The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-15

should be acquired by the city. but at rea-
| sonable market value. II. therefore, the
| lower court is sustained. think II would be
| wise for the city Immediately 70 take the nee
! essary steps to acquire this property at fair
market value. also think that the cost
thereof should be borne by the city at large.
| do not believe that because a man owns q
| lot Immediately adjoining the proposed park
| that II is benefited for anything like the sum
| that has been charged up In many cases IN
| der the present assessment, but / do believe
| that public park is for the benefit Of the
whole city, and should be paid for by the
whole city, just was Como park.
| In distributing and rearranging the electric
| nights throughout the city, there should be q
! effect that there should be no gas or gasoline
! lamp nearer than $50 feet from any arc light.
and the arc lights should be arranged at a
! reasonable distance from each other. For six
months this year, at one place at least, in the
! city, there were three arc lights within q
radius Of seventy-nye feet
The Market house ought to be painted the
same color as are the fire engine houses, and
then no advertising signs allowed thereon
only OF such style as permitted by the city.
The city ought to take the necessary steps
! 10 acquire by condemnation the triangular
] llock bounded by Sixth, Market and Washing
ton streets. On this block (which Is at tho
I north end Of the new postoffice) there is a
| small tWo-story brick building. This space
IS needed for public purposes, and can be ac-
CURED a. the present time for less price
| than any time In the future
] some OF the franchises given by ordinance
| and law will expire and a policy should
! be outlined by which when these franchises
| are renewed, II renewed al all that the citv
! viii derive revenue theTefrom II has been
said on this subject in other cities that the
| ehtiFe capital stock Of the companies fairly
! represent the value OF their franchises and
that their bonded Indebtedness represents ths
oHClay lot tIeir p!ahts' ana thzt RUE ap-
! Of the bonded Indebtedness Of some of these
! companies would be sufficient to duplicate an
! their plants and leave their capital stock IN
| represent what the city has parted With for
little OF nothing In granting franchises the
I clty should never lose absolute control over
theih IN oroer that they may be operated for
me convenience and comfort Of the public
what sense Is there in the street car com
Pany having the car steps so high that it ls
very great inconvenience for many of its
patrons to climb into them II is an outra ge
on long-sunerins public that such incon-
tSese cars should Be permitted Who
! them - Az N&Aie oll
President Wheelock, of the park
| board, as soon as the comptroller had
| hnished reading his suggestions. stated
mat he concurred with all OF them. In
! particular about the removal Of tho
! workhouse from Como park. II was
| not necessary to undertake this step
just at present, but In the course of a
Few years II would have to be done
Al the present time the Workhouso
! board had decided that the park board
! could not restrict them to fifteen acres
but insisted on using the entire forty
| acre TRACT for workhouse farm.
As to the Phalen park, Mr. Wheelock
! said ii would be an outrage II the city
should lose the chance to secure the
tract Tor park. The future need Of
the city demanded that 1t be secured
The high valuation OF the property
taken by the park board for PhaIen
had undoubtedly caused the kick from
the people. The park he stated, should
he paid for by the people at large, the
! same as Como park was paid for, and
no particular district assessed.
Some one suggested that the sueges-
tons or the comptroller be referred to
n committee from the conference COM
! mittee and the committees on legisla-
ton from the aldermen and assembly
city Treasurer Horst said four
months ago similar report had been
made by the comptroller and commit
tees appointed 10 consider II. He had
not heard anything from these COM
mittees and suggested that the gentle
men who We're appointed at that time
could handle this report Of the comp
troller.
President zimmerman. of the school
| board, insisted that some active mer1-
bers OF the conference committee be
| appointed 10 consider the question of
/ school buildings. New buildings were
|
! pupils were attending school only half
| days
The parochIal schools were taking
care OF more children than they should.
simply because the public schools could
not do II. Two or three big new build
! ings were needed. II was useless to
| construct small school buildings. as Il
cost just as much to run them as large
/ ones
! City Engineer Rundlett volunteered
| the information that a bill was now
] being prepared by the legal representa-
| tives Of Minneapolis, Duluth and St.
| Paul which would provide for a one
| mill levy for new school buildings This
| would give st. Paul about $50 600 for
| this purpose
Mayor Kiefer announced that he
| would name the committee from the
conference committee at another time
and would take the suggestion Of Pres
tdent Zimmerman into consideration
and appoint active men.
| President Arosin. OF the fire board
wanted a committee appointed to con-
slider the purchase of new police alarm
| system.
Comptroller McCardy advised that
/ the purchase be postponed until after
the session of the legislature at which
some action. he said. would be taker,
which would place the police alarm
and the fire alarm systems IN the
charge Of one man.
The motion OF Mr. Arosin to have q
committee OF three appointed to In
spect and report on the system now In
use, was carried and the mayor will
name the trio.