The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-05
KICK ON GAR SERVICE
COUNCIL ORDERS FIVE-MINUTE
CARS ON INTERURBAN LINE
AT MEAL HOURS
PLANT OF RoNDo RESIDENTS
They Do Not Like the Present
Route OF the ROndO
and Maria
Line.

The board Of aldermen put themselves
on record last night as being in favor of
slight improvement in the street car
service OF ST. Paul.
The relief sought was only slight and
secured after some lively debate, but it
was sufficient to cheer a goodIy crowd
or street car patrons, who held forth in
the reaI of the council chamber
The improvement demanded was a five
minutes schedule on the interurban
line, between the hours of and $50 in the
morning, II and 2 in the afternoon, and
. and in the evening, the remainder
OF the day being on a seven minute basis
The resolution, which was introduced by
Aid. Bantz, further said that the
service was inadequate, insufficient and
irresponsible, and demanded an improve
ment in these respects
Aid Dobner wanted it referred to
the committee on streets, but Aid
Bantz demanded immediate action
his words being received with vigorous
clapping of hands from the rear of the
council chamber.
This Is measure in the interest of the
city of st, Paul and should not be delayed
In coming from University and Avon
streets the other day it took me over
twenty-five minutes to make the trip
and all because the cars were crowded to
suffocau ton. When the car got down to
Kent it contained 1O3 people, and they
were packed together like sardines
Thursday | counted ITO in a car and Fri
day lO5 When you ship cattle I believe
limited number is allowed to each car
but in the case of a street car used by
human beings it is different There is
no limit The street car company owes
it to this city to give US better service
and this talk To q
committee to give both sides chance
to be heard is nonsense"
AS Mr.. Bantz sat down a member of the
crowd Of street car patrons in the rear
stepped forward and remarked:
''It seems that the street car company
had deal of influence in this council
T(he city seems to be a secondary consid-
eratiCr. The Improvement Of the inter-
urban line is a necessity and its patrons
to man asks for REFORM
Further debate was cut off by the call
Ing of the vote and the passage of the
resolution, Mr.. Bantz winning, hands
down. The only voices heard in the neg
atiVe came from Aid Murphy and Dob.
ner the latter gentleman making every
effort to have it laid over.
Another reform attempted, but which
failed of contamination for the time be-
ing, was the introduction of an ordinance
by Aid. Bantz demanding a seven and
ten-minute service on the Rondo line and
the arranging of the service so as to
run the cars from Seventh and Broad
way to Fifth and thence west to Robert
thus bringing them nearer to the whole
sale and railroad district where the
greater part of the patrons of this lire
work and have their places of business
AS argument, Mr.. Bantz stated that
patrons of the line to reach these places
have to go two blocks out of their way
the Selby line being the nearest, going,
and the Rondo, which is taken now on
Seventh street, coming. AS a further
plea for the passage Of the ordinance Mr.
Humphrey Barton, who represented the
patrons of the line, added his voice.
The ordinance did reach its first read
ing, but only after the tie vote, which
resulted, was broken by the president
An effort to suspend the rules and put
the instrument on its passage, however,
was blocked by Aid. Dobner, who showed
that a two-thirds vote was necessary
This was not forthcoming and Mr.. Ranta
had to be content.
DISCUSS BUDGET TONIGHT.
The expected consideration Of the budget
caused quite number of citizens to be
present. among them the committee from
the Chamber of Commerce, but no action
was taken IN the matter. In order to
facilitate the work it was decided on
motion of Aid. Schihmann to adjourn
until this evening, when the entire budget
will be considered in joint session.
A communication was received from
DR.. Ohage, asking that the sum of s., GOO
be set aside for quarantine purposes in
case of an unlocked for epidemic AS
the budget will be considered tonight
the matter will then be given attention.
The ordinance licensing and regula ting
hJ1t Mo loo A.
same in the hands of the board of health
is now a law. The vote on it's approval
| was unanimous.
! The report of the secretary of the>eon-
| ference committee relative to appropri-
| ating $1,000 for the benefit Of the Audi
forum was laid over. a communica-
| ton from J. j. Mcclure, complaining of
the use of sand and salt on street car
| tracks took similar course
Concurrence was taken in the action Of
| the legal department in compromising the
| suits arising from the condemning and
| grading of Albany street between Pascal
| and Hamline streets. A settlement was
| made Oh a basis of sixty cents on the
| dollar.
On motion of Aid. Murphy action rela.
| tive to the macadamizing of East Sew
enth street, from Hope to Phalen, the
cost of the same to be paid out of the
! general fund, was reconsidered and re.
! ferred to the committee on streets. Aid
| Knauft fought vigorously against the re-
| consideration, but he was alone in the
| fight.
On motion of Aid Bantz, the permit for
| the repair of the frame building at L
| West Sixth street, recently partially 6e-
stroyed by fire, was rescinded. 1t was
! shown that its practical repair was i'm
! possible, while, at the same time, it was
/ an eyeSore to property owners in that
| locality.
BIDS FOR CITY LIGHTING.
The st. Paul Gas Light company and
/ the American Developing company will
| illuminate the streets OF st. Paul and he1
| public buildings for the next year tc
| come. Final action was not taken, the
usual committee being given the bids fol
| consideration, but the gas company was
! no competitor.
| For 40S arc lamps now in use light will
! be furnished at $50 per lamp per year and
j for forty-two additional lamps yet to be
! placed the cost will be $40 per lamp
! For gas lamps, common burner, the cost
! will be $23 per lamp, and lamp in which
| Welsbach burners are used $29 per lamp.
| For gas used in city buildings and intitu
| ton meter rates are quoted, S1.3O pei
| thousand feet
| Two bids were received for lighting
/ with gasoline lamps, one from the Sun