Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-24
axposrs o. o1r1 o1T1orns.


OF City Treasurer
Presenting upper and lower district stree
force and sewer force pay roll for tho mont
Of Octoter, 1879, amounting to $1,641.4s
Referred to Comptroller.
OF City Comptroller
Presenting audited claim of N. B. Farrell
estimate No. 2, alley contract, $248.63.
Allowed and ordered paid.
Yeas-Ald. Allea. Dowlan. oOonno1
Grace, Bell, Sanborn, Griggs. Smith, Mine.
Mr.. President-lO.
or Same officer
Returning claim of Mayo and Clark 70
$40, the same having been previously paid
Accepted.
I At this part Of tho proceedings AID. Dow
Ian moved that Jno. D. O'Brien, Esq, VIII
was present and desired to address the meet
ing, be heard.
The motion prevailed, and Mr.. O'Brien ad
dressed tho meeting, stating in substanc
that he appeared for and represented ma
jority of the holders of property on Par
avenue, and also those property owners OF
Wabashaw street whose property is a1fecte
by the present grade of Park avenue, an,
asking that the Council appoint committe
| to examine Into and investigate the grade O
| Park avenue % it now stands. Tho speake
said that the grade as established injured th
property of every one on tho street with tn
exception of two or three and in addition
| they were assessed to pay for it. -...
At the conclusion of the speakers remark
the matter was referred to the Commute,
on Streets and Aldermen of the ward.
Of City Engineer -..-..-.-. .--- .
II a. h. ~ 409n
for work done on Como avenue bridge.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
OF Chief of Fire Department.
Giving notice of having located hydrant
on northwest corner Of Walnut and
Oak streets, and asking that tho location Of
the same may be confirmed.
Confirmed. .-..r. ......-.. ..
Yeas--Ald. Allen, Dowlsn, O'Oonnor, Grace
ident---10.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Presenting report from the lower dis.
trict Street Inspector in regard to defective
sidewalks. and recommending that the
proper order be given for the construction
of the sidewalks described in said report.
Referred to aldermen of First, Second and
Fifth wards. e..
Also, presenting and approving of the fol-
lowing estimates and claims, viz: Estimate
No. 8 and final, Fifth street sewer, $497.35;
estimate No. 10 and final, Park avenue grad
ing, Boyer & Lux, contractors, $3,O96.51,
F. Knauft, $40. 75; Thos. Hanley, 8 80; Isaac
Staples, $3S5.o6.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
Reports of Standing Committees, of Com
missioners of Interest and Sinking Fund
and Committee on Ways and Means and
Taxes ..... ...-
Olrr OF SAINT PAUL, October 81, 1879.
To the Honorable, the President and Common
Council of the City of Saint Paul:
GENTLEMAN: Your committees to whom the
City Comptr~ller's tax levy estimate for the
year 1879 was referred, recommend the adop-
ton of the attached resolution by your honor
able body. Very respectfully,
Means.
CHAs. N. BELL,
Acting Chairman of Committee on Taxes.
WV. DAWSON, Mayor,
Chairman of Comm issioners of Interest and
Sinking Fund.
Adopted. (See resolution.)
Also, presenting report in regard to the 40
oeptance of tho library of the st. Paul
Library association. The substance of
which, after giving statistics of free libraries
in other States and cities, and believing that
great benefits are to be derived therefrom,
concludes: "We trust, however, to the
liberality of the pre- sent members of tho st.
Paul Library association to support
and maintain it in its pres
ent usefulness until such times as
the financial condition of the city will war
rant, and authorize the Common Council in
making levy OF taxes for the establishment
of free library, which We hope will not be
longer than another year,
Aid. Allen moved that the report be &C.
copied.
The motion prevailed.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, O. Connor, Bell, sanborn,
Griggs, Smith, Mr.. President-7.
Nays-Ald. Dowlan, Grace, Minea-3.
or Committee on Claims
Returning claim of Taylor d Craig, for
$1O.44, disallowed.
Adopted.
Of Committee on Streets
On tho petition OF Adam Gotzain, asking
to have fences moved off Of Hudson Avenue
and other streets, Committee report in favor
of carving out the wishes of tho petitioner,
and submit resolution to that effect.
Adopted. (See resolution.
Also, presenting report and draft of con-
tract with VIM. A. Van Slyke for tho fur
nishing of 10000 sewer brick at 1886 per
thousand, and recommending that the
proper officers be requested to sign said con-
tract on behalf of the city also. presenting
a bond in tho sum of 5000 to be executed BY
said Van SlYko and sureties for tho faithful
of the contract.
Adopted. s....-..-
Bell, Sanborn, Griggs, Smith, Minea. Mr.. Presi-
dent-l0.
OF Committee on Licenses ..-.-
Resolved, That beer license No. %, issued to
Moses Blxler, be transferred to G.. Rank; that
liquor license No. 1873, issued to James Abern,
be Transferred to G. Caviezel; that liquor
license No. 10Y. issued to O. Hailenberg, be
Transferred to Tutor d 6underson; that liquor
license No. 40, issued TO Wenzel Achterling,
be transferred to John @. Hermann; that liquor
license No. 2O4, issued to Theodore Hamm. be
transferred to Samuel Hatfield. In esch case
no new license 10 to issue, but tho transfer is
to be marked on the original license, with =
reference to this resolution, and the transfer
red icenae shall not authorize any business
save at place named in original license.
That liquor license No. l78. issued to Mr..
Il. II. Smith, may, by IN endorsement thereon
by tho City Clerk, authorize her to do busine.s
at No. 1865 Mississippi street, aud ct no other
place. said license save by said endorsement,
not to be changed. CHAs. N. BELL,
Chairman.
October II, 1879.
Adopted.
Of the Committee on Ordinances and Pub
lilo Accounts
To the Honorable Common Council:
GENTLEMEN-The Committee on Public 40
counts respectfully report that they have ex.
amined the reports of the Board Of Directors
OF the Aims House and Hospital, the Clerk of
the Munioipa! Court. the Chief Of Police, the