The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-22
EAGLE STREET SITE
ALDERMEN TAKE ACTION SIMILAR
TO THAT OF THE As
SEMBLY
ON THE PROPOSED MARKET
the Actton--Stronu Protest Filed
Agatust MIR, Nelson's Sign 0rdt-
npucc~--.Cycle Path on Pleasant
Avenue ordered Hutlt---Htnt for
Having Certain streets SprinlsIcd.

The board OF aldermen disposed OF the
market site matter at their meeting last
night, for the present, and Il is now UP
to the mayor.
Assemblyman Benson's resolution,
which was passed by the assembly last
Thursday night, appointing the original
joint site committee. consisting of Assem-
blymen Benson and Thompson and Aid
knauft and BantZ, together with the
mayor. city attorney and city comp
troller, as a committee to negotiate the
purchase OF the Eagle street site for
market purposes, was read at the meet
ing last night, and, without going into
committee Of the whole or any discus
sion whatever, was passed by the alder
men by vote of s to 3. These voting in
the affirmative were: Aid. Allard. Bantz.
Bell Murphy, Reeves, Sanborn, Shepard
and Donahower. Those voting in the neg
ative were Bloomquist, Kenny and
Knauft
Following its adoption came a resolu-
ton from Aid. Bell, calling for the ap-
pointment of three by the president of
the board of aldermen, three to be ap-
pointed by the president of the assembly
VINO, lOSellieT with lNe OF anu CITY
comptroller, were to constitute a COM
mittee Of eight to secure some suitable
site for a market, anywhere between Wa
basha. Broadway. Seventh and Tenth
streets AS soon as 1T was read Aid. San
born, with a very suggestive smile,
moved that it be referred to the commit
tee on streets, saying that it was a mat
ter that required very careful considera-
ton. 1t was so referred, Aid Bell,
R1OOpoolliGt and Knanft voting in the
negative.
Assemblyman Nelson's cement side
walk ordinance, which had been recon-
mended to pass by the committee on
streets, was taken up. and, on motion Of
Aid. Murphy, who wished to have 1t
amended so as to exempt the outlying
districts from it's provisions, 1t was re-
referred to the committee on streets, as
was also the Aid Bell ordinance cover
ing the same subject.
petition signed by about $50 business
men was received and placed on file. 1t
was a protest against the passage of the
Assemblyman Nelson street sign ordi-
nance, and when the ordinance was
reached In the regular order of business
1t was re-referred to the committee on
streets
A petition from the st. Paul Market
company asking for a franchise, was re-
ceived and placed file.
Aid. Allard introduced a preliminary
order instructing the engineer to change
the grade of Lexington avenue, from Or
chard to Gross street, in conformity with
the, request of the park board, and the
same was passed.
The city engineer submitted plans and
specifications for the reconstruction of
the Wabasha stree bridge. These. to-
gether with the report accompanying
them were referred to the committee on
streets.
final order for a cycle path on Pleas
ant avenue and a preliminary order for a
cycle path on Minnehaha street We're
passed, the same to be paid for out of the
cycle path fund.
Aid Knauft wishes 1t announced that
all parties wishing particular streets
sprinkled during the year 1899 to send in
their petitions at once, so that one gen
eral order covering all the streets may
be drawn and introduced, thus saving a
great deal of trouble. The petitions
should be sent to Aid Knauft.