The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
SWEEPING STREETS
Problem Discussed by City Council
City Engineers Plan.
A NEW PURE MILK ORDINANCE
Aid. Powers Proposes Plan for High
Pressure Water System
Down Town.

At least partial abatement Of the
evils connected with the present method
of sweeping the down town streets is as
sured il recommendations made, by"%City
Engineer Sublette to the city council last
night are given due consideration. Mr..
pass a resolution instructing the respect
i've street. commissioners to order their
crews to do all sweeping in the down
town streets between the hours of 10:30
D. m. and 6 a. M, and that the streets be
sprinkled just before, sweeping. These
precautions, he says, will have a salutary
sanitary effect and reduce to the mini
mum the inconvenience and damage in
cident to street sweeping. -
1t is not probable. however, that the
recommendation will be given much
weight. Street Commissioner McMullen
of the fourth ward, whose territory in
cludes nearly all the down town business
section of the city, declares that the city
engineers plan is wholly impractical, as
it would give less than seven hours Of
work for the sweepers. In other respects
the city engineers system. does not differ
materially from the present one. The
sweeping crews now begin work on the
side streets, and it is II o'clock or later,
as a rule before they reach Nicollet and
Hennepin avenues and the cross streets
between them. The dust nuisance is also
now kept DOWN 10 tQS LOWEST pOSSlOlS
/; point, declares Mr.. McMullen. - ..s-.
F. } A New Milk Ordinance.
!: The health department purposes to stop
up the hole made by the recent decision
of the supreme court declaring invalid the
,amendemnt to the ordinance requiring
producers outside Of the county to have
their cows inspected for tuberculosis ait
their own expense. Alderman A., S.
Adams, chairman. Of the board of health,
introduced new ordinance last night to
replace the present, ordinance. 1t re-
quires all persons selling milk in Minnie
apolis to have their COWS inspected by a
veterinarian of the Minneapolis board Of
health. This will throw the burden of
expense on, the city and necessitate the
employee ent of more help but IT will as
sure the city pure milk supply from all
sources. -. :. -'-@ ,N.,5-
High Pressure Watermnins.
Alderman Powers presented resolution
providing for a high pressure system Of
water mains for the business district of
the city. The resolution provides! that
the mayor shall appoint a commission
consisting of three aldermen, the fire
chief, the city engineer and ten business
men to Investigate the situation and draw
up and present to the council system
for fire purposes. This would require
separate mains and y separate pump op-
Grated probably at one of the lower sta
ticns. Alderman Powers says for the
S! stem that it would insure better fire
protection and reduce the insurance
rates materially. Under such system
fire engines would not be necessary in
getting streams into the high buildings.
New Bicycle Paths.
The council came to the rescue of. the
park board treasury by adopting reso-
luton .instructing the city engineer to
construct bicycle path between 7Lyndale
avenue and Lake Amelia on Minnehaha
boulevard. One-halfeof this has already
been built by the park board at the. cost
luton the city engineer Wilr inspect the
part Of the path that has been completed
and the city will pay all bills for services
or material that bear his 0. K. - =
T. The council ordered a bicycle path
bui1t on Eleventh avenue N, from Fifth
street to Lyndale, and from there on
the east side of Lyndale to Eighteenth
avenue N, to take the place Of the path
on Sixth street N, which was ordered re-
moved. This path was built by the old
cycle path association four years ago: 1t
was ordered out at the instance Of the
property owners on that street.
The council decided to not accept the
offer of the Twin City Telephone com
pany Of an annual rental of $1,000 for
| the use Of the city's poles.
| Upon recommendation Of the commit
tee on roads and bridges. the petition Of
| Prospect Park property owners, for the
| opening of Arthur avenue Sc was granted
! This will mean the condemnation OF lot
and "a half, and connect Arthur avenue
| with the Franklin avenue bridge" ,&'I