The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-10-07
THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER s, 1854.
Proceedings Of the City Council.

TUESDAY, Oct. 8.
Present--The Mayor. David Olmsted, aud
Aid. BAIL, Cave, Knox, Marvin and Stone. b.,
PETITIONS.
OF Ira Bidwell to be relieved from personal
tax, was presented. 1t was moved that said Pc
titon be received and laid over until next meet
ing. Lost.
The following communication was received
from A. T. Cbambin:
To the .Hayor and Common Council Of the
City Of St. Paul:
GENTLEMEN Il herewith tender my rcsgna-
ton as Alderman from the First Ward.
Very respectfully,
A. T. CHAMBLIN.
On motion. said resignation was accepted.
NJ. b. Bliss, Esq, presented the following
communication
To the Mayor. aldermen, and Common Coun-
eHof the City Of St. Paul:
Moses d. Bliss proposes to furnish the City of
St. Paul one of bis standard Time Tellers, for
measuring the true time, and regulating clocks
and watches with magnetOmeter. TOR determ-
lining the variation of the magnetic needle.
your honorable body.
Respectfully,
MOSES b. BLISS.
On motion, the Mayor appointed Aid. Stone,
Marvin and BAIL a Committee TO confer with
MIR. Bliss relative to the purchase OF one of his
instruments.
On motion of Aid. Marvin, it was
Resolved, That the Common Council pur-
chase Of ". g. Bliss one of his STANDARD Time
Telers.' and that an order for 500 be drawn
on the Treasurer in favor of said Bliss for said
instrument.
S. p Folsom submitted the following report :
To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of
the city of 81. Paul:
The undersigned City Surveyor respectfully
submits that since the date of his last report
the work of the City Survey has been pursued
with all due diligence. 1t is now estimated
that the whole work is three fourths complete
The entire work on the survey will be COM
pletcd by the twentieth of October; the entire
work of the survey and grades will be complet-
ed by the first day of December next.
The undersigned has spared neither time nor
money to make the work such an one rs was
The undersigned has received ut the hand of
the City Clerk orders to the amount of nine
hundred and fifty dollars and in order to facil-
itatc the work. he now requires the sum of one
thousand dollars, and respectfully asks of your
honorable body that orders be drawn on the
City Treasurer in his favor for that amount.
S. Z. FOLSOM.
ST. Paul, Sept. &c, 1854.
On motion, the report was received, and an
order directed to be drawn on Treasurer for
$1,000 ON account of survey.
The City Justice made report for month of
September. as follows:
To the Hon. the Mayor and Common Council
Of the city Of 81. Paul:
The report of the undersigned Justice of the
Peace for said city. for The month of September
1854. respectfully shows to your honorable bo-
dy that since his last report there has been col
lected and paid into the City Treasury, for vo-
lations OF City Ordinances. the sum of thirty
five dollars, as follows to wit:
United States VS.. John Develin--As-
sault and battery--fne paid in Town
OruerS. SIS 90
United States vs.. Alexander Kiah--As-
sault-hne Observation-Disclosures. 10 90
United States VS.. -JOhnsOn-Gaml-
nng-nn0.. 7 so
United States VS.. John Capos-Riot-
Inc NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. so
S35 90
All of which is respectfully submitted
ORLANDO SIMONS,
City Justice.
st. Paul, Oct. 3, 1854
On motion, said report was received and or
dered to be printed.
The City Marshal submitted a report for the
month of September, 1854, showing receipts as
follows:
For Wharfage on Steamboats, $4,000. 500 90
For Rent of Market Stalls. .... lO5 90
For License to sell liquor. so 90
Total. ...................... 1855 90
Report received and referred to Comptroller.
The City Comptroller reported duly audited
bill in favor of the Sisters of St. joseph for
SAP 81.
On motion, the same was ordered paid
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
The Committee on Claims and Accounts re-
ported as correct a bill in favor of Wright x
McLachlan, of 81 SO, for sign for City Clerk,
which was ordered paid.
Also bill in favor of VIM. Dahl of 81, for
Blank Book. Referred to Comptroller.
The Committee also reported bill of 500 81
in favor of VIM. r. Miller, for services as Mar
shall
On motion, said bill was ordered paid.
Aid. Marvin submitted the following report /:
To the Hon. the Mayor and Common Council
Of the city Of 81. Paul:
The Committee to whom was referred the
memorial of the St. Paul Mutual Insurance
Company. respectfully beg leave to report, that
they have waited on said Company and find
that the amount of capital subject to taxation
does not exceed $3.50 97-lO0.
Il. MARVIN, Chairman.
st. Paul, Oct. 3, 1854.
Said report was received and committee dis
charged.
The Committee on Ways and Means, to whom
was referred the petition of Mrs Henrietta
Goodhuc, for relief from excessive taxation on