The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-29


The committee on streets from the
assembly discussed in an informal way
at it's meeting yesterday the question
of having the sidewalks and streets
cleared of snow.
Some Of the assemblymen are in
favor of the enforcement of the Or
dinance which provides that twenty
four hours after a SNOW fall if the
walks are not cleared the street force
shall do the clearing and the expense
be charged up to the property owners.
Others held that it would not be legal
to assess the property owners, as 1t
was q question whether the owners or
the city were the ones to stand the ex-
pense. The matter will be taken up at
the assembly meeting Thursday night.
On the question of having the streets
and particularly those in the business
district cleared of snow, the committee
was a unit. 1t was stated that the
city engineers Office was doing the
best it could In this direction, but that
the street and sewer fund was about
exhausted. This brought up the old
matter Of whether the street railway
company was doing any work in this
direction. Assemblyman Craig said the
company was doing nothing, and that
some of the streets along which cars
were operated were in horrible condi-
ton, pedestrians being obliged to wade
through two feet Of snow pushed into
the cutters by snow plows. He ad-
vised that II the street railway COM
pany did not at once commence the
work of removing the snow that the
city force take hold and charge the
expense up to the company.
Mr.. Thompson favored this plan, and
explained how two years ago the city
forced the street railway company to
pay 81, 800 into the city treasury for this
kind of work
The committee will consult with the
city engineer between now and Thurs
day, and when the assembly meets will
be prepared to act in the matter.
A delegation, consisting of A F.
Gauger, J. c. Mccarthy and Edward
Stewart, appeared before the commit
tee as opposed to a repeal of a resolu-
ton which passed the board of alder
men. Some six weeks ago a resolu-
ton passed both bodies directing the
street car company to stop it's Como
interurban cars at the intersection Of
Chatsworth street, Van Slyke avenue,
Argyle street and Como boulevard
Two weeks ago Aid Bantz introduced
and had passed by the alderman a res
olution repeating the previous one
1t was to head off this that the COM
mittee came in, and Mr.. Gauger In
formed the committee that the COM
pany had refused to pay any attention
TO the resolution directing it to stop
its cars at the intersection Of the
streets mentioned. An adverse report
was recommended on the repeating res
olution and new one prepared, which
directed the corporation attorney to
request the company to enforce the
original resolution. and II 1t was not
put in operation to take such action as
necessary anfO
ment
The contract submitted by the Gas
Saving company, by which the city
was to pay S35 per month for five
months, for having regulators put on
the gas meters in each Of the public
buildings, was ordered sent back to
the assembly without recommendation
Investigation showed there were now
eighteen of the regulators In service
Chief Goss In letter extolled the mer-
Its of the regulators and showed that
in nine months the five In use at the
police stations had saved 1851 40 as
compared with the same time without
them.
AS the price charged for the eighteen
under the contract was about 50 each
per month and Assemblyman Nelson
stated that he had one for which he
was paying only 81 per month, the
committee desired more light before
approving the contract.
The resolution allowing P. Gleich &.
Co to connect the plumbing put in
by the firm in st. Agnes school with
the sewer, will be taken up by the
assembly Thursday night. 1t is claim
ed that the new system Of ventilation
In connection with the plunbing placed
In the school is far superior to that
provided for by the ordinance, and the
contractors agree that If 1t should not
be satisfactory or sanitary 1t would
be removed in ten days
Health Commissioner Stone objected