The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-20
is THE WORK GOING ON
ASSEMBLY ASKS FOR INFORMATION
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI VAL
LEY TELEPHONE co.
GRAND AVENUE STREET CARS
Street Railway Asked to Put ON
More Frequent Service During
the Portions of the Day When
Travel Is Heaviest-MayOr Kie-
fer Sends In III. ID. Cline's Name
Policeman.

The assembly last evening took to
the trail Of the Mississippi Valley Tel
ephone company with the passage Of
a resolution requiring the company to
show that the terms of the franchise
granted by the council have been COM
piled with, and made a side shot at
the street car company by requiring
five-minute service on the Grand ave-
nue. line during the portions Of the day
when traffic is the heaviest.
The telephone matter came up on a
resolution by Assemblyman Kirke re-
citing the provisions of the franchise
granted the company on March %, re-
curing the commencement of the work
of construction within fifteen days
after the filing of acceptance, and also
that $4,000 be expended within six
months from the period stated in the
actual and necessary construction. The
resolution called on the company to
submit to the council detailed and
itemfzed statement of the amount of
work done and the expenditures for
labor and material, to be sworn to by
one Of the officers of the concern.
There was no opposition to the pas
sage. s,.e
Assemblyman Kirke also fathered a
resolution declaring that the present
car service on the Grand avenue line is
too infrequent and irregular to meet
the needs of the public, and requiring
the company to put on five-minute
service, with trailers on each car, be-
tween the hours Of noon and 2 p. M, 5
and 7 p. M, and 1880 and a. m.
This also passed unanimously after
Assemblyman Dix registered kick on
the present service on the Selby line,
which he wanted included.
Comptroller McCardy returned the
contract for electric lighting which had
been amended by the council by the
addition of certain lights after it had
been passed by the board of public
works. 1t was pointed out that the ac-
ton of the council was in that regard
illegal, and on motion of Assemblyman
Thompson the contract was referred
back to the board Of public works.
resolution by Assemblyman War
ner calling for the grading of Rice
street from Como avenue to the city
limits was passed and the ordinance
amending the ordinance regulating no.
tel and other runners to provide for
the revocation Of licenses by the may
or for cause also met with official sane
ton, under suspension of the rules.
Mayor Kiefer was authorized to ap-
point street commissioners as special
policemen to enforce ordinances gov
erning the use Of streets.
An ordinance by Assemblyman Nell
son, prohibiting the building of signs
or other structures on or over hanging
streets, sidewalks or other public prop
erty was referred to the committee on
streets.
The appointment of Gustaf Willius to
investigate and report on the condi-
ton Of the present police alarm sys-
tenn and the ACCESSIBILITY of it's re-
placement was confirmed.
The ordinance nrOhihitipo tho oo,-
struction of wooden sidewalks within
the city limits and regulating the man
ner of construction Of cement walks
was referred back to the board of pub
lie works for amendment at the re-
quest of President Copeland, Of the
board
The contract of the Chicago Bridge
and Iron company for the construction
work on the Sixth street bridge was
approved, and also the contract of the
Roberts Architectural and Ornamental
Iron works for the repairs to the rail-
ing.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the health commissioner to appoint
two inspectors at a salary of $50 a
month to oversee the removal and dis
pcsal of garbage under contract.
Mayor Kiefer announced the ap-
pOintment as patrolman Of Harvey D.
Cline, and a temporary tumult was
raised When ASSemblyman Nelson
stated that he would like information
on the question of whether Cline could
either read or write. He had under
stood that the man had been unable to
write his own application for the po-
sition and could read but little of it.
Assemblyman Thompson was on
hand with the information that Cline
is an accomplished scholar, with a
common school education and Of
American parentage. Cline is the man
who pushed the Deringer libel suit
This settled Assemblyman Nelson's
doubts, and the appointment was con-
f1rmed unanimously
President Kirke announced the ap-
pointment of Assemblymeu Benson
and Thompson on the joint committee
for a selection of a new market site.
The assembly adjourned to meet
next Monday evening. when the board
of public works will report on the side
walk matter, which made the special
order Of business Of the adjourned
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