The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-17
SALTWATER WILL
VOTE ON WATER
VIII Decide the Question of Municipal
Ownership In November.

This city will vote on the proposition of
municipal control of the Saltwater Water
company at the election to be held in No
vember. The decision was reached last
night at a mass meeting of citizens called
to hear the report of the committee Sc
lected to investigate the water plant The
meeting resulted in the formation of what
will be known as the Saltwater Improve
ment association, which will direct all
its energies toward the municipal owner
ship Of the plant. F. T. Wilson was Sc
lected as president r. S. Parker vice
president, Frank Berry secretary, Nick
Slackel treasurer and Robert Slaughter,
F. Withrow and o. H Olson trustees.
The present water company was granted
thirty-year franchise twenty-five years
ago, and one of the stipulations was that
the city should be permitted to purchase
the plant when II so elected. That time
has arrived and the consent of the voters
is to be asked. The committee places
the value of the water plant at from $685.
600 to $150,000
Judge Williston of the district court
has filed an order refusing to set aside
the Injunction obtained by the Still
water Water company against H. c.
Farmer and the injunction of Horace
Yoligny against the water company.
The judge holds the company entitled
to repair conduit in lot s, but must nol
exGavate under a wall on the property.
Warden Wolfer says that the state
will add to the fire protection in the
twine warehouses at the prison, havinA
purchased automatic sprinklers that are
b TO De PLACED 4s in all of the ware
On the road and the work of putting
them in will be commenced in a few
days. The shoe shops have long been
equipped with automatic SprinklerS.
Notes due the state for Irvine sold the
past season will be due Nov. 1, and War
den Wolfer expects that farmers will
commence sending in their money to
meet the notes about the Goth inst. The
sum due amounts to about $500, 200 in
round numbers and the warden believes
that every dollar will be taken up when
1t is due.
The Lizzie Gardner and bow boat left
here yesterday with large tow of lum-
Der for Burlington and other points on
the lower river. The Clyde cleared with
The water in Lake st. Croix continues
to fall and the lake will probably be
back to its normal height before ice
forms.
The Republican primaries will be held
next Tuesday evening for the election
of delegates to the city convention to be
held Wednesday for the nomination of
maries will be held Monday evening and
the convention Wednesday afternoon
Fielding & Shepley will complete the
concrete work on Myrtle street today
d1lQ Will OC6A1l 10Y lis vi SASo-
nut street next Monday or Tuesday.
A convention was held in the Swedish
Lutheran church yesterday afternoon and
evening for the formation of a county
anti-saloon league. and the attendance
at both sessions was large. Rev. L. A.
johnson. of ST. Paul, delivered an adj
dress on '.The Duties of Christian Citi-
zens;" Rev. C. H. Crawford gave a dis
course on 1.-THE Power of Organization. !"
Rev. O. W. Ostrom of Minneapolis, spoke
on "The Church and the Saloon" and
Rev. A. w. Edwins, of Saltwater, dis
cussed ''The Saloon and Taxes