Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-07

face, in New York for 1880 per Thousand,
and that laid down on the streets of
Savannah they will not cost more than 81. Is
per square yard. This is less than we pay
for pine blocks. There is at Sank Rapids,
about sixty miles from St. Paul, vast qantities
of granite. When this stone can be prepared
as cheaply as it is done in New York, we can
have permanent granite pavements at very
little more cost than our present wooden ones.
The sooner we can introduce brick for side
walks, on business streets, the better. l have
always been in favor of matchmaking our
streets. Our limestone would do well for
Foundation, and there is an unlimited supply
of trap rock, near Taylors Falls, which would
be brought here at small expense in barges.
This would make an excellent top dressing,
and our streets could be easily repaired To
make good street in this way steam roller
is needed; this would cost between $3, 600 and
$4,000. [ believe it would save more than its
cost the first year.
During the past year much has been said
and written by eminent engineers on the sub
ject of street paving. Gen. Sherman. among
the rest, has written letter to Chicago. in
which he recommends to abandon wood and all
patent compositions and use stone and gravel
as nature has prepared them. l think Sher-
man is right. In city like Chicago, where
there are no stone quarries, but where every
thing of that kind has to be brought from a
distance at great expense, it is reasonable that
the merits of wood and other materials should
be tried. Here nature has provided us with
rock and gravel without cost, except the cost of
preparing, and / think we should avail our
selves of these natural advantages, and make
good and lasting streets. / believe the
amount of money spent in paving Third
street, which is nearly worn out, pru-
IDENTIFY spent in paving the cutters and macad-
amizing the center of the street, would have
made at least four streets of the same dimen'
sions as Third street, and with very little re-
pairs, would last at least one generation.
l congratulate the citizens of st. Paul that
the common council is composed of body of
competent as well as honest men. just as
long as such men are elected to the council we
may expect low taxes and good government.
Low taxes and good government are now add
ing largely to our prosperity. For the details
of the several departments l refer you to the
reports of the comptroller, chief of the fire de-
partment chief of police and health inspector
THE CITY ENGINEER.
The council proposed to adjourn, but. at the
suggestion of Aid. Allen, the matter of the
board of public works recommendation
that j. 8. Sewall be city engineer, be taken up
He knew that they had recommended hin
unanimously, but for all that it was done
under pressure, not all the members of the
board concurring. He wanted a committee OF
the council, one from each ward, to be ap
pointed to confer with the board of public
works in regard to the confirmation. He
moved accordingly.
Aid. Bell opposed the motion. The motion
prevailed by a vote of to s. and the follow
ing committee was appointed: Aid. O'Connor
Bell, Griggs, Brennan and Minea.
On motion of Aid. Griggs the council ad
iourned until Saturday at 8 o'clock. Presi
dent Rhodes announcing the council would
meet in committee of the whole at O. clock t.
| arrange about city officers.