Daily globe., 1880-08-06


| Expenditures for the month of July.
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| Vouchers accompany report.
Referred to Committee on Public AZ
counts.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
OF Committee of Ways and Means-Intere
on deposits of City Funds
To the Honorable the President and Commo
J Council of the City of st. Paul:
| The Committee of Ways and Means TO whol
was referred the communication of the sewers
bankers of the city, in relation to the paymer
of interest on City deposits, report in favor {
accepting the proposition for one year from Il
| first day of August, 1886, upon said banks e,
ecuting new bond to be approved by the Con
| mon Council to account for said deposits as al
provided by law. Respectfully,
@. W. GRIaas,
Chairman Committee of Ways ana Maans.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen. Dowlan, O'Connor, Bel
Ringwald, Griggs, Brennan, Minea, Mr.. Pre-
ident-9.
Also,
City Funds in Farmers and Mechanics
bank
The Committee on Ways and Means, to whol
was referred the communication of +. A
REM, City Treasurer relative to the failure q
the Farmers & Mechanics bank. etc., report i
favor of the proper officers of the city takiu
the necessary steps to collect the money du
the city from said bank without any unneces
sary delay. Respectfully,
G. w. GRIaGs, Chairman.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan. O'Connor, Bell
Ringwald Griggs. Brennan Minea: Mr
President-9.
~ ~, WoA
Company's communication
The Committee on Fire Department, t.
whom was referred ths communication o
the st. Paul Water company giving notic
of having laid mains, etc., report in favo
of referring the same to the Comptroller.
Adopted.
P. L. Flynn's petition
Committee report adverse to the prayer OF
the petitioner.
Adopted.
Also,
A. K. Barnum's petition
Committee report adverse to the prayer OF
the petitioner.
Adopted.
Also,
VIM. DeFranchy's petition
Committee report adverse to the prayer Of
the petitioner.
Adopted.
Also,
Steam Fire Alarm whistle
Committee report in favor of accepting the
proposition of FL. P. Hall.
THos. GRACE, Chairman.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen. Dowlan, OConnor, Bell
Ringwald, Griggs, Brennan, Mines, Mr.. Presi-
dent-9.
Of Committee on Streets, Sewers and
Bridges
HOUSE NUMBERING.
The report of the Committee which was
made June 15, 1880, in reference to the
numbering of houses in the city, and which
was laid over at the meeting held on that
date, was called up, read and adopted. The
report is accompanied by resolution in
the city clerk to give the proper
notice, etc.
Adopted. (See resolution.)
Also,
Acceptance of Street Railway track
To the Honorable the President, and Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Com mittee to whom was
referred the communication of the St. Paul
City Railway company, notifying the Common
Council ST the completion of certain addition
al lines and track OF street railway; also that
certain lines and track had been relaid with
new rail, as required by ordinance of said city,
and also asking that the same might be ac-
cepted by the Common Council as provided by
No. 81, respectfully report:
THAT your Committee made personal in
spection of all the lines and track of said rail-
way company and found the track to have
been built substantially in accordance with the
iu relation thereto; the streets gen.
orally upon which said track are laid were
found in good condition. Thirteenth street very
much improved, the company hav-
ing done quite an amount of
grading at it's own expense. The few places your
Committee found out of repair they were as
sured would be put in a satisfactory condition
within q short time.
For the general excellent condition of the
tracks, and the streets along which they are
laid, your committee award great credit to Jas.
K. Walsh, Esq, general manager of the COM
pany, who, during the entire period of his
has conducted the affairs of his
company TO as 10 give Us little dissatisfaction
10 the public as possible. and has promptly
tried always to remove the cause Of any com
plant upon the part of Aldermen Or Common
Council by removing without delay the evil
of.
Your Committee submit herewith an ordi-
nance TO accept the completed lines and track
as asked fur by said company. Respectfully,
JOHN DowJAN, Chairman.
Communication accepted and ordinance
referred to therein read and referred to
Committees on Ordinances, Streets and City
Attorney.
Also,
DoLo~ ~. al, -
To the Honorable, the President and Common
Council of the City of st. Panl.
GENTLEMEN: The COMMITTEES on Streets and
The Aldermen of the Third ward, to whom was
referred the question OF n change OF grade on
St. Peter street, based upon pc
tition of sundry property owners on
st. Peter street, and the recommendation of
he Board of Public Works, report that your
Committee, in company with the City En-
.ineeJ, made personal examination of st.
Peter street, after having survey made show
ing the cid, as we'll as the proposed grade, and
that your committee believe that change such
IS is indicated upon the profile herewith, be-
,weeu Exchange street and College avenue,
would not only be beneficial to the property
,wuers between those two points, but to the
entire street.
Your committee herewith submita resolution
o make the change, as hereinbefore suggested.
JOHN DOWLAN. CHAIRMAN.
Report accepted. The resolution referred
% withdrawn, when Aid. Bell moved that
he City Clerk give the proper notice, as re-
luired by the City Charter, for said change of
grade.
The motion prevailed. Yeas.
Of Committee on Police on the appoint
ment of additional policemen
To the Honorable the President and Common
Council.
GENTLEMEN The Committee on Police, to
whom WAS referred the resolution of Alderman
Bell in regard to the appointment of additional
policemen, in accordance with the purport of
aid resolution, your Committee had confer
,nce with the Mayor. at which meeting the
,ropriety of increasing the force was freely
discussed. The Mayor, opposing the increase
or two reasons as stated by him: 1st. That
he Chief of Police had advised him that an
Increase was not necessary. ID. The want Of
,unds in the Treasury to justify an increase.
The Committee on Police, while they gener-