The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-20

HeceAVin& Il BONUS or $SO,OOO Tor
Operating the Randolph Street
Line, Is About to Cease-Several
Saloon Licenses Granted by the
Aldermen and Others Referred.
w. G. Thorpe and delegation Of
citizens from the Fifth and Eleventh
wards attended the meeting Of the
board of aldermen last night to request
that some action be taken to compel
the street railway company to operate
its Randolph street line. The matter
was brought up by the reading of
communication from f1fty-three prop
erty owners and residents along the
line, but before the clerk had finished
reading the document Aid. Bell moved
that, as 1T was an important matter,
further reading be dispensed with and
1t be sent to the committee on Streets
This was done, and the gentlemen in
terested and the attorney who repre-
scented them were notified they would
be heard before the committee at it's
next session.
The communication stated that $780,
600 was raised by the property owners
and paid to the street railway company
as a bonus for constructing and OPP
Grating the line; that, In addition, large
ouilS WSIS pclu DIS assessments 1Or
grading the street from Hamilton ave-
nue. to the river and also for the cut
ting down of Lexington hill. That in
side OF nineteen months the property
owners paid assessments In addition to
the bonus given the railway company
ranging in amounts from $500 to 81, $780,
The line is in dangerous condition
by reason of rotting poles and wires
and ties, and the company has ceased
to operate the line west of Hamline
avenue, for which the property owners
so dearly paid; that, by reason of the
failure to operate the line west Of
Hamline avenue, the street is in an I'M
safe condition for travel The coun-
Gil was asked to take such action as
necessary to have the company put the
line in repair the entire length of the
street and run cars daily not more
than an hour apart.
Mr.. Thorpe, who headed the delega-
ton, said the company had not op-
Grated cars west of Hamline avenue
since March 1 last, and now proposed
to discontinue the operation of the line
from Seventh street The property own
ers and especially those who had paid
money in the shape of a bonus and
assessments in order to have the line
operated were going to prevent, if pos
sible, the discontinuance of the line
and insist on the cars being operated
the entlfe length OF the street to the
river, as provided in the ordinance.
The committee on license recommend
ed the approval of the application of
ten persons for saloon licenses The re-
port was approved, and then the ap-
plication for a license by John Seig-
warth, at 80 East Seventh street, was
placed before the board. Aid. Sanborn
stated that as this was the saloon for
merly conducted by Mayor" Griffin it
would nrOho hlU ha hecf h.
istration not to grant the application.
Aid. Murphy took exception to the
statements of the Seventh ward alder
! man and informed the board that Grf-
I'm had nothing to do. with the place.
Aid. Reeves also vouched for Seigwarth
and the application for a license was
granted by a vote of six to four. thosa
| opposing it being Messrs. Allard, Bell.
Sanborn and Shepard. The applica-
ton has not been approved by the as
sembly.
The transfer of saloon license own,
ed by John Gelino from ITO South Wa
basha street to 41S Minnesota street,
was approved, the transfer being one.
of location only. 49, i
The transfer asked for by Joseph
Fecht from 306 East Seventh street to
LAT West Third street, was turned down
under the opinion of the corporation
attorney that transfers to persons other
than to whom the license was issued
were illegal. Messrs. Bell, Murphy and
Shepard, however, voted for the grant
ing Of the transfer
The transfer Of a license under which
a saloon was operated in the Germania
Life building by George Burgner to
Henry Schorn, of e8515 East Third
street, was after discussion referred
pack to the committee on license Aid.
Murphy stated that the license was a
new one only two months old, and If
, the council was not to agree to trans
fers the position should be announced
at the commencement of the year in
oroer That the brewers might protect
themselves. Aid. Sanborn said there
was no need Of quibbling in the matte.
as under the opinion from the city at
torney the transferring Of licenes from
one person to another was not legal.
Aid Murphy explained that it was
possible that Burgner might wish to
operate a saloon in another locality,
ana IN order to give the brewer a
cnance TO get his money back the ap-
pl1cat1on was sent back to the license
committee.
The transfer of license issued to
aeincke O'Malley to Gardner &
y Malley was also referred back to the
committee fer consideration.
Inc city engineer reported that ex-
cdVatlons mad been made in the asphalt
pavement during the present year to
the number of twenty-five and that
THESE had been made by the water
poard, gas company and electric light
companies under ordinances granting
them such permission. All the places
would be repaired by the asphalt paw
ing companies within the next two
weeks
resolution, by Aid. Shepard. thai
.interurban cars make stops at Pelham
ard University avenues, whenever pas-
sengers desired to get on or off the cars
was passed.
The chief of police was authorized to
purchase two horses for the Ducas
street station, Aid. Bell making an i'm
pa&s1oned speech In favor of the adop
ton OF the resolution, declaring that
one or the animals was eighteen wears
Old anC the other his senior, and that
the Humane society had threatened to
proceed against the officers at the sta
ton II the animals wsre driven longer
AID. Bloomquist had the bicycle ordi-
nance amended SO as to prohibit the
riding Of bikes on both sides of Burr
street between Minnehaha and Whit
a.. streets.
a resolution was unanimously adops-
ed declaring the contract of D. w.
Moore for collecting and disposing of
garbage in the Seventh ward annulled.
Provision was also made fer the adver-
Using for bids for doing the work from
Aug. to Dec. 81, and in the meantime
the health commissioner was directed
to employ men and teams at a cost of
not to exceed 5000, to gather the gar