The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-17
most desirable site for the nurposs OF

most desirable site for the purpose Of
u public market;
does hereby determine that that certain
site known and described as all of block
thirty-three (35) of Rice &s Irvines ad-
dition to St. Paul. excepting the north
lots four (D and five 90 thereof. accord
ing to the recorded plat thereof in the
office. of the register of deeds. w hich said
site is bounded by Eagle street. Frank
lin street, Chestnut street and Exchange
street, in the city of st. Paul, is the most
desirable and advantageous site which
has been offered by said property owners
to the common council for the purpose of
establishing and locating a public mar
ket, and the said site is hereby selected
by the common council for such purpose
providing the same can be acquired upon
suitable terms.
Resolved, That committee be appoint
ed consisting OF said special committee
on public markets, together with the
mayor, city comptroller and corporation
attorney, whose duty 1t shall be to
negotiate with the owners of said pro-
posed market site in order to ascertain
the most advantageous terms upon which
the same can be acquired and report the
result of their negotiations to the COM
mon council with all convenient speed.
In response to Inquiries, Mr.. Fairchild,
who represented the owners of the Eagle
site, said: I'VE offer this site for one
year at rental of 81 $50, with the under
standing that the city is to pay the taxes.
will purchase the site at the expiration
OF the lease, and we offer the site at
$49, 900.
City Engineer Rundlett reported that
it would cost about s., 400 to fill the site
up to grade. Mr.. Fairchild then stated
that the president of the Peoples Ice
company, in case this site was chosen,
offered to furnish ten teams for thirty
days free of charge, to be used in haul
ing dirt for the required fill.
Mr.. Albrecht. speaking on the resolution,
said: 81 do not think the council ought
to commit itself to the purchase of any
site and should not expend any such
large amount Of money in such a way
We should lease some site, like the Con-
STAINS, for instance, for indefinite pc
| riod, and perhaps before the lease ex-
pires we may be able to grant a fran
chise to private individuals to erect and
maintain a public market"
Answering him. Mr.. Benson said: Give
years experience has taught those who
have been clamoring for market that
no private enterprise will produce what
IS required; 1t has been given an oppor-
tunity and we have waited in vain The
best feature of a market owned by the
| city Is It's stability, and a private enter
prise is notoriously unstable, and, aside
| from that, there is no money In a market
| to tempt private enterprise"
Mr.. Kirke offered an amendment to the
| resolution, embodying a suggestion that
the price at which the Eagle street site
| was offered was altogether too high but
the amendment was lost by a vote Of
| 6 to 8.
vote being taken on the resolution It
was adopted by the following vote:
| Yeas 6-Benson, Craig, Denny, Thomp-
| son, Warner and Kirke.
Nays 3-Albrecht, Dix and Nelson
The committee then arose. and on
motion the assembly adopted the resoIu-
| ton, the vote being:
Yeas 7-Benson, Craig, Denny. Dix.
thompson, Warner and Kirke.
| Nays 2-Albrecht and, Nelson
| Among other business transacted was
| the passage of the ordinance prohibiting
| the lettering in saloons by children un-
| der sixteen years of age.
| Aid. Reeves curfew ordinance was
passed, and is now ready for the mayors
| signature.
| Final orders for the paving of Summit
avenue. from st. Peter street to Rice
| street, were passed, as was a resolution
| terminating the employment of the janf-
tor and fireman at the market house.
ASSemblyman Thompson's resolution
| was passed calling for the construction
of cycle path on Minnehaha street.
The resolutions of Aid. Bantz and Bell
| to have the asphalt street sweeping done
by the patrol system were referred to the
| committee on streets.
"A oio from Nicholas Feyen for the con-