The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-25

to Please Him, but Aldermen Tied
1t Up.
An effort was made last night to help
| mayor kiefer out of his perdicament in
| relatlon to the sidewalk clearing order by
passing an amendment to the ordnance
| eXempt1ng the commission men doine,
business on Third street from Broadway
| to st. Peter from its provisions. The
| measure went through the assembly un-
der suspension of the rules, but the
aldermen refused to concur and sent the
| mayors preserver to the committee on
| streets for investigation and amendment,
Inc amendment to the ordinance intro
duced by Assemblyman Thompson, who
with other commission men held con-
ference with Mayor Kiefer yesterday aft
ernoon, provided that its provisions
| should not apply to East Third street
| between Broadway and Wabasha street.
nor to West Third street between Wa
basha and st. Peter streets. 1t was
| passed under a suspension of the rules
without q dissenting vote.
The board Of aldermen met Immediately
! after the assembly adjourned with nine
members present, the absentees being
| Aids. Blonlquist and Allard
HITS A SNAG.
The amendment to the ordinance passed
by the assembly exempting the commits
| sion men on Third street from the pro-
visions of the ordinance caused lively
| debate
| Aid. Kenny wanted. the ordinance re-
| ferred to the committee on streets. There
were other men in business in the city
beside the commission men. The ordinance
which the mayor had attempted to en-.
force within the past week had been on
| the books for the past sixteen wears
! Just why the mayor should have Jumped
, to the conclusion that 1t would be a good
! idea to have it enforced he cid not know
or care. The only reason the amendment
! was brought In and rushed through the
! assembly was to apease the wrath of the
| commission men and get the nayor orr
OF his dilemma. There was nc reason
why the commission men should pe grant
ed any special privilege that the grocery
men and other business men did not
have. He insisted that the amendment
be considered by the committee and
! changes made so as to suit all classes OF
business men. If the ordinance had stood
on the books
FOR SIXTEEN YEARS
1t would not hurt to delay amending it
for & week or So
Aid knauft urged that the amendment
De passed at once, as it was an Injustice
10 the commission men to compel them to
Keep the sidewalks cleared in front of
their places of business
AID. Reeves declared it was unfair +o
the smaller groceries and retail dealers
10 force them to put their goods inside
ana allow the commission men to use the
sidewalks.
Aid. Murphy thought it wise
TO PASS THE AMENDMENT.
and then at the next meeting bring In
another amendment which would allow
retailers to use a part of the sidewalk 1t
was great hardship to the small retail
| merchants to prohibit them from using q
part of the sidewalk He thought the
amendment was introduced because the
mayor found himself in such a box that
he could not dodge out any other wav.
|, Aid. Shepard favored the ordinance. be-
Ing of the opinion that what the citizens
wanted was to be allowed to do business
On the vote to refer the. ordinance TO
the committee. Aid 5antz, Bell, Kenny,
atflrna-
tive, and Aid. Knauft, Murphy. Shepard
and Donahower against the reference.
FILE A PROTEST.
A delegation of commission men doing
business on Third street called on the
| mayor yesterday afternoon to protest
against the enforcement, of the order
clearing the sidewalks so far as II re-
lated to their business
The mayor was informed that it would
be practically impossible for them 10 do
business If they were not allowed to use
the sidewalks, or portion of them for
goods Assemblyman Thompson, who
was the leader of the delegation. inform
ed the mayor that an amendment to the
ordinance would be presented to tho
council at its meeting In the evening,
which would exempt the commission men
from the provisions of the ordinance
With this understanding the mayor
stated that he would order the police to
make no more arrests for viola tions Of
the ordinance until after the amendment
had been adopted. In conversation after
the conference Mayor Kiefer said that
| Third street was not much frequented
by pedestrians, and as the commission
men needed the sidewalks or a part Of
them, to transact business he was of the
opinion that the proposed amendment
would be a good thing.
AS the amendment failed to pass the
board of aldermen last evening, the
retail merchants will today descend upon
the mayor and ask that the police be
notified not to arrest them for violations
until an amendment can be presented to
the council which will exempt them from
the provision of the present ordinance.