The Saint Paul globe., 1899-06-07
NEW GAMBLING ORDINANCE.
Aid. SanbOrn Wants the Police to
Destroy All Gaming Outfits.


President Donahower was in the chair
at the regular meeting of the board of
aldermen last evening. He informed the
members that he had concluded to ac-
cept the honor conferred upon him and
would continue to serve them in a fair
and impartial manner. The standing
committees he stated, would be an
nounced later
Aid. Sanborn introduced an ordinance
amending the present ordinance relating
to gambling The ordinance gives the
police authority to seize any tables, fur
niture, fixtures or instruments used for
gambling. 1t also makes it the express
duty of the police to make such seizure,
and acting upon the orders Of the mayor
or chief Of police. to destroy the same.
The ordinance was sent to the commit
tee on streets.
Aid. Allard. of the Tenth ward, sub
mitted a new ordinance providing for
the operation of the Hamline line of
street cars. The ordinance calls for the
operation of the cars on double tracks
on basha, Rice, Como. Blair, Grotto
and Minnehaha to Smelling avenue. At
Smelling the line is to split single track
running west on Minnehaha to Prior and
on Prior to University. A single track
is also to be operated from Minnehaha
north on Smelling to Langford avenue.
Cars on the line north on Smelling from
Minnehaha street and west on Minnehaha
street are to be operated every fifteen
minutes. Objection was made to receiv-
ing the ordinance on the ground that 1t
was proposed by a subcommittee from
the committee on streets and should go
first to the committee. President Dona-
hover held the point we'll taken, and
it was referred back to the aldermen of
the Eighth and Tenth wards.
On the proposition to have the city
take preliminary steps as to putting up
electric light poles the board of public
works reported that there were no I'M
derground conduits where the city had
right to draw in electric light wires. The
cost of purchasing and drawing in the
proper cables would be 1925 per mile.
The number of poles required for arc
light service according to the plan pro-
posed would be 390, and the cost is es-
timated at SIS each. The report was
referred to the committee on streets.
William Constans submitted a PROPOSE
ton for the leasing Of the market site
offered by him at Tenth, Jackson and
Temperance streets in case the city did
not desire to buy the ssme. It was re-
ferred to the committee on streets, where
the other papers relative to the market
site propositions are sleeping.
An amendment to the milk inspection
ordinance was sent to the committee on
streets. The amendment provides that
the fee of so cents per head for each
animal inspected shall become due and
payable when the inspection is made,
and that the refusal to pay it at the
time the inspection is made shall con-
stitute a violation of the provisions of
the ordinance.
Aid. Shepard handed In an ordinance
amending the present bicycle ordinance
The measure makes no change in the dis
trict where bicycle riding on the sidewalks
Is prohibited. 1t provides that the rate
of speed at which bicycles may be ridden
on any street, road or bicycle path shall
not exceed ten miles per hour, and on.
sidewalks the speed is not to exceed six
miles per hour.
All persons riding bicycles after dusk
are to have a lighted lamp or lantern
plainly visible 100 feet from the bicycle.
A bell. easily reached by the rider is to
be attached to each bicycle, and riders
are to give warning upon approaching
any vehicle or person on foot The state
law passed at the last session Of the leg
islature relating to the injury or obstruc-
ton of bicycle paths Is incorporated in
the ordinance. Violations of the ordinance
are punishable by fine Of not less than 81
nor more than $100, or Imprisonment for
not less than one nor more than ninety
days. Aid. Shepard explained that the
ordinance was drawn by the committee
from the bicyclists and introduced at
their request. It was referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
Aid. Bantz offered a resolution recall
ing the report of the special committee
on market sites from the committee on
streets. This action was defeated by a
vote of to 5, those voting against the
motion being Messrs. Allard, Bloomquist
Reeves. Sanborn, Shepard and Dona-
hover.
Aid Kenny said the idea Of keeping this
matter in the committee on streets was
for no good purpose, and he insisted
that the report be recalled and the matter
disposed Of. The motion to reconsider
the vote was carried. but the proposition
to recall the report was again defeated
Messrs Allard, Bell, Reeves, Sanporn,
Shepard and Donahower voting against It.
A request for the appointment of an ad-
ditional clerk in the office Of the board of
public works at $65 per month, to be paid
committee on ways and means.
Aid. Bantz said there was no need of an
additional clerk on the board. The chief
clerk Of the board was away on a vaca-
ton, and he saw no reason why money
should be paid for additional clerk hire
to allow employees Of any department to
take vacations.
The bond Of City Clerk Jensen. fur
nished by the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty company. In the sum Of 5000,
was approved.
NAMED BY DIX.