The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-04
IN AND ABOUT
THE CITY HALL.

The aldermanic committee on licenses, at a
meeting yesterday afternoon approved ninety
seven applications for liquor licenses, and
recommended that they be granted, there be
| ing no protest es to any of the applicants and
| no objection by any one. Twenty-fou OF the
! applicants presented bonds furnished by the
! surety company represented by Assemblyman
| Hirke, who is also a member Of the commit
| tee on licenses of the assembly.
| j. F. Smith. one of the applicants asked
I to transfer his place OF business from 800
Robert street to $40 South Wabasha street.
Most of the other applications were for
newals only.
The committee on streets of the assembly
met yesterday afternoon, but deferred all
matters before it until the next meeting be-
cause ordinances in course of preparation
covering the came subjects and will soon be
reported.
The board of park commissioners failed 10
get quorum together yesterday afternoon,
and no meeting was he'd The beard will
hold a meeting some afternoon during the
week to be fixed by the secretary, who VIII
notify the members
The committee on nub.ac buildings Of the
assembly, at its meeting yesterday after
noon, decided to report adversely the
luton referred to it declaring that The city
elected to terminate the lease of a portion
of the ground floor Of the Market house T. the
Northwestern Manufactures union. in sixty
days after notice to tho union of its passage.
Assemb-yman Craig led the opposition to tbs
resolution and moved an adverse report. Md.
Bantz supported the resolution but seemed
to be almost alone He stated that reliable
resident of the city would Iay $4,000 per year
for the east half Of the ground floor for five
years. with option for another five wears
m 70 n q an ~
from 81 COO to $1,000, and would give the city
the option to terminate the lease on six
month"; notice and rembursing him for the
improvements made.
Mr.. J. P. Johnson, of the St Paul foundry
company; Mr.. ]. W. Cocper ard o.herz rep
resenting the manufacturers, opp sed the
resolution, laiming that, il they did net
as much rent offered, they were working
IN the interests of the city as well as them
selves and it nothing more than right
that the city bear part OF the expense. TGey
said the union has eighty members, ad
they employ 5000 persons in their fact Res.
The argument was also made tina. ii wcu'd
be unfair to other properly owners t. ret
the property for the small sum offered.
Mr.. Ed Feldhauser, who has bsen fer some
time working quite successfully on a sch me
for placing the public library in the mlrket
house building, as is well known to the pub
Ec, opposed the resolution because it VOL
Interfere Will tHUSe pans. anu because II
the city desired to lease the property he
could secure tenant who will pay $3.50 sor
it. There were large number of manu.
facturers and others present. AMI there seem
ed to be great interest in the subject.
Tho committee also voted TO recommend the
allowance TO the union of $3.50 of its claim
Of $40, which it expended for improving the
east end of the building on the grounds that
it did not get the use OF all the space it
rented during the month of September, and
that the repairs are permanent.
A claim Of Mr.. Bridges for a reduction OF
s. per month since Sept 1, 1898, for the por-
ton of the market hall basement usse by
him as a restaurant was net approved The
committee decided to report in favor of al
lowing Mr.. Bridges to sublet por ion o. h 5
space to a barber until May l. 1899.
The committee voted in favor of allowing
the Schubert club the use Of a room in the
building, free of charge. for the purpose OF
practicing. their work being in the Interest
Of the public library.
The committee decided also to continue the
employment of an extra fireman at the mar
ket hail. at SO per week, for such add
uonal time as may be necessary.