The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-03

C1ty hau NO Right 10 fay 'IOr
Such BOnd-East Seventh
Street Paving Matter Is Passed
Up to the Board of Aldermen for
Their Confederation.
The assembly, at its meeting last
evening, lodged the question OF the
paving of East Seventh street from
the railroad bridge to Hope street, and
If the improvement Is to be made this
season it will be ordered by the gen.
tlemen who will make up the assembly
for the two years commencing next
Tuesday.
c. P. Slime, secretary Of the CONNER
cial club, presented resolution pass
ed by the directors Of that body re-
Questing that immediate action be TAX
en- for the paving Of the street this
season.
Following the reading of this resolu-
t.tion a petition signed by 142 property
owners and merchants was read which
also asked that action be taken which
would cause the street to be paved at
an early date.
Both the resolution and the petition
We're ordered received and filed, the
only comment made being question
asked by Mr.. Johnson as to whether
any of the signers of the petition ask
ing for the paving Of the street would
have TO pay any part of the assess
ment.
Me report CT the committee on streets
recommending that the adverse r port
of the board Of public works be adopt
ed with the proviso that the street be
paved in the spring of 1899, was then
taken up. Mr.. Tompson, chairman Of
the committee, made lengthy exp a
nation as to the action, the pith of
which was that the property owners
could not stard the expense tn 8 year
but had premis ed that they would make
nc objections next year.
The preliminary order for THE paw
ing originated in the board Of alder
men and this gave the ASS mbly a
chance to escape going on record on
the adverse order from the board of
public works. 1t was stated that as
the aldermen first passed the order it
would be following the custom to have
that body first pass on the report of
the board of public works. According
the order was directed to be returned
to the board of public works with in
structions to have it presented to the
beard of aldermen first for approval or
rejection.
The board will hold an adjourned
meeting this evening, and If the paper
can be sert to the board of pub ic
works today, it may be brought up at
the meeting Of the aldermen this even
ing. If not the matter will go over I'M
til after the new board qualities next
Tuesday.
The question of whether the city
treasurer should furnish surety or
personal bond was discussed at length
by the members. The committee on
ways and means reported in favor of
the treasurer furnishing a surety COM
pany bond, instead Of a personal one,
as has been the custom. Accompany
ing the recommendation was a resolu-
ton directing that no more than 81, $50
be paid from the emergency fund Of
the city for the purpose of furnishing
the treasurer with a surety company
bond.
The eight members present, with the
exception of Mr. Reardon, voted for the
passage of the resolution, but Mr.. Rear
don objected to the city squandering
money in this way. The city charter,
he said, provided that the treasurer
should furnish a bond acceptable to
the council. and, in his opinion, 1t
would be illegal for the city to pay the
premium for surety bond.
AS it required a four-ffths vote to
appropriate money from the emergency
fund, Vice President Kirke, who occu-
pied the chair in the absence of PreSi-
dent Craig, declared the resolution lost.
The matter was then referred back to
the committee on ways and means, it
being thought that perhaps the treas
urer would be willing to pay the pre-
MUM himself, rather than place him
self under obligations to the persons
who would go on personal bond.
City Treasurer Horst, seen after the
meeting, stated the he would not pay
one cent for the privilege of furnishing
a surety company bond.
A resolution prepared by the comp
troller, making change in the man.
ner of paying warrants in case surety
bond should be given by the treasurer.
was referred to the committee on ways
and means. Under the plan proposed
by the comptroller no money would be
paid over the counter in the treasurer's
office, the payment of all warrants be-
ing made by checks drawn on the vari-
Gus banks where city funds were on de-
post.
The redraft of the ordinance settling
the differences between the city and the
Milwaukee Railroad company was in
troduced by the corporation attorney
and passed under a suspensin of the
rules. The features of the ordinance
We're published several weeks ago, the
only change in the measure being that
the company is allowed until Dec. /,
1893 to complete the bridge over it's
right of way on Summit avenue
A resolution prepared by the comp
troller provided that the mayor, city
clerk and comptroller were authorized
to issue and negotiate per cent bonds
to the amount of $300,O00 to run ten
years. The bonds are to be issued for
the purpose of refunding bonds coming
due this year. The resolution further
provided that the water board should
have the prior right to invest the money
now In it's sinking fund in the bonds to
be issued
Final orders were passed for sewers
on Margaret street, between Forest and
cypress streets, and on Carroll street.
to a point 200 feet from Fairview street
"A final order was passed for the re-
moval OF the wooden block pavement
on Ninth street, between Locust and
Neill streets, and the surfacing Of the
street with gravel. The engineer esti-
mated the cost of the work at $500.
Resolutions thanking President Craig,
Vice President Kirke and City Clerk
Jensen for their courtesy were passed
as were also votes of thanks to the re-
firing members, Messrs. Reardon, John
son, DAILY and Larson.
An adjournment was taken to Tues
day morning, at which time, as Mr..
Johnson put it, 1.-The members would
meet and extend the right hand of fell
loWship to the men who will warm our
chairs for the next two years."
The Commercial club directors. at
a special meeting yesterday, adopted
the following resolution:
Whereas, East Seventh Is one of the
few direct thoroughfares connecting
the heart Of the city with the entire
easterly section of the city, and by rea-