Daily globe., 1879-01-24

Ordered paid.
From citizens in the upper part of the
Fourth Ward
For protection from fire.
Referred to Aid. Smith, Dreis, Kittson,
Allen, Griggs and Rhodes.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
Pay rolls of upper and lower district street
force, for month of January 10th, 1879,
amounting to $259.S6.
Referre to Comptroller.
AUDITED CLAIMS.
Of Comptroller-
January 2l, 1879: Thos. Hanley, $14.12;
P. A. Bergsma, $5.70; VIM. Maddox, $1,000;
J. H. Reaney, $1,000; John Martin & Co.,,
$12735; N. w. Fuel o., $1,000; August
Hammer, $28.95; Harnisch & Schendeldeck-
er, $4.0O; Prendergast & Brother, $16.71;
Kelly & Upper, $12 90; Irvine & Co., $4.75;
John Churchill, $500; @. II. Williams,
1872 so; Pioneer Press Co., $3987; j. H.
Breidert, IS cents; John Trotter, $1.5O; r..
O. Strong, $500; Otto Dreher, $500; Silsby
Manufacturing Co., $34.91; Smith g. Lewis,
$3.50; F. Knauft, $14.4O: Hadfeld & Co.,
$500: Mitsch Il Haupers, $94.75; St. Paul
Broom Co., 1926; White, Stone & Co.,
$11665; John E. O'Brien, $23.23;
James Starkey, estimate No. 9, Fort street
sewer, &395.25; j. M. Evenson, estimate No.
2, Ninth street sewer, 1882; Michael Clo-
nan. estimate No. 6, grading L'Orient street,
$l31.96; j. ID. Evenson, estimate No. 8
Wabashaw street sewer, $167.24.
Allowed and ordered paid.
Of City Engineer-
Presenting his annual report.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
Of same officer
Accounting for contingent fund OF
$4O2.19.
Referred to Committee on Public Ac-
counts.
Of same officer
Reporting surveying done for private par
ties. Money paid in, $119.5O.
Referred to Aid. Dowlan, Sanborn, Grace,
O'Connor, Beiote, Mccarthy.
Of same officer and Alderman of Sixth
ward
On bridge in West St. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 21, 1879.
To the City Council.
We find that the contract of the city with
Martin & Co., for furnishing all lumber re-
quired by the city, runs to May 2lst, of this
year, and consequently that the lumber must
Board of Public Works lnstructing the engi-
neer and street commissioner to make the ne
cessary repairs, which was made before the
matter came to your notice.
The necessary rebuilding can be done under
this last order unless you make some other dis
position Of it.
Very respectfully,
J. s. SEWALL City Engineer,
j. G. MCCARTHY.
Accepted and adopted.
Referred to the Board of Public Works,
with instructions to proceed and make the
necessary repairs.
OF same officer
Reporting profile of a grade for Fifth
street between Broadway and Kittson.
Referred to Committee on Streets and At
tornsy.
Of City Attorney
Presenting contract with Harlan P. Hall,
city printer.
Referred to Committee on Printing.
REPORTS OF STANDING ooMM1ITEEs.
OF Committee on Claims
House of the Good Shepherd, $3.50:
Stees Bros, $99; A. Linn, $7. SO; A. E. Nell
gren, $3.50; J. Martin, $11O.12.
Referred to Comptroller.
Of Special Committee and Committee on
Fire Department
On claim of Thos. Fitzpatrick, $7O6.42.
The joint committee respectfully recon-
mend the payment of Fitzpatrick's bills fo1
new turn tables and repairs in engine houses
as per bills rendered. A. ALLEN
Chairman.
Adopted, allowed and referred to Comp
troller.
Of committee on Streets, Sewers and
Bridges
On the vacation of an alley running
through block II, Dayton g. Irvine's addi-
ton.
To the Common Council of the city of ST. Paul.
The undersigned, a committee heretofore, on
the Sd Of December 1S78 duly appointed by
SAID council to hear and consider a certain
petition of Thomas Cochran, Jr. Earle s. Good
rich and Others, for the vacation of a portion
OF certain alley lying south of lot IL in block
II, in Dayton d Irvine's addition to SAID CITY,
having given due notice of the time and place
where said petition would be heard and con.
sldered by us, as by papers, hereto an
nexed, will appear, and having at the time and
place in said notice named, duly investigated
and considered the matter referred to in said
petition and notice, and having then and there
duly heard the testimony and evidence of all
parties interested therein, after due delibera.
tien had, and it appearing that the facts al.
legged in said petition are true, and that due
notice of the hearing thereof has been
duly given, do hereby report in favo1
of granting such petition, and in favor of the
vacation and discontinusnce of the portion OF
the alley, as therein prayed.
st. Paul, Jan. 18, 1879.
JOHN DowLAN,
Chairman Of the Committee of Streets, Sewers
and Bridges.
Adopted, yeas IL, nays none.
(See order.)
OF same
On claim OF R. Hazard for damage to his
property occasioned by the grading of Iglehari
street.
Your committee report the within petition
without recommendation.
JOHN DowLAN,
Chairman.
Adopted.
Of Committee on Gas
On the time table of the St. Paul Gas
Light Co.
Recommending the within schedule for light.
ing and turning off gas.
J. @. MCCARTHY.
Adopted.
Of Committee on Public Accounts
On the reports of Board of Directors OF
Almshouse and Hospital, Clerk of Municipal
Court. Chief of Police, Market Me ster and
Pound Master, all for December, 1878.
10 the Honorable Common Council.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on Public Ao
counts TO whom the Shove reports were 10