The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-28
SEEK MUNICIPAL
STREET LIGHTING
TWO ALDERMEN MOVE FOR I'M.
o." AS SOLUTION.
Underground Electric-Wire Ordinance
Passed >by Council, and Extensive
Scheme for Burying Wires to Be in
Operation at Once-Gas Price Re-
duction Is Accepted.

Two resolutions looking toward mu-
nicipal control of street lighting were
offered at the council meeting last eve
ming. One by Alderman GA. West
phal provides for submitting to the
vote OF the people, at the coming cleo
ton, proposition to issue bonds to
the amount of 81 100000 for the acoui-
sltlon OF the gas plant of the Mime
apolls Gas Light company. The other.
Dy Alderman F. H. Cashier, directs the
inspector of gas to prepare speciica-
tons for lampheads with incandescent
attachments and to advertise for bids.
both resolutions were referred to the
committee on gas without comment.
The offer Of the Minneapolis Gas
Light company to reduce the price of
metered gas from $1.10 to ST and Of
| gas for street lighting from IS cents
of Is to 7. .z
The vote on accepting the offer was
! as follows:
,Ayes-dGerber, Ryan, satterlee, Nye,
Rand, Vaughan, McLaskey, Walker,
Anquist, Peterson, Bow, Van Nest,
Schoonmaker, President Merpill-1s.
Nays-Nelson, Clark, Mccoy, Cast
ner, Duryea, Westphal, Ehle-7.
There was no debate. Alderman
Castner wanted the matter sent back
to the special committee for further
considerations, arguing that the reduc-
tion in the price Of gas for street
lighting was not in proportion to the
other. reduction, and that the gas com
Pany should do better than SO cents:
but no one replied to him and his prop
osition did not obtain enough votes to
have any effect.
Wires Go Underground.
The new ordinance regulating the in
stallation and maintenance Of electric
wires and defining the duties of the
recently created position Of inspector
OF outside electric wires was passed.
The measure is long one and an eff
fort, was made to dispense with the
reading, but Alderman Lars M. Rand
insisted on having it read. There was
a good deal Of a wrangle over the mat
ter and the reading was interrupted by
renewed motions to suspend the rules.
After listening for ten minutes to a
mass Of technical matter which none
understood, the opposition to suspen-
sion Of the rule dwindled away.
1t is proposed to begin in the center
OF the city with the burial Of electric
wires The movement includes not
only pole lines, but all overhead wires
from distributing masts and over build
i1n1gs.. The work will begin, within the
district bounded by Washington ave-
nue., First avenue N, Fifth Street and
First avenue s. All wires in this ter
ritory must be put out Of sight this
year. Outside of this, another district
is created in which all wires crossing
streets must be taken down, but dis
tributing poles placed in the alleys may
be used. This district is bounded by
the river, Third avenue N, Seventh
street and Third avenue s. Within
the larger district the Northwestern
General Electric company has 1852
feet of pole lines; the Northwestern
Telephone company, 1850 feet, and the
Twin City Telephone company, 700
| feet. ...- .
! Employment Agencies.
! In the matter of Kidding the down
town streets Of employment agencies,
committee on licenses, which confined
its work to Nicollet and Hennepin
avenues. The council granted only five
of nineteen applications, and the five
agencies are some distance from Nicol-
let and Hennepin. Aa>.-.s4aa-
| The Penny Arcade, 41s Nicollet ave-
nue.. was refused a museum license at
the request of property owners and
merchants on Nicollet.
Arrangements were made with the
500 road for transporting garbage to
the new cremat0ry on the WOrkhouSe
grounds. The railway company is au,
thorized to establish a receiving sta.
ton along its right Of way at Four.
teenth avenue N and to construct a
spur track in Dupont avenue from its
main line to the workhouse grounds
The rate is Is cents a ton. -
A communication from the state live
stock sanitary board, calling attention
! to the order Of the board condemnine
open water troughs in the streets, was
; referred to the committee on health and
hospitals. The state board finds that
public horse fountains are prolific
source of CHAMBERS among horses.
| TO Sprinkle Hennepin.
On motion Of Alderman Plat B
Walker, temporary arrangements were
made with the park board for sprink.
ling Hennepin avenue during the com
ing season. It is specifically agreed
that this action shall not prejudice the
interests of the park board in the suit
! brought by certain property owners to
compel the board to retain control OF
Hennepin avenue.
Alderman Frank L. Schoonmaker pre-
sented an amendment to the ordinance
requiring automobile chauffeurs to take
out individual licenses providing 70,
the repeal Of the section imposing q
; license fee Of SO cents AS the auto
J mobile owners already pay. a fee of So
, on their machines, it was agreed that
J no other fees were necessary.
Alderman j. II. Duryea gave notice
Of an ordinance requiring that al
streets in newly plated additions be
graded before the plats are approved
It was decided to supply old granite
blocks for paving Washington avenue
N in the lumber yard district, provided
the money for the expense Of the paw
! ing was advanced.
l Authority was given the chief en-
gineer of the fire department. to erect
!. warehouse adjoining the Cataract en-
!, CINE house on Second street Sc at
I. cost of $4,000, and to expend $3.50 fol
: a lot for an engine house at Hiawaths
avenue and Forty-ffth street.
A claim Of 5000 by Public Exam
liner P. NJ. Kerst for auditing the book,
) Of the city was ordered paid. @
Season on at Tonka.
!, The summer season will be oh in full
/ blast tomorrow at Excelsior. The Ca
sine will be open to accommodate the
, | pleasure seekers and the manager. H P