The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-19
TO HOLD AN AD-
IOURNED MEETING TO CONSIDER
STREET RAILWAY MATTERS.
UBJECT ISN'T EXACTLY NEW,
49,. TT AID. SANBORN THINKS a COM
BINATTON ORDINANCE MIGHT
BE PASSED.
tTY MUST PAY LEGAL SALARIES.
Less Than the Law Says They
Are Entitled To.

The board of aldermen rushed
through a grist of routine business last
Vening, and then on motion Of Aid.
s$anborn adjourned until Monday
vening. Aid. Lindahl objected to an
.djourned meeting unless there was
omething of Importance to be consid-
red. Aid. Sanborn stated the purpose
# the adjourned session was to con-
ider street railway legislation. 1t was
bought by several of the members
hat it would be possible to have pre-
pared by that time a proper street
'ailWay ordinance. The company, he
lad been informed, would endeavor-to
meet the wishes of those of the coun-
I'll interested in the Broadway loop,
and in that way a measure which
would be satisfactory on both sides
could be worked out. With this ex-
PLANTATION no further objection was
smade to the adjourned session.
Aid. Shepard, as chairman of the sub
committee appointed to ascertain if the
city officials who had filed claims for
back pay would be willing to settle for
less than the face of their claims, sub
mitted a report. Each of the officers
and eX-Ofifcers who had filed claims
had been interviewed, but none was
willing to make any reduction. Those
who discussed the matter at all were
OF the opinion that, as the supreme
court had decided they were entitled
to the sum which the council had cut
off in reducing salaries, the full
amount should be paid to them. The
audited resolution presented by the
comptroller authorizing the payment
of over $4,000 to the several officials
was then passed by a unanimous vote
One of the officials, who will get about
$1,000, voiced his sentiments by say
ing: ct is very likely that we will be
BANKED by the people for taking the
money, and, If we are, we might as
we'll take all as half of it,
On motion of Aid Allard, the reso-
luton passed over q month ago, ap-
propriating $3.50 for the use Of the
charter commission, was repealed and
then a similar resolution was introduce
ed directing a warrant to be drawn for
$500 for the use of the commission. OBJ
lection was raised as to the right Of
the council to appropriate money in
this way for such a purpose, and it
was suggested that the charter COM
mission send in expense bills, which
would be approved and allowed by the
council. In order to avoid discussion
the resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means.
Moritz Helm presented request for
the free use Of Market hall for public
meeting, to discuss the problem of pub
lie franchises being granted to the
street railway and other semipublc
corporations. Aid. Bell objected, and
started in to make a speech Aid. San
IN sT1 TDX fn lNo;x,
ed and placed on file. President Bige-
low advised that the request be grant
ed, and Aid. Lindahl stated that as
it was a meeting of citizens the hall
should be given free of charge and
without any objection. The matter was
settled by reference to the committee
on public grounds and buildings, with
the understanding that the hall could
be secured by giving the committee
proper notice of the date of the meet
ing.
The resolution of the park board ask
ing that Midway avenue, the proposed
new parkway, between Hamline and
Smelling avenue, be opened, was refer
red to the committee on streets.
The ordinance granting the Northern
Pacific railway the right to put q track
in the alley between Fifth and Sixth
streets, from its right-of- way to Bread
way, passed by a unanimous vote Of
the eleven members. The board APP
proved the report of the committee on
police, authorizing the distribution of
$3.50 in the police pension among those
who were on the roll when the law was
repealed. On the suggestion of Aid
Lindahl, the resolution was sent to the
comptroller for audit. John p. Walsh,
ex-policeman, filed claim for $40 for
services rendered as patro'man between
the time he was discharged by the
mayor and the concurrence by the
council. The committee claims will
consider the same
A resolution, passed by the water
board. fixing the salaries of the secre-
tary at $4,000 and the superintendent
at 81, SEQ, was referred to the committee
on ways and means.