The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-09

Lake street will have trolley line
from Hennepin avenue to Twenty
seventh avenue S within ninety days
after the publication Of the Mime
apolis Street Railway company's ac-
ceptalce Of an ordinance to that eff
feet passed by the council last evening.
The ordinance secured the votes of
twenty-five aldermen; +. M. Powers
and E. w. Clark Of the eighth ward
voting against the measure and Pc
ter Mccoy and Oscar Larson Of the
ninth ward being absent. The meas
ure requires the company to extend
the line to the Lake street bridge as
soon as permission has been received
to complete the interurban line in St.
Paul; to give a fifteen-minute service
between a. m. and p. M; to adopt
a double transfer system; to take up
it's tracks on Thirty-first street except
between Lyndale and Bryant avenues
and between Hennepin and Irving
avenues; to remove it's tracks on
Blaisdell avenue, between Thirty-first
and Thirty-second Streets; to regrade
Lake street and reset the curb at its
own expense.
Minority Fought Hard.
Aldermen Powers and Clark at
tempted to gain further concessions
from the street railway company and
consumed nearly two hours in pro-
posing various amendments. which
were knocked out by the council with
unfailing regularity. Among these
amendments were the following:
To start the line at Nicollet avenue
instead Of Hennepin. a">
TO sell six tickets for rs cents.
To have the company place Thirty first
street. from Henenpin avenue to Tenth
avenue S, in as good condition as Lake
street. '--.'
At the last moment Alderman
Powers changed his vote to the affirm
alive in order to give notice of re-
was anticipated by Alderman Schoon.
maker who moved for reconsideration
at once, his motion being defeated.
Water Commissioners Named.
Allen Hazen of New York. City En-.
gineer Andrew Rinker and F. w. Cap
| pelen were appointed as a commission
to investigate the water supply ques
ton in Minneapolis and submit a re-
| port to the city council. The water.
works committee had originally select
ed five members but later on decided
| that three were sufficient for the work
Columbia License, Denied. d..
| Aldermen Powers, Schoonmaker an6
Merrill led a fight against granting {
| license to E. A. Lowe and L. F. Will
| to run a theater at the old Columbia
| Alderman Schoonmaker stated that HI
| had visited the place after the meeting
| Of the committee on licenses yesterda,
| morning and had found a new doc
connecting the theater building will
the saloon adjoining. On motion o
Alderman Van Nest. the matter wa
sent back to the committee on licenses
On recommendation of City Assesso
! c. j. Minor, the following deputy as
SCISSORS were appointed: Tim Bohan
| G.. A. Morse, w. w. Shotwell N. JAG
! quist, Charles Herms, j. E. Plummer
Richard Wyman, B. F. Moore, Charlie
G. Norton, O.. n. HegeI, P. B.yRhodes
w. H. Hanley, w. J. Mahaffy, H. T
Ness, N. c. Radabaugh, o. S. Hopkins
w. A. Edwards, J. w. Shadewald.
The recommendation of the "s2 pc
day" committee was referred to com
mittees on paving, sewers and water
works. The committee recommends,
that $3.50 be paid to city laborers TO
eight hours work, during the comin
season.
Andrew N. Lindquist was appoint
ed inspector Of warehouses and bust
ness blocks at a salary of $1,000
year; Francis D. Furlong, first assist
ant building inspector; Thomas Bu'
second assistant, and Fred w. Clou
tier, assistant plumbing Inspector.
) New Creosote Bids.
On recommendation of the commi
. tee on paving, the bids for creosote
wood block paving were rejected, an
! the proper officials We're directed
readvertise for bids. Aldermen J.
:. Lane and Claus Mumm voted in tt
: negative. -. ..
Eleven bids for the ironwork on tt
e new bridge at Thirty-second avenue
t were opened and referred to the con
7. mittee on roads and bridges. There a
t several bids below the figures of tt
g engineers estimate, one being for $39
!. go or about $4,000 under the est
il. mate.
r An electric light was ordered
: the Franklin avenue bridge, which h
/, been the scene of one murder al
several robberies.
There was lively debate on Il
recommendation of the committee
4 ways and means that $3.50 be a
D propriated from the contingent full
a for compiling and revising the CT
a ordinances and charter. Mess
& Schoonmaker, Merrill and Holm
4 tried to save $4,000 for the twin ci
q exhibit at the worlds fair, but we
4 opposed by Messrs. Powers and Ran
a The whole matter was finally REFER
II to committee of one alderman fro