The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-30
SETBACK FOR BRICK
MAJORITY OF ASSEMBLY COMMIT
TEE ON STREETS WILLING TO
BEGIN OVER AGAIN

MAJORITY OF ASSEMBLY COMMIT
TEE ON STREETS WILLING TO
BEGIN OVER AGAIN
ON THE RICE STREET PAVING
Benson, Denny and Thompson, I'm
the Face of a Petition Signed by.
More Than Half of the Interested
Property owners, and In Spite of
=. Verbal Rrotests, Wanted too Force
the, Briels - Award.
..Assemblymeni Charles 8. Benson. u &
Assemblyman H r. Denny.
Assemblyman J. r. Thompson.
These are the, names of trio of the
assembly who Voted yesterday against
the proposition nto give the owners of
property on Rice street hearing before
the board Of public works as to the ma
terial to be usef4 in paving Rice street,
from College laYspue TO Front street.
There are seven members of the COM
mittee on streets, showever, and the other
four, rrecognizingu the business and fair
ness Of the proposition, recommended for
passage resolution annulling the. final
order passed by the council in October
last ordering the street paved for dis.
tance of two miles with brick. Eight
of the nine members of the Assembly
attended the meeting of the committee,
but Assemblyman Craig, who is not a
of arf
In the discussion or vote. President
Pottgieser, Commissioners Ames and
Mabon and Clerk Brunson, of the board
of public works, were also on hand, and
property owners to the number of fifty
made up the audience.
The proceedings opened by the clerk
reading the resolution introduced at the
last meeting Of the assembly annulling
the final order for the paving OF Rice
street with brick, from, College avenue
to Front street. The communication
from the Real Estate exchange, protest.
| ing against brick pavements and re-
questing the board of public works to
give hearing to property owners on
pending as we'll as on future contracts,
was also read; as well as the letter from
the board Of public works, asking that
Rice street be returned, as the engineer
had stated no change of grade was, heces-
| sary. Assemb1yman Thompson moved
the order for a. change of grade be sent
back to the board and that was adopted
by a unanimous vote.
PROPERTY OWNERS PETITION.
Former Assistant Corporation Attorney
Carl Taylor then presented the foil
petition: il..s
1--WE, the Undersigned the owners Of the,
property set opposite our names, abutting
upon Rice street, between College 1ayaIluS
and Front street, respectively petitlon the
common council not to, take turtheT iR3! !o-
ceedings in regardeto the paving OF Elce
street until a. iulT and fair hearing mas
been given to rthe property. owners inter
ested in such paving. The hearing Is ask
ed for for the following reasons:
First-In the case of this Improvement
the board of public works did not follow
the long esta blished custom OF sendlng
notice to all of the property owners tn at
heard as, to the kind Of material TO tpe
used. and common fairness requires that
those who are to pay for the paving
should be heard las to the KIND they oe-
sire. =,
Second-The portion of Rice street to be
| paved IS ftwo miles In length, ana II IS
| improper to pave all portions Of the street
with the same material Those portions
| nearest the city. are much Travelled and
| require a. different and more expensive
| pavement than those: portions lying IN
| the outskirts. iof the city. and that. pave
| ment should, BE used which Is appropriate
| for each portion of the street. While an
| expensive. pavement maybe justified on
| those portions offIthea street nearest the
| city. where property Is valuable, the same
| kind Of pavement on those portions of
| the street, further e'out would result in
practical contiseation9of the property.
| The petition was signed by property
owners representing 1859 feet along the
| line Of the proposed Improvement, and as
| the total number of feet liable to assess
7 ment for the paving Is 1S,139 the. petition
ers represented considerable more than a
| majority of the owners. Those whossfgn-
| ed the petition were: -
/ . c.. f. Arrol, Second National bank, N.
| Williams, Mary B. Hoffman, estate of
| Thomas Mott, Pabst Brewing company,
Home Insurance. company, Andrew Mark,
/ ORourke, Charles III. Houck, A. II. and
| C. j. Sonnen, Joseph Matz, Mary M. Cole,
| j. B, Fisher, Thomas III. Nolan, a. Pierce,
I n. p. .Falk, Minnesota Church founda-
| ton. New Jersey Steel q Iron works.
/ Katie Schlick John f. Eisenmenger, c..
6 s I, R 7; o,connpr, ST. Paul Sash Sash
and Door cemPany e B5ornstad Ronert
| A. J. johnson, Fl, Juettge, ]: Clayton. p
| G.. Olson. estate of George HILL, William
Porter heirs, Kati5 e, Hurlet. estate of
y
| Insurance company, J. G. freeman, swed-
| ish Baptist church, A. Palmquist, F. B.
Green and Thomas Knowles, trustees;
| estate of E. Huntington, E. P. Roberts.
| agent; ]. w. Mason. agent; John Martin,
j. L. Withrow. James Brogan, H. Hoff-
| man.. Mrs Margaret O'Toole. F. Gerber,
| Charles H. Clark. Patrick Keigher, w. K.
| Castor, j. A. NOVEL;, Noyes Bros &. CUT
| Ter. George. W. Freeman, Adam Fetsch
$: Fitzgerald. G. Suberlost, III. N. Suele,
N. Knaub. Charles Nordien, Mrs B..
oRr len Agnes G9 G. oBrisn. Mrs Mary
Paul Trust company. P. j. Lyton, A. II.
Paget, London & Northwest American
| Mortgage company, Thee Hamm Brewing
| company. TT. Mccormick. VS.. TIM
berlake, st. Paul Title and Trust com
pany. 8. B. Foot. Alliance Trust COM
| pany, Northwestern Investment company
Iowa Land CONTRARY. st: Paul Trust COM
Kalman. Mrs .s,,g5Pfeifer, Mrs. Nellie
| Ryan. - 10 -
| PLEA 5FoR OWNERS.
Mr. Taylor said the petition was signed
by owners Of property aggregating 1859
feet out Of total of 1900 feet, on both
| sides of the street, which would have
| to be assessed for the pavement. The
petition was fine; strongest which had
| ever been presented, to the council All
| it asked was that mo further proceedings
be taken until the sewners had been given
| full and fair nearing 1t was not a
haphazard affair." but the names had been
secured after q fun knowledge of the
facts and the ownership of the property
had been carefully checked over. by the
books III the office Of the city treasurer.
1t bore the signatures of ninety owners
and, while it did not advocate any par
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