Daily globe., 1879-06-04

CITY OFF1CEHS REfOhlS.-
The city treasurer's report was submitted,
showing as follows:
Total receipts from Jsn. l.. .$265, ,165 95
Ba}ance on hand s12S, 800 80
The report was referred to the comptroller.
The com ptroller submitted the usual number
of audited claims, which were allowed.
The city clerks report of collections for IL
censes was as follows:
LIQUOR or.................... $l6, 1UO
Vehicle S75
M;scellaneous 1,450
Beer 910
Rntchrs' 800
Doos 283
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40, ,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 S46.5O
had been collected during May. Referred to
comptroller.
RAMSEY CoTNTY IN DEBT.
The clerk of the municipal court reported
fines collected, already published. Refer
ence 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.
The board of public works reported in favor
of the plan of sewerage for the Fifth ward, as
~ l,y ,~h1 1ieho cd torn hnr Will
an order for the construction of the sewers
called for, for $44,500.
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 we're 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-
lievo 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 Finally objection was withdrawn and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 NEUER's CLAIM.
From the samoa report recommending that
Alois Neuer bo paid $125 for damage done to
his property by opening Western avenue in
1872.
Quite a 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 sewer or
Eighth, from Temperance street to Broadway
at a cost of $5, 600; an order to that effect ac
companied the report. The report was accepted
and order passed.
From the samoa report, together with a,
order, in favor of opening and grading an allie.
from Sibley street to Merchants hotel, betweel
Third and Fourth streets, at cost of $3.50
Report accepted and order passed.
From the same-Sundry estimates and bills
heretofore reported, were referred to the cit,
comptroller to be audited.
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
From the board of health-The report as pub
lished in yesterdays GLOBE and action wa
taken thereon as follows:
The appointment of John Patterson as healt
inspector was confirmed.
The reports from aims house, hospital, etc.
made the following exhibit:
Expenses, hospital. l................. .$I,25O 8
Expenses, aims house. 776 G
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 police-A report
reference to D. w. Ingersolls petition for pr
lection against tramps; Mr.. Kerr's petition Fl
protection against loafers at Lake Como
Sundays, and Aid. Dowlau's resolution pr
viding for an increase of the police by five.
%Soa 10 Of $lnea 4o,4
parts of the city, and mentioned several 9th
localities in the Fourth waril, machine shol
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 for'
: the appointment of five additional policem
during the summer months, and the rept
was accompanied by resolution authorizi
the mayor to make the Eve appointments.
Aid. Dowlan urged the adoption of the re-
luton.
Aid. sanborn opposed it. {.
Aid. Grace wanted to know if the mayor
asked for such increase.
Aid. Dowlan-"Not that know of, not
Aid. Grace-s.Then oppose the resolutio,
AID. Smith said he had never seen policen
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 to3.
City Attorney Murray explained that
thought, under the law, the mayor was
powered to appoint five policemen without
above adopted resolution. By law the fl
could be increased to thirty-two men, bu
was allowed to run down to the present NJ
Der, 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 tho,
money could not bs better
pended than to establish good
sufficient police force. As it now stood,
was not so, and he believed protection sh'