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Street Improvements.

Street Improvements.
The board of public works has directed
extensive street Improvements during the
past year. Some have been in their progress
visible to the naked eye, while others just as
material to the benefit of the city have been
OF the underground kind. To come to figures,
during 1879, six miles of street grading has
been finished; 1876 feet of sidewalks or
$4,000 feet of lumber have been laid. The
sewerage of the city has been attended to-,
and in this respect a material improvement
and benefit has been made. During the
year 1901 feet of sewer have been made,
notably among the sewers finished is the one
on Fort street. Besides this mentioned
work, repairs on sewers, on streets, bridges
and sidewalks have engaged the attention of
the engineering department..
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United States Commissioner.

The duties discharged during the year by
Commissioner Cardozo have involved the
disposal Of 142 cases. AS is known these
cases came up for preliminary examination.
OF the number presented 81 were dis
charged; 43 waived examination and the rest
were committed after hearing. The final
disposition of the cases is mentioned under
the business of the United States district
court. In addition to the duties involved by
a reconsideration of the above cases, the COM
missioner has been actively engaged at all
the terms Of the United States circuit and
district courts.
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CITY AFFAIRS,

The Fire Department.
Thanks to a very efficient fire department.,
the fires to be chronicled during the year,
are comparatively few in number, and the
aggregate losses are not alarming in figures.
As is known, the department is paid, being
supported by the city, and since established
as such, its efficiency over the old volunteer
system, however willing, has been demon
strated. The department is under Chief R.
O.Strong, consisting of four steam fire en-
gines, four hose carts and hook and ladder
company. The following are paid employees
of the department.:
Chief engineer r. 0. Strong.
Assistant engineer-Wm. Delaney.
Superintendent telegraph-O. B. Birge.
Engine No. III. Tubbesing, Joseph
Wilkie, Joseph Schmidt, A.Fracois.
Engine No. 2.-'E. W. Hildebrand, James
Mitchell, John Ryoth, James Dorain.
Engine No. 3.-F. Guion, P. Churchill, P.
d. Smith, Thomas Marley.
Engine No. 4.-E. B. Birge, John Toomey,
George Brewer, 81. Conway.
Hook &Ladder Co.-John Bell, @. Loefel-
holz, f. D. hall, foreman; J.H. Brady, E..
Schott, VIM. Irwin, 81. Gllas, I. Scharff-
billig.
Hose Cart No. I'M. Bischoff, II. Meyer
ding, @. Meyer, H. Scharffbillig.
Hose Cart No. John Jackson, Harry
Goodsen, VIM. Dryer, Daniel Sullivan.
e. Hose. Cart No. 3.-Walter Conway, jeff
strapp, NJ. R. Murnsn, Michael Mattocks.
Hose Cart No. 4.-Charles Hanft, James
Sullivan, s. Guion, b. Martin.
The number of fires, alarms, etc., occur
ring last year, at which the department was
out, are as follows:
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THIRD W0rd.

New market house, corner Of Wabashaw anG
Seventh streets. Already expended, $4,000
When completed, SIS,
St. Joseph's hospital Exchange street, cost
$4,000.
Peter streets, cost $780,
Warmers block, corner of Third and Waba
shaw streets, cost $4,000.
Cochran block, on Wabashaw street, neal
Third, cost 81, 500. "a
Gen. McLaren, four houses, corner of Fifth
| and Exchange streets, cost $1,000.
John Larkin, corner University and Park av.
| enues, barn, $500.
N. Widna, Park avenue, barn, 800.
SO. 500. ~ N''' ''''9''
George Mitsch, frame barn, Sixth and Frank
lin streets, $500.
John Donahue, two ard half story frame
$2, 900.
E. N. Saunders, Park place, two story frame
dwelling, cost $4, 900.
Addition to Windsor hotel, cost $4,000.
House of Hope, repairs, $500.
Gen. R. N. McLaren, addition to dwelling or
Iglehart street, 5000.
NJ Taylor, Fifth street near House of Hope
one story cottage, cost $500.
John J. O'Leary, pork house, barn and ice
house, Tenth street between Fort aud St. Pete
streets, cost SIG, 500.
Richard L. German, addition to dwelling OF
Rice street, cost $500.
Ed. Mckinney, barn on st. Peter street, cos
$1,000.
Thomas Erd, three story double brick, 80 anc
1Ol st. Peter street, $4,000; two and hal
story Frame IA Rice street. $4,000.
James Welsh, two and half story frame, 4;
College avenue, 81, 500.
Leonard Atherton, two story frame, Iglehar
near Rice street. 81, 700.
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Municipal Court.

There is no branch Of the city government
whose workings are more important or whose
officers transact larger amount of legal busi-
ness than the municipal court. With the ex-
ception of Sunday the municipal or police
court eonvenes for the transaction of business
every day in the year. The impression that the
Jurisdiction of this court extends only to crimi-
nal matters is erroneous, the fact being that, in
point OF numbers and Importance, the civil
cases acted upon embrace the greatest part Of
the business. During the past year this court
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inspect the books which contain the records
OF the year, and careful count has shown
that during 1879 there have been 600 actual
bona nae sales If real estate, the purchase
money of which is represented by the mag
nlhcent sum OF $959,sOO. The above does
not include the transfers or mortgages
given, which are represented by millions of
dollars. OF the 600 sales mentioned fortv-
one were for the consideration OF $5, 900 and
over each, while about fifteen sales were
made for considerations of Sic, 900 and up
wards,
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LEGAL RECORD.
United States circuit Court.

OntteO states LtTCNtt COufVs
The extent to which our citizens give
themselves up to litigious pleasure
is matter of interest The
circuit court holds two terms each year, one
In June and again in December. During
the past year LAT law cases have been
disposed of and 102 equity cases, also two
criminal cases. Of these cases, the most
important, in fact ono without superior In
the amount of money involved in any court,
was that whereby the st. Paul & Pacific rail.
road was sold to its present management
under the name of the st. Paul, Minneapolis
& Manitoba Railroad company, one mort
gage alone amounting to $15,000,000 was
foreclosed and the sale ordered there
UNDER. The history of this transaction
was given at the time it occurred, and is one
of the most important business episodes of
the past year, taking, as it did, great State
and international railroad out of the courts
of the long years of ve1atious and tiresome
litigation. Another event of moment was
the resignation of Judge John F. Dillon, af-
ter years of service on the bench. Judge
Dillon severed his connection with the bar
of this circuit at the last June term of court.
The hearty regrets at his departure were
given expression in eloquent and feeling
words at bar meeting, which was duly re-
ported at the time. Next in order of i'm
portance was the appointment of successor
to Judge Dillon. During December
President Hayes was pleased to name
Hon. George W. McCrary of Iowa. In due
time the Senate confirmed the appointment,
following which Judge McCrary placed him.
self in communication with the court Of
fcials in this city. Business engagements
prevented his attendance at the present term
of court, but the bar will make his acquain-
lance at the next term of court in June
The clerical work imposed by the great
number of cases mentioned, has been done
by II. E. Mann, clerk of the court, assisted
by o. J. Reynolds, deputy clerk, and United
States Commissioner Cardozo. Besiding at
tending to the cases in court, Clerk Mann
has naturalized nine applicants for Ameri-
can citizenship. The above is brief
summary of the work done,
but it - inadequately gives an
idea of the constant and immense amount
of labor attending it's accomplishment,
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John Kirwin, two dwelling houses, Waba-
shaw street near Eleventh street, cost $5, 900.
John Klein. Wabashaw street, two stores,
three stories, $1,000.
Judge Palmer, Exchange street, tenant house
Improvements. $1,000.
E. N. Saunders, dwelling house, corner OF
Summit avenue and st. Peter street, $4,000.
Peter Holg, 1872 Park avenue barn, $500.
Stephen Kahn, Brewster avenue, kitchen and
other improvements, $3.50.
s;! G: M9 MYTH jackson street. addition to
P: Egan Minnehaha street, one story frame
dwelling, $4O0.
Daniel Quinn, Viola street, one story frame
dwelling, $500.
Sarah A. Roberts, two two and a half story
frames, 179 and 18l Robert street, $3, 400.
E. F. Berrisford, three story brick, 81 Min
nesota street, SIS, 900.
William Burns, three story BRICK los Min.
nesota street, $5, 500.
A. Trumbull, No. 2l3 Robert street, addition,
cost 81 600.
European Hotel, addition, Third street, near
Jackson street, cost 81, 500.
Bishops block, on Third, near Cedar street,
Improvements, cost $500.
A. R. Capehart, three story brick, Is east
Fifth street, $1,000.
Frank Peesch, 213 Jackson street, residence,
800,
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The Police Department.

The duties imposed upon this department of
the city's servants is constant and onerous.
That they have discharged their duty well and
faithfully the record shows. The city and her
citizens have been spared from the hand of
robbers or midnight providers to any great ex-
tent, owing to the ceaseless watching of the
police force, The arrests made and dodgers &C.
commodated during the past year are as fol-
lows: - --------
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Second Yard.

German American bank, Third street be.
tween Minnesota and Robert streets, cost
$4,000. -.
Sherman block, corner of Wabashaw and
Sixth streets, cost $27, 1000. .-.
Addition to Type foundry, corner of Cedar
and Fifth streets, cost 5000.
Pfeifer's block. Wabashaw street nea,
Seventh, cost $l6,O
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United States District Court.


The business of this court has been con-
fined wholly to criminal cases and few
minor matters in bankruptcy holding over
after the expiration of the provisions of the
bankrupt law. The record for the year
shows that IS criminal cases were disposed
of. OF these the most important, owing to
local interest, we're the counterfeiting case
of the Jarrett brothers from zumbro
Falls. They were acquitted, as will be re-
membered. Next in order was the case
of the Blair brothers and Henry
Elliott, the Rice county coun-
terfeiters. They were convicted and
sentenced to two years each in the Still
water penitentiary. The case of Sherwood,
the Brainerd postmaster, is of too recent
date to need moro than mention to call it to
mind, and recall the sympathy bestowed up
on the unfortunate man on trial
Besides the cases mentioned, the court
had two cases under the writ Of AaJtas cor
pus, which attracted no little attention at
the time of hearing. The first in order OF
Time ana importance was that of Deputy
Sheriff James Il. Burke, of Chicago, who
was mixed upin the memorable Frank kidnap-
ing case. Burke was held by the State authori-
ties for kidnapping Frank and was discharg-
cd under the writ by
Judge R. r. Nelson. The second case
was that of DR.. Charles Il. Taylor, held by
the local authorities on charge of attempted
rape. He failed to secure discharge, but
subsequently, the grand jury, failing to find
an Indictment against him, he went free
In addition to the clerical work imposed
by the above cases, Clerk w. A. Spencer has
naturalized two applicants and recorded the
first papers or declaration of five others.
Judge R. r. Nelson is district Judge, but the
duties of his position have been by far more
onerous and constant in the circuit court
than in the district.
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ance, are given herewith:

Total. .$65.054 43 $6O,s2S 43 8 1923 90
The cost of maintaining the fire depart
ment during the last year, in round figures,
foots up to $3.50, 1000. ..--.>.
The most disastrous fire occurred February
9Th, when Music hall, or the Warner block,
corner of Wabashaw and Third streets, was
partially destroyed.
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AOoOAs COU
TO offset this report the city clerk states
that although the exact figures have not yet
been obtained, the births for the CORES
ponding twelve months will number nearly
1000.
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890,S72. IS
1851 62
distract Office,
$17,2l4 "a

The immense business transacted BY this
Office during the past year is shown by the
large and mvincible array of figures. Facts
are stubborn things, and in this instance.
where the figures run into the millions.
there IS not the remoteet possibility Of q lie,
A GLOBE reporter has taken the trouble to
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The Death Record.

TIC Oe1tH xfeCO3'Ns
The number of deaths in the city during
the past year, as returned to DR.. Mattocks,
the city physician, show total of $50
against 426 for the year 1873
The following are the monthly statements
for the year:
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Reconciliation.

1t will be seen by the above that during the
year 1879 st. Paul has enjoyed an even two
hundred different entertainments of almost
every class. One hundred and seventy-eight
have been given in the Opera House, and the
remainder elsewhere. The list does not,
of course, include tho various literary
and musical entertainments given by the
churches and social organizations, of which
there were perhaps thirty or forty, nor does it
include the public balls given by the various
organizations with which the city abounds.
Estimating the average receipts of the per-
formances at $3.50 moderate estimate-it
will be seen that there has been expended in
this city during 1879 the enormous sum OF
$4,000.
There were twenty entertainments given by
amateurs. We have listened to ''Pinafore"
twenty-three times; to opera Of various grades
twenty-one times; to fourteen concerts; to
eighteen lectures and readings; and have been
amused by tho antics of negro minstrels-
leaving out the two performances of the al
legged opera of paul and Virginia''-eleven
times. The remainder is made up of dramatic
and mixed performances of varied merit.
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Oct. 81 and %, with Wednesday Matinee
Return of Haverly's Mastodon Minstrels, with
fresh acts and to very large business.
NOVEMBER.
Nov. l, with matinee.-Janauschek in 'Marv
Stuart" and "Deborah"-most excellent per
formances played to rather Indifferent houses.
Nov. z and 8, with Saturday matinee-Miss
Mary Anderson in ''The Hunchback," "Evad-
ne" and ''Iugomar.' Very large audiences. and
careful and artistic performances
Nov. 1S.-Amateur entertainment for the
benefit of st. Luke's hospital. 1.-THE Serious
Family" played with good effect. Good audi
cnce.
Nov. 17-19, with Wednesday natinee-The
Bowers-Thompson combination in Lady Jane
Grey" 'The Hunchback," "Court and Stage. !"
and 'Mephistopheles in Petticoats" Decidedly
the best dramatic entertainment of the season
complete in its every detail, and very poorly
supported by the public.
Nov. 20 and 24.-Joseffy, the pianist, to verv
Indifferent houses.
Nov. 81 and %, with Saturday matinee-Mil-
ton Mobiles in his old plays, sustained by very
poor company. Patronized only by the gallery
gods.
Nov. 70 and 20, with Saturday matinee-Hav.
crly's Juvenile "Pinafore" company. A very
pleasing performance largely sustained and
every way successful.
DECEMBER.
Dec. 1.-Sacred concert by Rosa D'Erina at
the Cathedral for the benefit of the House of
the Good Shepherd. Successful pccuniarily.
Dec. 4.-Dramatic recitals by the Misses Ban
ming. A choice entertainment we'll received and
patronized.
Dec. 6.-The Northumberland Opera
troupe in 1.-THE Doctor of Alcantara," after
noon and evening. Rather poor artistically and
SHINY attended.
Dec. l5.-Madame Eugenie's Hlbernian
blondes. A disgraceful exhibition that met
with little encouragement from any source.
Dec. 1924, with Christmas matinee-Emma
Abbott English Opera company in Romeo and
Juliet" "Paul and Virginia." "Chimes Of Nor
mandy" and Bohemian Girl" Large houses
but some dissatisfaction by reason of the fail
ure of Miss Abbott to appear at two of the per-
formances.
Dec 27--The tsold original Georgia Min
strels. A fair house but very poor perform
ance.
Dec. 1891, with New Years matinee-Dickey
Lingard Comedy company in "Our Boys"
''The Bankers Son. and LA Cigale-" Very
credltable entertainments, but only moderate
patronage.
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OUR BUILDINGS.

10 present the detailed statement of the
buildings erected in St. Paul, where there is
no system of building permits, is a task Of
great magnitude and necessarily imperfect.
It has involved several weeks of careful labor
to cover city of this magnitude, and is
made as nearly accurate as the circumstances
| would permit. There are undoubtedly MANY
| omissions, and We presume a system of
building permits would have largely
| increased our building statistics.
We trust the council at its next
| meeting will adopt ordinance
requiring every person to secure permit
from the city clerk before erecting build
| ing.
We are under especial obligations to Archi
tect Bassford for accurate data relative to
some seventy.tVe of the more important
buildings which he erected. Architect Rad
cliff and Messrs. Costello, Taylor & Craig,
Seeger and other builders have also rem
dered such service as was in their power.
First Yard.
Sherman House. corner of sibley and Four tn
| streets, cost $lO, GOO.
Manitoba railroad offices, corner -Four tn and
Wacouta Streets cost 1922, 900.
Schultz block, Fourth street, cost 81 ,OOO
Schmidt u Miller's block, Sibley street, cost
$4,000.
Fourth story of John Wann's building on
| Sibley street, cost $4,000.
Dawson's block, corner of Fourth and sibley,
cost $4,000.
| Wharton's block, Fourth street near Wacouta,
cost $4,000.
Davidson's block, Jackson street between
Sixth and Seventh, $23,0OO.
Jacob Buck, Arch street, kitchen, $75.
Thomas Shoutnary, Pennsylvania avenue,
one story frame dwelling $500.
| VIM. L. Kelly, Sherburne avenue, two story
frame dwelling, $4,000.
5000. '
D. Sullivan, 10 Acker street, improvements.
$3.50.
N. Wilders, Acker street, improvements,
$3.50.
q half frame dwelling, $4,000.
Edmund Rice, Granite street, two story
frame dwelling, $1,000.
Cornelius Kane, SO Granite street. one story
frame dwelling $40O.
Henry Footmeyer, 80 Granite street, i'm
provements, $4O0.
Andrew Dahlgren. 81 Granite street, barn.
5000.
| John Carter, CORTLAND street, story and half
| frame dwelling, 5000.
John Mangsn, mississippi street, one story
frame dwelling, $500.
I. F. A. Stoddard. two story Frame Four
teenth near Canada street, $4,000.
Jacob Simmer, two story brick, IL Missis-
sippi street, $500.
Samuel Mayall, two and half story frame,
Glencoe near L'Orient street, 81, 800; two one
| story frames, LOrient near Nash street, 81 200.
Patrick Gillin, two story FRAME SO Missis-
sippi street, $500.
Peter Berkey, three two story bricks, Seventh
and Broadway, Sc, 500.
Frank Gembie, three one and a half story
frames, Mississippi street and Pennsylvania
avenue, $2, 500.
Anthony Rill, two story frame, Norris near
Canada street, 81 200.
b. Habighorst, two two story bricks, Isl and
| 153 East Seventh, $685.
J. 81. Schurmeier, three story brick, 81 Rosa
bel street, 5000. 49,
McAfee's machine shop, sibley street, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh streets, cost 81, OOO
Morris Lyons. addition to dwelling on Sixth,
near Sibley street, cost $500.
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Fifth Ward .

| L. P. Stomquiht Prebel street, story and a
| half frame d dwelling, 5000.
Daniel OConnor, Prebel street, improve.
ments, $500.
George Il. Hale. Farquier street, story aud a
half frame dwelling, $1,000.
q. Mnngsi, Fa1quier street, story and half
| John Kiefer, John street, story and half
frame dwelling. 81, 900.
Rev. Father Peter Gallagher, near John
street, two-story brick dwelling. $4,000.
J. J. Dewey, double frame, 70 Somerset
H. H. Brown, two and half story frame,
Westminster and Partridge street, $4,000.
| ). w. Anderson, two and a half story frame,
66 Bradley street, 1900.
Michael Kelley, two and half story frame,
80 Collins street, 81 200.
William Rotert, two and half story frame.
119 Woodland avenue, 1880.
Sa%ue Msya two tTS and half story
Henry Justus: two story brick, Sixth and
Oak streets, $4,000.
Andrew schocb, 1856 Eighth street, two story
frame, $500.
Frank Duffy, two story frame, De Bow and
st.. Paul streets, $1,000.
P. b. Kelly, four two and half story bricks,
Lafayette avenue, $12, 900.
| William Merriam, block IF tenement houses.
Lafayette avenue, $500.
St Paul & Wisconsin Railroad company, en-
CINE house on Farquier street, $4,000.
J. P. Christ, Reaney street. two one story
and half frame dwellings, 81, 800.
n. G. Rhodes, Kalamazoo street, one story
and three.quarter frame dwelling, $1,000.
A. 20. Fossbend, Iglehart street, improve
ments, $3.50. ..a.... =. Z.
Peter Dougherty, Minnehaha street, two
| story and half frame dwelling and Improve
ments, 50, 500. -.
Patrick O'Leary, Preble street, improve
ments, 5000.
John j. Lemon, corner Rye avenue and
Eighth street, two story frame dwelling and
Improvements, $3, 500.
F: W. Northup, North street, two story frame
dwelling, $500. -
Tim Reardon: Seventh street, two story frame
| ZIG. Lundval, East Seventh street. one story
frame dwelling, 5000.
Samuel Dutson, near East Seventh street. one
story frame dwelling, 5000.
L. Delovier, East Seventh street., one story
frame dwelling, 5000.
Miss E. Schaeffer, East Seventh street, i'm
provements, 1850.
Andrew Oleson. East Seventh street, inn
provements, $500.
e Lew Eschach, East Seventh street story and
half frame dwelling, $l,2W.
81. Miller, Hoffman avenue, one story frame
dwelling, $500.
go, 600 - 49, 'o''
Martin Halloran, Hoffman avenue, one story
frame dwelling, 940O.
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Bridge Commission .

Bridge Consn,issioa.
The following shows the expenses of the
bridge commission for 1870, and the present
condition of the fund:
Original appropriations. EOS72 Ak
Loan OF JAY 8, lo79............... 10000 90
$90,S72 IS
1ay"enta 1or 1efa.. ............... 1861 62
Balance on hand. ............. 81, 214 "a
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Or in other words, the department. has
been called out seventy-fve times during
1879. r---.
The losses, insurance, and loss over insur-
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Alex. Freneth, Robinson street, improve
ments, $500.
O. II. Witherell, corner Fifth and Goodhue
streets, one story frame dwelling and improve
ments, $1,000.
Or. Mintzer, near brick yard, barn, $1,000.
Dennis Belaine, near A street, one story
frame dwelling, $500.
= Leschants, near Fifth street. one story
frame dwelling, $500.
Goodhue. Water street, one story frame
dwelling, $500.
dwelling, $70O.
J. +. Halstead, Fifth street, one story frame
Office, $500.
". OConner, Clay street, Improvements,
$3.50.