Daily globe., 1879-06-04

showing as follows: .
Total receipts from Jsn. l.. ....... 1856, ,165 95
Balance on hand. .sl28, 800 80
The report was referred to the comptroller.
The comptroller submitted the usual number
of audited claims which were allowed.
The oity clerks report of collections for Ii
censes was as follows
Liquor ..........:.......... $l6, lUO
Vehicle S75
miscellaneous 1,450
Beer Observation-Disclosures. 9l0
Butcbrs' ...... 900
DOGS ........... 283
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .s2o, ,2ls
The chief of the fire department reported
the location of sundry fire plugs, confirmed;
petition for leave of absence for Superinten-
dent Birge, granted; the appointment of John
Bell as diver of hook and ladder company
and @. Loeffelholz as tillerman, confirmed.
The market masters report showed $46.5O
had been collected during May. Referred to
comptroller.
RAMSEY CoTNTY IN DEBT.
Tie clerk of the municipal court reported
fines collected, already published. Refer
was also made to $39.45.
for fees due from Ramsey county, which could
not be collected.
On motion of Aid. Sanborn the matter was
referred to the city attorney with instructions
to bring suit to recover.
The reports of the chief of police and captain
of police already published in synopsis were
submitted.
FIFTH WARD SEWERAGE.
Tho board Of public works reported in favor
of the plan of sewerage for the Fifth ward, as
already published, together with with
for
President Rhodes explained the necessity Of
the drainage and sewerage in that locality.
The order was then unanimously passed.
The plans and specifications Of the city en-
gineer for the above sewerage were submitted
for adoption.
AID. Dowlan took objection to the pipes
recommended, ''vitrifed clay pipes" He
though this ought to be left to the contractors
to bid on, and the board Of public works should
decide which to use. The alderman didn't be-
lieve in using the cement and pipes in which
the city engineer was interested when they
did not meet the requirements at all.
He moved that the word 'vitrifed" be stricken
out and thus the choice would be left to the
board. Finally objection was withdrawn and
the plans were adopted.
ALoIs NEUERs CLAIM.
From the same-Areport recommending that
Alois Neuer be paid 1925 for damage done to
his property by opening Western avenue in
1872.
Quite lengthy debate ensued, Aid. Allen
favoring the claim and Aid. Sanborn opposing
it, The matter was finally referred to the com
mittee on streets.
EIGHTH STREET SEWER.
From the board of public works-Reported
in favor of the construction of a sewer or
Eighth, from Temperance street to Broadway
at q cost of $5, 900; an order to that effect &C
companied the report. The report was accepted
and order passed.
From the samoa report, togetherwith al
order, in favor of opening and grading an ale,
from Sibley street to Merchants hotel, betweel
Third and Fourth Streets at cost of $3.50
Report accepted and order passed.
From tho same -Sundry estimates and bills
heretofore reported, were referred to the cit
comptroller to be audited.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
From the board of fhealth-The report as pub
lished in yesterdays GLOBE, and action wa
taken thereon as follows:
The appointment of John Patterson as healt
inspector was confirmed.
The reports from aims house, hospital, etc
made the following exhibit:
Expenses, hospital. 81 ESQ
Expenses, aims house. Northumberland. 776
Referred to city comptroller.
The committee on claims reported the usu
amount of claims, which were allowed and r
ferred to the city comptroller to be audited.
FIVE MORE POLICEMEN AUTHORIZED.
From the committee on polico-A report
reference to d. W. Ingersoll's petition for pr
lection against tramps; Mr. Kerr's petition f
protection against loafers at Lake Como
Sundays and AID. Dowlan's resolution pr
viding for an increase of the police by five.
The committee spoke of these unprotect'
A. -sk u
localities in the Fourth war;l, machine shop
etc., unprotected. The report stated the p
lice force was too small to protect u
guarded places at present, and this cou
only be done by an increased fore
In view of this, the committee recommel
the appointment of five additional policem
during the summer months, and the rept
was accompanied by resolution authorizi
the mayor to make the FIVE appointments.
Aid. Dowlan urged the adoption of the re!
luton.
Aid. Sanborn opposed it..
Aid. Grace wanted to know if the mayor b
asked for such increase.
AID. Dowlan-''Not that know Of, not
me-"
Aid. Grace-''Then oppose the resolution
Aid. Smith said he had never seen policem
up in his precinct. The result was, that robb
occurred there the other night, (Gov. Dav
For his part. the alderman wanted policen
out there.
The resolution to increase the force by
policemen prevailed by a vote of z to 8.
City Attorney Murray explained that
thought, under the law, the mayor was
powered to appoint five policemen without
above adopted resolution. By law the fo
could be increased to thirty-two men, bu
was allowed to run down to the present n,
ber, twenty.seven.
AID. Sanborn said in view of this he mo
reconsideration of the vote by which the
olution was adopted.
Aid. Allen opposed an increase of the fo
Aid. Bell urged that the vote be not re,
sidered. He was opposed to increased t,
tion, but in this instance he thor
money could not be better
nended than to establish :. good
suficient police force. As it now stood,
Was not so, and he believed protection she