The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-09-03
CITY COUNCIL.
ST.. CLouD, Aug. S1st. 1874


REGULAR MEErING.-Preseat Aid. +.
G. Smith President, Bridgman, Edelbrock,
Dorr, Fisher, Owen, Powell, Wilson, scher-
er, Wright and Scott.
A communication from L. w. Collins,
Esq, relative to the action of M. Mickey
Us. Jos. Edelbrock, exMayor, was read, and
on motion WIS referred to special commit
tee consisting of Aid. Wright, Bridgman
and Powell.
The petition Of p Kramer and others for
the construction Of Il sidewalk along the west
side OF I:tchlp end avenue from it's junction
with st. Gernlain street to its junction with
Fountain Place, was read, and on motion
was granted, and the Street Commissioner
directed to take the necessary steps in the
premises.
A petition of j. B. Scherer and others
for the building of fire cistern in Ward
-Four, at the intersection of Prince and Le-
Roy streets, was read and referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means.
The Committee on Streets and Alleys re-
ported that: "Since the last meeting of the
Council there have been repairs on the
Washington and Fifth avenue bridge to
the amount of $5Ss.60, of which $3.50 has
been paid by the county.
"a culvert has also been built on Rich
mond avenue, near Enderle's brewery, at q
cost of $3.50, which amount has been paid
by the county, said Richmond avenue
being the continuation of the county road
through the city. The filling and grading
on said Richmond avenue has been done by
the liberal subscriptions of parties residing
on said avenue.
"The Committee would recommend that
the further grading on Richmond avenue
be completed under the supervision of the
Street Commissioner to be paid out Of the
poll tax levied in the Fourth Ward.
"Your Committee would further recon.
mend the payment of the balance
($33S.60) due on the Washington avenue
bridge from the revenue fund of the city.
"Also, the building of a sidewalk on the
west side of Washington avenue between
Chapel street and the Washington avenue
bridge, and the immediate repair Of the
sidewalks Throughout the city, as far as
practicable from the material of the old
bridges over and above what may be
needed for culverts.
The report was adopted.
The Street Commissioner reported thathe
had built 534 feet of four-foot sidewalk on
Jefferson avenue, in compliance with theor-
ders of the Council, and that the cost Of the
same was as follows:
400 feet a. l8c $500
AZ feet "a 34c 1896
Total, $10316
And that this amount had been assessed |
to the property owners as follows:
Baptist church, 48 feet 1854
Julia Becker, 1876 24.48
w. Merz, Al feet 7.92
Annette Clark, IS 11.99 |
JOS Emmel, 1854 1852
Michael Lair, rs 2072 |
The City Clerk was directed to furnish
the County Auditor with the assessment for
the purpose of having the same entered in
the tax duplicate.
The petition of G. Schram relative to lot
8, block SO, Wilson's Addition to St. Cloud,
was laid on the table,
The Committee on Claims reported in
favor Of paying the bill Of Jos. Edelbrock,
$5lo, for pals lost at the fire, July 8. Re-
port adopted.
The Committee on Ways and Ecans, to
whom was referred the estimate of the City
Clerk for the amount necessary to Be
raised to pay interest and principal Ct city
bonds for the ensuing yea1, submitted tho
following report:
'FYour Committee having considered tho
report Of tho City olerA III regard to 1evy-
ing the taxes for the ensuing year, would
recommend as follows:
For the payment Of 81, 900 Fire En-
CINE Bonds, 81 900
For interest on $4,000 Fire Engine
Bonds, 200
$1,000
Less cash on hand ($373.77) say 800
5000
Interest on R R bridge bonds, $685.
600 OF per cent, $3.50
Interest on right Of way and depot
ground bonds, $4,000 "a per
cent, APO
$4,97o
Amount short, overpaid out of Fire