The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-02
USE Of ST. PETER ST.
DENIED TO COMPANY
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On Motion Of Il. 6. Haas, As.
sembly Indefinitely POST
pones Resolution

Henry G.. Haas, acting mayor by
virtue of his office as president of the
common council and member of the
assembly, at the meeting of the latter
body last evening made a determined
and successful stand against giving A.
Booth & Co. the use of st. Peter street
below the Third street bluff. He sue
ceeded in having the resolution giving
the right of such use indefinitely post
poned.>Is "a gsm ~
When Mr.. Haas had concluded his
argument, and had received assist
ance from Assemblyman O'Brien, what
Mr.. Haas denominated double
headed resolution" was defeated by
vote of to O. Those in the affirmative
were Messrs. Haas, Keller, O'Brien.
Y2efg and Doran, and in the negative
Messrs- Regan and Whitcomb.
The history of the matter is simple.
A resolution was Introduced in the
board Of aldermen and adopted, giving
to A.. Booth &. Co.. license to use ST.
Peter street at-the bluff at the inter-
section with West Third street. Fol-
lowing this an application for an order
vacating the street for the benefit of
the company was considered by the
aldermanic committee on streets yes
terday, but, meeting with opposition,
was referred to the corporation attor-
ney.
Prior to this the board of aldermen
had granted the company permission
or license to use st. Peter street. and
this resolution came to the assembly
last night for concurrence. Mean
while an ordinance absolutely vacat-
ing the street is pending before the
board of aldermen.
Moves Indefinite Postponement
When the resolution, the only matter
before the assembly on the subject.
had been read. Mr.. Haas at once began
the battle that ultimately resulted in
the adoption of his motion that the
resolution be indefinitely postponed
There is plenty of cold storage in
the city," declared Mr.. Haas in open
ing his argument Even if such was
not the case it would be contrary to
good business Judgment to award to
Booth & Co. the use of st. Peter street
without charge. That company is
worth millions upon millions and asks
US to give 1t a valuable concession,
Mr.. OsBrien took the ground that it
looked peculiar, and even suspicious.
| that the application for the use of the
street should be before .boJh bodies of
the city council in different forms at
the same time. For these reasons. and
the further one that 1t was peculiar
that eShe firm should ask such permits
sion without accomplishing the CITY.
he seconded the Haas motion.
Dr. Whitcoinbs favored referring the
resolution g the committee on streets.
| and Mr.. Regain did not think that ac-
ton should be forced IN the form Mr..
Haas put his motion.
Haas Presses His Motion
Mr. Hans Insisted He argued that
II the company Was applying for the
| vacation of the street it should come
before the. city council sauarely on the
proposition, and not on resolution
| that might and might not give them
all the powers conferred by the vaca-
ton ordinance
A. A. Doolittle and B. H. Schriber
spoke for the commercial. club. The
former said that a great many of the
business men had taken stock In the
proposed venture. and declared that
there is not sufficient cold storage in
!, the city to meet the demands. Mr..
Sehriber asserted that he appeared as
member of the city development COM
mittee of the Commercial club, not be-
| ing interested in the proposition
The delegation in favor of the prop
osition left the c0unciI chamber di-
rectlys after the vote #ass taken, in
which the stand of Mr., Haas was sus-
tanned by tnee other members. They
| had no comment to make on the at
titude of tt.le. council, but It, was pre-
dicted by several of the assenblymen
! that the course of events during the