The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-07-21
Thomas Wall, services as jailor,

Thomas Wall, services as jailor, So 90
Ordered paid.
W. R. Miller, one quarters salary, as
Marshall due, July LIST, 1855, 100 90
Ordered paid.
J. b. Brisbn, Or. salary. as City Atty. IS 90
Ordered paid.
Inc Committee on claims and account re-
turned the following bills as correct, with rec
ommendaton that the ssme be referred to the
comptroller:
Bill due the Hospital of st. Joseph. for SER
vices rendered to May 10th, 1855. deducting
sll,75. charged before on account of Auguste
Bongner (now charged to Ramsey COY SOS rs
Bill OF Mr.. r. Miller, for removing nuisances.
&c. Sl4 90.
On motion, the reported was accepted, and
the bills referred to the comptroller.
The committee on licenses, to whom was re-
ferred the following petitions for licenses, re-
turned the same with Recommendation that
they be granted:
Petition of Reuben Haus to retail spurious
liquors in the City of St. Paul;
Petition ofPatrick Carroll to retail spurious
liquors in ST. Paul.
On motion. the report was adopted. accepted
and licenses ordered to be issued upon compl-
ance with city Ordinance requiring bond, &c.
On motion, the committee on licenses to
whom was referred the petition of Charles
Creek for license to sell spirituous liquors
were allowed further time to make their re
port.
On motion, the committee to whom was re-
ferred the matter relating to the city scavenger
were allowed further time to report
On motion, F. McCormicks account for quar-
ters salary as City Comptroller, amounting to
the sum OF Sll2.50, was allowed and ordered
to be pail, and that the City Comptroller be
requested hereafter to specify in his account
when bis quarter begins and when it ends, in
order that the Council may know which quar-
ters salary they are paying.
On motion, ordered that the City Clerk re-
turn Ames & Co.'s account for lumber furnish
ed board of health, with directions to make af-
hdavlt OF the correctness of said account as re-.
quired 10y the ordinance in relation thereto.
Resolutions.
On motion,
Resoiced. That the City Treasurer be direct
ed to pay to J. G. Burbank & Co.. the sum of
twenty-six dollars out Of any moneys now on
hand being in payment for the City Seal.
On motion,
Reso/rea. That all city officers 10 presenting
bills for quarter salaries, be instructed to state
therein when such quarter begins aud when it
ends.
On motion. leave was given AL Cave to in
troduce an ordinance in regard to the digging
OF earth, &c, in the streets of St. Paul and for
other purposes, which ordinance was then read
a first time.
On motion, the rules were suspended and the
ordinance read second time, during which
reading various amendments were made and
agreed to.
On motion, the ordinance was read third
me, and the same as amended was unanimous
ly passed
by Aid. Larpenteur,
Resolved, That the petition of the Pioneer
Hook and Ladder Company in relation to the
purchase of fire engine for the use of the
city. now before the Council, be taken up.
ALI. Larpenteur moved that the proposition
of John McCloud relative to the purchase of
the engine owned by him. by the Council for
the use of the city, be accepted
Aid. Cave moved to amend by striking out
the word accepted in the last line thereof.
and inserting the word ''rejccted;" which
amendment was agreed to unanimously. The
question now recurring upon the adoption of
the resolution, it was decided in the afirma-
tive.
A division being called for, those voting in
the affirmative were Aid. BAIL, Cave, Fuller,
Larpenteur and Schurmier.
In the negative. Aid. Knox.
So the motion prevailed.
Aid. Cave gave notice that he would intro
dnce at the next meeting Of the Council. an
ordinance relating to the appointment of an
inspector Of flour, beef and pork, in the city
Of st. Paul.
On motion the Council adjourned.
ALEX. RAMSEY,
Mayor.