The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-18
70 TAKE DRASTIC STEPS
STREET CAR COMPANY MUST Bou-
LEVARD UNIVERSITY FROM VIC
TORIA TO CITY LIMITS
JAIL MATTER DEFERRED
Mayor Smiths Communication on
the Subject Was Laid over
Until the Next
Meeting.

Mrs. David Ramaley, representing the
Eighth ward branch of the Civic league,
I 6etner M4tn q aelegtJ-o-. OF lad es. ap-
peared before the committee ON streets
OF tne assembly Yesterday afternoon in
behalf of the bill which has been re-
tered to them, ordering the street rail
Way company to fulfill their promise made
at the time of the construction of the
lnterurban line that they would boule-
ward University avenue, from Victoria 70
the city limits. This was the place
where the company were allowed to put
in IT, rails with that express stipulation
which ever since has been as completely
ignored as if it had never been written
at all.
The bill, which was simply an order is
sued to force compliance with the law,
was favorably reported without comment.
The city engineer will order the street
railway company tofput in the boulevard
In case it is not done Immediately he
will turn the matter over to the corpora
ton attorney, who has Instructions to
commence mandamus proceedings against
the company.
The request of the Edlsoa j3lectric
company for permission 10 put in an
underground conduit on Mackubin, from
summit to lglehart, was referred 10 the
corporation attorney for invest ga ton
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were present the recodifcation Of all the
existing laws in regard to bicycles was
iald over to the next meeting There is
some question as to whether Whit
combs amendment shall DC incluleI in
the favorable report of the bill if it is
made at all
The bill requiring the street railway
company to issue transfers IRON: the IN
urban and Como cars at the intersection
of Fifth and Robert was adversely re-
ported upon. AT present q PASSENGER
on the interurban or the Como line
must get the transfer before he reaches
the corner of Rice and University or pay
a second fare to go to the West side.
The committee hesitated before ordering
all unauthorized poles and wires in the
Seventh ward to be taken dowa. 1t was
laid over until the next n-eering The
.assembiymen fear that the passage of
such peremptory order would cause
many people to lose their telephone serv-
ice for some time. The bin has PASSED
the board of aldermen.
me commmnCa 1on from the mayor
urging that the council take some ac-
ton toward building a municipal court
and jail in conjunction with the PROPOSED
new county Jail was considered. Inabil
ity TO take any intelligent action al pres
ent caused the matter to be lad Over.
The street railway have a bill in the
council asking permission to erect poles
and cenduits in many places all over the
city. In fact the bill simply covers con-
duits already built. Chairman Benson
thought that it would not be best 10 give
the company rights of that nature in the
downtown districts for as long a time
as ten years Three othe.s of the com
mittee agreed with him, and the meas
ure was lost, three to four.
"A compromise was effected by allowing
the privileges for five years.
A favorable report was then ordered
As preliminary measure in the cru
.sade against bill boards, the coaneil will
order the building inspector to furnish the
council with list showing the number
location, owner, bond and permit of every
bill board in the city A favorable report
was ordered without comment
The board of education was backed up
in its contract, long since completed with
a contractor, for the construction of a
retaining wall near the play grounds of
the Longfellow school. The contract call
ed for $625
The bill requiring that in all contracts
entered into by the city clause be in
se:ted stipulating that all material. and
labor possible to obtain in St PaAl be
employed in the performance of the work
was favorably reported. Subsequently As
sistant Corporation Attorney Gr:ggs call
ed attention to the fact that such a
clause would invalidate every contract in
which it was inserted as the abuttiny
property owners have the right to get
the benefit of the cheapest possible work.
The difficulty was avoided by inserting
the words wherever practicable" This
will make a dead letter of the law