Daily globe., 1879-05-21

d. Meyerdlng, hoseman.
y. Meyer, hOeeman.
H. Scharfbillig, hoseman.
HOSE NO. g.
Jno. jackson, foreman.
Harry GOOdsen, hoseman.
VIM. Dwyer. hoseman
Danl. Sullivan, hoscman.
HOSE NO. 8.
Walter Conway, foreman.
W. b. Robinson, hoseman.
NJ. Il. Murnane, hoseman.
M. Mattocks, hoseman.
HOSE NO. 4.
Chas. J. Hanft, foreman.
Saml. Guion, hoseman.
A. Martin, hoseman
James Sullivan, hoseman.
HOOK AND LADDER NO. ].
Ed. Hall, foreman.
Harry Brady, ladderman.
Geo. Brener, ladderman
E. Schott, ladderman.
VIM. Irvine, ladderman.
81. Gillis, ladderman.
TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT.
E. B. Birge, superintendent.
The city comptroller submitted the usual
number of audited claims, which were ordered
paid.
BONDED IN OFFICE.
The committee on ways and means reported
the approval of the following bonds, which were
duly confirmed.
W. P. Murray, city attorney, $4,000. Richard
w. johnson and VIM. Lee sureties.
7. A. Prendergast, city clerk, $5, 600. John
8. Prince and J. 9. Prendergast, sureties.
John ". Roche, city comptroller, $1,000,
The bonds of Matt. Mueller and John Lin
sted as constables were also confirmed.
The committee on claims reported the usual
lot of bills, which were referred to the city
eemptroller to be sudited, among which were
the bills of judges of election at SO per head.
DIFFERENCE, AS IT WERE.
The committee on claims submitted sundry
bills for the publication of election notices, the
mayors proclamation. ETC., as follows:
The Dispatch charged $18; the committee al
lowed $12.48, the latter sum being what the
same publication would have cost if published
$576. Dispatch, So; allowed SLIGO. Wanderer,
$sS.72; ' allowed s2e.15. ates' Dispaten,
again, $54.00 allowed, $S9.6S. In every in
stance the first figures exhibit the charge made
while the second figures show what the same
would have cost if published in the GLOBE.
CEDAR STREET GRADING.
Bids were submitted and opened for the
grading of Cedar street, from Exchange to
Ninth street. Peter Pfeifer agreed
to do the work for the stone
quarried, and would pay 1925 for the
privilege; the award was made to bim.
FIRE C1sTERNs.
Bids were submitted and opened for the con-
structioa of a cistern at the corner of Fifth
| street and Maria avenue, and two cisterns in
the Sixth ward.
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! 1897 for the cistern at the corner of Maria
avenue and Fifth street, and 81, 500 for the
cisterns in the Sixth ward.
| Aid. Sanborn claimed that there was q mis-
take in the bids. All for the two cistcrns were
in amount 81 $40, and these were on printed
FORMS He therefore moved the rejection of al
bids, and that they be readvertised.
City Attorney Murray explained that he wa
informed by bidder there was no mistake il
the bidders. The council limited the ex
pense of the two cisterns in tn
Sixth ward to 81 500. The bids all proposed
to construct them for that amount, but tn
bids all named the length or width of the els
terms which the bidders would construct fo
$500.
Aid. Sanborn insisted upon the rejection Of
the bids, as he saw nothing in the advertise
ment for bids making any statement as to hov
wide the cisterns were to be.
Aid. Griggs moved to amend by referring al
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chair, together with the city engineer, fo
, report as to which bid deserved the award
Carried.
The council indulged in long discussion a.
to how the passage of the amendment left tn
question, whether it rejected the bids, etc
wide and long the cisterns in the Sixth war
could be made without touching water.
The whole business was compromised an
settled by substitute from Aid. Bell referrin
= the matter to a committee of three to repol
! plans and specifications, if the engineer ha
determined upon any, and to report at tt
next meeting. Aid. Grace, Griggs and Dowla
were appointed such committee.
0 MISCELLANEOUS.
0 The board of public works was instructed
y investigate the advisability of constructing
q street along the levee in West st. Paul.
O By Aid. Smith. A resolution providing Fl
: guttering Nelson avenue Carried.
o By Aid. Smith. resolution providing f
two street crossings on Nelson avenue. Ca
l. ried.
d By AID. Smith. A resolution for the erectit
of a lamp at the terminus of the street railw'
on st. Anthony hill. Carried.
= The question fof new lamp having tn
arisen, every alderman wanted a lamp som
B. where or anywhere. Toprevent big accum
!. lation of these, Aid. Grace moved the referen
9, of the whole business to the committee on Ct
h which prevailed.
,e A resolution was passed allowing Christi
1e Kernish rebate of $20. in her saloon licen.
ut By Aid. Minea-A resolution declaring t
d, president of the council, Aid. Griggs, Gra
ii and Allen be appointed to represent the city
De the board of abatement during the year. u
ried.
n, BY AID. Observation-Disclosures providing
ne sidewalks on Mississippi, Temperance a
lc other streets. Carried.
INCREASING THE POLICE FORCE
AID. Dowlan offered resolution to incre'
in the police force by the addition of five poll
n. men, and giving the mayor authority to ma
tv such appointments.
Aid. Sanborn-"Why?''
~ AID Dowlan explained the need of the ad
tional force. He contended they were needf
~ Aid. Grace moved the reference to the CO
~ mittee on police and the mayor for rept
;, Carried.
m WHEN THE COUNCIL SHALL CONVENE.
By Aid. Dowlan the following resolutions
Resolued, That the council shall hold regu
;ef sessions upon the first and third Tuesdays
- every month, at 7:30 o'clock P. NJ, until
7n- council shall otherwise direct. Carried.
eet By Aid. O'Connor-A resolution provid
ire for the construction of sidewalks on Sieve
street. Carried.
on By Aid. sanborn-A resolution provid
cts hereafter that no claims shall be paid f0r bu
ley ing dead cats. Carried.
~ .su BARoUCHE FOR THE CITY ENGINEER.
III; III. resolution was offered allowing the
on engineer to hire livery team, to e1pe'
led work, at a sum not exceeding $75 for any
month.
fer Aid. Dowlan didn't see the necessity OF
do He had been up in the engineers Office lat
ody and he'd seen half q dozen or more men
the there loa6ng about doing nothing.