Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-09


April 6, 1880.
The following is the resolution referred
to in foregoing report:
ResolOed, That the Common Council do
hereby accept the proposition of the Board of
Education, and will purchase the Baldwin
| school building property, for the sum OF seven
thousand five hundred dollars, cash, and that
the Committee on Ways and Means are hereby
authorized to negotiate loan of seven thou
sand five hundred dollars with interest at the
| rate of per cent. payable on or before the hrst
day of July, 1881, and to have the proper city
| officers execute and deliver a certificate of in
debtedness therefor. And that said Committee,
upon being satisfied that the Board of Educa-
ton have good and satisfactory title to said
| property, and the execution and delivering by
said Board, of good and sufficient deed to said
City, the said Committee on Ways and Means
are hereby instructed to pay to said Board of
| Education the sum of seven thousand five
| hundred dollars.
The motion being put on its passage, it
was lost.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, OConnor, Grace, Griggs
Nays-Ald .Dowlan, Bell sanborn, Minea, Mr..
President-5.
Aid. Bell moved that the matter be refer
red back to said committee to report some
plan by which said building can be purchas-
ed without issuing certificate as referred
to in said resolution.
The motion prevailed.
Of Committee on Fire Departmental. 81.
| Smith claim
The Committee on Fire Department, to
whom was referred the claim of P. FL. Smith
| for $1O4, the amount paid by said Smith for
substitute, etc., respectfully report in favor
of allowing $50 in full satisfaction of
said claim. THos. GRACE,
Chairman.
Adopted. (See resolution.)
Also,
Presenting and approving of claims of w.
B. Robinson, $685., Herbert Guion, $5.41.
| Allowed and ordered paid.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, O'Oonnor, Grace,
Bell, Sanborn, Griggs, Minea, Mr.. President
g.
Of Committee on Streets-St. Paul Street
Railway
To the Honorable the President and Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Streets,
who by resolution OF the Common Council
were instructed and requested to. confer with
the officers of the Street Railway company, and
thereupon recommend to the Council such &C
ton as would be proper in the premises, re-
specially submit the enclosed commune alton
of James r. Walsh ESQ.,. General Manager of
the st. Paul City Railway company, indicating
therein as to what the company intended to do
the present season to more fully comply with
the ordinances of said city, which comrlunica-
ton your committee for the present deem sat-
isfactory answer to the resolution of the Com
mon Council; and your committee would rec
ommend that no further action be had until
the company have had a reasonable time to re-
lay its lines and change its rails as named by
Mr.. Walsh, when your committee trust such
action will be had by the company in regard to
it's compliance with the ordinances of the city
as to render any further notice of its doing
unnecessary.
JOHN DowLAN Chairman.
April 9th, 1880.
Adopted.
The communication of Jas. Il. Walsh, Su-
perintendent of said company, was thereupon
read and ordered placed on file.
Also,
On Rice street grading, relative to resolu-
ton of Aid. Sanborn instructing the Board
of Public Works to assess the cost, etc., on
the Rice street improvement, which resolu-
ton was referred to Committee on Streets,
March 10, 1880.
Committee report in favor of the passage
of said resolution.
Adopted. (See resolution.)
Of Committee on Printing-Contract with
and bend of City Printer
The Committee on Printing herewith pre-
sent and approve of the within contract and
bond of Harlan P. Hall, City Printer.
A. ALLEN, Chairman.
Sureties Albert Scheffer and j. w. Gun
ningham.
Contract and bond approved.
Yeas-Ald Allen, Dowlan, O'Connor. Grace,
Bell Sanborn, Griggs, Minea, Mr.. President
g.
Of Committee on Lioense-G. Hart mann's
license
Resolved That application of g. Hartmann to
have liquor license No. ia transferred to Ed.
AVeall be returned to said Hartmann and his
attention is called to resolution of this council
approved Jan. q, 1880, requiring such applica-
ton to be accompanied by certain affidavits.
CHAs. N. BELL, Chairman.
Adopted.
See resolutions for licenses transferred by
said committee.
Of Committee on Public Buildings-town
hall West st. Paul
To the Honorable the President and Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN-The Committee on Public
Buildings and Aid. Minea, to whom was refer
red the within communication from the Board
| or E0ucaUlOD. asking PERMISSION 10 use Town
HalP' in Sixth ward for school purposes, re-
speotfully report that after conference with
q committee from the said board, they have
agreed that the Board of Education may have
the use of said building for the remainder of
the current school year, ecithout charge, the
school board to put it in repair, it being under
stood. that a benevolent society, which now &C.
cupies the second story of said building on Sum
days. is not to be interfered with. Respectfully,
JOHN O'CoNNoR, Chairman.
Aid. Sanborn moved to adopt the report
and that the City Attorney be requested to
draw lease from the City to said Board.
The motion prevailed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Claims presented: Fl. S. Saroni, $477; s.
Hough, 1886; j. King, $249. 83; o. Dreher,
$1.25; P. II. Kelly, $50; Ranney & Hodg-
man, S.; P. Keigher, 60 cents; A. Ohmsnn,
5000; Mellgren & Co., $145; MCCARTHY &
Donnelly, $32.10; st. Paul Gas Light COM
pany, $713.75; Il. P. Hall, $75917; A.
Richter, $25.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
Fire Department claims: Maxfeld & Co.,
S1O.45; st. Paul Shooting company, $14.50;
w. F. Bailey, $780, Griggs, johnson &
Rhodes, $3.50; E. A. Richards, So; Ohas.
Meyer, $5:26; P. n. Kelly & Co., $34.84;
John Matheis, So; Howson & Mullaly, 1856
Referred to Committee on Fire Depart