Dale street,
Hennessy & Cox, $19,S09.27.
Paving with asphalt Sixth street from
Sibley street to Rosabel street, War
ren-Scharf Asphalt Paving company,
$6,513.45.
Paving with sandstone Summit ave-
nue., between Wabasha and ST. Peter
streets, Fielding & Shepley, $2,6795O.
Twenty-seven liquor licenses were
granted.
Pay rolls for April for schools, police
u;en and fire departments, streets and
sewers, election booths, ETC., were ap-
proved.
A number of street sprinking orders
were accepted.
! Corporation Attorney Markham sub
mitted an ordinance providing for set
| tlement Of the claims Of the Chicago,
| Milwaukee & st. Paul Railroad COM
pany, on the levee, between Sibley and
| Broadway, including provision for the
construction of a bridge across the
company's tracks at Summit avenue,
at the railroad comrany's expense The
bridge is to be completed on or before
Sept. 1, 1898 Plans for the bridge have
been prepared and submitted by City
Engineer Rundlett. The ordinance was
on motion substituted for the previous
ordinance on the subject, and was then
adopted.
A favorable report from the COM
mittee on streets on the order provid-
ing for sewer on La Fond street, be-
tween Mackubin and Kent, was adopt
ed.
Mr.. Johnson offered resolution pro-
viding for the settlement of the back
salary claimed by William Kingsley,
formerly building inspector of the city.
now in litigation. Discretion in the
adjustment Of the matter to be left
with the corporation attorney. The
amount involved is s1,4O0. Mr.. Kings
ley was paid at the rate of $1,000
year for two years. He claimed that
under the law Of 1895, he was Untitled to
| So, 500 per annum, that would make the
claim he seeks to recover the sum
named, 81, 400.
Mr.. Albrecht thought the resolution
was out of the regular order. 1t was
being pressed too hard. He could not
understand why.
The corporation attorney thought the
resolution would not affect the legal
status Of the case.
Mr. Thompson considered the reso-
luton out Of place. Mr.. Markham
had not asked 1t.
The resolution was adopted by the
following vote:
Yeas-Albrecht, DAILY, Dix, Johnson,
Larson, 5.
Nays-Kirke, Reardon, Thompson
and President Craig, 4.
Hello, Rush City.
| Articles of incorporation were filed yester-