The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-14
AID. MoRIARTYs sTREET-cAR
MEASURE FAILS TO MEET
APPROVAL OF MAYOR.
STRONG PROTEST FROM RICE
STREET DIRECT CAUSE
Measure Attempted Removal of West
Side Transfer Point to Seventh and
MISUNDERSTANDING Said to Be of
Far Greater Importance Than 1t
Looks on the Surface.

Mayor Smith announced last even
ing that he would veto the resolution
introduced by Aid. Moriarty allowing
the Street-car company to give trans
fers from<the interurban lines to the
Concord and State street lines at Sew
enth and Wabasha streets. The mayor
bases his objection to the resolution to
the arguments made by merchants do
ing business in the vicinity of Rice
street and University avenue, the pres
ent transfer point for patrons who de-
sire to make the trip across the South
Robert street bridge.
A large delegation of merchants and
property owners from Rice street
called on the mayor yesterday after
noon and presented the case so clearly
that his honor, who had decided to al
low the resolution to become operative
without his signature, decided to veto
the measure. 'sssss
Failed Two Years Ago.
An attempt was made to pass a SIM
liar resolution two years ago, but, ow-
ing to the opposition of the residents,
merchants and property owners in the
vicinity of Rice street and University
avenue, the plan fell through. 1t is
understood that AID. Dobner will in
troduce at the next meeting of the
board a resolution changing the trans
fer point on Hamline and Jackson
street line from University and Lex
ington avenues to Seventh and Wa
basha streets. Whether the action Of
the mayor in vetoing the resolution Of
AID. Moriarty will have the effect of
killing off the measure of Aid. Dobner
remains to be seen.
ShrouId Be Done at Once.
President Holman was of the opinion
that the work should be done at once
and the amount held out from Mr..
Reardon's estimates. The contract
provided that the work should be
done, and in his opinion Mr.. Reardon
should be required to do it.
Mr.. Reardon declared he did not
propose to do any work except that
shown on the general plan unless he
was paid extra. Ell was willing to
submit the question to arbitrators,
and if they reported against him he
would do the work without expense.
The arbitrator in this case is the
city attorney" replied the president,
and the matter will be referred to
that official and the committee on new
buildings with power to act" The
committee will meet with the corpora
ton attorney today.
1t was brought out in the discussion
that former Comptroller zMcCardy call
ed in the contractors on the building
and informed them there would be no
extras" allowed .en~4the ~job.=4Comp-
troller Betz, according to Secretary
Healy, had decided to follow this rule
to the letter.
Few Changes in Appointments.
Chairman Fisher, of the committee
on employees, submitted a report nam
ing the sixty janitors, ten engineers
and two firemen to be employed in the
schools for, the year ending Aug. 81,
1903. The only changes made were
the appointments Of L. Kilbie and j.
Downs, the latter as engineer at the
Mckinley school, and the former as
fireman at. the Central high.
A resolution was passed opening the
fall term of the schools Sept. g..
The Butler-Ryan company was al
lowed 1892 as the final estimate for
the Longfellow addition, and the build
ing was accepted on the report of the
building committee.
Estimates were allowed contractors
on the Mckinley school as follows: M.
]. O'Neill, $2,491;' IT, Reardon, $50, ISL !;
RobertsGoss company, $780,