The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-21
FIRE BOARD STREET
CAR MEASURE PASSED
Aldermen Enact Ordinance
Compelling Cars to Stop at
Certain Crossings

By vote Of seven to- three the
board of aldermen adopted last night
the ordinance prepared by the corpo-.
ration attorney, at the request Of the
fire board, to obiige street cars to stop
before crossing certain streets that are
habitually used by fire department ap-
paratus.
Aid. Bantz said he understood that,
the corner of Tenth street and Broad
way was enormously named in the Or
dinance. Aid. Corning added that it
was also a mistake to include "Seiby:
avenue west OF Mackubin street. But
no amendments were offered and the;
measure passed. The negative votes
were those of Aid. Corning, He'll and
Nyberg. The ordinance will ROW go to.
the assembly.
At the request of Aid. Bantz the So
called billboard ordinance, reported adj,
versely by the aldermanic committee
on streets. was laid over for two weeks
This ordinance prohibits the erection
/. of new billboards within fifty feet OF a
sidewalk. President Huber explained
that the postponement was to oblige
Aid. Lynch, who could not be present
last night.
Error in ForrestaPs Bid
In accordance with a communication
received from President erode. of the
board of public works, the aldermen re-
turned to the board its report award
ing to the James Forrestai company
contract for boulevarding Harrington
avenue from Front street to West
Lawson street. Mr.. erode explained
that. after the contract was awarded.
Mr.. Forrestal, whose bid was $1,002,
explained that an error had been made,
and that he had intended to bid $1,000.
Hence he wished to be relieved Of his
obligation to fill the contract.
The city engineers estimate for the
work had been sl,575; and the other
bids, besides Forrestaps, had ranged
from s1.497 to s2,400. ,
The resolution returning the con-
tract instructs the board of public
works to reject all the bids and to adj
vertiSe again.
The assembly resolution granting to
the A. Booth packing company. a lease
on the south end of ST. Peter street at
the edge of the Third street bluff. as a
site for an engine and boiler house to
be used in connection with a proposed
cold storage warehouse, passed without
OPPOSITION.
Contracts Are Approved
Contracts made by the board Of pub
lie works yesterday afternoon. were APP
pIOfSu ny lie d1ueiuiSu ,lOI paving SOl-
lege avenue, grading Victoria street and
bouvelarding Marshall and Ashland
avenues. aa,-t-e4f,a.a
An alley was vacated for the benefit
of Pauline L. Schultz in the block
bounded by Livingston, Oxford, Blair
and Lafond streets.
Contracts were approved. that the
park board had executed in securing
land for a new park on the. West side
bluffs - -
The assembly resolution granting ST.
500 to st. Sigfried'sS church, damaged
by the cyclone. was laid over ON mo-
ton Of Aid. Bantz. @ So 70 '.9s ;
The aldermen conc urred with the as
| sembly in accepting a contract with the
Kelly Atkinson company, of Chicago,
for removing the debris of the high
bridge, partly wrecked by the cyclone.
One hundred dollars was voted, at
the suggestion of Mayor Smith, as the
contribution of st. Paul towards the
expenses of a meeting of the League
of American Municipalities at East st.
Louis Oct. and 5.
An ordinance was passed requiring
the North American Telephone COM
| pany to remove it's poles and wires
from st. Anthony avenue. p 80 = -