The Saint Paul globe., 1901-06-07
ALL BIDS ARE REJECTED
PROPOSALS FOR ERECTION OF
THE MARKET SHEDS EN-
TIRELY TOO HIGH
LAW AFFECTING wHEELMEN
Assembly Decides That Bicycles Are
Not to BE Used as Baby Bug
gies Nor AcrObatic
Stage.

The use of the bicycle by indulgent
parents and others as a. baby carriage
is not looked upon with favor by the
members Of the assembly. Neither 90
they countenance riding with hands free
from the handle bars. An ordinance
embodying these two prohibitive feat
ures and also demanding the use of a
bell at all times, with a lamp after
dusk, received full concurrence at the
meeting Of the assembly last night and
now only awaits the approval or the
board Of aldermen and the official sig
nature of the mayor to become a reality
To DIR. Whitcomb is given the credit
for rne introduction Of the ordinance,
it really being an amndment to one now
governing bicyclists and cycle paths.
According to its provisions no person is
allowed to propei a bicycle on which
child under twelve years of age is
seated, while riders who fail to keep at
least one hand on the handle bars arc
subject to a heavy fine. The bell and
lamp provisions are simply reaftirma-
tions of sections already in force.
In preparing plans for the market
sheds that will sbe erected on the jack
son street market site, the engineering
department placed their cost at about
$12,500 but bids opened at the meeting
last evening were far above this figure.
For the work the st. Paul Foundry
company demanded $1,000, while the
Robertson Architectural works would
not do it for less than $4,000. On the
recommendation Of the engineer all the
bids were rejected and the city clerk
instructed to advertise for new ones.
Next Monday the board of school in
spectors will open bids for the three
new schools contemplated, and in line
with this action approval was asked for
and granted Of the plans for the several
structures as prepared by Architects G.
III. johnson, A. f. Gaugner and Omcyer
& Ihori.
If the resolution introduced by Assem-
blyman Craig runs the gauntlet, cat
tie and other four-footed animals Will
no longer have the free use of the boule-
wards and streets in st. Anthony park.
An effort was made to send it to the
committee on streets, but it was finally
passed and the section placed under the
provisions of the impounding act.
E. ]. Murphy can now use the lot adj
Joining the public library for a shining
parlor without further interruption. To
him the two legislative bodies granted
a permit for the erection of a small
frame building on the lot, but Mayor
Smith refused to affix his signature to
the act, giving mis- veto instead. Last
evening the permit was granted over his
veto, Assemblyman Benson only being
registered in the negative
To the Buckeye Iron works. an es-
tablishment at present located at South
st. Paul, was granted a portion of the
levee on the West side, the usual stip-
ulations being Incorporated in the ordi--
nance passed. The works is to employ
not less than ten people. >
The action of the committee on streets
in recommending the killing of the or
der for paving Robert street was con-
Cured in. The st. Paul Gas company
was instructed to see that all gas lamps
on street corners were provided with the
required street signs, four to each
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