Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-04

Reports of Committees, Officers Reports,
Petitions and Communications---Squa
Bile Over Sidewalk---New Wood Ordf-
nance Proposed---The Fort Street Sewer
---Mscellaneous Business.
The common council met in regular session
yesterday at o'clock p. NJ, President Rhodes
in the chair.
The new member: Aid. Belote, sworn in
and took his seat.
COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONS, ETC.
petition from certain property owners
along Maiden Lane in Dayton & Irvine's addi-
ton, asking that certain parts thereof be
Gated.
Aid. Grace moved its reference to the COM
mittee streets and alleys.
Aid. Griggs moved its reference to the men,
beers from the Fourth ward.
AID. Grace insisted upon his motion.
City Attorney Murray explained that the
alley had already been vacated, and it was
only necessary to make 1T matter OF record
and give due notice.
Aid. Dowlan opposed the council taking any
action tending to legalize the matter, as he held
that the city had no right to vacate an alley OF
street.
Aid. Smith explained that the alley had been
vacated and new one already substituted, and
more convenient than the old one. The only
thing was to repay Mr.. Goodrich for what he
had given uD.
Aid. Grace's motion to refer to the commit
tee on streets anc alleys was passed.
OFFICERS REPORTS.
The treasurer's report was su omitted and re-
ferred to the city comptroller. The report
shows the receipts up to Dec. l, 1878, as S441,-
1896; and disbursements, 1918, 1910; leaving
1862, 3S0.S6 on hand.
The city comptroller reported $50, 222 is paid
on the Rice street sewer.
In the matter of the Weimar sidewalk on
Rice street, report from the city engineer,
setting forth that Wemar's walk should not be
relaid at the city's expense. And further stated
that he had partially laid down the walk, but
Mr. Wemar had taken it up and put down new
boards.
Aid. Dreis urged that Mr.. Weimar be paid.
He averred that the city eng neer had d,scrim-
mated IN favor of others, and all he wanted was
justice to Weimar. Weimars bill for $3.50
was then read.
Aid. Dowlan moved the reference of the
whole matter to the aldermen Of the Third
ward.
AID. Grace said he thought no favor should
be shown any one but the engineer evidently
had done So He moved that the matter should
be referred to the aldermen of the Third ward
and the city engineer. The reference was
made.
FROM THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The award of contract to James Starkey for
construction of sewer on Fort street approved.
Report in favor of grading Western avenue
from Dayton to Como avenue Referred to
aldermen of Fourth ward.
The corrected estimate for Ohio street grad
ing in favor of Michael O'Brien, was referred
to the comptroller.
President Rhodes reported the substitution
of Aid. Smith for Aid. Smyth on the ways and
means committee, and Aid. Belote in Smyth's
place on all other committees.
FROM THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS.
Transcript of judgment in favor Of John G..
O'Brien for S48, together with resolution or
dering payment of same, passed. Same in
Francis w. Teager's case, $G3.
From the same with same action, to refund
assessment, $5l, to Girart Hewitt, for opening
University avenue.
FROM THE COMMITTEE ON GAS.
Areport allowing and locating lamps at the
following places:
Wacouta and Sixth streets; Rosabel and
Third streets; st. Peter and Tilton streets:
Fifth and Seventh streets; Iglehart and Far
rington; University and MacKubin; University
and Rice; Nelson and Virginia; Canada aud
Aurora; Rondo and Westminster; Western and
Ashland; two lamps under the direction of the
aldermen OF the Sixth ward; one in front of
st. Mlchaers church; one lamp to be placed
under the direction of the aldermen of the
Fifth ward; Tenth and Cedar streets; three on
Summit avenue, to be placed by Aid Smith,
and furtF err that no other lamps be located
until next summer. Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the aldermen of the Fifth ward, to
whom was referred petition to change the
grade on Third street between Hoffman and
Maria avenue, report calling on city engineer
to furnish profles, etc. Adopted.
From the aldermen of the Sixth ward, a re-
port together with resolution directing the
opening and extending of Isabel street through
Bells addition to Jefferson street. Report
adopted and resolution passed.
FIRE-wooD.
From the committee on ordinances, an ordi-
nance to amend an ordinance regulating the
measuring and sale of fire-wood by all vendors.
The amendment provides that every vender
shall have license, and his wood shall be
measured by the city wood inspector, and
fixing the penalty for a violation of the ordi-
nance by any vender.
Aid. Grace opposed the whole thing, and he
wanted to see the wood measuring business
entirely abolished.
The ordinance was recommitted.
TO PAY FOR FORT STREET SEWER.
The city attorney submitted a resolution pro-
I'll.
etc. Resolution passed.
From the same, report asking that Whitney
& Smiths claim for SIS, 900 be closed up Re-
ferred to the committee on ways and means.
A petition from Mary S. Maxwell and others
asking for street thirty feet wide, from Sew
enth to Ninth streets, through block 2 in Rice
& Irvine's addition. Referred to aldermen
Third and Fourth wards.
From the aldermen of the Third ward, to
whom referred the final estimate in favor
of John L. O'Brien for $3.50 for grading Sum
nit avenue, q report that the work was finished
etc., and recommended the payment of same.
Aid. Dowlan commended that the work was
not finished, that there would be a call for
grading yet, and until that was done he op-
posed the payment.
Aid. Grace denied positively that any con-
tract for grading had ever been let, or evsn any
such work ordered by the council. So far as
the contract went, the work was finished.
Aid. Mccarthy moved the reference of the
matter to a special committee, of which AID
Dowlan should be chairman. Carried.
Aid. Dowlan, Smith and Belote were named
the committee.
RESOLUTIONS, ETC.
By Aid. Rhodes--A resolution directing q
change of grade on Sixth street, from Maria to
Hoffman avenue. Carried
BY the Aldermen Of the Fourth Ward-A res
olution allowing property owners to advance
OU per Cenb. Oh grating OIL MARION street, be-
tween University avenue and Charles street.
Referred to committee on streets and alleys
BY Aid. McCarthy-A resolution directing
the construction of cistern at the southwest
corner of Fifth and Clay Streets in the Sixth
ward. Carried.
BY Aid. Grace-A resolution to allow the
property owners on the north side of Seventh
street, between st. Peter and Franklin streets,
to put down sidewalks according to old grade.
Carried.
By Aid. Smith-A resolution allowing the