Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-18

dollars per year, payable by Oct. LIST Of each
year. Each party agree to surrender possession
| upon being given two months notice that the
city want the property for park purposes, and
4 are to have watchful care Of the timber upon
the park without any charge.
Very respectfully submitted.
/ PASCAL Smith,
i Chairman Committee on Parks.
/ st. Paul. Oct. LIST, 1878.
] Accepted.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
OF Special Committee on Proposals to Fur
nish Lamps, ETC.
| The majority of the committee recommend
| that contract be made with Professor 81. s.
6aron1 Tor one year, in accordance with his bid
J. G. MCCARTHY,
Chairman.
Adopted, and the City Attorney instructed
to prepare contract.
OF Aid. O'Connor
Accounting for old material from public
buildings, sold for $780,
Referred to Comptroller.
OF Alderman of First ward
protest against a proposed change of
grade on Tenth street.
We find no change of grade between Broad
way and jackson. 5sf7EI-1
street at once between the streets above mem
toned.
A. ALLEN.
Adopted
OF Same
On the grading of Ninth street.
Would recommend grading and surfacine
said street from Jackson to Broadway.
Adopted. .-
OF Aldermen of Fifth Ward
On petition of Herman Munich for the i'm
LrOYonont Of SiYfh ofroof hot uoHnoo,>
avenue and Commercial street.
Your committee to whom the petition of
Herman Munich was referred, respectfully re-
port, thai by the provision of the charter we
are prevented from appropriatlng money for the
improvement of ungraded streets; therefore
we suggest to the petitioners that in order to
obtain the relief asked they send in petition
to have the street graded.
VIM. RHODES,
Committee.
Adopted.
OF Alderman of Sixth ward
On petition of VIM. O'Keefe and others
for the improvement of Fourth street in the
Sixth ward. Referred to Alderman of Sixth
ward Oct. 1, 1878.
The Alderman Of the Sixth ward most respect
fully report that the petition lay over at pres
ent as there is an outlet already to meet the
wants of the petitioners.
]. g. MCCARTHY,
Aid. Sixth Ward.
Adopted.
CLAIMS PRESENTED,
2. Z. Kavanagh, SIS; F. Knauft, $71.75;
j. E. Cramsie, $15.3 80; John Warne, $6O6. O4;
E. II. Biggs, 1877.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Proposals to furnish fuel were opened.
The following bid of Smith & Lewis
being the lowest:
ST.. PAUL. Oct. IA, 1878.
Hon. M. J. O'Connor. City Clerk:
SIR: We will furnish the City of st. Paul
with fuel, as follows
Anthracite or hard coal
Per ton.
Crate egg or nut size. ..............$8'46
ocoVe SIZE. ....:................. II
bltuminous or soft coal
P; iter NJ. -. '............ "a
IittsDurg... %
AAAHoAs... ....................... ~
Two thousand pounds to the ton, and guam
tlty in accordance with your advertisement at
tached.
Six cords hard maple wood at 1925 per cord.
Respectfully yours,
SMITH q LEWIS.
On motion the contract was awarded to
them. ,taa
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, Dreis, Grace,
Griggs, Mccarthy. O. Conner, Smith. Sanborn,
Smyth, Mr.. Presidential.
Leases of Como Park land to VIM. II.
Hazard and John Hardy was recommended
to have provision inserted making the said
parties responsible for all wood that may
leave the premises.
A contract for 1000 feet of hose with the
Akron Rubber Works, was confirmed.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, Dreis, Grace,
Griggs, MCCARTHY, o. Conner, Smith, sanborn,
Smyth, Mr.. Presidential u
An order to revoke Mrs. Shanahan's
license was referred to Committee on License.
An order for trial test of thirty days of
the various oil lights offered to the city was
lost.
On motion, the Council proceeded to fill
the vacancy for justice of the peace, oo-
casion by the death of Justice Dodge. On
a ballot being cast,
m - "Dou nou '''..'...... ........4 votes.
WIN. J. Parsons. ......................1 s'
D. aanl6. ..s.........t... ......6
5. v. Hanft having majority of all the
votes cast was declared duly elected.
For resolution see annexed official publ
cation.
Adjourned to 10Th inst, 7:3O P. M.
VIM. RHODES.
President of Council
M. j. O'CoNNoB,
City Clerk.