Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-22
THE CITY COUNCIL.

THE CITY COUNCIL.
Al Immense Amount of Business Trans
acted by the Fathers--Tho Quincy Con,
vention---Hack stands--Park Avenue.
Liquor Licenses--The Tax Levy--A Free
Library Miscellaneous.
At regular meeting of tho council, held
Last night, President Rhodes in the chair, the
following business was transacted:
PETITIONS, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Petition of j. n. MoAllister for. . sewer on
Fourth street, between Cedar and Minnesota
streets, was referred to the board of public
works. E. T. White complained of obstruc.
tions on Jay street; referred to chief of police.
Patrick Butler wants connection with sewer on
Wabashaw street. having paid for permit; re.
ferred to city engineer. Timothy Ryan wants
his fine Of IS for fast riding over John street
bridge. He states that he had or was driving
an unruly COW over the bridge. On motion of
Aid. Grace tho fine was RENTED.
THE QUINCY CONVENTION.
j. Ham Davidson. as delegate to the Quincy
Mississippi river convention, made report of
the discharge of his duty. He referred to the
daily papers (GLoBE, presumably for full par
ticulars of the proceedings, and closed with q
bill OF expenses amounting to 1850.
Aid. Griggs moved to include President
Rhodes expenses in the bill.
President Rhodes said he had no claim to
submit, and thereupon the matter was re-
ferred to the committee on ways and means.
THE HACK STANDS.
G. s. Hawley and others petition for the re-
peal of the ordinance passed at last session of
council, SO as to allow three hacks at time
stand on jackson street near Merchants hotel
Aid. Allen moved to lay the petition on the
table.
Aid. Grace moved to refer to committee on
ordinances.
Aid. Sanborn objected and suggested the
committee on streets.
to the board of health. As sanitary measure
the hack stand ought to be moved away from
Jackson and Third streets. It also blockaded
these narrow streets, and on the whole the
hackmen were q nuisance.
Aid. OOonnor thought if tho hack stands
were q nuisance around the Merchants hotel
they'd be just as much = nuisance to private
boarding houses on Fourth street, where it was
proposed to remove the stand.
Aid. Aliens motion to refer to the board of
health was lost, and the petition was referred
to the committee ON streets.
souAr1ER sovERE1aNs.
The estates of Morris Lamprey and Girart
Hewitt and others petition for the removal of
squatters, whom it is claimed have located
houses, without authority, on aud in Earring.
ton, Aurora avenues, Elicit street, etc. Re
ferred to the committee on streets.
CITY OFFICERS.
The city comptroller submitted sundry au-
dited claims, which were allowed.
PARK AVENUE.
At this juncture, Mr.. John D. O'Brien. on
the part of many property owners on Park
avenue, addressed the council in reference to
the grade on this thoroughfare. he held that
it was next to impossible, in no way fulfilled
the requirements of travel, being interspersed
along its length with acute or steep grades.
Besides there was only twenty-eight feet of
road bed. Before further progress was made.
he asked that q com mittee be appointed to look
over the ground, and he felt sure a change of
grade would be ordered.
6Ald. Allen concurred in all Mr.. O'Brien had
said, and supplemented it with emphasis de-
rived from his own experience in the matter.l
Aid. Dowlan said the same, and characterized
the grade as ridiculous. However, to reerade
it it would cost the property owners additional
money, and they ought to consider it.
Aid. Bell condemned the grade. Many pro-
perty owners had paid 800 or more for the
street as now made, and it couldn't be used.
Referred to committee on streets.
Thirty five dollars was refunded St. Joseph's
parish for erroneous assessment for sidewalk
on Carroll street.
CITY OFFICERS REPORTS.
Street force payroll, $1,5A. ~, allowed.
Chief of fire department reported location of
hydrants; confirmed.
J. 8. Sewell. city engineer, submitted bill
for 1906. IS for building Como avenue bridge.
Referred to committee on claims.
CROOKED LIQUOR LICENSES.
The committee on licenses reported the
transfer of several liquor hcsnses, which was
supplemented by a resolution from AID. Bell
providing that no transfer gave q new date.
but the old license carried with it it's old date
to the purchaser as a saloonist. Aid. Bell said
the law was trying to be .evaded by these
transfers, the buyer trying to date his bust
ness from the date of the transfer. The reso-
luton prevented that. Report adopted, and 1880
luton passed.
THE TAX LEVY.
The special committee to report tax levy
submitted the following tax levy for 1879:
FIRST, SECOND. THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH WARDS.
MIL.