Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-11

President-iU,
OF City Clerk
Statement OF licenses issued by him since
Jan. LIST, 1880, as follows:
Liquor NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SZl, 40 III
| Vehicles ...'..'''......'' l,ooo w
| Miscellaneous. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1,4U5 VI
| Beer. 1,Ul5 W
Butchers. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1850 00
Wood ................ 800 90
Peddlers. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. go 0O
Accepted.
or City Engineer
To the City Council:
In answer to the communications of James
Sterkey. and of J. ". McClung. in regard to
the St. Paul bridge. report: That the bridge
| has been carefully inspected every year for the
last few years, and that it was inspected last
wear, the bolts frightened and slight repairs
| made and that the timber was not then much
decayed, and cannot since have changed so as
! to make the structure unsafe. The railing al
ways decays faster than the other timber of any
| bridge.
A due regard to public safety requires that
| all the large wooden bridges should be watched,
and occasionally be thoroughly inspected.
Under your order of the Goth inst, will have
the St. Paul bridge examined, the bolts tight
ened and such slight repairs made as the In
| spector can do as he goes over it, and will re-
! port This Will be done when the weather is
warmer and when find a suitable person to
! do it.
The iron span needs repainting Immediately.
advise that the city buy the paint, and en-
| ploy a working painter on the street force.
| Very Respectfully,
Us. SEwALL,
City Engineer.
April 20, 1880.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
Also.
To the City Council:
Soon after Your order of December.l7, 1878,
authorizing the Telephone company to place its
poles and wires in the streets under the direc.
ton of the City Engineer and Engineer of the
Fire Department, the managers of the Tele-
phone company came to this office with the
Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.
They were requested TO give notice of the
streets on which they intended to set poles, and
SEINE other general directions may have been
given. There is no record in the office of any
action under the order, AMI the above state
ment is from memory.
NO notice has ever been furnished of the
streets on which 1t was intended to set poles
apd wires. Very respectfully,
J. s. SEwALL,
City Engineer.
Above fully endorsed,
Il. ". STRONG,
Chief of Fire Department.
April 96. 1880.
Referred to Committee on Fire Depart
ment, new Council.
OF Chief of Fire Department
Report of sale of old material for So. 80,
with City Treasurer's receipt attached for
said amount.
Referred to Comptroller.
OF Clerk of Municipal Court
Report of receipts, ETC., of said court for
! April, 1880.
Amount collected in criminal cases $500 10
Amount collected in civil cases 49,. 10l so
Total. S62l go
Treasurer's receipt accompanies report for
| 1921. 60.
Referred to Committee on Public Ac-
counts, new Council.
Of Chief OF Police for April. 1880
Total number of arrests. ITO
Total number of dodgers .............. 40
| Amount of fines and costs collected. $500 10
Referred to Committee on Public Ac-
counts, new Council.
OF Captain of Police
Showing the number of gas and oil lamps
not lit during the month of April, 1880.
Total number of gas lamps not lit ... s
Total number of oil lamps not lit. 30
Referred to Comptroller.
OF SPECIAL Policemen. Acting Pound Mas
| ters-
Report for month of April. 1880, showing
the poundage collections to be $14.10
Treasurer's receipt accompanies same for
$141O.
Referred to Committee on Public Ac-
counts.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Grading East Sixth Street
The Board of Public Works presents re-
port with plan or profile and an order for
adoption by the Council, if they desire the
improvement to be made, for the grading of
East Sixth street from Broadway to Klttson
street.
Referred to Committee on Streets and
Aldermen of the Fifth Ward.
Also,
Areport with plan or profile and an order
for adoption, if the Council desire the i'm
provement, for the grading of Josette street
from Dayton avenue to Martin street.
Referred to Aldermen of Fourth Ward.
Also,
A report with plan or profile and an order
| for adoption, If the Council desire the i'm
| prON6ul6UI To DO L1duos tOE Tue OponluS duu
extension of Dousman street from Winslow's
addition to the Mississippi river.
Referred to Committee on Streets and
Aldermen of Fourth Ward.
Also,
Transmitting the following claims ap-
proved by said board, viz: /. Staples, $19t.-
70; E. Knsuft, 1920.
Referred to Committee on Claims.
Also,
That Mrs. Mary 1. Dayton is not entitled
to the relief she asks for IN her petition in
regard to assessment on lots G aud of Ly-
man Dayton's addition, which said petition
was referred to the Board by the Council
April %. 1880.
Accepted aud adopted.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlsn, O'Connor, Grace
KittsOD, Bell, Griggs, Brennan, Minea, MIR
Presidential.
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
The Board of Health transmits the follow