The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-07
IMPROVEMENT PUT OFF
SOME NEEDED PAVING ON SUMMIT
AVENUE
Mayor kfefer Says Rents VIII Re
Higher Next Year and They Can
hetter Afford 1t Ordinance to
Prevent the Sale of Garden Truck
Before O'ClOck-Needed to Pre-
vent COrnerinS Vegetables.

The committee on streets from the
assembly listened to protests from
property owners on Summit avenue be
tween Rice and st: Peter streets YES
terday afternoon on the paving of the
street between the points mentioned.
All agreed that the street needed paw
ing, but that times were hard and it
could be done next year, which would
suit the owners better.
Il. w. Feet, representing the Church
foundatlon ASSOCIATION, stated that the
assessment for paving would be $3.50.
and as out Of the income of the 1872
teet which the association owned on
the avenue the bishops of the Episcopal
church were paid, he asked that the
Improvement be not made this wear.
he. was of the opinion that the times
would be better next year and the as
sessment would not be SO hard on the
owners Rents now We're very low and
taxes high.
Mayor Kiefer, who appeared for the
owner of 120 feet, said under the pres
ent Republican administered ton it would
be possible to raise the rent Of build
lngs ON Summit avenue next year. and
while he personally favored the repay
ing OF the street as representing the
owner OF property he asked that it be
postponed.
Judge Otis, who owns 116 feet on the
avenue. was represented by an attor-
ney, who urged that the repaving he
laid over until next year. a1 -.
Mag. Espy also wanted the improve
ment put off and made talk in favor
or brick paving when any was done.
Inc estimate Of the city engineer was
$4.97 for Kettle River sandstone on a
concrete foundation and SAT- for the
same stone on sand foundation.
u. l.. Bell urged that the street be
paved at once. All the gentlemen, he
said, who were asking for delay were
the owners of improved property and
were getting good rents The avenue
was In terrible shape and almost i'm
passable condition for driving. He was
not particular as to what kind of pave
ment was laid as long as 1t was re-
paved.
After Gems d rable discussion the COM
mittee decided to recommend the adop-
tlon or a new final order which would
direct the street to be paved in the
spring of 1899. The property owners
present agreed to make NO objection to
the repaving next year, but contended
that the block between Rice ard Sixth
streets should be repaved at the same
time.
The ordinance introduced by Assem-
DlyInan Benson, providing that no gar
den truck, vegetables, fruit, poultry or
game be exposed for sale at the pub
lie markets or on the streets of ST.
Paul before a. m. was referred back
to the assembly without recommended
ton.
Assemblyman Thompson explained
that the ordinance would be for the
best interests of the grocers and ship
pers, as under the present conditions
one or two parties made a practice of
cornering the market by getting up at
3 a. M. and then making the grocers
and others pay double prices. He in
stanced one case where all the toma-
toes on the market one day last year
were bought UP at twenty-five cents
per bushel, and then sold for 81 per
bushel to the grocers. The ordinances
would do away with this scheme. Ac.
companying the ordinance WAS a petit
ton signed by 1870 gardeners and groc RS
asking that a measure of the kind be
passed.
The resolution authorizing the MAYOR
to appoint eleven dog catchers was laid
over and a public meeting will be held
at future date to consider the mat
ter of licensing dogs and arranging
for the killing of those not licensed.