Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-21
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CITY COUNCIL.

Regular Observation-Disclosures Business.
A regular meeting of the council was held
last evening with Vice President Snyder in
the chair and ten aldermen present.
communication from Mayor Rand ap-
pointing the following persons special police.
men during fair week John Kingston, Geo.
Eaton, B. Drew, Ezra B. Ames, G. B. Brown,
G. r. Fix, Geo. Frost, Frank Dinsmore, T..
Copeland, George H. Hatch, VIM. Smith,
Louis Peterson, &. w. Croft, John r. Nor
rier, o. Sproal, James Dillon, s. G.. Now
ard, A. G. Pabrash, John Nash, G. L. Peck,
John Hoy, A. Gilbert, A. j. Clark, Joseph
Cressey.
The appointments were confirmed, as also
were the following specials without pay
from the city: :.
A. n. Runge, Nick Thielen, Frank Stet-
son, Henry Williams, Christ Henri, Joseph
Kuchli, Robert N. York, Penny Trewgy.
The matter of continuing the telephone
connections at the Office of the chief of police
and the chief of the fire department. was
referred to the committee on public grounds
and buildings.
A report was read from Edward McDer-
mott, sealer OF weights and measures, and
the matter was referred to q special commit
The petition of William s. King, asking
that the license fees or special tax for any
business that may be done on the fair grounds
during fair week be RENTED. Granted.
The matter of draining the lot on Wash
lngton avenue north, bounded by Third
street and Fourth and Fifth avenues, which
has been complained of by residents IN the
vicinity, was laid on the table.
Anumber of petitions for the erection
and repairing of buildings were referred to
the fire committee.
The following proposals were received for
building the new hose house at the corner of
Washington avenue and Thirteenth avenue
south: A. G. Cutler, $500; w. p. Barrett,
$6,7l3.5O Stebbins & Robertson, $7,122:
Freeman A. Fisher, $6,9O5; Barclay Cooper,
$6,337. On motion the contract was award
ed to s. G. Cutler.
Leave of absence was granted to Chief
Bracket for two weeks to attend the
national convention of chief engineers which
will be held in Washington, d. c., on Dec.
9th.
The application of Edward Curran for ap-
pointment as policeman was referred to
Mayor Rand.
The contract for constructing the stone
arch culvert over Bassett's creek on Second
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The county attorney reported that church
property fronting on streets where improve
ments were made, was liable to assess
ments.
The claim of j. r. Nash, ex-health officer,
against the city for the use of a
horse during his term of office was
referred to the city attorney, who reported
that the city council had no power to in
crease the salary of city officer after the
commencement of his term of Office.
The usual budget of claims were presented
and allowed.
The bill for the expenses of the board of
equalization for the years 1878 and 1879,
amounting to 1886, was presented and al
lowed.
A six inch water main was ordered laid on
Fourth avenue from Sixteenth to Twenty
Fourth street.
Three streets in the vicinity of the Uni
yersity we're ordered opened aud laid out.
The usual number of gas lamps and new
sidewalks were ordered put up and laid out.