Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-23
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Common Council
Adjourned Meeting.

fr6SlQ0QG huOu6S III LILO ohnA.
Present-Alds. Dowlan, O'Oonnor, Grace
Bell, Sanborn, Griggs, Smith, Brennan
Minea, Mr.. President-10.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From Aid. Smith, resignation as Alderman
Hon. VIM. Rhodes. President of the Common
Council Of the City of st. Paul and Gentle
men of said Council:
hereby resign my position as Alderman
elected from the Second precinct of the Fourth
ward and as q member of the Common Coun-
oil of the city of st. Paul, said resignation tc
take effsct from and after this date. With
thanks for past cour tesies, remain very truly
yours, PASCAL SMITH.
St. Paul. March 10, 1880.
Aid. Griggs moved to lay said resignation
on the table.
The motion prevailed unanimously.
From the Northwestern Telephone Exchange
company
Proposing to take charge of the fire alarm
telegraph system and keep the same in re-
pair, etc., for the sum of three hundred dol
lars per annum.
Referred to Committee on Fire Depart
ment, Mayor and City Attorney.
From the Board of Education of the city of
st. Paul
Asking permission to use the "town hall''
building in the Sixth ward for school pur-
poses.
Referred to Committee on Public Build
ings and Aid. Minea, with power to act.
From D. A. Robertson, agent for j. B. Beck
and others
Asking that the council authorize the
proper city officers to execute to James B.
Beck and others, according to their interests,
proper deeds to remove from the records of
the county the cloud ON the tile to the prop
erty of said parties, the same being caused
by an erroneous assessment, etc.
A communication from the City Treasurer
addressed to D. A. Robertson stating that
assessment referred to was erroneous, the
same having been made on wrong descrip-
ton, etc., accompanied the foregoing COM
municatlon.
Request granted. (See resolution.)
From E. A. Hendrickson, attorney of VIM.
B. Aldrich-
Asking for rebate of one hundred and
twenty dollars, erroneous assessment, against
said w. B. Aldrich for opening Como ave-
nue..
The same was accompanied by a resolu-
ton by Aid. Sanborn, instructing an order
to be drawn on the treasury for said amount.
Referred to Board of Public Works with
request that they report as TO whether the
statements made in said communication are
true.
From Blodgett & Osgood-
Asking permission to erect frame build
ing on east side of Cedar street between
Sixth and Seventh streets, etc.
Granted. (See ordinance.)
From Samuel Hatfield
Asking to have liquor license No. 125 trans
ferred to A. s. Weller, same premises.
From E. Moll-
Asking to have liquor license No. LOG
transferred to 126 Cedar street
From A. S. Weller
Asking to have liquor license No. 80 trans
ferred to /. w. Evans & Co., same premises.
From Frank Brom-
Asking to have liquor license No. 100
transferred to Jos. Achterling, same premi-
ses.
From G. Hartmann
Asking to have liquor license No. 174
transferred to Ed. Oreall, same premises.
All referred to Committee on License.
From The Saint Paul Union Depot Co.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 2, 1880.
At meeting of the Board of Directors of the
st. Paul Union Depot company, duly convened
this day, the following resolutions were passed
by q unanimous vote {:
Resolved, That the st. Paul Union Depot
company accept, and it does hereby accept, the
Ordinance of the Common Council of the city
of st. Paul, Minnesota, approved January III,
1880, numbered 1S9, and entitled, IAN Ordin-
ance granting the right of way to the st. Paul
Union Depot company over and across the pub
lie levee from the east side OF Broadway to the
Sioux City railroad. at point 100 feet westerly
of jackson street, in the city of st. Paul,
upon the terms and conditions named in said
Ordinance and as amended by an Ordinances
approved February 10, 1880, numbered 1876, and
entitled IAN Ordinance to amend section three
(3) of ordinance No. 1S9, approved January 10,
$780," and
Resolved, further, That copy of this resolu-
ton, certified under the seal of the company
and the hands of the president and secretary,
be fled forthwith with the City Clerk.
JOHN P. ILsLEY,
President of the st. Paul Union Depot Com
pany.
JOHN d. EsrABRooK,
Secretary of the st. Paul Union Depot Com
pany.
Received and filed in the City Clerks Of
fee March 8, 1880, at las o'clock P. M.
THos. A. PRKNDERaAsT,
City Clerk.
Aid. Sanborn moved that the communities
ton be accepted, and that the same be print
ed in full in the proceedings of the Council.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Grace, Bell
Sanborn, Griggs, Smith, Brennan, Minea, Mr.
President-10.
From VIM. j. Parsons
Application for the appointment to b'
made by the Council of Justice of thu
Peace, to fill the vacancy occasioned by tn
decesse of Eugene Burnand.
The application was endorsed fayorabl.
by Chas. E. Flandrau, E. G. Palmer, ani
several others.
Accepted. (See election of Justice of thu
Peace under Miscellaneous"
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
OF City Treasurer
Presenting pay rolls of upper and lower
district street force for month of February
1880, amounting to $l67.S7 and sewer fore
pay roll for same month, amounting t.
$16S.63.
Referred to Comptroller.
Of City Comptroller-
To the Honorable the President and Common
Council of the city of st. Paul:
GsNTLEMEN-Section 2, OF the attached or
dinance No. 1877, requires city orders to be Is
sued, to refund the unearned license none.
paid into the City Treasury by wood dealers TO
the year 1880.
lam of the opinion that city orders canno
H. l>rallv liceuses were autIcinatet