Minnesota weekly times., 1856-11-08
LigAtlng the CITY with Gas.

Common Council by the st. Paul Gas Company
to light the streets of our city. The matter was
referred to Special Committee; and by the
published proceedings of the Council, on the 2lst
Of October, find Report from minority OF
that Committee recommending the purchase OF
seventy five lamp posts and the necessary service
pipe; the Report also recommends the number
of lamp posts to each block, and the streets upon
which they shall be placed.
The Report very truly says: I" The subject is
deemed by your Committee to be of tho utmost
consequence, not alone for the present, but also
for the future, as it involves the outlay OF sew
eral thousand dollars per annum. At this period
Of our history when so many important improve
,nsuts are pressing on our attention, which are
absolutely needed to secure the welfare and pros
perity of our city, your Committee consider it
the wisest and most prudent course not to incur
at the outset too large a burden for so costly an
article as Gas.''
As this is subject which interests every tax
payer in the city, and as the Report does not
state the cost of lighting the streets, and conse-
quently the largely increased tax upon property
holders, take the liberty of giving to the public
through your paper the following Statement,
made up from reliable data, in regard to the cost
of Gas Lamp posts and pipes:-
By the terms of the Charter of the st. Paul
Gas Company, the city is to be furnished with
lamp posts and service pipe upon the city paying
to the Gas Company eight per cent. per annum
upon the cost of the lamp posts and service pipe
each lamp post set up complete will cost about
ffty-seven dollars
Each lamp will burn six feet of Gas per
hour; average number of hours per
year 1900; !; making 1920 #: of Gas
per year at $500 per thousand, $66 90
Interest at s per cent. on cost Of Lamp
post and service pipe, St
Total, $IO %
From the above Statement it will be seen that
the seventy-fve lamp posts recommended by the
Committee will cost per year the sum of FIVE
thousand two hundred and ninety-two dollars,
($5,292,) and this amount added to the tax Of
1857.
The city cannot be sufficiently lighted with any
less number of lamps than is recommended by
the Committee the question then is. how shall
this number be disposed so as to give light to the
greatest number? And in this it is to be hoped
that the Council will adopt liberal policy and
not permit sectional feelings or ward divisions of
the city to interfere with the requirements of the
public generally, and of placing the lamps upon
the streets where business is transacted, and on
which there is the largest amount of travel.
From an examination of the Report of the
business and travel Of the city, it would appear
that if the lamps are placed upon the following
streets, the public would be sufficiently benefited
for the first year: On Jackson street from the
Fuller House to the Levee, on the Levee between
Sibley and jackson streets, on Third and st. An
thony streets from the Merchants to the Winslow
House, and on Fort street to the junction of Pine,
on the business portion of Robert street two
blocks, and on Wabashaw street one block.
FIAT JUsTIrIA."
CV Several of our Democratic exchanges
have recently published their Cincinnati plat
form taking pains, however, to omit the follow
ing plank -
RESOLVED, THAT THE ADMINISTRATION OF
FRANKLIN PIERCE HAS BEEN TRUE TO
DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, and therefore true
to the great interests of the country; in the face
of violent opposition he has maintained the laws
at home and vndicated the rights of American
citizens abroad; and,
Therefore, WE PROCLAIM OUR UNQUALI-
FLED ADMIRATION OF HIS MEASURES AND
POLICY.
RT The: Milwaukee Sentinel says that the
owners OF the Dean Richmond, and cargo, which
recently made voyage from Chicago to Liver
pool riG. the Lakes, have made handsome ope
ration out of her voyage Mr.. Hill, of Milwau-
kee, who shipped the wheat, has received advices
of the sale Of the cargo in England, at an ad-
vance of Csc. per bushel over its cost, and of the
vessel at $27 900. This is u profit of $4,000 on
the vessel, and So, ,250 on the cargo. A line from
the Upper Lakes direct to England is a settled
fact.
Gy At the Essex County Court of Common
Pleas, in session at Lawrence, Mass, John R.
Driscoll, of Andover, on a charge of cruel treat
ment OF COW, was sentenced to ten months in
the House of Correction. Good
ca Keep that man at a distance who hates
music and the laugh of child.
@ Women, however lovely they may be in
person, rarely excite true admiration, if they are
ignorant of the art of conversing we'll.
FAST TowN.-Chicago is funny place. It
is original in more things than one. Recently
man committed suicide there by drowning. The
body could not be found, but the coroner, not to
be cheated out Of his fees, held an inquest on his
hat and jacket, found on the bank Of the lake.
Verdict g found empty"
CO A creditor whom he was anxious to avoid,
met Sheridan coming out of Pail Mall. There
was no possibility OF avoiding him, but he did not
lose his presence of mind.
That's beautiful mare you are on," said
Sheridan.
"Do you think 40 ?,,