Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-20
COMMON COUNCIL.

Special Meeting Of the CITY Fathers Last
Evening for the Purpose of Considering
the Railroad Ordinance and THriOas
Other Mntt~rS 1UaitinJ Their ActiOn-
The East Side Bridge, Etc.
A special meeting of the common council
was held at the council chamber, City Hall
building, last evening, for the purpose of
taking final action in the matter of the ordi-
nance granting right of way to the Mime
apolis Eastern railway through certain por-
tons of the city.
At s:15 the council was called to order,
and the roll being called q quorum was
found present. with President Corser in the
chair.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
A communication from the mayor asked
that G. D. Kingsley be invested with special
police powers for thirty days. Confirmed.
SINKING FUND.
A statement was submitted from the sink
ing fund commissioners showing the amount
of taxes required to be levied for the pay
ment of interest and redemption of the va
rous loans reported Oh account Of the city
of Minneapolis:
Bridge bonds. ...................... 1923, 600
Water bonds. l2,OOU
Falls improvement. ................ 1920
Sewerage bonds. .................. 6,7OU
Railroad bonds. Observation-Disclosures. II ,5GU
General purposes bonds. .............. 1,40C
Fire department bonds, East Side...... 66C
Total $81 $50
And for the REDEMPTION Of bonds at ma
turity amounting $l66, DOC
General city purposes. ........ w., oOC
Sinking fund. lO.OOC
Temporary bonds. Observation-Disclosures. 10000
There are outstanding $13O,000 in tempo
rary bonds, the balance of which will be re-
funded in short time bonds, and will enter
into the levy for the year following.
In order to raise this amount, tax OF
fifteen mills will be required, to which must
be added about five mills for school pur.
poses, the board requiring 100000 for the
coming year, and the street funds, which va
ries materially in each ward, varying from
q of mill to 4 d mills. Last year the levy
was $293,S11, exclusive of street and schoo
funds-a saving of about $50 OOO or more
than ten per cent.
The assessment rolls were received, an6
upon motion were confirmed.
STREET RAILWAY TRACK ON EAST CHANNEL
BRIDGE.
The matter of placing the street railway
track on the east channel stone arch bridge
was here brought up. The committe recon-
mended that the company be required te
build only one track on the bridge and one
across the island. Also tina
the donble track across suspension
bridge be brought together ant
The frog placed between the bridge and The
anchorage. President Lowry explained that
double track would be necessary to accom-
modate their business, and that the com
pany would be willing to extend the double
track to the Fourth street turn. A running
discussion ensued as to which would be the
moro preferable, one or two tracks. Som,
Of the aldermen advocated single track i,
the center of the bridge, others on the side
The matter was finally settled by motion
to indefinitely postpone the report, which
will leave a double track on the bridge.
POWER AT THE WATER WORKS.
A motion was introduced TO instruct tn
city clerk to advertise for proposals for put
ting in a new 600-horse power wheel. Thi
brought out some remarks relative to tn,
power at the water works. Aid. Wals
thought new steam engine was needles