The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-21
CITY HIS 4 MARKET STE
ASSEMBLY CoNCURs IN SELECTION
OF constants PROP
ERTY
sofEE STRONG LANGUAGE USED
Assem- biyIaSsn Nelson RoundIy scores
Library BEARD, Saying It's Mem
bers Ltet.--Street Railway
Co=:,pany Is 1pkeId.
soEE STRONG LANGUAGE USED


The Constans site selected by the
board of aldermen was approved last
night by the assembly. Now it is up to
/ the mayor and after years of useless
| wlargiing the city is to have a much
needed market site.
With the exception of Assemb:yman
Denny, it seemed to be the unanimous
opinion of the assembly that while the
ConStanS s. tie was not the one they
prove of the choice of tbs aldermen as
the only alternative left. Some in max
ing their vote announced their leaning
toward the selection of this or that other
vacant lot but in the end, with vote
or Z to i, they voted to concur with the
report of the market site COMMITTEES and
passed resolutions directing the city eh-
S1neer to have q survey made OF the
property, Aid. Knautt's minority report
was received and placed rll lille.
WRRn the bill asking an accounting by
the library board came up. .Assembiyman
Nelson spoke and voted against it. He
said:
81 have been and always will be against
against any resolution looking toward hep
ing the financial condition of the city
library. They came here, and with false
the old market building. They deliber-
ately lied. They told me council that
| Two people. had promised 10 advance a
million and a half dollars 20 erect a
hne new library building such as other
cities Of our size have, and that they
needed the income from the ren>ing Of the
maintain this fine new building with
They said that they had $4,000 already
subscribed. One of the gentlemen said
he had then in his pocket a check for A
thousand dollars toward the subscription
fund. 1t has been shown chat they did
not have cent, in spite OF all tneic as
serhons. Now they come TO US with q
plea for funds. am against giving them
any money after the way they have de-
Geived this, body. and always shall be.
Assemblyman Wheeler spoke against
the motion.
1T seems to me that we ought not to
axe this matter up at present. From
the papers We know that the board Is
preparing statement Of It's finances, and
some proposition. A few weeks more
or less will not make much difference,
and | do not believe It is ctr place to
call for an accounting. If we stir this
matter up and attempt 30 push things
they come to us with their figures and
tell us what they want 1t will be time
to open up any, discussion and take such
action as we please. I vote no."
The resolution was killed, and the as
sembly will await the initiative of the
library board.
DR.. Ohage's ordinance prohibiting ex-
peetoration on the sidewalks or the drop
ping of fruits. Feelings. or other re-
fuse, was passed under suspension Of the
rules.
The vote whereby the alderrnanic cr-
der directing the street railway company
to boulevard University avenue was
passed, but was afterward RECONSTRUCTED
and turned down. Assemblynan Benson
declared that the company had put the
tracks in with that understanding. and
had a right to have the promise made
at the time fulfilled Six others, how
ever seemed to agree with Assemblyman
Wheeler, who believed that white some
time it would be wise to have the com
pany dc the bouievarding, at present 1t
was better to keep the privilege as a
leverage on the company to compel ac-
quiescence on other matters.
The city engineer estimated that the
work would cost the street car company
in the neighborhood of $20.O10
The bill directing the betterment of the
Selby avenue car service before the first
Of October passed, while the order re-
curing the company to issue transfers
to the West side from the Wabasha
street cars In the down town district
failed to GO through. The Rondo street
tracks were ordered repaired.
Permission for the street railway COM
pany to erect the electric conduits in
several places around town, which in
nearly every case have already been
OoAA'N- eAOeSu oOAAAo eA1AhS' was PoSS0u Will
authority to maintain same for five
years, after which they may be ordered
down or put under ground at any time.
The building commission having incur
red necessary expenses beyond the 500
appropriated for their use in drawing
up the code of laws upon VIII Oh they
have been working, the difference
amounting to 1890 was allowed.
The opera license, for the coming year
were placed at the old figure a S1G0 each.
but later the bill was reconsidered and
referred to the committee on streets for
unknown reasons
Upon Recommendation of Corporal on
Attorney Markham the permit author ng
the Northwestern Telephone company to
erect a line On Pascal avenue was re-
ing the outcome OF their suit with the
city.