The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-08
Pass SALOON LICENSE
THE COUNCIL AUTHORIZES SALOON
OPENED AT RAMSEY STREET
AND PLEASANT AVENUE
ARUNDEL STREET PAVING ROW
Aldermen Asked for Fund to Light
Streets During state Fair
Assembly Has n Tedious
Session.

I Der o. routineImalrers
Geo. w. Walsh appeared before the
| body with large delegation of teamsters
| present. N regard to the trouble between
! the teanSte-'S union and the Barber As
phalt PaV1ng company, which is engaged
| IN paving Arundel street, Nelson avenue
and Kent street. under contracts with
| the city. The union objects to the com
| pany hiring Minneapolis teams to haul the
| rock that is being used for a foundation
for the paving. Mr.. Walsh was granted
| leave to address the board, and contend
! ed that the matter should be looked into
| rlght away, and that the company should
be made to hire their teams in st. Paul.
Aid. Murphy thought the same way,
and said that there were plenty Of men in
st. Paul who were able to do the work
| lie also said that Mr.. Robbins, the super
| mtendent of the company, had Informed
| him that they had formerly bought their
rock from Mr.. Lauer, of st. Paul, for $I.10
| per yard, but had bought it from Min
neapolis firm this time for the same price
| as Mr.. Lauer wanted, SLIGO per yard, and
| that he (Mr. Robbins would not be sand
| bagged by Mr.. Lauer.
Aid. Bantz had the same views, and
| Ala. Dobner read a copy of resolutions
| passed some time ago in regard to the
! hiring Of help on contracts let by the
| city to contractors.
Aid. Knauft wanted to know if there
was any resolution before the body in
| regard to the matter.
Assistant Corporation Attorney Stob-
bart stated to the board that If a con-
! tractor fails to comply with his contract,
| tnen his contract can be annulled
The matter WAS referred to the COM
| mtttee on streets, said committee to noti-
| fy the contractors to be present at their
| next meeting, and to report to the board
! of aldermen. -1s;
! Later in the evening Aid Knauft intro
! duced resolution no the effect that the
board Of public works make a thorough
| investigation of the matter and report to
| the council at its next meeting. The res
| olution was carried unanimously.
A report from DR. Ohage, health COM
missioner, that the fund used in wiping
cut smallpox was exhausted, and asking
| for an additional appropriation of 81, 000
was referred to the committee on ways
and means. Sc 20
A resolution compelling the city railway
company to run cars on the Hamline line
at intervals of fifteen minutes during the
regular street car hours, and instructing
the corporation attorney to institute Ie-
gal proceedings against the company in
case it fails or refuses 20 comply, to COM
pei compliance, was Unanimously pass
ed.
City Engineer Claussen recommended
that Newman & Hoy be awarded the con-
tract for the super-structure of the West
| ern avenue bridge. They were the low
est bidders, $2,274.SO.
! The board of public works reported
favorably on the final order for repaving
Robert street, from the south line of
Eighth street to the north line of Sum
nit avenue, and on motion of Alderman
Murphy it was passed.
The board of public works made q re-
| port on the order of the common council
approved May IL, relative to the paving
of West Seventh street, from Seven Cor
ners to Tuscarora avenue, and Ramsey
street, from West Seventh street to
Pleasant avenue. They reported that
hearing had been held in the matter and
that large number Of the property own
erS were opposed to have the street paw
ed at the present time, unless these is
a considerable appropria ton from the
general fund:
The board of public works suggested
that the council pass new preliminary
orders for paving West Seventh street
from West Third street to Ramsey street
and for matchmaking Ramsey street
from West Seventh street to Pleasant
| avenue The report was referred to the
committee on streets.
! When the matter of granting new Ii
| censes came up, Mr.. Sanborn presented
a petition signed by number of the
property owners inzthe vicinity of Pleas
ant avenue and Ramsey street, protest
| ing against granting license to D. H
Hickey, who proposed to start saloon
at the corner of Ramsey street and Pleas
ant avenue Mr.. Sanborn said that they
did not object to Mr. Hickey personally,
but that they did not want any saloon
there.
Trustees Of the Bethlehem German
IO,.oc
across the street from where it Is pro-
posed to startCthe saloon, also protested
against the granting of the license
Finally, after a few more minutes of
discussion, the license was granted by
the following vote: Ayes, Bantz, Mortar
ty, Timer. Murphy Holt, Dahlquist and
/ Huber. Noes, Schfffmann, Hunt, Dobner
and Kn0uft.
A number of other licenses which had
been passed upon, favorably by the license
committee were granted.
I The final estimate for the super-struc-
ture of the Raymond avenue bridge,
amounting to $9,So5, was passed The
contract was let to A. c. Bell.
A resolution by Aid Bantz appropriat,ng
| $1,000 from the general fund to be used
| as a contingent fund by the mayor at his
| ing the streets during state fair week,
| was referred to the committee on ways
| and means.
A resolution was passed granting a Ii
1 cense of $1e0 to Miller & Wittig, propri-
eters of the Star Theater company, TO
| open at the old Olympic theater
The corporation attorney was author
lied to apply for and procure, If possible,
! from the secretary of war, leave to sex-
/ tend and widen the public 1evee on the
/ east bank of the Mississippi river from
/ Sibley street to Broadway.
| A petition was received from the prop
erty owners in block II, of ST. anthony
Park addition, and block 2, of Mann's ad-
! dition, to have a certain alley vacated,
as the United Norwegian Lutheran church
| wanted to use the entire ground to erect
| seminary buildings on. 1t was referred To
| the city clerk.
The committee on market site reported
that they had been unable to agree upon
any one site, and submitted two sites for
the consideration of the council.
| A resolution introduced by Assembly
man Warner for the proposed change of
grade on Rice street was laid on the Ia
BILE
The American contracting company was
| awarded the contract for pa wing jackson
street from Third street to Seventh street
with asphalt for a5,750. The city's part
of this is $500 and the city railways
| So, $50