The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-17
QUESTION OF DOC CENSUS
AGITATED THE ASSEMBLY AT
LAST NIGHTS MEETING

LAST NIGHTS MEETING
Assemblymen Are Not Inclined to
Give Mayor Kiefer q Chance to
Distribute a Few Dog Catcher
ships-Report on the Six Months
Lighting of the City-Other
Business Of the Meeting.
About the only chance Mayor Kiefer
has to make few appointments with
out removing Republicans now in the
employ of the city was knocked in the
head at O. meeting Of the assembly
last evening. The committee on license
reported in favor of the passage of u
resolution directing the mayor to ap-
point six men for three months at $50
per month and five men at So per day
to take the dog census and assist in
the capture of unlicensed dogs.
Assemblyman Craig objected to the
resolution and advanced the opinion
that the scheme proposed by Mayor
Doran, after the Republican city con-
vention had been held, which was to
nave the police do the work of COM
p1l1ng dog census and not appoint ex-
ira men. was an excellent one.
In reply to questions put to him by
Mr.. Craig the city clerk stated that
about $4,000 had been collected from
dog licenses last year and that after
paying thea expenses of the dog catch
ers there was $500 Melted to the city.
Mr.. Warner was Of the opinion that
the police> had all they could do now,
without taking charge Of the dog
census and collection Of unlicensed ours
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that It would cost under the proposed
resolution about 81, 400 to pay the men
and insisted that the matter go to the
committee on streets, and it was so
referred.
The board Of public works submitted
a semi-annual report as to the num-
Der of gas, gasoline and electric lights
in operation in the city April /. The
report gave the location of each lamp
and also the number in service during
April and May. Owing to the placing
of 156 new electric lamps in service the
number Of lamps varied some during
the past three months. The report was
referred to the committee on streets,
the following being an abstract:
Lamps in service April 1, gas, 1852;
gasoline, 3,133; electric lights, 100.
Lamps in service during April, gas,
1855; gasoline, 3,015; electric lights, 1885,
Lamps in service during May, gas,
2,656; gasoline, 2,9O1; electric lights, 223.
The contract with Sherwood, Suther-
land & Co. for repairing the Univer-
sity avenue bridge, was referred to the
committee on streets, the corpora ton
attorney advising that pending the
mandamus case brought against the
Minnesota Transfer company no fur
ther action be taken in repairing the
structure.
The assembly approved the applica-
tons for eleven saloon licenses, report
eG on faverably by it's committee on IL
cense, and concurred with the board Of
aldermen in approving some others.
The applications for licenses by George
Seigwarth and Theodore M. Lorig
were not returned to the assembly from
the license committee. Both Seigwarth
and Lorig testified under oath before
the committee that neither Griffin moi
Gruber was interested in the respect
i've saloons, but the committee decided
to secure more convincing testimony
as to the facts, and this will allow the
board Of aldermen to first pass on the
two licenses.
The Central Telephone company, re-
Gently granted a franchise for long
distance telephone system, was given
permission to erect poles and string
wires along the following streets:
On Tuttle avenue, from the south
city limits to the levee; on the levee,
from Tuttle avenue to Water street;
on Water street to Fillmore avenue;
on Fillmore avenue to South Robert
street; also on Pacific street, from For
est to Book, and on the Hudson road to
the east city limi S.
Supt. King, of the police patrol sys-
tenn, advised the council that he had
placed in position three new police
alarm boxes, but owing to the conten-
ton between the. city and the North
western Telephone company, 1T was
impossible to secure tel phones for the
rev boxes. He recommended that the
city purchase fifty-five telephones for
use in the police boxes. These instru-
ments, he said, could be secured for
$3.50 each, and as the city was now
paying the telephone company SIS per
year for the use Of each instrument
used in the system, the purchase would
not only save expense, but give bet
ter service.
Mr.. Albrecht favored the plan pro-
posed by Supt. King, and the matter
was sent to the committee on police,
with Instructions to report a resolu-
ton ordering the purchase.
E. N. Saunders and w. P. Warner
were given permission, at their own
expense, to pave, with asphalt, Far
rington avenue. between Summit ave-
nue. and Maid5n lane.
An ordinance introduced by Mr..
Craig was passed under a suspension
of the rules directing that all tele-
graph, telephone and electric light poles
and wires on Marshall avenue between
Fairview street and the river be placed
underground In case the poles and
wires are not removed by Sept. Is, the
ordinance directs the mayor to have
the same removed and the expense
charged to the company owning them.
Mr.. Craig said the telephone company
{ had refused to obey the order of the
council passed a year ago, and the or
dinance was necessary to force the
company to remove the unsightly OBJ
jects from the avenue.
resolution directing the removal of
telephone and telegraph poles on Grand
avenue between Dale and Victoria to
the alley between Summit and Grand
avenue was also passed.
The assembly concurred with the al
dermen in ordering the name of Laura
avenue changed to Dewey avenue
The street and sewer force pay rolls
for the two weeks ending June II,
amounting to $4,000, were approved The
city engineer was directed to construct
three small bridges over ravines on the
Summit avenue cycle path between
Marshall and Glendale avenues at
cost not to exceed 5000.
A resolution introduced by Mr.. AL
brecht directed the payment of $50