Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-22

Presenting q transcript of judgment agains
the city for $48.75.
| Referred to Committee on Ways an,
Means.
From the Globe Gas Light Co.
Turning over posts and lanterns.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
From AID. FL. M. Smyth-
rendering his resignation as Alderman o
the Second District of the Fifth Ward.
Accepted
On motion, the Council proceeded to tn
election of an Alderman to fill the unex
PRED term of Aid. Smyth, with the following
result:
| &c. BeIote had four votes and Thoma.
| Brennan three votes.
E. 9. Belote having a majority of all tn,
votes cast was declared duly elected.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
From City Treasurer
Presenting pay rolls of upper and lowe,
district street force for month of October
1878, amounting to $1,s1O.16.
Referred to Comptroller.
From Comptroller-
AUDITED CLAIMS.
Michael Clonan, estimate No. 2, L'Orien
Street grading, $s234.60; Boyer & Lax, esti-
mate No. II, grading Rice and Iglehart
Streets, ST. ,147.50; Gus. Moline, estimate No
3, grading Wiilius Street, $497.2l.
Allowed and ordered paid.
| From the same officer
Returning estimate no. Is, Ohio stree
grading, per cent. only being retained t.
protect the city, when there should be Is
per cent. retained; the estimate should cal
for $223.65 in place of $864.22.
Referred to the Board of Public Works
for correction, and when corrected to be sem
to the Comptroller for payment.
From P. McManus, Market Master
Collections for October. 1873, $161.3O.
Referred to Committee on Public Ac
| counts.
From Chief of Fire Department
Hydrant on Willius and Fifth streets pat
in service on the 10th inst. Hydrant cor
nor Willius and Fifth streets was out of SER
vice from Oct. to Nov. 16, owing to grad.
ing OF Willlus street.
E eferred to Comptroller.
REPORT OF TIE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Calling attention to tne condit on of Jack.
son street sidewalks.
(See order.)
Of Same
To the Honorable, the President and Common
Councils
GENTLEMEN:--The Board Of Public Works
have this day adopted the following, to-xit:
sResolVea, That the Common Council he re-
quested to appropriate for the Rice street sewer
for labor and material used in construction OF
Rice street sewer, eleven hundred and seventy.
three 77-100 dollars as per statement of the en-
gineer. dated st. Paul, November Is, 1878, the
same being for work done and material fur.
nlshed under the superintendence OF the City
Engineer as per his statement, dated as above
and this day submitted to the Board said work
having been done and materials purchased I'M
der resolution Of the Board, adopted August
~, 1878. Very respectfully,
Official: r. l.. GoRalAN,
Clerk Board of Public Works.
Allowed. (Sse order.)
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Of Committee on Ways and Means
On awarding contract to j. 81. Evensof
for the construction of q sewer on WabashaH
street, from center of Seventh street to Col
lege avenue, for $3,937. Sureties A. Peter
son and P. A. Lanberg
Your committee recommend the approval O
the award. G. W. GR1Ges,
Acting Chairman.
Adopted and award approved.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, Dreis, Griggs
Mccarthy, O'Connor, Smith, MIR. Presidents
OF Committee on Claims
]. E. O'Brien, $3.50; S. j. Corrigan
$1,000; G. w. Clark, $1,000; N. Sinks
$1,000; S. T. Painter, $1,000; M. Borup
$1,000; Dispatch Company $3.50; Otto
Dreher, $3.50; j. Wagner, $500; j. Lux
$500; j. Conway, $1.oo; Thomas Green
vile, SOC; Il. Madden, $500; D. Mullin
| $60.13; John e. O'Brien, estimate No. 9
Harrington avenue cistern, $4,000: on whicl
| $75. Is is allowed, as per report of Comp
| troller.
Of Committee on Streets
| On report of board of public works, award
ing a contract to j. M. Evenson for a sewe
on. Ninth street from Wabashaw to Ceda
street for 1924. Sureties, A. Peterson an,
P. A. Lanberg.
| Report in favor Of approving the award o
said contract to said j. NJ. Evenson.
| JOHN DowLAN,
| Chairman Committee on Streets,
Adopted and award approved.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, Dreis, Griggs
Mccarthy, O'Connor, Smith, MIR. Presidents
| OF same
On petition of A. Van Auken for the re
moval of side tracks of the St. Paul & Pa
ciic railroad off Westminster street.
| To the Honorable the President and Common
| Council Of the city of st. Paul.
| GENTLEMEN: The committee on streets, t.
whom was referred the communication of P
| Van Auken in regard to the encroachments O
the st. Paul d Pacific Railroad company o.
| Westminster street, report that they had tn
| engineer make them a map showing the position
of the several tracks of the railroad where the
| cross Westminster street, and from said map
| will be seen that the new spur track come
| within short distance of the premises of TIL
/ petitioner Van Aullen. As your COMMITTEE
| were unable to procure map of the track an
! streets until just before the council met, an
| not having been able to confer with the man
agement of the railroad company, they deem
| inexpedient to make any recommendation'othe
| than to ask to have the whole subject recon
| mitted to the committee, and that thew Civ
| the management of the road notice Of til
| petition of Mr.. Van Auken, to the end tina
perhaps satisfactory arrangement may b
! made, as between Mr.. Van Auken and the rail
road company. Respectfully,
/ JOHN DowLAN,
Chairman Committee on Streets.
| Nov. 10, 1878.
/ Recommitted.
OF same
On petition of VIM II. Braden, to have
sidewalk assessment refunded.
To the President and Common Council Of til
1 City of st. Paul
/ GENTLEaIEN: The Committee on Streets i
whom the within petition was referred, respect
4 fully report, that on inquiry of P. f. Flynn
Street Commissioner, they were advised ths
the sidewalk in front of lots one q and two u
block thirty-fye (35), Kittson's addition, whic
petition Bfaden claims was IN such good cond
ton and repair was SO worn out and out of r.
pair as to be unfit for travel thereon. that CON
iplaint was repeatedly made to him in regard /