Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-07

At the regular meeting of the council yes
terday afternoon, there were present Aid.
Allen, Bell, Dowlan, Kittson, Grace, Griggs,
Brennan, Minea, Sanborn, Smith and Presi-
dent Rhodes. Absent, Aid. O'Connor.
Aid. Allen moved to suspend the regular
order and take up the matter of choosing
city printer. Carried, and AID. Allen offered
a resolution, as follows:
ReSolyed, That the ST.. Paul GLOBE is hereby
elected as the official paper of the city of st.
Paul for the year 1880, and until its successor
is elected and qualifed provided, that the
publisher thereof will contract to do the city
printing and advertising at the same price now
paid for the city printing.
AID. Sanborn moved to refer the resolu-
ton and subject to the committee on print
ing, with direction to advertise for bids
Lost, ayes s. nays 4.
Aid. Grace asked whether the election
should be by resolution or ballot. The
president referred the question to City At
torney Murray, who answered that it was
immaterial. the requirement being merely
that the council shall designate the official
newspaper.
The vote was then taken on the resolution
as offered by AID. Allen, ana it was, adopted
years 9, nays .. Yeas-Allen, Dowlan. kit
son, Grace, Bell, Griggs, Brennan, Minea and
President Rhodes .. Nays-Sanborn and
Smith.
Aid Bell, when his name was called, said
he had hoped the matter would go to the
committee to advertise for bids. He had
examined the charter and it left doubt on
his mind whether it was necessary to adver-
Use for bids, and he had thought it best to
follow the former examples of older mem
bers. But inasmuch as the council was now
disposed to do otherwise he should vote for
the resolution. He should vote aye because
(and there was no use in concealing his rea-
son. he believed the.publisher of the GLOBE,
Mr.. Hall, though entertaining many political
notions he could not agree with, to be q
good friend of the city, who if be had half
million would be one of the best and most
useful of citizens. While he presumed the
council would deal properly with Mr.. Hall,
and he did not wish to be understood that
Mr.. Hall should have more than he earned
from the city, he would vote aye in compli-
ment to Mr.. Halls faithfulness to the inter
est Of the city as he understands it.
LICENSES.
resolution was passed appropriating the
sums due as rebates on licenses paid in 1879,
where years license was paid for nine
months business, to be applied by the city
treasurer as credits On payments of licenses
for 1880 by the same persons.
petition of VIM. Welty for remission of
fine imposed on him in the municipal
court, was referred to the committee on
licenses.
Under suspension of the rules an ordi-
nance was adopted, which authorizes the
Mayor to revoke licenses for cause. He is
to report such revocations to the council at
the next meeting thereafter. All licenses
are to contain the condition that the mayor
may revoke them. Licenses are to be issued
only to persons in actual possession of the
premises where license business is located
No licenses are to be issued to women except
by consent of the council. The
mayor is prohibited from restoring a
license after giving notice of revocation, ex-
cept with consent of the council. Orders on
the treasury are authorized for refunding
the unearned part of revoked license.
petition of the proprietor of Conleys
varieties for reduction of license was re-
ferred.
Several petitions for transfer of saloon Ii
censes were referred.
The chief of police was Instructed to pros
ecute all persons whose business requires IL
cense, who do not take out license before
Feb. 90.
THE LEyEES.
Mr.. McClung, for the chamber of COM
merce committee, presented a communion
ton accompanying the resolutions of the
chamber, adopted Dec. 1, relative to the
need of moro levee room than tho city now
owns.
Aid. Sanborn offered q resolution request
ing the city engineer to report plat of the
ground, necessary for levee purposes, in the
Fifth and Sixth wards, and requesting the
board of public works to report the same to
the council as soon as possible, which, with
the communication from the chamber of
commerce, was referred to the committee en-
streets.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS, ETC.
A communication from the board of public
works regarding the approaches to the Kala-
mazoo street bridge, was referred to AID.
Brennan.
The committee on streets reported adverse
ly to the petition of Martha A. G. Richard
sen, VIM. Richeson and Martin M. Leahv, of
Como villas, for vacation of Quincy and
hUanS StreeIS, SOuIu OF cottage street, lie
port adopted.
The board of public works was ordered to
reassess for the grading of Rice street. from
College avenue to Blanca street, the property
against which the district court has denied
judgment under the former assessment.
The board of public works was directed
to lay plank walk on the east side of Hope
street across Seventh street, in the Fifth
ward.
STREET GAS CONTRACT.
contract with the gas company for the
next three years was reported from the COM
mittee and the after explanation by Aid. AL
len finally adopted. 1t allows $50 per lamp
per year, and under the original contract and
the compromise of three years ago, allows the
gas company 1888 annually in lieu of eight
per cent. upon the cost of lamps, posts and
appurtenances and also S197 for the COM
pany's investments in lamp posts, etc, dur
ing the last three years, making an aggregate
of $3.50 per year. The charge for gas in
1879, exclusive of the interest charges, was
1882.
THE UNION DEPOT.
On report of the board of public works
the council ordered, in connection with the
Union depot plans, the opening of street