Daily globe., 1879-01-22
CITY GOVERNMENT.

Ihe council held its second meeting of the
year yesterday.
Il. b. Smith and twenty others protested
against peanut stands and street venders of
candies, etc. Sherwood Hough and other
property owners petition against the open
ing of Minnesota street. John Wagner and
others want the Wabashaw street sewer ex-
tended to Summit avenue.
THE CITY ENGINEER.
The city engineer reported that he had re-
ceived $75 for surveying for other parties.
Aid. Dowlan inquired by what authority
the city engineer did this kind of work.
He thought it preposterous to think the city
force could be taken out and the charge of
So only be made. He (SewalD had done
work for the Milwaukee road he had no
right to do, and then had gotten black
guarded for it by his employers, at least one
of his men had been. The city engineer
had no authority to do this work, and he
moved it's reference to committee to inves-
tigate.
The chairman appointed the following to
act as such committee:
Aid. Dowlan, Sanborn, Grace, O'Connor,
Belote and Mccarthy.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
A report on the claim of Henry Starkey
for certain work on Wilkin street grading:
Referred to committee on streets.
From the same, a resolution asking for
$lOO for clerical work. Request referred.
BRIDGE IN THE SIXTH WARD.
From Aid. Mccarthy and the city engineer,
a report relative to the repair of bridge in
the Sixth ward near the Merritt
house, setting forth that the lumber
must be purchased from Martin & Co.,
as their contract runs until May 21st, 1879.
But under recent order of the board of
public works to repair the bridge, it could be
rebuilt, etc.
Aid. Sanborn moved to lay the matter on
the table.
Aid. Mccarthy opposed this. He claimed
liable for damages every day.
motion was finally adopted requesting
the board to take immediate action.
THE TURN TABLES.
The double committee, special and regular,
on the fire department reported the turn
table bills as correct recommended their
approval and that they be paid. So ordered
without dissent.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Aid. Mccarthy reported back the petition
for repairs on the Dodd road, near MCCARTHY
street, with the recommendation that tbs
matter be passed for the present, and that
the street commissioner be ordered to make
such repairs as he may deem necessary.
| Adopted.
From Aid. DoWlan, to whom was referred
the matter of the change of grade on several
streets in the First ward, report recon-
mending the same. So ordered, and the
clerk was directed to give the legal notice
! thereof
| UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
| Under the head of unfinished business, the
council adopted change of grade on Pine,
John, Eighth, and nine other streets, and the
clerk was directed to give notice.
NEW MARKET HOUSE.
By Aid. Allen, resolution calling for the
appointment of committee of three with
the president of the council to confer with
an architect to make plans and estimates
for new market house. A report thereon
to be made at the earliest practical moment;
the present site to be used for the building.
| The alderman urged the resolution.
He believed it would be beneficial
was needed, and that the old building could
not be repaired except at great cost, and at
no time would be safe. The new market
house, properly arranged, ETC., would make a
return of 10 to - pei cent. in the invest
| ment.
Aid. Dowlan would like to see new mar
ket house; but just now 1t couldn't be built
| except at considerable expense. He advised
| that the committee confer with parties so as
| to see if the building couldn't be erected by
private parties for lease of the ground for
twenty or twenty-five years.
The resolution was put and carried.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
| By Aid. Mccarthy, resolution directing
| the board of publ works to open, widen,
| ETC., Front street, in the Sixth ward.
| The alderman stated that his object was to
learn what the board of public works
had done with it; it had
been of long standing. And the desire was
to learn what property had been condemned,
or if anything had been done at all.
| By the same, a resolution instructing the
committee on legislation to make inquiry
into the matter of what is known as the
levee improvement in the Sixth ward.
Aid. Griggs and Sanborn wanted to know
| where the funds were to come from to pay
for the projected improvement.
Aid. Dowlan moved to refer to the commit
tee on streets, city engineer, and city at
torney. Carried.
LIQUOR LICENSES.
By Aid. Griggs-A resolution directing the
chief of police to enforce all licenses in the
city.
Aid. Sanborn presented, in this connection,
a petition from number of retail LIQUOR
dealers asking for rebate in their licenses.
The alderman stated that the petition
was based upon the practice that
when license was taken
out in the last quarter, they we're allowed
part of the amount to run over to the next
year. He therefore asked for postpone
ment of the resolution until such time as
due inquiry could be made into the whole
business.
Aid. Griggs and Dowlan opposed any
postponement. The question had nothing
to do with the resolution. Their petition
was an after consideration.
Aid. Grace moved the reference of the
resolution to the mayor. He was willing to
enforce the licenses, aud would d. it as
promptly and energetically as any mayor we
ever had.
Aid. Dreis stated that he had often direct
ca bue culel 10 90 SO; ana IN many instances
he had reported the prompt collection of the
same.
Aid. Grace's motion to refer to the mayor
was put and carried.
HOTEL FOR TRAMPs.
BY Aid. Allen, resolution directing that
temporary shed, with stove, be erected on
Smith park for the comfort of tramps, etc.
Aid Sanborn opposed the resolution, be-
cause it was putting in dollars to save cents
The resolution was then adopted.
On suggestion of President Rhodes, the
city engineer was directed to ascertain and