The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-31
TO CONTROL AUTOS
City Council Likely TO Pass ordi-
nance to Prevent Reckless
Driving.
Contract fol, Installing New Ac-
counting System Let to Jones,
Caesar & Co.

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Automobile driving is to be regu-
lated by city ordinance. There IS no
general complaint against the speed
at which the machines travel In the
city, but there are a few, reckless driv-
.ers who disregard the state laws ana
the moral influence Of the otner
sdevotees of the sport. That they have
killed no one is rather due to gooa
fortune than to their prudence ana
skill. The mayor wants them sup
pressed, and has asked the council TO
consider the general subject OF estab-..
fishing maximum rates Of speed and OF
licensing drivers. The council last a y
evening referred the matter to
special committee consisting Of Alder.
men Westphal (chairman), Ryan,
Lane, Nye, Merrill, Holmes, Rand, Nc
Laskey, Powers, Mccoy, Dwyer, Bow,
Van Nest,
Another special committee consist
ing Of Aldermen Holmes. Gerber, PoW-
ers, Duryea and Chatfield was directed
to investigate the matter of making a
joint exhibit with st. Paul at the st.
Louis worlds fair. '.s@# F% -..5+ Il n
The Calhoun Matter.
It was also decided to take a hand in
the controversy between the residents
around Lake Calhoun and the park
board over the lowering Of the stage Of
water in the lake. High water is
damaging Dean boulevard and the
shores Of Lake Of the Isles and the
only relief in sight is to draw off about
six inches Of water from Lake Call
houn, as the%two lakes are on the same
level, and the Lake of the Isles has
no other outlet. The residents about
Calhoun do not wish any water taken
out and they wish the gates at the OUT
let of Calhoun closed at once. They
also would have the council interiors,
and at their request q special commit
tee will make an investigation. The
committee consists of Aldermen Pow
ers,s chairman; Gerber. = Chatfield,
Mumm, S. r. Adams, Holmes, n. j.
Nelson, Vaughan, Larson, Duryea,
Westphal A. S. Adams and Schoon-
maker. 2t ~
Accounting System.
The contract for Installing an &C
counting system was awarded to
Jones, Caesar & Co., of New York
without a dissenting vote. It has
been represented that the city would
not. receive a complete system under
and Chairman Merrill of the special
committee insisted that the accepted
! bid covered everything that was con-
templated. The request of Haskins
| & Sells to be permitted to submit a
bid covering the same ground to
which the tones, Caesar & CO. s. Did
4 was said to be limited, was not
4 granted. 81 -... mn. tr;t... l>.s ~.
4 !. Alderman Lars M. Rand made. a
i lonesome fight against the vacation OF
] portions of Eleventh and Twelfth ave-
| nues s. and First street, but without
avail. He offered several obstruction
airy motions, but could get only three
votes and the Chicago Great Western
railway obtained it's vacations. s, .~
Combustible Storage Ordinance.
i The committee appointed aa&so1ne
months ago ito investigate the catas.
trophe at the plant of the Northwest
ern Star company in which ter
lives were lost, reported an ordinance
4 governing the storage of cembustibles
] The products Of petroleum must mo-
be kept for sale within the limits ir
! quantities exceeding As gallons to the
barrel. Warehouses must be entirely
I f1re-prOof, must be located at least sc
j feet from any other structure, and mus
not contain furnaces or be lighted by
i gas. H., .s i. ,e I'LL ~ -, :
H. To the aldermen of the tenth
| ward were referred :. com.
mittee report granting the work.
house permission to quarry stone
across Lyndale avenue near Forti
/ eth street and protest agains
| this from the residents in the vicinity
/ Notice was given of the introduction
\ Of an ordinance increasing the thirty
day limit for paying sick and injured
firenen to sixty. p ~ ?. - f.r.