The Saint Paul globe., 1901-06-19
HOLD Up PAVING ORDERS ].
EIGHTH STREET I'M
PR0VETENTS
MARKET SITE DIFFICULTY
Board DecidesttO Refer Question of
Payments Onsthe Davidson Sec
tiOnatO Committee on
Streets.

Final orders for the paving of Eighth
| street along its entire length were sent
| to the boardAof aldermen last evening by
| the board of public works, but the only
considerations they received was to be
sent to the committee on streets. The
! orders were three in number, and speci-
| fed brick, witt eae exception of the Sec
ton between WaBasha and Robert, where
| sandstone is to be used. The demand of
property owners for some other kind of
material was assigned as the cause for
sending the orders back.
| The long-defcrred paving of South Wa
! basha street is now to become a reality,
the board last evening giving its ap-
| proVal to the final order sent from the
! board of public works. The assembly
| mas given its sanction, and now all that
remains is the official publication and
| signature by The mayor.
The committee on streets will wrestle
with the problem of furnishing City En-
gineer Claussen with fund with which
to remove dangerous buildings. In com
munication to the aldermen last evening
he called attention to his inability to act
In the premises because of a lack OF
money and asked for assistance.
In line with the paving improvements
contemplated for Bradley Seventh, Lo-
Gust, North and Bedford streets, formal
demand was made by the board for the
iSiAlONei1 VI al electric anu te1SpHOue
wires on the streets mentioned and the
placing of the same underground.
To the Twin City Telephone company
permission was granted for the string ng
of overhead wires and the laying of con-
duits in the Seventh ward. The wires
will be strung in the alleys, while in tie
streets the underground system will pre-
vail.
By the passage of an ordinance intro
6nRp6 Nv
siles from the public bridges will here
after subject the offender to a heavy fine.
The ordinances was drafted for the bane-
hit of those %he51make targets OF trains
and launches passing beneath the bridges
along the riVer.sCI
For the benefit of owners of launches
and other floating craft who desire a
landing on the east side of the river, a
resolution was passed instructing the en-
gineer to construct at the foot of Jack
son street floating dock, the cost not to
exceed $500. -Qas.a
A request was received from the St.
Paul Lime and 9Cement company for a
levee grant, the strip desired being To-
Gated on thej east side of the river, be-
tween the Robert+street and Great West
ern bridges. II. The request was turned
over to the committee on streets for con-
Sideration. 3a Il
received request for enlightment as to
their desire in the matter of the unac-
Qufred portions of the new market site.
'TWo- strips yet remain, the Davidson sec
tton and that owned by the BarteI estate,
the latter refusing to sell. The Davidson
section can be obtained by partial pay
ment, but the board refused to give I'M F..
mediate approval, sending it to the com =
smittee on streets for a full hearing. IN
: r. ~
Dobner said had been damaged to con-
siderable extent by the dumping OF dirt
on his property and the compulsory va
cation of his tenants. he desired approval
of the intended purchase, but the mem
bers refused to aeduiesce.9 The corpora
tion attorney Econte1fded that Mr.. David
sons property had not been DANA ged,
and this started a Wordy war between
Aid. Dobner and the attorney, the
former contendfng that he had been
placed in false light. AID Dobner is
agent for Mr.. Davidson, and he denied
the statement that he had given the city
permission to dump dirt on then,pr
erty.
The dilatory tactics of. the contractors
who are in charge of the Seventh street
paving called for a resolution instrIcting
the city engineer to see that furth - de-
lay was eliminated. From Aid. KaaUft
was received a request for a prompt con-
sideration of the order calling for the
macadamizing of East Seventh street
from Hope to Atlantic. 1t was sent up
some months ago.
For the proposed rolling and crushing
plant asked for by the engineering &c
partment four bids were received, prices
ranging from 50, 500 to $1,07O. They were
given to the city engineer to tabulate and
report upon. '7'
Approval was given to DR.. Whitcomb's s
ordinance providing regulations for
wheelmen. By its7provisions the carrying
on bicycles of children under twelve
years of age is prohibited, also riding
without at least one hand on the handle
bars.