Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-25
CITY COUNCIL.

cense Questionable. Bell Wants to Raise
"Beer License" to $10O-More Fire Boxes
Ordered-A Gambling Den.
An adjourned meeting of the city council
WIS held yesterday afternoon, nine members
present, and President Rhodes in the chair.
On motion of Aid. Bell the matter of the
| vacation of a certain street. on petition
of Eve Lamprey was postponed
| until the next regular meeting.
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS.
| Communications from Hattie Smith and
Hannah Moses were referred to committee
on licences. Petition of Fl. Habighorst went
to committee On fire department; f. WilIius'
petition, in regard to defective gathering on
Third street near Robert and Minnesota
streets, was referred to committee on streets
and city engineer. Matthias Items petition
bordering on street in West St. Paul was
referred to committee on streets and the
city engineer.
! TIE ST. PAUL BRIDGE COMPANY.
a memorial was read from D. A. j. Baker
praying that he be paid or compensated
| for 1715 shares in the st. Paul
Bridge company, the control of which,
tie memorjalist alleges, was assumed by the
city of St. Paul. On motion of AID. San
born the petition was referred TO the COM
mittee on ways and means.
| LIQUOR LICENSES.
A petition from Charlie Caldwell was SUBJ
mitted from AID. Bell, asking that his High
land park liquor license be transferred to his
Jackson street place. Referred to commit
| tee on license.
| Sundry other petitions in regard to liquor
licenses fron, Michael O'Day and others
were referred as above.
| ITEMS OF EXPENDITURE.
The city treasurer submitted his report of
payment of street force, $499,25, which, to-
gether with lot of other bills, was appro-
priately referred.
| STREET LAMPS.
A Communication was read from the city
comptroller declining to allow deduction by
Prof. Saroni for fines imposed for lights
out, claiming that the contract called
for the imposition of such fine, 25 cents
whenever light was reported out. The
comptroller requested that the matter be re-
ferred to the city attorney, which was &C.
cordingly done.
| THE POOR WITH Us.
An appropriation of 1860 was allowed for
December expenses of the aims house.
Aid. Allen reported the collection of
s113.a0 for stone, etc., sold from city work
house, the labor Of tramps.
/ THE BOARD OF PUEBLO WORKS
report final estimate, S1,298.34, due con-
tractor NJ. B. Farrell. Allowed.
Report in favor of grading
Kalamazoo street from NIinnehaha
to Neill street. Order pass ed, directing
that same be done.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief r. o. Strong reported the appoint
ment of Otto Cook to the Hook &, Ladder
company. Confirmed.
THE CITY RAILWAY.
AID. Dowlan introduced e resolution di-
recting the city railway to extend the line
northward along Broadway to Mississippi
street, then to Acker and then to Cortland
street. On motion the resolution was refer
red to committee on streets.
| RESOLUTIONS.
BY Aid. Brennan, directing the city engi-
neer to report grade for North street from
Seventh to DeSoto street. Adopted.
By Aid. Smith directing the city clerk to
draw refunding order in favor of James
Hanson for $22.9O. Adopted.
By Aid. Dowlan providing for change of
grade along Z Orient street. Adopted.
FIRE LIMITS.
An ordinance was introduced and passed
excluding lots 7, s and 8 of block II, of Rice
& Irvine's addition to st. Paul, from the fire
limits.
Aid. Smith introduced a resolution to 10
cate fire alarm box at the corner of Dayton
and Western avenues.
Aid. Sanborn amen ded to add another bex
at Western avenue and Fort street.
AID. Dowlan moved the reference of the
| whole matter to the committee on fire de-
partment.
Motion lost, and thereupon Aid. Dowlan
moved to amend by having a box located at
the corner of Mississippi and Acker streets.
AID. Bell said SO far as he was concerned,
il he were on the hill, he'd urge that an en-
CINE should be put up there, aud wouldn't
be content otherwise.
AID. Grace thought if the boxes were put
on Dayton or Western avenue the engines
couldn't get up there over ST. Anthony hill.
They'd be useless, ard it was owing to the
! opposition OF property owners out thers 10
having the streets graded, etc.
Aid. Griggs said hill property could be
reached by way of Iglahart street.
| After some more discussion, Aid. Smiths
resolution as amended by Aid. Sanborn and
Dowlan was adopted.
| s'DRINK'' AGAIN.
The committee on license reported in
favor Of allowing Hattie Smith, liquor
license. Adopted and SO ordered.
| Aid. Bell introduced q resolution, which
was adopted, requiring all applications for
transfer of license to be accompanied by an
affidavit, setting forth the reasons for the
| same, etc.
| THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
| The committee on license, to whom was
referred a petition of VIM. Welty,
asking that fine of $40
| imposed by the municipal court be refunded,
reported adversely to the same, and took oc-
casion to speak of the confidence entertained,
of the integrity and justice of the court, and
concluded with the proposition that in future
such petitions would or would not, except in
extraordinary cases, be entertained. Report
adopted.