Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-20
GIIT COUNCIL.

Synopsis Of Business Transacted at the
Regular HeetiaG yesterday AfternOon-
Il Special Election tailed for KarcA ~.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the
city council was held yesterday afternoon, and
business transacted as follows:
Chief Engineer Bracket, of the fire depart
ment petitioned the council for sixty-ive
foot extension ladder those now in use being
too short for use upon of the highest
buildings. Ordered purchased.
A. II. Young and Others presented d COM
nunication calling the attention Of the council
to the fact that the county Jail is at present
totally Inadequate and unsuitable for the pur-
pose of combining culpritS arrested in the
county. All classes and grades of criminals
mixed together in manner calculated to
breed vice and immortality. The city should
take some action in the matter. Samuel Beck
also presented a communication the same
subject, III which he charactellZes the jail q
school of crime.
The matter was referred to committee of
three, consisting Of Aids. Wood ward, Walsh aud
Morse. to report.
n. B. HARDWOOD and others presented q com
munication calling the attention of the council
to the necessity OF ordering spf cial election
in relation to the matter OF the proposition to
extend $3.50, 900 Of aid in the construction of
ESQ miles Of narrow gauge railroad terminating
in Minneapolis.
Aid. Snyder presented the following.
Resol1td, That special election be held on
Monday the oath day Of March, A. d. 1879, at
which election shall be submitted to the elect
ors of said city, for approval or rejection, an
act entitled IAN act to authorize the city OF
Minneapolis to issue bonds to aid in the con-
struction of the Minneapolis st Northwestern
railroad.' Approved Feb. 18th, 1879. That ct
said election one polling place shall be opened
in each election precinct of the several wards,
a. established at the last State election. That
the polls shall be opened at o clock A. II. and
remain open till o'clock P. NJ, aud
that the city clerk be directed to cause this
resolution to be headed, Notice of Special
Election and cause the same to be published
in the official paper OF the city the 2 tn,
Dist, 9th and 18th days OF February, and on
the 7th, Sth l4tl and 18th days of March next
preceding said election. Adopted.
The polling places were designated and the
judges of election named.
The city attorney presented p communication
in reference to the CLAIM Of Camp q Walker,
for money advanced TO The city for the purpose
of constructing water main. The money
was loaned with the understanding that when
the work was completed the abutting property
would be assessed and payment then made.
On motion of Aid. Snyder, the communication
ordered returned to the city attorney for
his ruling. according to the laws OF assessments.
The usual budget OF claims presented
and ordered paid.
The amount Of the rent due tho city from B.
T. Cole, for quarters formerly occupied by him
in the Fire department premises, Wac stricken
from the books, on account of the loss sustain
ed by Mr.. Cole while performing his duties as
foreman of Hose company No. 5. It will be
remembered that Dir. Coles horse, harness and
other property. amounting in all to S27O, was
consumed by fire last summer.
The city engineer instructed to advertise
for bids for the construction of a new drinking
trough on Bridge square.
fire proof safe for the superintendent of
water works was ordered, the price not to ex-
coed 1915.
It was moved to request the Street Railway
company to instruct their drivers to call out
the names of streets required b. ordinance.
Adjourned.