The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-03
TALK ON THE MARKET
ASSEMBLY DISCUSSES THE CUES
TION OF LOCATION WITH
OUT RESULT
ANOTHER SITE is OFFERED
Block Near University and Park
Avenue-C1ty Engineer Ordered
to Construct Paths on Pleasant
Avenue and View Street-Reso-
luton Terminating Market Hall
Lease.
ANOTHER SITE is OFFERED

Progress has been reported In the market
site matter. The assembly met last night
with Vice President Dix in the chair, and
after disposing of routine business resolved
itself into a committee Of the whole for the
discussion of the report Of the Joint site
committee, and all matters pertaining to the
location Of the site. Assembymnn Craig pre-
sided.
The committee reported a new site offered,
that tract of lang Bounded by University,
Park Viola and Wabasha streets, with
Schurburne aveune running through the
center, containing $4,000 square feet, and
The bid on the property bounded by lA,th,
Tenth, Robert and Jackson streets had been
reduced from s15O.oOO to $120,00o.
The Broadway site had been enlarged so
as to include two blocks containing 81, $50
square feet, and was now offered at $47,500
After reciting all the bids in full the re-
port recommended to the council two sites,
upon which the committee was evenly divided.
The Eagle street site, bounded by Eagle,
Franklin, Chestnut, and Exchange streets, and
what is known as the Broadway site, between
Broadway, Ninth and Tenth streets, and pass
ing rough Pine and Olive streets.
D. +. PEBBLES, representing the Constans
site between Temperance Tenth and Jack
son streets. made short talk. offering the
site at $52,509. He was followed by H. S.
Fairchild, who spoke In favor OF the Eagle
street site.
After desultory discussion as to whether
| the ways and means would be provided for
the purchase of site, if one was selected,
and Mr. Albrecht had stated that he would
not vote for any site until he knew the
condition of the city treasury, an informal
vote was TAKEN resulting as follows: Eight
| votes cast, two blanks two votes in favor
| OF the Constans site and four votes in favor
| of the Eagle street site. On motion of Mr..
| Kirke the committee arose and reported
| progress.
| Mr.. Benson introduced a resolution in
| creasing the Joint site committee by adding
| the mayor, city comptroller and city attor-
ney and instructing them to confer as to the
| Eagle street site and examine the financial
Se na4 0 %eens hs city when e
| journed it adjourned until next Monday
| evening.
| A resolution presented by the city at
torney, calling upon the legislature to pass
act placing telephone and telegraph COM
panies under the authority of the city coun-
Gil and compelling them to place their wires
underground, was unanimously passed.
A resolution calling upon the mayor to
notify the police department Of the continued
violation of the city ordinance prohibiting
the placing of advertisements on telephone
poles was passed.
An ordinance fixing the distance of awnings
| from the sidewalks at minimum distance
| of seven feet was passed.
Resolutions offered by the city attorney for
| the payment of claims for personal injuries
sustained by ]. H. F. Jurgens and Anna H.
Mccullough, by reason Of defective sidewalks
| and fixing the amounts at 500 each, were
| passed.
viding for the transferring OF $25, GOO from
| the Broadway bridge fund to the Wabasha
street bridge fund and calling upon the city
| engineer to proceed at once with the repaira
on the Wabasha street bridge, was passed.
| The police pay roll was passed.
An ordinance, introduced by Assemblyman
| Dix amending the police pay roll ordinance
fixing the pay of police sergeants at 1860 per
year, instead Of $S6S:50, as 1T now is, was re-
| ferred to the committee on police
Preliminary orders were passed for the paw
ing of Minnesota street, from Second street
to Summit avenue, construction of sewers
on Walker, Hamline, Minnehaha, Arcade and
Jessamine streets.
The assembly also passed a resolution
terminating the lease OF that portion of Mar
ket hall now held by the st. Paul Manu-
facturers' association and instructing the city
| attorney to serve the necessary notices
The awarding of the contract for street
signs to the Artistic Enameling company, Of
St. Louis. approved
Resolutions were passed instructing the city
engineer to construct cycle paths on Pleas
ant avenue and View street. the cost there
of to be deducted from the cycle path fund