The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-20

The ordinance granting to the st. Faul
City Railway company the right to oper-
ate a fast interurban line was intro
duced at the meeting of the board or
aldermen last evening. The full text
of the measure was published in the
Globe Sunday morning. The ord1-
nance was referred to the committee on
streets without reading and will be taken
up by the committee at some date to De
announced later. There was quite
delegation present, including several at
tcrneys and owners, who are interested
in property on University avenue, be-
tween Rice street and Smelling avenue.
The protest against the granting of
the frachise passed by the chamber OF
commerce was read and referred to the
committee on streets to be taken up when
the ordinance IS considered.
Comptroller McCardy called the atten-
ton Of the council to the fact that the
Minnesota Central Telephone company
had failed to conform to the terms OF
the franchise granted it In March, 1898.
Under the franchise the company was
to pay annually into the city treasury
D per cent OIL us GROSS lIlCOIIlS w I'LL lIAO
letter the comptroller sent in an affidavit
from D. M. Tallman, president Of the
company, which stated that the gross
receipts of the company in St. Paul for
the past year had been $7S5. The mat
ter was referred to the committee on
streets.
The contract between the city and J.
G.. Wagner & Co., Of Milwaukee, for the
nf fha
Wabasha street bridge, was approved.
The contract price is $75,S00
In answer to bids from banks desir-
ing to become repositories Of city funds
proposals were received from six tnstftu-
tions. All the banks offered to pay 11a
per cent per annum on daily balances, the
amounts to be deposited in each bank
being as follows:
State bank, $4,000; Merchants National
bank, 100000; Scandinavian-American
bank, $1,000; National German-American
bank, 100000; Union bank, 100000; st.
Paul National bank, 100000. Each of
the bids were accompanied by a bond in
double the amount to be deposited. The
bids were referred to the committee on
ways and means.
City Engineer Claussen reported that
the old Western avenue bridge, which
has been closed for driving for two years,
was past all repairs
The roadway of the Smith avenue
bridge was ordered repaired by the city
engineer out of any available material
on hand. ....e.-,1-c
The ordinance granting the st. Paul
Gas company the use of certain streets
for poles and conduits to be used in
transmitting electric light power was
referred to the committee on streets
The mayors veto of a resolution au>
thorizing the transfer of a pawnbroker's
license from I. A. Shapiro to Albert
Goodman was sent to the committee on
streets for consideration
The board by a unanimous vote re-
fused to concur in the award Of the con-
tract made by the board Of public works
to Fielding & Shepley for the paving of
Eagle street, from Third to the MiIwau-
kee tracks. Capt. Berkey made a Wig
Orous protest against the paving of that
portion of the street between the Mil
waukee tracks and Franklin street, al
though he admitted that the street be-
tween Third and Franklin streets needed
repaving. A new preliminary order
was introduced and passed, providing for
the repaving of the street between Third
and Franklin streets
The ordinance allowing the use of the
south side Of Summit avenue boulevard,
between Fairview avenue and the Mis-
sissippi river, for a speedway, was passed
as amended by the assembly The
amendment prohibits fhe use of the
speedway for fast driving On Sundays.