The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-20
HAS SOMETHING COMING
TWIN CITY RAPID TRANSIT COM
PANY OWES CITY NEARLY
$4,000
GROSS EARNINGS TAX UNPAID
Resolution Demanding an Investi-
CATION and Commencement of Lee
gal Proceedings Referred to
Committee ON Streets.

According to communicate ton from the
corporation attorney, which was handed
In at the meeting of the boArd Of alder
men last night, the Twin City Rapid
transit company and the ST. Paul City
Railway company are indebted to the
city of st. Paul for back taxes in the
sum of S34. S36.29. The money Is due from
the per cent gross earnings Nx ordi-
nance under which the two roads operate
in St Paul, and is due from 1891 Strange
to relate, says the corporation attorney
no reports, but the one required by law
showing the earnings of the company,
are on file with the city CLERK, they hav-
ing disappeared in some manner.
The tax properly dates back from 1884,
and, as only six Of the intervening years
can be accounted for, resolution was
introduced by Aid. Hunt demanding an
investigation and the commencing Of
legal proceedings to recover the same.
An effort to pass the resolution imme-
diately might have resulted in the defeat
Of the measure, as the Democratic con-
tingent are not very well disposed toward
the gentleman since his work of last Sat-
urday, Mr.. Hunt was too shrewd to in
vite a slight, and accordingly acquiesed
in the motion to send 1t to the commit
tee on streets
Houses of public comfort, buildings
equipped with toilet facilities, is an in
noyation Health Commissioner Ohage has
had in mind for some time, and last even
ing the matter was introduced formally
in the shape of a resolution calling for
the erection of such buildings In all the
parks and at the end of every street car
line. 1t was referred to the street COM
mittee. At the REQUEST Of DR.. Ohage.
Earnest Engelken and w. J. Sharrood
were appointed additional health inspec-
tors, their salary to be $50 each a month.
WIRES ORDERED DOWN.
In line with the proposed. paving OF
Wabasha, Tenth and Rice streets, the
Northwestern Telephone company were
ordered to place all wires overhanging
those thoroughfares underground. AS
conduits will have to be built, work will
probably be commenced as soon as the
frost is out of, the ground.
/. The contract for the fifty or more posts
that..will adorn the business section of
the city, and take the place of the present
unsightly posts on which electric lamps
are hung, was awarded to the South
Park Foundry and Machine Works at
s44. so per post, the price to be the same
for five and ten-foot arms
IS According to a communication received
by the aldermen from Comptroller Nc
Cardy, the sum to the credit of the mar
ket site fund at present amounts to S4S,
COO This. is so per cent of the $4,000 au-
thorized by the resolution passed.
The ordinance licensing hacks and all
vehicles used for carrying passengers
and baggage is now up to the mayor for
his official signature. Unanimous passage
was given the measure by the alder
men last night. The ordinance provides
license of 81 and requires hack and
driver to carry a badge with designated
number, the same to been on record
with the city clerk.
mo SPITTING'' SIGNS.
!. BY the introduction of an ordinance
authorizing an amendment to the ordi-
nance pertaining to bill boards and the
proniscuous placing of advertising on
telephone and telegraph poles DR..
$ Ohages .tNot- Splitting signs will, now
be. allowed tackled on prohibited pla3&
Smith avenue bridge is to be repaired
and replanked. Authority was given last
evening for the placing of advertising
calling for bids for the same.
( The work of the joint market house
committee, held yesterday afternoon, re-
ceived approval in the shape of resolu-
tions calling for bids for the grading
and walllng Of the grounds purchased on
Jackson street and the removal Of the
buildings now on the same. That the city
engineer might have an opportunity OF
visiting other cities, and acquaint him
9seff with the architecture of market
houses owned by such, q resolution was
passed authorizing the expenditure or
$50 for such purposes,
Hereafter no more wooden walks viii
be allowed in the Fifth ward in the dis
trict north of the Milwaukee tracks and
east of Duke street. According to the
resolution passed, they will have to be
cement.