Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-19

Claims and Accounts-Griggs, Allen Grace,
OConnor, Mccarthy, Smyth.
Fire observation-disclosures, Smyth, Dowlan,
sanborn. O'Connor, Mccarthy.
Streets, Sewers and dges-Dowlan, Smith,
Dreis, O'Connor, Mccarthy, Smyth.
Taxes-Kittson. Mccarthy, Griggs.
Printing-Allen, Smyth, Dreis.
Police-Dowlan, Allen, Sanborn, Grace, Pres
ident.
License-Dreis, Smith, Kittson.
Public Buildings: City Property and Markets
-O'Connor, Allen Dreis.
Ordinances and Public Accounts anborn,
Grace, Smith.
Gas and Water-McC arthy, Allen, sanborn.
Parks-Smlth, OConnor, Dreis, Dowlan,
Mccarthy, Sanborn.
Workhouse-Allen, Dreis, Smith, Mccarthy.
Health-Dowlan, Kittson, Dreis, Mccarthy,
Smyth, Smith.
SHALL THE PARKS BE PICNIC GROUNDS?
A petition from the residents in the vicinity
of franklin Park, formerly Irvine Park, hav-
ing been presented, protesting against it's use
by Assumption school on the Fourth of July as
picnic ground, for the reason that the said res
idents had improved the park at their own ex-
pense conditional upon its preservation from
such purposes as the one indicated. Aid. San
born offered the following:
Resolved That the privilege granted to the
Assumption school to hold a picnic in the
u.
| resolution of this council, passed May %, 1878
is hereby withdrawn, and said resolution
! granting The same is hereby reconsidered and
repealed.
| The petition and the resolution provoked quite
| an animated discussion. Aid. Dreis moved a
reference to the committee on parks, to which
Aid. Sanborn objected while Aid. Mccarthy
favored the reference. Aid. Dreis assured the
council that no injury would result to the trees
and surroundings by the use of the park by
| the school, as everything would be abundantly
| protected, and matters would be conducted in
the most orderly manner. Aid. Sanborn con-
| tended that if the park was used as the former
resolution of the council permitted, it could
not be refused to any other association. He
| did not question the orderliness of the Assump D.
| ton school, and if he could vote for any party
| having the use of the park for picnic purposes,
! he would vote for that school having it. But
| if it's use was granted in one case it must be
granted in ALL Hence arose his resolution.
Aid. Smyth considered that as the citizens in
the neighborhood of the park had contributed
| literally to its adornment and as picnics there
| in We're obnoxious to them those citizens
| were entitled to great consideration in the mat
ter. Aid. Mccarthy could not see any possible
objection to referring the matter as proposed
by Aid. Dreis. Committees were constituted
for such purposes, and would become disguised
if they found their proper business taken out
of their hands in the manner proposed by the
resolution. The committee could meet imme-
! dlately after the adj ournment of the council
| and settle the whole business in fifteen min
utes. Aid. Allen said the school last year was
granted the base ball grounds free Of charge,
the children enjoyed themselves there, and they
could do SO again. He considered that, as the
people near Franklin Park had been promised
by the council that it should not be used for
picnic purposes, that promise should be kept
sacred as matter Of justice to all concerned.
! At this point compromise was understood
to have been effected, and Alderman Sanborn's
| resolution carried.
A memorial from Thomas Cochran Jr. pro-
testing against the proposed grading Of Fourth
between Wabashaw aud Cedar was referred tc
the committee on streets.
The city treasurer's report of disbursements
on pay rolls, amounting to 81, 363.87 was re-
celved and placed and filed.
| THE FLOOD OF PAY ORDERS.
A communication was received from the
city comptroller setting forth the food of or.
ders with which his office was overwhelmed on
contractors estimates.
This engendered another breeze. Aid. SmytE
said it was impossible for the clerical force OF
the city to cope with the orders, many of which
were for the most trivial amounts. Aid. Nc
system at the time Of it's adoption, but was
overwhelmed by the buncombe cry Of
protection to the laboring men
Now it was proposed by the
very men who had inaugurated the present
system to overturn it. They assumed one
thing at one time and another thing at an.
other time. They had initiated the system
and now let them abide by it. AID. Allen had
looked into this matter, and it appeared tt
him to be preconcerted plan on the part oil
the contractors to irritate the city officials b7
| flooding them with orders for the most ridlcu.
lousy small amounts. 1t was not. however
the fault OF the system, which certainly as
sured the of their pay. Aid. Dreis insist
ed that the rules established should be ad
hered to-
The matter was disposed of by reference te
| the committees on ordinances and WAYS and
| means.
The final estimate on 1.-THE Exchange street
works.
A petition for aid for the Sunfish road Da.
kota county, was referred to tie old committee
| on Dakota roads.
PUBLIC WORKS.
| The reports on various matters submitted tc
the board of public works were then submit
ted. AS the actions upon them by the board
have already been specified in the GLOBE re-
ports Of that body's transactions, it is not
necessary to re-enumerate them. All were ap-
propriately passed upon by the council among
them being the following: The request OF
Boyer & Lux to be permitted to
procure stone from Smith park at 81
cents load, was referred to the
workhouse committee; Michael o. Brien's long
pending claim for $l65 was allowed; the injury
to Michael Skelly's property, also long pend
ing, was referred to the committee on sewers
the Rice street grading was referred to alder
men of the Fourth and Fifth wards:
the widening of North street went to
! the aldermen of the Fifth ward
one half the estimated amount for grading
Marion street was ordered to be paid in, and
then the work might proceed and the partial
grading of Pigs Eye road was sent to the COM
mittee on streets.
The fractional report Of the chief of the fire
department, extending over four months, was
referred to the committee on fire department..
| The important actions brought up under the
report of the committee on claims were as
under: Stephen Denzer was allowed 1875; the
sum Of $17O was ordered to be paid to satisfy
| the Judgment of Herman 81. Schroeder; and the
sum of $126.18 for the Judgment of Elizabeth
Gootschamer was ordered paid.
| TOM COCHRAN WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED
Thomas Cochran, Jr., presented at q pre-
vious meeting of the council a request that he
be reimbursed in the sum of $3.50, which he
had expended in sending girl home to Wis
consin, who had been taken out of a house Of
|ill-fame.
Aid. smyth spoke warmly in support Of the
claim, advocating its payment on
/ the ground Of humanity, decency
and charity. Aid. Sanborn objected
to its payment. He did not question
the motives of Mr.. Cochran, but the payment
of his claim would open the door for an end