The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-08

structiOn of Wooden Sidewalks
Unable to Agree on Market
site-Five Favor Eagle street.
The requiem was sung last night and
William Z. Kirke's Scent street car
resolution was consigned with appro-
PIRATE ceremonies to the aldermalnic
graveyard. Aid. Bantz, Murphy and
DonahoWer were the only mourners.
while the other aldermen laughed
aloud In their glee to see it's finish
The resolution asks the legislature
10 pass an act permitting cities Of 1OO,-
O0O or over. to adopt ordinances pro-
hibitlng street car companies from col
lectlng fares from passengers unless
they were provided with seats, and
reducing fares to 3 cents during the
hours OF 3 to a. m. and to y. m.
Inc resolution was reported out Of
the con. m1ttee On streets at the meet
ing or the hoard Of aldermen last night
ana a motion was quickly made to re-
Ter II pack to the committee ON streets.
ana In spite of the protests of Aid.
Murphy and Bantz, that such a refer
ence meant it's continuation beyond the
session OF the legislature, and in spite
OF thelr votes and the vote of Aid,
Donahower, it was referred to such
Committee
Assemblyman Nelson's ordinance
prohibiting the construction of wooden
sidewalks III the city Of st. Paul also
received it's quietus The committee
on streets reported adversely on it,
AID. Sanborn argued in favor OF ce-
ment sidewalks, and Aid. Murphy,
Bantz and Reeves were opposed to the
passage of such an ordinance. BY
vote of to 4, the adverse report was
adopted
A communication was read from the
Mississippi Valley Telephone company.
saying that they were engaged in the
compilation of such a detailed state
ment of their affairs as was required
by the board Of aldermen. They re-
QueSted that 1T be examined by a COM
mlttee of aldermen, as they did not
wish the statement made public lest it
be taken advantage of by their COM
petltors. The communication was re-
ce1ved and placed on file.
The committee on streets reported
adversely on Aid. Murphy's resolution
looking toward the payment Of street
labOrers at the conclusion of their
work. The report was adopted and
Mr.. Murphy then introduced a resolu-
ton providing for a meeting of the
council at o'clock in the afternoon on
the second and fourth Mondays of each
pass upon the pay roll of the street
laborers, and that no other business
be transacted at such meetings. The
resolution was adopted without dis
sent.
Aid. Bantz introduced a reso-
luton forbidding the board Of public
works entertaining competitive bids for
sweeping asphalt streets, and requiring
the sweeping to be done as other
streets are swept, by: the street force
at not less than $3.50 per man per day.
After an acrimonious debate, partici-
pated in by Messrs. Bantz and Kenny,
the resolution was adopted.
A resolution from the park board, fix
ing the salary Of Fred Nussbaumer, as
superintendent of parks, at 81, 900, was
referred to the committee on Ways and
means.
The board acquiesced In a request
from the fire commissioners to be per-
mltted to dispose of six horses that had
outl1ved their usefulness, and to pur-
chase eight others.
Preliminary orders for the paving of
Tenth street from st. Peter to Rice, paw
ing Of Summit from st. Peter to Rice,
and sewers on Beech, Minnehaha, Cyl
press and Conway were passed.
A resolution by Aid. Shepard
terminating the contracts of the janitor
and fireman at the market house March
81 was passed.
An ordinance from the committee on
streets was passed prohibiting the lott
ering Of children under Is years of age
in saloons
A resolution from the water board
fixing the salary of the secretary at
$4,000 and superintendent at $1,000 was
referred to the committee on ways and
means.
A contract of rental of the armory
to the city of st. Paul for $4,000 was
approved.
The resolution asking legislation
placing the control of telephone and
electric light poles under the supervis-
ion of the common council was ap-
proved.
On motion of Aid. Murphy the
board resolved itself into committee
Of the whole for the discussion of the
market site question. Nothing new
was developed, and the same argu-
ments were made by the same people
that have been made twice before to
the assembly and twice to the joint
committee. On motion of Aid.
Bantz an informal ballot was taken,
resulting as follows: Eagle street site
5, Broadway site 8, Constans site 1 and
Sherburne avenue site 2. The commit
tee then arose and the board adjourned
until next Monday evening at 7:30.