The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-11
WASTE PAPER BOXES
ALDERMANIC COMMITTEE ON
STREETS CHATS ABOUT THE
VARIOUS PROPOSITIONS
WHOLE THING Is LAID OVER
This Was Also the Disposition of
Nearly All the business Which
Came Before the COmmittee-Res-
OIutiOns Directing Telephone
Poles and Wires In Seventh Ward
to Be Removed Favored.

IOIeS anu w Tres SCNCnAh w NV
to Be Removed Favored.
The aldermanic committee on streets
yesterday laid over the several PROPOSE
| items looking to the maintaining of waste
paper boxes on the street corners until
the next meeting of the committee, Aug
%. This action was taken only after
Aid. Murphy. Reeves and Bell had en-
deavored to have the proposition acted
upon at once and this motion had been
defeated by tie vote Of the six members
of the committee present.
When the propositions from the Western
Clean streets company, Of Omaha; the
st. Paul Clean Streets company and
joseph st. Clair were reached, Former
Engineer Rundlett stated that Mr.. Cap
pelen, of Minneapolis, who repres-
ented the Omaha company, could
not be present, and had asked
that action be deferred until the next
meeting of the committee. Aid. Reeves
objected to the matter being postponed.
although he was willing that the PROPOSE
ton of the Omaha company should be
laid over. P. D. Scannell, speaking for
his partner, Frederick D. Schiffmann, and
| himself, who are organized under the
| name of the st. Paul Clean Streets COM
pany, also objected to any delay. W. H.
| Mcdonald, representing Joseph st. Clair,
sac he was willing that there should be
! a continuance taken until the next meet
! ing of the committee.
Aid. Kenny moved that all the PROPOSE
| lions looking to the city leasing any
! privileges to any waste box companies
| be indefinitely postponed, but the motion
received no second. The motion to lay the
matter over for three weeks was lost on
! a tie vote, Messrs Blomquist, Kenny and
| Sanborn voting for, and Messrs. Murphy,
Reeves and Bell against it. A motion to
| take up the propositions for considera-
| ton was also lost by tie vote and then
| it was agreed that as nothing could be
| done, owing to the even division of the
| committee, that all of the propositions he
| laid over and taken up a the next meet
! ing, when Aid. Shepard would probably
| be present and break the deadlock. The
| resolution Cf Assemblyman Kirlle, asking
| that the corporation attorney investigate
and report as to the legality Of the ac-
ton of Comptroller McCardy In purchas-
! ing 100000 in city bonds for the water
| board sinking fund and drawing city
| order for $4,000 without authority of the
| council was recommended to pass.
HAD NO APOLOGIES.
Mr.. McCardy appeared before the COM
nittee and stated that he hai no apollo
gies to make for his action. He had pur-
chased the bonds on the, authority of the
board of water commissioners and con-
sidered the purchase a capital invest
ment
resolution and have an investiga ton %
said Aid Reeves.
why, L don't see how an investigation
could hurt you at all, Mr.. McCardy," said
Aid. Blomquist
Il would like to call the attention of
| the committee to the fact that the coun-
| ell has no jurisdiction over the funds of
| the water board, continued Mr.. McCardy
| not replying to the questions of the alder
men from the Fifth and First wards
The action was taken at the request of
! the water board, and l have no desire to
| have anything smothered by this COM
m1ttee~ The committee voted unani-
| mously to recommend the resolution
ordering an investigation for passage
The ordinance introduced some four
months ago by Aid. Sanborn providing
for the burning Of all gambling devices
| when captured by the police was finally
| ordered placed on file. Aid. Reeves said
!, he understood the police department had
| new policeman now and there would
| be no need of the ordinance Aid. San
! born said he had introduced the ordi-
| nance at the request of Assistant Cor
! poration Attorney Griggs and knew moth
! ing as to its needs. The ordinance grant
| ing the street railway company the right
| to lay single track on Cedar street be-
| tween Seventh and Eighth streets. was
laid over until the next meeting. Aid
Kenny guessed there was not much
! need of acting on the ordinance as the
! company was running cars on the track. g"
| None of the other members said ANYTHING
! and the ordinance was laid over. The
| ordinance granting a twenty-five years
lease of lots l. 5, and ). block c. Rob-
| ertsons addition to West ST Paul to
| J. W. McHose for 81 per year was re-
| ferred to the alderman from the Sixth
| ward to investigate.
FOR UNDERGROUND WIRES.
! AID Murphy objected to the resolution
| allowing the Mississippi VaSey Telephone
! company the right to erect poles and
! string wires on Seventh, Rice. Como and
| other streets. The Ninth ward alderman
said it was the intention TO pave Rice
| street, from Summit to Front street next
! spring, and there was no sense of allow
| ing the company TO put up poles along the
! street. What was needed was a resolu-
| ton directing that the wires be placed
| underground, and that the poles now on
the street be ordered down The resolu-
ton was laid over to allow Gustave Viii
Illus Jr., who represents the company to
| correspond with the officers and ascertain
if the company would agree to lay con-
Quits OH Rice street, from Summit avenue
to Front street.
The ordinance prohibiting the riding
! of bicycles on Fauquier and Reanev
! streets, between Payne and Duluth ave
/ nues, was recommended to pass Repre-
/ sentatiVes from the whaelmen's associa-
! ton were present to say that as soon as
| East Seventh and Minnehaha streets were
! in passable condition there would be
| no necessity for the bicyclists to use the
sidewalks on either Reaney or Fauquter
| streets. The cyclists were informed that
| it would take at least three weeks to
| pass both bodies, and by that time both
! East Seventh and Minnehaha streets
| would be ready for travel. Aid Blon-
| quist requested an amendment be made
| to the ordinance allowing the use of BIZ
| cycles on the sidewalk on the east side
| of Burr street and this was agreed TO-
The resolution directing all poles and
/ wires in the Seventh ward, east of Dale
! street, used by telegraph and telephone
| companies, to be removed, vas recon-
| mended TO pass.