The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-02

The board of aldermen at it's meet
ing last night killed the Albrecht ordin-
ance FORGETTING the cable franchise, and
then by vote of 10 to 1 adopted
the ordinance authorizing the changing
Of the cable to an electric live.
The measure will go to the assembly
for action tomorrow evening and a
| number Of the members of that body
seen last evening stated that there was
| no doubt but that the ordinance would
pass the assembly.
The ordinance limits the life Of the
| franchise to Sept. 1, 1915, and provides
| that the change shall be completed ard
the line in operation on or before June
! 80, 1898. A device is to be operated on
| the Selby avenue hill. Transfers are
to be given from the line to all other
! lines, including the Interurban, and
from all other lines to the new one
The paving Of Third and Fourth
streets is to be completed prior to Sept
/, 1898.
The ordinance was reported back
from the corporation attorney with the
amendments as agreed to by the COM
mittee on streets. Mr.. Markham also
called attention to the fact that under
the terms of the measure, transfers
were not given from the line to cars
running west on the Lafayette and
Rondo line nor to the line from cars
running east on the Lafayette and
Rondo line
Immediately following the reading Of
the communication from the corpora
ton attorney, Aid. Kenny moved that
the Albrecht ordinance, now in the
hands of the committee on streets, be
recalled. The motion was seconded by
Aid. Lindahl and carried by vote of
8 to 8, those opposing it being Messrs.
Allard, Shepard, Sanborn, Kaldunsld
and Bigelow.
On the roll call to adopt the ordin-
ance FORGETTING the cable line franchise
the vote was three in favor and eight
against, Aid. Kenny Lindahl and Bige-
low voting in the affirmative.
This settled the question of for
feiture and the new ordinance was
taken up for amendments. That pro-
viding for transfers to and from the
Lafayette and Rondo line was adopted
without dissent.
The provision allowing the company
to abandon the track on Prior avenue
between Marshall and University ave-
nues whenever the line should be oper-
ated as an Interurban line had been
eliminated by the corporation attOr-
ney on the recommendation of the COM
mittee on streets.
Aid. Bell desired this provision placed
back
Aid. Shepard objected and stated that
all the residents of his ward were OPP
posed to this section being inserted in
the ordinance. He asked that a delega-
ton from the Merriam park district be
heard on this subject. but as the roll
call had been ordered on the amend
ment, Aid. Lindahl objected. The
amendment was lost by vote of to
4. those voting for it being Messrs. Bell,
Larson, Lindahl and Sanbon. The
rules were then suspended and the or
dinance read by it's title and adopted
hHy TO nf to hit,
the only one to vote against it.
The corporation attorney sent in a
proposition from the Allemannia bank
for the adjustment of the claims of the
city against the bank. The proposition
was that the bank on it's reorganiza-
ton should pay to the city in cash, one
fifth of the amount the city had on
deposit when the bank suspended. The
balance was to be paid in the form Of
four certificates dated the day the bank
reopened and payable in one. two, three
and four years, the certificates to draw
2 per cent per annum.
The proposition was referred to the
committee on ways and means, but
later in the session was recalled by
Aid. Sanborn who stated that he I'M
derstood speedy action was necessary.
Corporation Attorney Markham eX-
planned that when the bank suspended
the city had on deposit $4,000 in round
figures. Suit was now pending in the
district court against the sureties on
the bond, but each Of the sureties had
answered denying all liability on the
bond. 1t was questionable whether the
city could collect on the bond given
by the bank, as it was not approved
by the couccil until after the bank
failed He urged that the proposition
be either accepted or rejected in order
that he might. go on with the suit
against the bondsmen. If the city did
not accept the proposition it would
then stand in the position of an object
ing creditor and this would prevent the
reorganization of the bank He had
been informed that the bank was to
reorganiZe with a capital of 100000
and from this sum the amount due the
| state and the Directing creditors and
the $24, 600 to be paid to the city, would
| BE- disbursed.
! Aid. BigelOW opposed the passage of
the resolution accepting the PROPOSE
| ton.
1t was finally decided to adjourn to
meet Thursday evening, and in the
meantime the committee on ways and
means will consider the proposition.
The resolutions passed at the mass
meeting held at Market hall Monday
evening, were read after objections on
the part of some of the aldermen. Aft
erw ards they were ordered filed.
Charles S. Cairns, counsel for the
Minnesota Telephone company, sent lii
! a communication asking the council to
| grant the right for a long distance tele-
/ phone. The company, the letter stated,
was one of four companies comprising
/ the Western Electric Telephone sys-
! TEN. The system had 5000 miles Of toll
lines in operation, particularly in
| Southern Minnesota, Northern Iowa,
! extending into South Dakota, with con-
nections in Wisconsin. The stockhold-
| ers include a large percentage of the
| business men in the towns now reach
| ed by its lines. An ordinance granting
| long distance telephone franchise to
! the company had been unanimously
! passed by the city council of Minneapo-
! lis in January, 1886. he said, and the
| company is prepared, at an early date.
| to give the business men and people
| of st. Paul the same advantages pro-
vided the ST. Paul council should grant
an equal right on fair terms to do bust
| ness. The communication was referred
| to the committee on streets.
| H. +. Phelps, press agent for the
! Religious Liberty association, in a let-
| ter requested the council to allow the
use Of the east end of the second floor
| Of the Market house for the opening
| of a Workingman's home. The requcs;
was referred to the committee on ways
| and means.
The resolution authorizing the health
| commissioner to employ two additional
inspectors to look after the work Of
the garbage contractors, was passed by
a vote of s to 8. The inspectors are tc
be paid $50 per month from the gen.
eral fund for their services.
On