Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-17
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
EXCEEDINGLY IMPORTANT MEEr-
ING OF THE COUNCIL.

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appointment Of Delegation to the River
Convention at Quincy-The Union Depot
ouestion-Arranging to vacate Streets In
Order That the Work May Go On .-Accu-
mutation Of Street lwork-sewer Casa
Suggestive Article.
The city council met in regular session last
night, President Rhodes in the chair.
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER CONVENTION AT QUINCY,
ILLINOIS.
Inc hrst matter coming up was a cOmmuni-
catlon i'om Mayor Dawson as follows:
MAYORS OFF1oE,
ST.. PAUL, Sept. IS, 1879
10 the President and Common Council:
dENTLEMEN-Ih have received cOmmunica-
tion from the mayor of Quincy, Ill, request
ing that our city send one or more delegates to
attend river improvement convention to be
held on the 10Th of October next at Quincy.
As the Mississippi river is the great regulator
OF all freight coming from the East and South
TO st. Paul, recommend that you will take
such action as in your judgment will assist
the further improvement of our great river by
appointing suitable delegates. Respectfully,
w. DAWSON, Mayor.
On motion Of Aid. Grace Mr.. j. Ham David
son and President Rhodes were appointed dele
gates TO the Quincy river convention.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The intimatiOn was given that Governor
Ramsey and Col. D. A. Robertson had petit
ton and communication to present to the coun-
Gil. Thereupoo Governor Ramsey, acting as
spokesman, prefaced the presentation of the
petition, by abiding to the efforts which had
been made to sustain a library in the city.
Enough had been expended on it even to make
Como avenue, but he was forced to confess that
the inaugurators and members of the assOcia-
ton were at q loss for means to support it. In
consequences he was authorized to donate this
valuable library, the accumulation of twenty
years, to the city with certain provisions, asking
the council to support and provide a public
lowing these remarks, Gov. Ramsey submitted
the following memorial:
Totthe President and Aldermen of the City
Council of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The undersigned would re-
specially represent to your honorable body
that they have been appointed by the board of
directors of the St. Paul Library association as
a committee to recommend to your deliberate
consideration the propriety and cxpediency of
adopting proper measures for establishing and
maintaining in this city (Which is authorized
by general Law of the Btate) free public Ii
brary and reading rooms adequate to the needs
of its large and rapidly increasing population,
which cannot be accomplished by any private
corporation.
The st. Paul library was established by a
comparatively small number of liberal and
public spirited citizens when our population
was about one-fifth of it's present number, It's
founders and its active supporters have labored
to accumulate and maintain a library common
surate with the dignity, honor and public vel
fare Of our metropolitan city, and with this
object in view to make it as near as possible a
free public library. The subscription price
for the use of its books. therefore, has been
made much less than the cost of attendance
and incidental expenses, not including the ex-
penditure for books. Besides this, the reading
room, supplied with numerous valuable peri
Odicals, has been free to our citizens and visit
ing strangers, and it has been in fact a free
public reading room. .rs-.
In accordance with the desire of numerous
with associate, stockholders, the board of direc-
tors of the st. Paul Library association have,
after full deliberations determined to call your
attention to the Importance and expediency OF
establishing and maintaining free public Ii.
brary and reading rooms, in the city of st.
Paul, on the general plan of that Of Chicago
and numerous other cities of the Western and
Eastern States. so &.
We present, accompanying this communities
ton. copy of the proceedings of the board
OF directors of the St. Paul Library associa-
ton, and q copy of the law therein referred
to. Very respectfully. s;
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D. A. ROBERTSON, r,-g@
S.aase * CHAs. E. OTIs,
w. D.. CoRNIsH.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. 16, 1879. Nd. * -
The communication was referred to the com
missioners Of the sinking fund and committee
on taxes.
COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONS, ETC.
From the mayor, communication reporting
that Michael ODay's saloon license had been
revoked, and recommend that he be refunded
the unexpired part of his liconse for the year
Referred to the city comptroller to ascertain
the amount. z,,.l
Additional petitions were submitted, from
Patrick Malone, asking for street repairs at
Burr aud Woodward streets. Referred to board
of public works. AZ Ef-sa
THE IT. PAUL & PACIFIC RAILROAD. u
A petition from John Horrigan, setting forth
that he lived on Minnehaha street, that grade
had been duly established, but in direct oppo-
sition to said grade the st. Paul, Minneapolis 4
Manitoba railroad was excavating line along
the street to the great injury of the property
along the street. :
Supplemental to this letter was read from
that the street grades be changed to conform
to the railroad track. E aaait p
It was suggested that conference between
the railroad company and the property holders
could adjust the matter by the railroad com.
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