Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-04

regular meeting of the city council was
held last night.
| Mayor Rand submitted communication
appointing James Lloyd, H. C
Patterson, James Allen, Thomas
Lawler and NJ Pettingil as specia
policeman without pay from the city; Rufus
Roberts as dog killer, and Joseph La Fond
as assistant dog killer with police powers.
| Confirmed.
| Property owners on Franklin avenue asked
that that thoroughfare be placed in order
Referred.
Several residents on First avenue south
protested against the location of the Lyndale
street railway on that street. Laid on the
table temporarily.
| The Minneapolis & st. Louis railway en-
tered strong protest against the right
being granted to the Minneapolis Eastern
railway to pass under the bridge which
unites the suspension bridge to the western
shore, as they, Ghe M. & st. L. had been
granted the right of way for two tracks, and
| that fully occupied the space under said
bridge.
| The city comptroller reported fines col
lected from lewd women and the amount
| due the Bethany Home under the ordinance.
An order was voted covering the share of
| Bethany Home.
| The city clerk reported $171.1O as re-
| ceived in fees in his office during the month
of June. !.
The superintendent of water works re-
ported $2, 463.69 collected during June. Re-
ferred.
The clerk of the municipal court reported
Sb643i collected by him in June. Filed.
The city engineer reported estimate of
cost for widening the approach to Bassette's
creek bridge on First street. The amount
estimated is 5000. Referred to the commit
tee on roads and bridges.
The city engineer recommended the i'm
mediate repair of the bridge over the canal
Oh Sixth avenue south.
Aid. Camp, from the committee on sal
aries. recommended that the salary
fixed at So per day.
The estimate of Geo. McMullen for q sum
of $2, 286.25 for work on stone arch bridge
was allowed
The committee on public grounds and
buildings recommended that the city engineer
be allowed fre-proof safe to be made in
accordance with plans of the city engineer.
The committee on roads and bridges re-
ported favorable to taking the tempor-
placing it across Bassett's creek on Tent b
avenue north
Sidewalks were ordered laid on University
avenue, as per petition Of J. A. Loveioy and
others. Also, on Second street. West Di
vision, as per petition of Grove B. Cooley
and others.
The committee on water works recon-
mended that no reduction of rates be
granted to Fuller d. Simpson. Adopted
The salary of John Wientheiser, water
works assistant, was raised from $l.5O to
$1.75 per diem
The committee on gas recommended that
~ CINCINNATI safety lamps be ordered and
placed upon the Suspension bridge, the
island and the Stone arch bridge Laid on
tho table.
Further time was asked by the committee
on railroads for the consideration of the
Belt railroad scheme.
Tie committee on ordinances reported an
ordinance granting right of way for the
Lyndale street railway.
On the motion to suspend the rules and
put the ordinance upon it's passage, Aid,
Gibson and Lyons voted in the negative.
On the passage of the ordinance Aid.
ellison had the distinguished honor of being
the only one who voted against the intro
duction of the peoples carriage on FIRST
avenue SOUTH
The committee on ordinances introduced
and recommended the adoption Of an ordii-
nance granting the right of way to the Min
neapolis Eastern railway through and across
the streets of the city.
Cn the motion to suspend the rules, two
thirds failed to vote III the affirmative and
the ordinance went over under the rules. The
ordinance was then recommitted to the orioi-
nal committee, to report at an adjourned
meeting on Monday evening next.
The special committee appointed to con-
slider the propriety of arbitrators of damages
by the construction of the suspension bridge
anohorages reported back without recon-
mendation, Report ordered fled.
The ordinance establishing a workhouse
for the use of the Municipal court offenders,
dissenting voice.
The ordinance suppressing newsboys and
bootblacks was indefinitely postponed.
Various resolutions appointing commits
sioners for assessing amounts on property
for laying water mains were adopted.
The street railway was relieved from
maintaining double track across the East
channel bridge.
Sd. Kingsley was confirmed as driver of
the West side steamer. Seven additional
paid tiremen were authorized for duty during
the 4th of July.
One hundred dollars was voted to each
fire company in the city.
Aid. Barrows moved that a man be ap-
pointed to watch the gas company and see
that they comply with their contracts. Re-
ferred to the committee on gas.
Adjourned.
A FIRE.
Iico Barns Burned and a D,ce,ling House
SCOrcLed.