Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-09

Olu OUT duu bu0 LOW LII, 81 uAu W. L. AAOAAy,
Judge Flandrau, E. H. Wood, r. A. Smith,
Wm G. Pope looked in. The poet laureate
of the evening twinkler, H. A. Castle, came
in, sat down and removed his hat with the
intent of getting little experience as to how
he'd have done if he hadn't been defeated by a
boy over in the Fifth ward for school inspec-
tor. He failed to set her out, because he was
telephoned from his Office to come down and
do up the muse for the last edition of his
sun set concern.
VIGOROUS DEATH.
The old council began business as usual,
Aid. Rhodes in the chair, and transacted on
the rush the following:
THE ELECTION RETURNS.
The official election returns were read and
canvassed, the count tallying exactly with
the statement of the vote heretofore pub
council then declared VIM. Dawson elected
mayor and the election of the other officers
as already published. President Rhodes
stated that he understood there was no va
cancy for the Office of associate justice of
the municipal court, but Mr.. George G.
Squires had received all votes for such
Office.
Aid. Mccarthy arose to give notice that he
had placed in Mr.. O'Brien's hands the Office
of investigating the legality of certain votes
made in the Sixth ward, with view to con-
testing MIR. Minea's rights to the seat of
alderman from that ward.
PETITIONS, ETC.
The following petitions were read and act
ed upon as follows:
D. M. Robbins asks to erect certain i'm
proyements on his stable. Left over for new
council.
D. w. Iugersoll and others ask for protec-
ton from tramps, Left over for the new
council.
On suggestion of AID. Griggs all other
petitions were left over for the new council.
CITY OFFICERS.
The treasurer made his report from June
LIST, 1879, in summary as follows
Total receipts for the year 1884 AIT 30
Total disbursements .............. 89,47l IL
Balance on hand. ............... 1854, 946 %
Tho city comptroller submitted the usual
number of audited claims:
Expenses of aims house for April, $256.45:
hospital 1914; poor expenditures, $494, were
submitted.
The chief of police submitted his report
for April, and his annual report in the usual
form.
The captain of police reported sixteen oil
lamps out and fifteen gas lamps out durin g
April.
All the above we're appropriately referred.
Mrs. Alice Cavanaugh's claim was disal-
lowed on recommendation of Aid. Smith of
the Fourth ward.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An order was passed directing the board
of public works to inquire into the advis.
ability of grading Mlnnehaha street from
Bedford to Edgerton street.
THE SHORT LINE RAILROAD.
The short line of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad company from st. Paul
to Minneapolis next came up on the report
of the committee on streets and
alleys. The committee reported the
Dreis resolution that the Fort
street crossing be made on the street grade
(the resolution has heretofore been given in
the G1oBE) and recommended that the same
be adopted. This report was signed by Aid.
Dowlan, Dreis, Belote, Mccarthy and Smith.
Aid. Sanborn offered minority report
, signed by himself, City Attorney Murray an6
| the city engineer, the same being Engineer
) Sewall's long lot of suggestions for cu
below the street grade OF trestle work OF
elevated railroad, as heretofore mentioned il
the GLOBE. The engineers suggestions wal
, supplemented by lengthy report embodyine
t the engineers ideas and celebrating them
with great verbosity.
Aid. Dreis moved that the majority repor
be taken up and adopted, and in this con
nection called for the reading of petition
signed by Alexander Ramsey and 200 othe
: property owners on Fort street, asking fo1
the railroad crossing on the street grade.
Aid. Dowlan had some objection to tn
adoption of the majority report. He thought
D other streets besides Fort street ought to b.
f considered.
? Aid. Griggs seconded Aid. Dreis motion.
Aid. Sanborn wanted Aid. Dreis to with
> draw his motion so that action could b.
taken first on the minority report.
+ Aid. Mccarthy didn't see the necessity Q
b this. The matter had been fully investigat
It ed on the ground, and the property owner
!. up there favored the street grade crossing.
:, Aid. Dreis saw no reason why he shout
Il withdraw his motion. Aid. MCCARTHY ha
/ expressed his views to dot and he saw n
d reason for any further delay.
|
- ton, and thought he had right to his ow
y opinion about matters and things in genera
10 Then he submitted an amendment directin
n how the gates at the street crossings shoul
r swing and how the fagman should stan,
ID sat rest'' or ssattention, on his head or fee
AID. Dreis accepted the amendment witho,
opposition.
Aid. Sanborn withdrew his amendmen
saying that on making the report the gal
as business was provided for, and put
. another looking to the bridging of Ora,
street at the point where the railroad crosse
70 the street.
as AID. Allen said all this kind of thing W,
es provided for in the majority report. II
N railroad company would be obliged, undo
q, the provisions of the report, to grade Gra
street and make all suitable street crossin.
10 at their own, not the city's, expense.
he Aid. Dreis moved the previous questio
but was induced to withdraw it.
a. Aid. Sanborn then piled in a lot of amen
70 ments providing for bridge at Lexingtt
= avenue, and looking to assessments for SCI
- erage against the railroad property.
Mt Aid. Allen contended all this was provide
10 for in the majority report.
RI All of Sanborn's amendments were s
a. down on.
= The majority report was then adopte
~ Sanborn alone voting il the negative.
THE NEW MARKET HOUSE.
l's The report of the committee on buildi1
~ the new market house, by Chairman ALE
40 was submitted embodying in all respects t
II report published in yesterdays GLOBE.
SO Aid. Allen advocated the chang
ut. suggested, and the increase of time in co