The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-11
WASTE PAPER BOXES
ALDERMANIC COMMITTEE ON
VARIOUS PROPOSITIONS
WHOLE THING Is LAID OVER
Nearly All the Business Which
Came Before the COmmittee-Res-
OIutIOns Directing Telephone
Poles and Wires in Seventh Ward
to Be Removed Favored.

OIutiOns Directing Telephone
Poles and Wires in Seventh Ward
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.
29. 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. Cla;S were reached, Former
Engineer Rundlett stated that Mr.. Cap
pelen, of Minneapolis, who repres-
enteds 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,
saG 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
tiOns 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 at the next meet
ing, when Aid Shepard would probably
be present and break the deadlock. The
resolution Ct Assemblyman Kirke asking
that the corporation attorney investigate
and report as to the legality of the &C
ton of Comptroller McCardy in purchas-
ing 100000 in city bonds for the water
board sinking fund and drawing a city
order for $4,000 without authority of the
council was recommended to pass.
HAD NO APOLOGIES.
Mr.. McCardy appeared before the COM
rlittee and stated that he ha6 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.
Then it will be all right to pass the
resolution and have an investigation"
said Aid. Reeves.
why, L don't see how an investigation
could hurt you at all, Mr.. McCdrdy," 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
nave anything smothered by this COM
mlttee The committee voted unani-
mously to recommend the resolution
ordering an investigation for passage
The ordinance introduced some four
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
a new policeman now and there would
be no need of the ordinance Aid. San
born said he had introduced the ordi-
nance a the request of Assistant Cor
Ioration 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 -
None of the other members said anything,
and the ordinance was laid over. The
ordinance granting q twenty-five years
lease OF lots l, 8, and B. block c, Rob-
ertson's addition to West St Paul. to
j. W. McIiose for 81 per year was re-
ferTed to the alderman from the Sixth
ward to investigate.
FOR UNDERGROUND WIRES.
AID. Murphy objected to the resolution
allowing the Mississippi Valley 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 10 pave Rice
L.
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 law 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 wheelmens associa-
ton were present to say that as soon as
East Seventh and Minnehaha streets were
in a passable condition there would be
no necessity for the bicyciists 10 use the
sidewalks on either Reaney or Fauauier
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 Blom-
quist requested an amendment be made
to the ordinance ahoTing the use of BIZ
cycles on the sidewalk on the east side
of Burr street, and this was agreed 10.
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.