The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-22
N|RES IN GROTTO STREET
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY PER-
SISTS IN ITS EFFORTS TO DIS
FIGURE RESIDENCE STREET
MARKET SITE UNDER INJURY
Joint Committee of Both Branches
VIII Look Into the Subject for
Information of New
COunciImen.

AT a meeting of the assembly last night
the resolution giving permission to the
National German American bank the priv
ilege of erecting an ornamental iron and
glass awning, with Supporting posts on
the sidewalk, came up for further con-
sideration, and was eventually passed.
Assemblyman Craig, who had been con-
sistent opponent of the measure since
its introduction, made another effort to
defeat it, because it gave a privilege to
do exactly what the assembly has been
denying others the right to do-obstruct
the street with awning posts.
On motion Of Mr. Benson the assembly
went into committee of the whole, and
expended half an hour in a discussion of
the measure. AS a compromise the resoId
ton was altered so as to permit the use
of supporting posts along the curb at
the sides of the building, but the sup
port at the corner is required to be sus-
pended by means of an iron chain attach
ed to the building wall from point
above the awning structure.
Mr.. Craig succeeded in getting another
amendment providing the work shall be
done under the supervision of the board
of public works, and that the awning
may be removed, in the discretion of the
city council.
The market site purchase by the city
came up again in the form of another res
clution offered by AssembIyman Nelson,
appointing a joint committee of both
branches Of the body to investigate arI
make recommendations. The resolution
differed from the UImer measure in that
"a
the proposed committee were not the
same. A motion to refer to the commit
tee on streets prevailed, but later in the
proceedings the measure was recalled and
adopted.
When the ordinance providing for the
erection of poles and wires in Grotto
street by the city railway came up, MI.
Benson called attention to the fact that
there was no provision in it for their ar
bitrary removal or placing underground
by the city council, and offered such an
amendment Corporation Attorney Mark
ham drew the necessary amendment and
when the amended measure was voted
upon it was lost. Later on the vote by
which it was lost was reconsidered, the
measure being referred to committee.
A measure appropriating SIS, 600 from the
school fund for the payment of one weeks
extra salary to the public school teachers
was passed
When. the ordinance introduced by AID
Huber, and passed at the last meeting of
the board of aldermen, came up, the vote
was to refer it to the committee OH H.
censes. The measure provides for the
collection of a tax from all kinds of shows
or exhibitions Later in the proceedings
President Dix recommended that the
measure be recalled from committee ard
passed, as it was needed at this time.
1t was then recalled and passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
In the foregoing account of the proceed
ings of the assembly the ordinance grant
ing unrestricted rights to the street rail-
way company for polesf and wires in GER
tain streets is referred to as being sent
to the committee on streets. The same
measure was practically defeated and
pigeon-holed by the board of aldermen al
the meeting on June II. Following is the
complete text of the measure:
Section 1. There is hereby granted to
the St Paul City Railway company the
authority to construct and maintain wires
and poles and apparatus connected there
with, so as to make connection with said
company'S power houses and certain of
it's electric lines in the city of st. Paul
over and along the following streets, to-
wit:
On Dale street, from Como avenue to
Aurora street; on Aurora. from Dale to
GrOtto; on Grotto from Aurora to Grace;
on Bay, from Grace to West Seventh
Also on Market from Third to ST Pc
ter; on st. Peter, from Market to West
Seventh.
Also on Smelling. from Grand avenue
to Langford avenue.
Said wires and poles shall be erected in
accordance with the provisions of ordi-
nance numbered 1927 of the city of St.
Paul, passed on the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1889, and approved on the 20th day of
September, 1899; and said wires and poles
when erected shall be subject to all of the
terms, limitations, provisions and condi-
tions of said ordinance numbered 1921.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
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