Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-03

..,se--Gas Lamp for Rice Park Band an
c..,d.-,Iopthly Reports of City Officers o.
regular bi-monthly meeting of the common 70
council was held Yesterday afternoon at which n,
vere present: President Rhodes, in the chair
md Aldermen Dowlan, Dreis, Grace, Griggs, NJ
Mccarthy, O. Connor, Smith and Smyth. h
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS "
,,ora nresented as under For the removallof OBJ
.+rrctions on Warren street, referred to street
committee; against the opening of new street
het,yeen lots three and four, BidwelT s addition
9th ward. referred to the old committee on
Dakota county roads, and the city attorney;
from James E. o. Brien, contractor Tor the hice
street cistern, claiming the city engineer haa
omitted $3.50 worth of quantities IN his maj
estimate of that structure referred 10 'ne aloei-
men of the Third and Fourth wards; protes1
from cattle dealers against removing cattle 1or
sale from the Market square to Minnesota
street referred to the committee on Market;
80 wro;no the opening of new street from
pleasant avenue to Oakland street. The North.
western Life Insurance company, mortgagors o.
certain property Dayton's bluf1' salo tne
assessments thereon for the grading OF hol-
man avenue had been olsPu'eu III ao W; ~ had
nv Mrs. M. B. Dayton, but no decision hao
been rendered. The company offered to pay
the principal, $500, if the council would remit
the interest Referred to the committee on
ways and means
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS
CITY treasurer-Receipts, 1896 74o5b; dls-
bursements, 1854 S003O; balance on hand'
s241, 94O.26. Clerk Of municipal court-flnes
collected, S55618; fees on civil cases. S9z.oo'
total, $649.O6. Market master-hecelpts'
s5S7.3O. Impounding cattle-Recelpts, S4o'zo'
expenses sl1.7O; balance paid treasurer
1880. Chief Of police-Arrests, l4S; dodgers,
A. Captain of police-hamps un NJ i Is OH
licenses SIS zoos beer, 81 0S5; butchers, 81 ,O5O;
vehicles 1890: dogs. 1923; miscellaneous,
al 865; total, S20,613. City comptroller.
Stating that the city treasury was IN a condl-
ton to pay the standing aghlns os ene
ferred to the committee ways and MEANS
The chief engineer of the fire department pre-
sented the designations of Thomas Mcdonnell
of hose No d. and of Matt Schmlttz, driver OF
the hook and ladder truck, and recommended
their acceptance. The chief also presented fof
confirmation the appointment of A. Martin as
hoseman on No. 4. Referred to the fire depart
ment committee. The city engineer reported
s48 20 received from the sewer department pm
The board of health reported that ~ deaths
had occurred in the city during June, of which
IA were those of females.
MATTERS FROM THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The assessment for grading and extendln
Herman street was ordered; the Como avenu
grading went to the street committee; the Sum
milf avenue sewer to street committee an
Third ward aldermen; the Lafayette avenu
improvement was ordered to be donei I'll
sewer on Western avenue and Ramsey sore'
was referred to the Fourth ward aldermen; an
the final estimate of the Exchange street graz
ing was ordered to be paid on the amended pa
roll.
MISCELLANEOUS
The audited claims were allowed.
The Judgment Of Joseph Ladder against tt
c;tv for S,57 III was referred to the Commit
on ways and means. 400
The bond of VIM. Dowlan in Sl'Ooo
bailiff of the municipal court was approved.
The reports of the committee on claims IL
fire department were adopted.
The financial statement of the board OF eo
oation was ordered to be published, and
100000 required for public education for
ney wear were referred to the committee
ways and means.
K number of proposed changes of str
grades was referred to the Fifth ward aid
men.
THE COMMITTEE ON STREETS
recommended that the partially grading OF
Pigs Eye road be laid upon the table, Z
further reported that $50 worth of rock
been sold from Smith park, that the MOI
had been paid into the treasury and that n
had been hauled away by private parties. n
report adopted
A FLOOD OF RESOLUTIONS
poured in the most important being the C
ton of a mayors contingent fund OF $2OO,
of one for the chief of police of $lOO;
lamp was ordered for Rice Park immedlat
and Aid. Grace, Smyth and Smith were
pointed committee to assess the damages
benefits of the property OF >. y: McCar
corner of Western avenue and lglehart sure
to report at the next council meeting
sEwA11's HAIR FLYING.
The report Of the city engineer to the b
of public works requesting change OF
Grade line on Grove street having been I
Alderman Dowlan said that officer had
ordered bv the council to do certain wor
Grove street two years ago. and ever sMe
had humbugged the council and treated
council with contempt. He, therefore,
1nitted the following:
Resozped. That the board of public wor
hereby ordered and empowered to emp
competent engineer, and bring Grove sire
Grade, between Saltwater and Missis
Streets, and put the catch basins IN their p
locations and charge the same to City Eng
Sewall. -
Alderman Mccarthy would endorse the
luton. The city engineer had put In {
basin on his own authority merely IL nao
that alone and the order for it's filling up
to be satisfactory to the engineer 1t was tn
the council to assert its self-respect. Inc
suggested the council had no authority to
out the resolution. Aid. Dowlan aVerre
engineer had told all sorts of stories
this matter That officer had, on his m
run O. sewer up alleys and through
blocks for the especial benefit OF certain p
and placed it at other points where 1T wo'
no good. Report after report had been
l,o1h oa,, kar,t in n n
almost mpassable-conditlon all Wln'
had mt down catchbasin where it was
use he proposed to cut down the grade
expense of property owners ne shou
made to pay for his misunderstanding mis-
The chair hoped the resolution would De
drawn and the matter referred to com
of aldermen. to which Aid. Dowlan r.
1--WE have had talk enough. while Aid.
moved the resolution be laid the ia
the council had confirmed Mr.. Sewalls al
ment. Aid. Smyth believed the city er
meant to do right, and now only wis
drain the water from the front Of Mr.. b
lot, Aid. Dowlan persisted that tn
engineer was continually making mi
which he rectifed by the work
street force at the the u expense NO o.
several ward funds. ala: MCCARTHY mo,
resolution and the engineers recon
ton be referred to the First and Fifth
aldermen, to which Aid. Grace objected
did not ~ what the outside aldermen
First ha to do with the business. Aid.
hoped the resolution would be wlthdra
any body was dissatisfied with tho engl1
could prefer charges against that officer
Dowlan declared he meant all that was
his resolution, and after q reference to
mittee he might be able to show his
for charges. The resolution and recon
ton we're referred as proposed by A
earthly by a vote of to 8.
RESPECTING DEBow STREET IMPRovEN
Ala Srouth mid tho limo had hean esfa