Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-18
CITY GOVERNMENT.

ordnance AA -
An Ordinance Forbidding the Sale of
Liquor to Minors and Women-Compli-
mont to City Clerk.
The CITY council held regular meeting yes
terday afternoon, President Rhodes in the
chair, at which the following business was
transacted:
COMO AVENUE.
The matter of vacating Como avenue, on
petition of Eva Lamprey, was postponed for
two weeks.
A communication was read from Louis
Touchette asking that P. Fl. Moran and David
Gibbs be appointed deputy wood measnrers.
Aid. Nina wanted to know how many the
citv needed. He thought there was ten or a
dozen now.
Aid. Bell moved the reference to Aid. Dow
Ian. Griggs and MIR. President. After some
additional discussion the matter was passed
temporarily.
THE MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK.
A communication from Judge Flint in
formed the council of the appointment of Mr..
Thomas ID. o. Brien as clerk of his court. The
appointment was confirmed.
netition from Charles Latham asking to be
allowed to remove three buildings from near
Martins lumber yard to Broadway, near Ninth
street. similar petition was read from David
McCaine to remove a building from West
seventh and Exchange streets to Canada and
Fourteenth streets. Both petitions were
granted; the chairman of the committee on
streets to direct which streets shall be used
over which to move the buildings
The CITY treasurer submitted street pay rolls,
1926 %. for January, which were referred. The
rood tod oil yUh
had to be postponed, as only seven members
were present, and it requires eight to appro-
pirate money.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
submitted their resolution in regard to abating
nuisance on L'Orient street, as reported IN
their proceedings yesterday, which was referred
to committee on streets.
SEWER ORDINANCE.
The city attorney submitted an ordinance to
provide for the control of sewers, ETC., which
was ordered printed.
DISABLED FIREMAN.
petition of P. 81. Smith, of the ire depart
ment, setting forth that he was injured while on
duty, and that he employed substitute at his
own expense, and asking that he be reimbursed
to the amount expended, $lO4. Referred to
committee on fire department..
Delaney & OConnor's petition to slaughter,
ETC., at their slaughter house, was granted.
THE CITY TREASURES BOOKS.
The committee which examined the city
treasurer's accounts made report, stating they
were found to be highly satisfactory. The
amount of vouchers destroyed, ETC., were re-
ported as already published in the GLOBE.
Aid Rhodes and Smith took occasion TO add
their personal commendatlon on the accuracy
etc., found to exist in the treasurer books, &C.
counts, etc.
THE UNION DEPOT.
The following communication brought the
union depot project to the notice of the coun-
Gil again:
The ST.. PAUL MON DEPOT COMPANY,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 13, 1880.
To the Honorable City Council of st. Paul,
Minn.
GENTLEMEN: An ordinance (No. 1897 relat-
ing to the st. Paul Union Depot company, and
passed by your board on the 10th ultimo. re-
quires the same to be officially accepted within
forty days. Goa Or before the 18th inst-l Since
the passage of said ordinance 1t has been i'm
possible to get majority of the Board of Di-
rectors of this company together. call was
issued for meeting or the 18th inst, but in
response received the following telegram
dated New York, 18th Feb, 1850:
I'VE desire to accept Union Depot ordinance,
but cannot get quorum for formal meeting in
time. Ask City Council to extend time twenty
COY days." (Sigued) j. w. BISHOP.
FL. d. PORTLR,
J. P. ILsLEY.
l would therefore respectfully ask City
Council to extend the time for accepting said
ordinance further period of twenty (20) days,
that is till March 10th, 1880. Respectfully,
JOIN d. EsTABRooK,
Saoratarv of St Panl TTniOn Depot Co.
The difficulty was overcome by introducing an
ordinance repeating the section in the former
ordinance making an acceptance obligatory In
forty days.
THE FUEL AGITATION.
AID. Dowlan introduced ordinance re-
pealing the existing "frewood ordinance" and
all matters amendatory thereto.
On motion the matter was referred to the
Mayor, the President of the Council, Aid.
Dowlan and Grace.
FIRE CISTERNS IN THE SIXTH WARD.
Aid. Minea introduced a resolution for the
construction of two cisterns of 1000 barrels
capacity each, at total cost of 80 200, and di-
rected that bids be advertised for.
Aid. Grace thought the cost of the thing
should be considered, and didn't believe
hurry was necessary.
Aids. Bell and Sanburn favored the copstruc-
ton of the cisterns.
ALI. Minea insisted upon the Sixth ward hav-
ing the cisterns at an early date, as protection
against fire.
Aid. Grace moved to refer to the committee
on fire department. Lost.
The resolution was then put and carried by
a vote of 6 to 2.
Aid. Brennan coming in, the audited claims
were passed.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Aid. Bell-Directing the board of public
works to assess damages, etc., for change of
grade on Harriet street. Referred to city at
torney and aldermen of Third ward.
By the same-Directing the board of public
works to protect property on lower side of
Bluff street from Wabashaw to St. Peter street.
from food caused by grading of Harriet
street. Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An ord nance was passed allowing A. Q.
Carey to erect one-story frame at the north
west corner of Franklin and Third street.
A resolution was passed directing that fences
be constructed at the head of Wilkin street and
foot of Cedar street, as safeguards at the
bluffs.
THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief r. o. Strong reported the following
designations in his department. W. 81. Irvine,
Iadderman George Brewer, driver, Ell. Schott,
ladderman, and the following appointments:
SanpaI Guerin driver No. 2. Owen Sullivan