Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-18
THE CITY FATHERS.


Amount of Routine Business Transacted
"A Horse and Buggy Voted for the Chief
Engineer of the Fire Department.
The city council held regular meeting
yesterday afternoon, all the aldermen in at
tendance except Alderman Kittson, absent
from the city. The session was without any
specially exciting feature, the only matter
coming up creating any discussion being a
resolution introduced by Alderman Sanborn
authorizing the purchase of
HORSE AND BUGGY
for the use of the chief engineer of the fire
department, at a cost not to exceed $175.
The proposition was opposed by Aldermen
Mccarthy and Dowlan, who took the position
that the fire department of the city was a
very expensive institution, and that rather
than adding to the already large expense,
wisdom required reduction wherever pos
sible. They also argued that the salary paid
the chief engineer was most liberal, and
that if the duties of his Office necessitated
the use of a horse in its performance, he
could well afford to get one at his own ex-
pense.
The resolution was supported by Alder
men Sanborn, Grace and Allen, who claimed
that any expenditure necessary to add to the
efficiency of the fire department was money
we'll expended and in the interest of true
economy; that to enable the chief engineer
to properly and efficiently perform the duties
of his office at fire, he should be promptly
on the ground, and that he could not posi-
bly, do so when obliged to rely upon his own
resources, as now.
At the conclusion of the remarks, Aid.
Mccarthy moved to lay the resolution on the
table. Lost, yeas 3, nays g. The affirmative
votes were Aldermen Dowlan, o. Conner and
Mccarthy.
The resolution was then adopted, yeas 8,
nays 3. Aldermen Dowlan, O7Connor and
Mccarthy in the negative.
AUDITED CLAIMS
Audited claims were presented and allowed
as follows:
Sames Starkey estimate No. IL, st.
Peter street sewer. ..................S IS 81
Moline d Webber, estimate No. 4, grad
ing Charles street. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40 10
Boyer & Lux, estimate No. z, Rice and
lglehart street grading. ............ sos rs
Thos. Fox, estimate No. grading Selby
avenue ................ 246 80
Michael " Brien, estimate No. II, grad
AL9 oAAo oOi ecu. LOU W
Pay roll of special policemen during the
State fair. ,................... ..s702 so
MISCELLANEOUS.
communication was presented from His
Honor Mayor Dawson giving his reasons
for withdrawing his approval of the resolu-
ton for sewer from the Seven Corners to
Jefferson avenue, for the reason that he be-
lieved that the resolution was passed hastily;
that such improvement was not demanded
by the property holders; that the engineer
department was overcrowded with work, and
for the general reason that only such i'm
provaments as were of absolute necessity
should be undertaken at this time.
The resolution was reconsidered, and upon
the question of sustaining the veto of the
Mayor, Aid. Sanborn offered as substitute
an order for sewer on Fort street from
Seven Corners to Douglas street, which or
der was passed and referred to the board of
public works for investigation and report.
petition was presented from citizens OF
Dayton's bluff for the construction OF
two 1000 barrel cisterns, one
on Marie avenue, corner OF
Fifth street, the other on Bates avenue
corner of Fifth street. Referred to fire
| department committee.
| Jas. w. and Chas. B. Kloos, butchers,
petitioned for permit for private slaughter
house in the Sixth ward. Referred to the
Sixth ward alderman and committee OF
| health.
The report of the board of education was
submitted, showing balance in the treasury
August, 1878, $9,141.25; disbursements
$2,653.O1; balance Aug. 81, $6,488.24.
| A petition was presented from property
owners for the opening and grading Of
Washington avenue through lots Ii and
in Bidwell's addition. Referred to board of
public works.
Mr.. Charles Weber, chief of police, sub.
mitted report showing the receipt of SOS
for special fair license collections.
Upon the report of the board of public
works, an order was passed for opening anc
extending Portland avenue through blocks
eighteen and twenty-three of Woodland Parl
addition in said city, at an expense of ST, 900
| Upon favorable report by the committee
OF ways and means, an order was passed fo
the payment and satisfaction of the prin.
cipal and interest for bond No. IS, issued by
the city of West st. Paul, for the sum O
$52.3O, such bond not having been presented
within the limitation fixed by law.
The contract of the board of public works
with Gross Moline for grading Willius street
was confirmed.
The street commissioner of the upper dis
trlct was instructed to remove the stone anG
other instructions from Goodrich avenue.
An order was adopted for the payment O
SAL, the city share of the expense of the
aims house and hospital for the month OF
August.
The matter of the construction of sewer
on Wabashaw street from the centre of Sew
enth to College avenue, at an expense OIL
$3,45O, was referred to the board of public
works for examination and report.
The matter of repairing the gutter on thu
West side of Seventh street. between Wacou.
ia and Rosabel streets, was referred to tn,
make the repairs asked for.
Comptroller Roche presented his annua
report, which was referred to the finance
committee and ordered printed.
The plat of Sanborn & Crittenden's subdi
vision of lots 16, II, 10, 10, 20 and 81 O
block of Summit Park addition to st
Paul, was accepted and adopted.
An ordinance prohibiting members of thu
police force from electioneering was referred
to the committee on ordinances
A resolution was passed authorizing tn,
committee on streets to confer with the own
ers of the Stowe patent for paving streets Efo.
the purpose of ascertaining upon what terms
the city of st. Paul can procure the right t.
pave streets with such pavement.
An order was directed to be drawn in ia
vor of j. S. Sewall, city engineer, for tn,
sum of $7,051.72, to pay for labor and ma
terial on the Rice street sewer, as per item
lied account
The city clerk was instructed to Advertise
IN the official newspaper of the city for pro
posals to furnish lamps and light the sam,
for one year.
The term of John Patterson as assistan
health officer was extended until the first da,
of November, 1878.
The committee on fire department. was in