The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-12
0. K. D BY COUNCIL
The B. c. R. & N. Road Secured
the Concessions It Desired.
OPPOSITION WENT TO PIECES
The Council Lays Away the Munici-
pal lighting Plant Plan
for Good.

The Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North
ern railway company Is free to go ahead
with It's terminal improvements just as
| soon as the mayor has acted. The ordi-
| nance granting the street vacations and
other concessions asked for went through
| the city council a-kiting last night. But
| two votes were recorded against 1t. The
| two were those of Aldermen Rand and
Nels Nelson of the sixth ward, who re-
| manned obdurate to the last.
The sudden and unexpected change of
| front In this matt ter on the part of GER
| tain aldermen was due to the prompt and
| strenuous work of the friends of the
measure in and out of the council. It
was only yesterday noon that they were
| fully apprised of the conspiracy to defeat
| the ordinance. Once acquainted with the
situation, however, they lost no time in
proceeding to head it off, Their efferts,
with the aid of the publicity given the
plans Of the opposition, did the business.
John Lind, attorney for the railway COM
pany, occupied a prominent seat in the
council chamber throughout the evening
and kept a keen eye on those members Of
his faith popularity supposed to be inter-
ested In the defeat of the measure. AL
derman Peter Nelson was the only alder
! man. to explain his vote. st He voted in
committee against granting the ordinance
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| to investigate his constituents 8 complaint
against the increased traffic over Franklin
avenue on account of the entrance Of the
| new road. He explained last night that
the officials Of the Milwaukee company
had promised that this trouble would. be
remedied, and therefore he would stand
for the ordinance.
Lighting Plant Laid Away.
| The Powers-L Leighton municipal electric
| lighting proposition was finally laid away
for good at last nights meeting and pre-
sumably will not be heard from again for
| another two years at least, Only six
| votes were recorded in favor Of the prop
osition to submit the question Of an issue
of bonds for this purpose to the people
this fall. The opposition took the stand
that there were other more pressing mum
| icipal needs at this time than an electric
! lighting plant. At the hearing before
the commute in the afternoon a commits
tee from the Trades and Labor council APP
peared in behalf of the measure. Some
eight or ten members of organized labor
were heard and with one or two excep-
lions they favored the Leighton Powers
| plan.
| .. Deficits in Sight.
| Controller Rogers called the attention
of the council to the fact that the fire
and police departments had exceeded the
| proportionate share of their appropria-
lions for the first quarter of the year
The fire department was behind 81 500 and
the police department $4,000, which sug-
gested possible deficit at the end of the
year of $4,000 In the one case and $40, 00C
in the other.
The controller also explained to the
council the financial condition of the
waterWorks department. There was moi
money enough in sight by $4,000, he said
to meet the outstanding contracts for ma
terial and equipment for the new pump
Ing station, and he gave notice that he
would not sign the contracts until the
necessary money was set aside. Later in
| the evening the council adopted resolu-
ton formally setting aside $4,000 more
Of the anticipated revenues of the depart
! ment.
City Attorney Healy reported to the
i council that ex-Sheriff Megaarden's bill
against the city for 1894 for board Of city
| prisoners was legal charge to the
amount OF $311. The difference was pad.
ding. 1t belonged to the board of correc-
lions and charities, however, to pay the
| bill
Alderman Mccoy made an attempt tt
get the council to ''butt into" the Chi
nese restaurant imbroglio by presenting
a resolution indorsing the course pur
sued by the unions to stamp out the So
called Chinese restaurants The resolu
tion narrowly escaped going to the Beth
any Home committee, and finally landed
in the lap of the rules committee. Tht
committee Is instructed to report at thu
next meeting.
Hennepin Paving Plans.
The report of the paving COMMITTEES
recommending that Hennepin avenue, be
tween Tenth and Thirteenth streets, bt
paved with sandstone, was sent back tt
the committee. Some Of the propert.
owners on Hennepin avenue beyond Thir
teenth street have become interested il
the matter, and it was at their reques
that it was put over for more light. Mr.
Lowry and some others are convinced tina
asphalt is the proper pavement for tina
street, and they asked for opportunity tt
present their arguments.
The supposition is that Mr.. Lowry viii
advance money necessary to pave thu
street clear to the top of the hill this veal
! in case asphalt is selected.
The Minneapolis Tribune was the low
est bidder for the contract for doing thu
city printing for the year beginning Ma!
/, at 3715 cents per inch. The Times wa!
one-half cent higher.