Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-07

a train should be allowed to stand across
Sibley street. The company objected to the
city reserving the right to alter its regulation
of the speed of trains; and also objected to
the councils reserving the power to grant
other companies right of way over this
company's track.
MIR. Estabrook, secretary of the depot
company, was admitted to the privileges of
fhe floor and the proposed ordnance was in
ormally discussed at great length, hume
rously amended, and finally adopted under
suspension of rules.
THE ORDINANCE AS PASSED
provides as follows: The depot company
is authorized to lay and use, including the
authorized tracks of the st. Paul & Sioux
City and the st. Paul & Milwaukee com pa
MES, four tracks from the East side of
Broadway, to connection with the Sioux
City track, 100 feet westerly of jackson
street. The four tracks are limited to the
sc feet next northerly of blocks 30 and 80,
and of the prolongation of their southerly
line to Broadway. The tracks are to be
upon the established grade of the leyee
as now or hereafter fixed
by the council, and are to
be paved or planked. The further condi-
tions of this grant are: The company shall
record by May LIST deed to it of the south
half of blocks ) and 4, in Hopkins addition,
and the south half of block 90, in st. Paul
Proper, and shall erect before Dec. LIST next
a depot building costing not less than $75,-
600, with also the tracks, etc., necessary for
the business of the company. jackson and
Sibley streets are not to be obstructed.
Trains must not stop across jackson street,
and can remain across Sibley street not more
than three minutes. The council may re-
quire the company to keep hagmen at Jack
son and Sibley streets, and to provide such
other safeguards as the council thinks the
public safety may require. The speed of
trains on the levee is limited to six miles,
and the council may further regulate
the speed. The depot company is to
pay pro rata share of the
cost of grading, guttering, draining and
paving the leyee, and other improvements
thereof according to the proportion, of the
levee occupied by the company. The company
is TO save the city harmless from damages,
suits, etc, growing out of this ordinance OF
the company's use Of the levee, or its fail
ure to comply with the ordinance or council
| resolutions Hereunder. The city may per-
NIT other railroad companiee to cross the
levee and use the company's tracks upon
| reasonable and usual conditions of joint use
of tracks; provided the depot company has
| refused their offer to come in on such con-
| ditions. Finally, unless the company, with
in forty days, files its acceptance of this or.
dinance, then it is to be void ordinance and
of no effect.
YACHTING THE STREETS.
| A resolution was then taken up for vacat.
ing portions of Wacouta, Rosabel, Broad
| way, the levee, Price, Olive, John, Locust
Willius, Neill, Kittson, Conway and Water
streets, SO as to give the Union depot com,
| pany solid block from Sibley through to
| Broadway. 1t was amended SO as to reserve
| a right to carry Broadway over by bridge
resolution; and also by proviso making il
| nance. 1t was then adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The city engineer confirmed the Water
company's report that thirteen miles and
1926 feet of mains were laid prior to Janu-
airy 1, 1879, and two miles and 3,OOS feel
were laid in 1879, making sixteen miles and
2,O23 feet of mains laid to date.
The chief of the fire department reported
the suspension of Frank d. Hall, foreman
of the hook and ladder company, the I'd
inst, for violation of rules, and the appoint
ment of Harry Brady in his place. Both
acts were confirmed unanimously.
An order for 5000 for the fire department
contingent fund was authorized to be drawn
Clerk Carleton reported, with the treasur.
er's receipt, $500. 30Hollected in the municipal
court in December.
Chief Weber reported 10 arrests and 24G
| dodgers in December.
| Health inspectors Patterson and Meyer
| ding reported fifty. seven and eighteen nuis-
ances abated last month.
DIR. Mattocks reported thirty-nine deaths
| in the city last month.
The committee on public accounts al
lowed the aims house and hospital $489.S1
| for November last.
A lumber bill for the Como avenue bridge
was mixed up with an agreement of the rail-
| road company to repay the city for building
the bridge.
Henry Tiller, fireman, was allowed $15
| for time lost on account of injuries received
in going to fire last month. Conrad Loef-
felholtz, tillerman, was allowed $40 fol
time lost by reason of injuries received on
duty in February last.
Charles F. Schroeder was granted license to
erect on lot IA, block 53, Rice g. Irvine's ad-
front with brick and sheathed at the sides
and rear with iron.
The Opera house lscense for 1880 was