Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-05

Referred to Comptroller.
OF City Attorney
Presenting contract between William A.
Van Slyke and the city, for the sale and de-
livery of 10000 sewer brick, duly executed,
with bond of said Van Slyke in the sum of
5000 for the faithful performance of said
contract; sureties Chas. T. Miller and Fred
erick G. Sherferberg.
Contract and bond approved.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan. O'Oonnor, Kilt
son, Bell, Smith, Brennan, Minea Mr.. Pres
ident--9.
Contract of Phillip Herzog with the city
for the construction of stone wall on the
east side of Capitol square, duly executed.
Contract approved. Yeas 8. Same vote
a. first above.
Contract of H. S. saroni with the city for
lighting the city with oil lamps
for one year, from and after the 9Th
day of November last, duly executed.
and accompanied by bond in the sum of
$500 for the faithful performance of the con-
tract.
Sureties Henry L. Williams aud James Fl
Davidson.
Contract and bond approved. Yeas-9.
Same vote as first above.
Also,
Bond of Frederick A. Pierce in the sum of
$500 duly executed in accordance with a
resolution of the Common Council, passed
June II last, in regard to the remova! of
dead animals.
Sureties-F. NJ. Upham and +. A. Upham.
Approved. Yeas-9. Same vote as first
above.
A resolution authorizing the City Treas
urer to satisfy and discharge of record in
this Office the assessments against the lote
named in said resolution, the owners of said
lots having laid their own sidewalks, and
the amount that is now to be collected is to
cover expense of advertising and engineer
ing.
Adopted. (see resolution}
A draft of an Ordinance, which was
read. entitled an Ordinance to
Appropriate Money to Pay Damage
occasioned by change of grade on Fifth
street, in the Fifth Ward.
The amount to be appropriated is $149.l5,
and to Elizabeth NJ. Knox; the order for said
amount to be received only in payment OF
assessment on property, on which damage
is claimed. Said ordinance is drawn, in &C.
cordance with the report of the committee
appointed by the council Aid. Smythe and
the President of Council, then representing
said ward
Referred to Committee on Streets and
Aldermen of Fifth Ward.
Also,
A communication from James r. Walsh
Superintendent St. Paul Street Railway Com
pany, in regard to said road and the manner
and condition in which the said company try
to keep it.
Referred to tho Committee on Streets.
Also,
The following communication, accompan.
led by the deed referred to in said commu-
nication:
To the President and Common Council
GENTLEMEN: Please find herewith deed from
Peter Pfeifer and Catherine, his wife, convey
| ing to the City of St. Paul, the south thirty
feet of lots No. nineteen {I9), twenty (2Ol,
| (23), twenty-four (24) and twenty-five (25), OF
Guerin's addition of ont lots to the City of St.
| Paul, for the purpose of widening Minnehaha
street, to a width of sixty feet, from jackson
to Rice street. Also the north ten (1O) feet OF
/ lots number thirteen Q3), fourteen {14),
eighteen (l8) in the same addition, for the pur
pose of widening North street to q uniform
width of forty feet.
| This deed Mr.. Pfeifer executed without con.
| sideration other than that which will accrue tc
property owned by him by the widening and
grading of the streets before named.
The deed will have to be accepted by the
Oouncilsand ordered of record. Very respect
fully, W.P. MURRAY,
.0-. City Attorney.
| Dec. 2, 1879.
Aid. Bell moved that Mr.. Pfeifer be al.
lowed to out his deed on record, and thai
the thanks of the Council be rendered hin
for his gift.
The motion prevailed by the following
| vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O. Conner, Bell, Brennan
Minea, Mr.. President-6.
Nays-Ald. Allen, Kittson, Smith,.
OF City Engineer
Presenting q statement of the cost of ex
| tending the Como Avenue bridge over thu
second track of the st. Paul, Minneapolis
Manitoba railroad-total cost, $629.11.
Referred to Committee on Ways an6
Means with instructions to consult with thu
| m anagers of said road in regard to the pay
ment of the amount agreed upon by then
| for said bridge. ...zE....- g..
Presenting diagram of Fourth stree
from jackson to Sibley street, which shows
that the building at the southwest corner o.
Fourth and jackson streets is prob.
ably four feet in the street, will
an outside stairway occupying three
feet more, and recommending that the city in
sist upon having the full width of its streets
by summary removing distractions, after
short notice to the owner.
Referred to Committee on Streets and AL
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