Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-20
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting Yesterday Afternoon.


was held yesterday afternoon, with President
Dawson in the chair, and all present with
the exception of Aid. Grace.
A petition of property holders on Eighth
street, collectively owning 1863 feet thereon,
was presented, praying that the continuation
not acted upon.
AID. Rhodes submitted resolution in
tenor with the petition.
City Attorney Murray, with leave, address
ed the council, and stated he was interested
IN the matter, and hoped it would be refer
red to a committee.
President Dawson, having temporarily re-
signed the chair to Aid. Rhodes, said he had
no objection to the proposed extension of
Eighth street. provided the property holders
of the block to be cut through paid for it,
they being the parties most interested in the
measure and the most to be benefited there
by. He hoped the resolution of Aid. Rhodes
would pass.
Aid. Smith was in favor of the matter go
ing to the committee on streets.
Aid. Roche having spoken in favor of his
resolution, Mr.. Prince, by permission of the
council, recounted the already familiar his
tory Of the scheme.
City Attorney Murray averred that theopen
ing proposed came from property holders be-
low jackson street, and contended that, if
there was any merit in the matter on either
side, no harm could result by it's reference to
a committee.
The matter was then referred to the Alder
men of the First, Second and Fifth wards.
The board of public works was instructed
to attend to the construction of sidewalks on
Nelson avenue and on the northerly side of
Third street, from the Mississippi Railroad
depot to Hoffman avenue.
The city clerk reported 1882 collected
for ground rent from P. McManus
| A petition was submitted protesting against
the now famous St. Peter street sewer.
| Aid. Dolan moved the following preamble
and resolution:
| WHEREAS, It has been represented that certain
members of the board of public works, from
| time to time, continue to act in the making OF
public improvement, when they own property
on the line of the improvement to be assessed
| in violation of the charter, therefore,
RESOLVED, That the committee on legislation
inquire what further legislation is necessary, il
any, to prevent such action in the future.
Aid. Allen considered that, as the Council
had ordered the work to be done, and had
already approved the contract, the city was
legally bound in the premises, and could not
back out.
The report of the board Of public works
upon the matter, heretofore reported in THE
GLOBE, was here read and submittad.
Aid. Dreis said the contemplated sewer
was comparatively inexpensive affair, cost
ing only @1.25 per yard, and advocated its
construction a sanitary necessity fol
/ Tenth street.
Aid. Rhodes added his voice in favor Of
the sewer, stating that he, in conjunction
with others, had examined the sanitary con.
dition Of the houses in the district to be
benefited by the sewer, eand had found
the cellars of some of them, even after
dry season, filled with water upon which
was green scum. In his opinion he con
Cured with Aid. Dreis, that the construction
of the sewer was an immediate sanitary
necessity.
The petition was referred to the board O.
public works, and the report of the board O.
public works was referred back.
The contract Of Mr.. O'Brien was con
! frmed
The contract of James Starkey was sen
back to the board of public works, with the
other papers referring to the St. Peter ane
| Tenth street sewers.
Aid. Rhodes offered a resolution directing
the removal of certain distractions on Ark
wright street, which was referred to the
aldermen of the fifth ward.
The matter of the grading of Charles
street, was referred to the aldermen of the
fourth ward.
The report of the committee on claims
was read and adopted.
The license of the Opera House was re
duced to Ss75 for the current year.
/ A petition for the erection of a fire alarm
box at Posts side track was submitted.
Aid. Shepard hoped the council would &c
slow in this matter. Believing, as he did
that the present fire alarm system would
soon be superseded by the telephone he OBJ
jected to submitting the city to an expense
which would subsequently prove to have
been needless.
The box was ordered to be erected, pro
vided the cost did not exceed $500.
The committee on Como avenue reported
fayorably regarding the suggestions thereon
of the board of public works, and the repor
was adopted.
The report of the clerk of the municipal
court for January, 1873, was read and ap
proved, showing total receipts of $611.21, Of
which $474,75 were derived from criminal
actions and $13646 from civil suits.
The chief of police reported that during
January, 1878, sixty arrests had been effect
ed, 122 dodgers had been accommodated at
the station house, and total of SS474.75 had
been collected in fines. Approved.
| The following expenses in connection with
| the poor were reported for January, 1873:
Hospital. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $346 81
Aims house. Observation-Disclosures. 419 81
| teller ............ Observation-Disclosures. 1,O37 81
Total .................... 81 ,804 IL
Less cash received for sale Of produce, l79 %
| Balance. Observation-Disclosures. 81 ,624 so
| An order for $4OG.22 was ordered to be
drawn, being the city's portion of the above
| balance.
The board of public works was instructed
to proceed i'll relation to street matters on
Aurora avenue, Broadway, Fourteenth,
Fourth, Fifth, jackson, Pearl, Robert, Rice
and Valley streets.
The special committee on the suppression
of prostitution asked further time in which
to report, which was granted.
The council then adjourned.
Personal.
Mr.James o. German who, as may been seen
by advertisement elsewhere, has, on account
of i'll health retired from the firm of P. H