Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-21
cry COUNCIL.
Minutes Of Yesterday's 6essto,s-.-Ihe De
Latfsre-Gtenss Investigating Com nstttse.

Minutes 81 Yesterday's Session---IAe De.
Lotfsre-0tenn Investigating Conrstttoe.
A regular meeting of the city council va.
held yesterday, President Armstrong in the
chair. The roll being called, and the min.
utes of the last regular meeting being read
business was transacted as follows:
Modification was received from the citi-
zens of New Prague, that they wished Ia
purchase from this city, hand fire engine
and 500 feet of second class hose. for which
they would pay $780,
Alderman Brown moved that the PROPOSE
ton be accepted, the sum to be placed at
300 instead of the above named. Adopted.
r. P. Russell was granted permission to
build building and cover the same with
iron. said building being inside the fire
limits.
Wesley Neil and others petitioned for q
water main. Referred.
Henry Groot petitioned for abatement for
sewerage tax. Referred to COMMITTEES on
sewerage.
Several petitions for the erection of gas
lights were referred to the committee on gas.
w. J. Abernethy and others presented a
petition for the lighting of the approaches
to the Crystal Lake road. Referred to the
committee on gas.
James r. Dayton and James w. Wright
presented an invitation to the council to
witness the workings of water meter in
vented by them. Accepted.
ID. Atwood, superintendent of the street
railway, petitioned for the privilege of erect
ing temporary addition to the street car
stables. Granted, with proviso that the
building be taken down within period of
four months.
F. s. Gibson & Co. were granted permits
sion to erect refrigerator in rear of Nicollet
House.
ED. Stone and others petitioned for the
location of a street lamp on Third avenue
south and Fourth street, and that certain
telegraph poles be removed to the outer
part of sidewalk. Referred.
City Engineer Rinker reported $41.1O re-
ceived and paid into the city treasury for
plank sold from the old bridge. Accepted.
City Engineer Rinker submitted . plan
of grades on streets lying between Sixth
street, Lyndale avenue, Hennepin avenue,
and Sixth avenue north. Referred to COM
mittee on street grades and additions, with
instructions to report by ordinance.
A supplemented report of commissioners
relative to the lowering of Tuttle's creek, for
purposes of drainage, was received, and on
motion of Alderman Camp, was approved
and confirmed.
AID. Snyder, of the committee on claims
submitted batch Of claims against the city,
and recommended that orders be drawn on
the treasury for the amounts named. Adopt
ed.
The committee on sewerage reported the
bids received for the building of brick
sewer on Nicollet avenue, from Fourth to
Sixth street, the Same to be 800 feet long, 10
feet deep and 2 feet wide and recommended
that the contract be awarded to Winston
Bros, at 1881 per foot, theirs being the
lowest bid accompanied by properly approved
bonds. The report was recommitted, and
the committee instructed to advertise for
new bids.
The committee on fire department, w. D.,
reported back the petitions Of w. D. Wash
burn and w. G. Allen for permission to build
wooden buildings within the fire limits,
the committee, with instructions to report at
the next regular meeting.
Fred. LEM reported that at the Arson
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hose-cart, and severely injured, and asked
the city to reimburse him in the sum of $74.5O
for time lost, and for money paid for doctor
bills. Recommitted to fire department COM
mittee for further investigation.
The committee on gas, West Division, re-
ported a contract with the gas company for
the ensuing year for the lighting of all pub
lie gaslights at proper and specified times,
at the rate of 1886 year per light, such
lights being supplied from the gas mains,
and recommended that the contract be prop
erly executed. The price is 81 per lamp
higher than last year, but it provides for the
lighting during the entire night. Adopted.
A certain gutter was ordered constructed
on Nicollet avenue in front of portion of
Center Block.
Alderman Stevens moved that the city
engineer be instructed to cause the removal
of the hay scales in front of Pacific block.
Adopted.
Alderman Snyder moved that w. F. Chase
be allowed 500 for damages for land used
for street purposes. Adopted.
Alderman Snyder moved that the city
clerk be, and is hereby instructed to procure
the printing of the charter amendments and
school act for use by officers of the city and
the incoming council, said amendments
and school acts to be bound, as far as prao-
tioable, with the charter printed last year.
Adopted.
Alderman Watt moved that the city
engineer be instructed to procure lumber
and cause to be constructed, at each polling
place, proper guards and ratings around the
polling windows. Adopted.
Alderman Watt moved that the committee
appointed to investigate charges against his
honor Mayor De Laittre and Alderman
Glenn be discharged from further oonsidera
ton of the matter, and all of the proceed
ings Herewith be expunged from the record.
Rejected by vote of tot.
Alderman Kruckeberg moved that lamp
post be erected at the corner of Second
street and Twenty-frst avenue south. Re-
ferred to committee on gas.
Alderman Watt made motion instruct
ing the city clerk, in accordance with law, to
publish the notice for the meeting of all
active members of the fire department. on
Friday, April 9th, at 1880 O'Clock
at the Second street hose house for
the purpose of nominating one chief engin-
Ger, one first assistant and one second assist
ant for the fire department. for the ensuing
year. Adopted.
Aid. Camp moved that the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the charges made
against Mayor DeLaittre and Alderman
Glenn be required to report at the next
meeting. Adopted.
Adjourned.
The board of registration for the I'd pre-
cinct of the Sixth ward will be in session on
Thursday, March 81, from 6 P. N. to 81. NJ;
Saturday, March %, 6 2. n. to P. NJ; also