Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-08
CITY COUNCIL.
Regular Meeting---Lar0e A,.on,at of Mis-
cell0neoas Business.

ceIluneoats Business,
The mayor reported that he had giyer
special police powers to j. r. Nish, health
inspector. approved.
The compiler of the city directory an.
nounced that the city clerk, treaaurer, comp
troller, water works, municipal court, an6
chief of police desired copies of the CITY di
rectories. They were granted at the ex-
pense of the city.
The Excelsior Gas Light company offered
to erect and light 300 lamps for the city at
S3O per post, provided that contract for
i've years be entered into with them. Re
ferred to the committee on gas.
large number of tax payers petitioned
for sidewalks on NicolIet avenue. Referred
to the committee on street grades and add
tons.
| lax payers of the third ward asked for
the improvement of certain Streets Re-
ferred to the alderman of the third ward.
| The trustees of the Swedish Lutheran
church on Washington avenue and Tenth
avenue SOUTH had the cheek to ask that lum-
Der be furnished them at the expense of the
city sufficient to lay sidewalk around their
church property. Laid on the table on mo-
ton of Aid. Watt.
Mr.. Potter, agent for the McNale q Urban
Safe company, bid 81 900 for furnishing safe
for city engineer. Being the lowest bidder,
the engineer recommended that it be accept
| ed. Referred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
| John p. Casey was the lowest bidder for
making the fill on First street over Bassett's
creek, his bid aggreggating $500. The con-
tract was awarded to Mr.. Casey.
$ ba rinfa IF
ported $1,311.48 as collected during the
month of July. Referred.
The clerk of the municipal court reported
$843.79 collected during the month of July.
Referred.
The city clerk reported dog licenses col
lected during the month of July, s$97.6O.
Referred.
The city treasurer reported that there
were now over due 100000 8 per
cent. short term bonds, and stating that the
parties holding the same were ready to take
them for another year at Z per cent Re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means.
An order was ordered drawn in favor of
Bethany harlots home for $177.77, bein &
half of the blood m oney forced from the I'M
fortunate prostitutes 'doing business in the
city
The commissioners report recon-
mending an assessment of dam
ages in the various parts of the city
for laying water mains were presented and
referred to committee consisting of Aid.
Snyder, Haugan, Gibson, Andrews and Mel
son.
The assessment papers for the construc-
ton of sewers on Washington and Nicollet
avenues were taken up and perfected.
Assessments were taken up and perfected
under the provisions of the new charter, for
water mains laid during previous years III
various parts of the city.
Messrs. Barnard ~ Co. petitioned for per-
mission to lay railroad side-track near the
factory i'll the East Division. Referred to
the committee on railroads.
While the report of the committee on
claims was pending, Aid. Watt moved that
the pay of the laborers on street work in the
Third ward be increased from 1925 to 1.50
per day. Adopted, and the city comptroller
instructed to change the pay rolls.
claim of Rodney Wood, amounting to
$3.50 for injury while in service at fire,
was allowed and ordered paid.
The committee on claims reported back
claim of j. Ell. Chase for $1 800, for damage
to property by change of grade, recommends
.fhe committee on roads and bridges re-
ported recommending the opening of 80
avenue south, northerly from Grant street to
Twelfth street. Adopted.
The committee on fire department re-
ported back several petitions for building in
the fire limits, including Frank Steele, Jr.
and Lambert Hayes, recommending that
they be not granted. The report was
adopted.
The committee on police recommended
the abandonment of the East Side lookup.
Adopted.
The committee on cancellation reported
the receipt and destruction of $4,000 in re-
deemed bonds of the city OF Minneapolis.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance in
relation to nuisances, prohibiting slaughter
of animals in city limits, wes reported by
the committee on ordinances.
The rules were suspended and the ordi-
nance passed.
hundred copies of the ordinance were
ordered printed and caused to be posted
about the city,
AID Burrows moved that the city engineer
be instructed to see that the street railway
company lay their track in such places as in
structed by the city council.
Aid. Andrews moved that $40, 900 in bonds
be issued, drawing per cent. interest for
extending water mains to the East Division.
Referred to the committee on ways and
means.
The street railway was instructed to plank
all crossings on its Fourth avenue south line
and put down plank on both sides of each
rail-
Ninth street, from Central avenue to
Como avenue, was ordered paved Adj
iourned