The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-22
Into THE GRAVEYARD
KIRKE'S THREE-CENT RESOLU-
COMMITTEE ON STREETS
SPLITTING ONE STREET CARS
Aldermen ON II Suspension of the
Rules--Ald. Reeves Introduces
Curfew Ordinance to Keep Chill
HOurs-Otherl Business.

hOurS-Otheri Business.
The board of aldermen held a meet
1ng at the council chambers last night
There were ten members present, and
President Donahower occupied the
chair.
Assemblyman : Kirke's resolution
locking to legislation that will permit
of demand for 3-cent car fare on the
street railway during certain hours
was referred to the committee on
streets.
An ordinance reported by the city at
torney providing for the payment of
$1,000 to Mary Martini for injuries re-
ce1ved Aug. IA, 1898, on Bradley street,
was passed under suspension of the
rules
The city attorney reported for ap-
proVal a contract between the city of
st. Paul and the st. Paul, Minneapolis
q Manitoba railway the Great North
ern railway. the Northern Pacific rail
way and the Minnesota Transfer Rail
way company, permitting the city to
erect and maintain bridge over their
tracks on Raymond avenue. 1t was ap-
proved.
A resolution instructing the city at
torney to serve notice to quit upon all
the tenants of the market building and
1--WE leases was approved.
Ihe ways and means committee re-
ported an ordinance fixing the salary
or the officers and men Of the police
department for the ensuing year.. 1t
makes no change from the salaries Of
last year, and was passed.
An ordinance for a contract with the
Artistic Enameling Works of st. Louis
for 1000 street signs at thirty cents
each was passed
RESOLUTIONS instructing the clerk to
advertise for bids for constructing a
cycle path on the south side of Pleasant
avenue from Ramsey street to West
Third street. and instructing the en-
g1neer to construct a cycle path on
View street from West Seventh street
to Pleasant avenue were passed. The
cost Of both paths to be chargeable to
the cycle path fund. a.
Aid. Reeves introduced a curfew
ordinance. making it a mtsdemeanor
for children under sixteen years of age
to remain ON the streets between the
hours of 8:30 p. m. and a. m. from
Sept. l to the last day of February,
or between the hours Of 9 p. m and 3
a. m. from March 1 to Aug. 81, unless
possessed of a permit from their par
ents. The penalty for violation is not
less than S. or more than $40 Referred
to committee on streets.
Aid. Murphy introduced an ordinance
providing for the payment of street
laborers by the city when their work
was completed. 1t was referred to the
committee on streets.
The report of the Mississippi Valley
Telephone company to the effect that
1t had spent $4,000 in its work during
the last six months and by next July
would have 1,200 telephones. was re-
ferred back to the company with re-
quest that detailed statement be fur
nished.
An ordinance prohibiting the splitting
on street cars was passed under ssus-
pension of the rules. 1t has already
passed the assembly.
An ordinance to compel the street
railway company to indicate by sign
upon the cars such cars as passed the
Union depot was passed.
resolution requiring the board of
public works to construct a sewer on
Smith avenue from Cherokee avenue
to the Mississippi river. at an esti-
mated cost Of $3.50, was passed.