The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-05
In Payment of $4,000 in Cash, in
Addition to the Lot Already
Agreed Upon, Assembly
Agrees.

of litigation between the city and the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway
required to be paid by said railroad com
pany, under the provision of it's lease
with said city.
The ordinance, as amended, received
the entire nine votes of the assembly.
For time early in the evening, however.
1t looked very much as if the proposed
grant was doomed, but when Assembly
man Craig proposed the amendment it
went through without any discussion.
The committee on streets returned a
favorable report on the ordinance as it
stood without the amendment, but As
semblymeD Wheeler, Nelson and DR..
Wdltcomb were against it, as they seemed
TO be of the opinion that the city was not
getting enough for the property it was
giving to the depot company
1t was nearly 9 o'clock before DR..
Whltcomb showed up at the meeting
and it was after 8 before the meeting
was called to order by President Dix.
When the roll had been called Assem-
hiyman Nelson moved that an increase
or %5,0V0 in cash be added as a further
concession on the part of the depot com
rany, but his motion failed to receive
4 second.
Assemblyman Craig made a motion TO
amend the ordinance by making the de-
pot company pay the $500 per year for the
next twelve years and to pay 49, 900 for
attorneys fees in connection with the
Eugatlon This motion was also lost
by not receiving any second.
After few moments of anxious wait
ing, Wheeler moved to have the depot
company pay an extra $4,000 as a fur
Their concession. Nelson seconded the
motion and Assemblyman Wheeler pro-
ceeded to explain his motion by repeat
ing the same arguments he made at the
committee meeting in the afternoon
Speaking on the subject, Mr.. Wheeler
said that he thought the depot COM
pany needed the property, but did not
think the city was getting enough of a
concession for Its thirty lots. Mr..
Wheeler estimated that the property the
city would be giving away what was
worth about $240, 900, and deducting 100000
for filling in the river, it would leave the
net valuation of the land at $1800OO. Con-
tinuing Mr.. Wheeler said that the con-
cessions offered by the depot company
were practically one lot 90 by $50 feet,
which the company was going to pave
and improve, and contended that in CIV
ing this land away for the lot the city
was not receiving anything Mr..
Wheeler made a few more remarks and
stated that he thought at times the
commercial bodies of this city became too
enthusiastic and made mistakes.
President Dix asked that the amend
meht be presented in writing and the
corporation attorney drew up an amend
ment to conform with Mr.. Wheeler
views. This was all a waste of time,
however, as the amendment was lost by
a vote of to 8, Nelson, Wheeler and
Whitcomb voting for the amendment,
and Dix, Benson, Haas, Denny, Craig
and Warner against.
CRAIG'S MOTION PREVAILED.
Assemblyman Craig then renewed his
amendment, which was put in writing
and passed unanimously with but little
discussion. Mr.. w. A. Scott, president
of the Union Depot company, stated to
the members of the assembly, before the
amendment was passed, that in case it
was passed he would make an attempt
to get the depot company to accede to
the additional concession demanded by
the council.
A number Of representative business
men were in the council chamber, rs well
as a number of representatives of COM
mercial bodies, and when the ordinance
was passed a very noticeable outourst of
approval went up from the spectators
present.
The resolution to give Comptroller Nc
Cardy an extra clerk in order that he
might get out the daily reports as re-
ouired by the new charter was returned
by the committee on streets without a76s
| recommendation.
Corporation Attorney Markham said
that the charter fixed the limitation for
clerk hire in the comptroller's office at
S.. co., and that he did not think there
was any provision in the charter that
gave the council any right to pass
resolution giving him more help. Con-
tinuing, Mr.. Markham stated that the
section in the charter referring to daily
reports was mandatory and must be
complied with, even If the city comp
troller didn't do anything else.
The resolution was finally laid on the
| table by a unanimous vote of the as
sembly.
APPROVED BY STREETS COM
MITTEE.
The committee on streets of the as
| semb;v met late yesterday afternoon and
I after listening to arguments, for and
against the proposed vacation of per
ton of the leVee for the Union Depot
company, voted favorable report to
the assembly Assemblymen Nelson ana
Wheeler, however opposed the ord!nace
as 1t stood and wanted an amendment
by which the Depot company would
of $250G0 to the city.
! Assemblyman Wheeler did not think
| the Depot company gave enough conces-
! sions in return for what they received
! from the city Mr.. Wheeler went on to
! explain why he thought they were not
receiving enough for the proposed grant
| and incidentiy stated that the spirit of
| the law under the new charter is that
we are not to give anything away with
| out being paid for it, 1--WE hold in
| trust said Mr.. Wheeler, "the property
| of the people, and we don't want to
! abuse that trust.
Assemblyman Haas agreed with Mr..
Wheeler that they ought to get what
! they could for the levee, but he thought
| this was an excellent trade and a good
| one that ought to be made as it would
| benefit this city in more ways than one,
take for instance, the stock market.
w. A. Scott, president of the Union
! Depot company, stated to the committee
that the Depot company in asking this
! concession is only folk wing a precedent
established by other large cities. The De-
pot company has only asked the city OF
| ST Paul to do what it compels the COM
pany to do by its charter. Mr. Scott
concluded by discussing the ordinance
| and made some forcible arguments in
! favor of the grant.
| The discussion was finally brought to
/ a climax by Assemblyman Wheeler max
! ing motion to require the Depot COM
pany 10 pay ar additional bonus of
| $4,000. The me ton was voted down by
a vote of to 2, Assemblymen Benson.
Haas. Craig, Warner and Denny voting