The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-11-11

REPORTS.
The City Attorney reported Gan Ordinance
regulating the fire departments Of the City of
St. Paul." accompanied with the following
communication.
To the hon. Mayor and Common Council Of
st. Pail:
GENTLEMEN Il report the accompanying
ordinance. would also report as a part of
my reporting power" that your commissioner
is Justly entitled to salary of two hundred and
fifty or three hundred dollars.
The good book says, 1.-THE laborer is worthy
of his hire" No duty is required ofany officer
of this city, so irksome and difficult as that of
drawing ordinances.
You will please consider the matter imme-
diatcly.
Yours. &C.,
DW.C. COOLEY.
ST. PAIL, Nov. I, 1854.
Said ordinance was read and referred to com
m.ttce on Fire Departments, and the above re-
port was read and laid on table.
The City Surveyor presented the following
report:
To tie Mayor and Common Council of the
city Of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN The undersigned, City Sur
veyOr respectfully submits: That since the
date of his last report. the work on the city
survey has been completed. except some few
corrections on the outside lines.
/ The map OF the city is nearly finished and
the lcveing Of the streets is about two-thirds
done.
! 1t is now estimated that the whole work will
be finished Ly the first Of December next.
/ The undersigned is now out Of funds for the
prosecution Of the work, and respectfully asks
that orders be drawn on the Treasurer, in his
favor tor The sum Of one hundred dollars, to
enable him to prosecute the work with VIZ or.
! Respectfully submitted.
! ST. FOLSOM.
! ST. pA1I. Nov. :. 1854.
! Report received and orders directed to be
drawn rs asked for by the City Surveyor.
The Comptroller reported the following ILLS
duly audited, viz:
! Owens. Moore & Pratt, for printing. s3G so
/ Baily 4 Primrose forfIrnlturc.. ....... liz, 90
/ }. u. Goodrich City Physician for two
/ quarters salary. 10. 90
/ and for money paid for city. by Good
! ric.i. :, ~
! Al OF which were ordered paid.
I The CITY Marshal reported his selection OF
burial ,o;s in the Oakland Cemetery for use
( Of City. together with their number and price.
: Report received and committee discharged.
! RESOLUTIONS.
: BY AID. Marvin.
! Re&olrcd-Th.t when any member Of the
Common Council is absent from any regular
meeting without an acceptable excuse, such
member shall be fined two dollars. said sum to
BE deducted from any compensation that may
he Hereafter allowed TO tie members Of the
j Common Council. Adopted.
/ The Council adopted the following resclu-
ton:
ResolrcG-That the City Suveyor he direct
ed to establish the grades Of streets at an angle
0: not less than three nor over five degrees IN
less otherwise ordered hy the Common Cuun.
ell
On motion The Council adjourned
&c. KNOX.
President pro TEN.
| SHERWOOD lIorGH, City Clerk.
rss- The Gaiena was at saltwater yesterday
; forenoon, and may be expected up this morn
ing. We are indebted 10 \. Vance Brown. Esu.
AID Capt. icttys, fer Il supply Of late New
/ iork, -.lLany, and G;lcna papers.
To We learn, as we go to press that at the
election i'll Hudson yesterday: Dr.. uoyt led
Was!burne sixteen votes.
! .Tis- We clip the following items from the
Kenuebcc (Me.) Journal:
| Mrs. Foogc, q rival Of Mrs. Partington, out
! West speaks of E-a', who sold his birhright
! for 4 mess OF potash
I An exec lieut cement for seams in the roofs OF
houses, or for any similar defects, may be made
with white lead. dry white. sand. and as much
oil as will render it of the consistency OF putty:
it becomes as hard as any stone in the course OF
few weeks.
/ \ cur:ous woman in Brockvillc, says the
Hartford Courant, counted TIE stitches She took
il making a shirt The number was fourteen
thousand, four hundred and thirty-tive.
| 1t is said that ont Of POO sailors on board the
United States ship Saratoga on her trip to ia.
pan, only seventeen drank drop of liquor.
The Bank" where the wild thyme grows
has declared dividend of ten scents on the
share.
Mr.. Thomas J. Ryder, of Thomaston, Ne.
raised from rs PLAN trees. planted on less
than fourteen thousand square feet of laad, onc
hundred and two bushels of fruit, the market
value of which was $3.50. The same land also
produced tea or twelve dollars worth Of cur
rants.
In Savannah on the arrival of the Florida
steamer. while the fever was at its height. as
the passengers cane down the gangway.
they were stopped by a wag of a mechanic, who
with foot rule in hand, proceeded to measure
them for their collins, with the simple enquiry
whether they would have them made Of pine
or mahogany"
Arrival Of the Pacific.
New YORK, Oct. 80.
The Pacific arrived at her wharf without be-
ing telegraphed, with Liverpool dates to the