Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-04
THE CITY COUNCIL.

In Five Per Cents-An Inquiry as to X ILL
street-Resolutions of Respect for Horace
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Street Orders, Etc.
Eight members of the council having as
sembed yesterday afternoon, the regular
monthly session was held, the first business
being to postpone for two weeks the vacation
of Como road from Fuller street to Univer-
sity avenue.
The mayors veto of resolutions passed at
the last meeting, for placing three fire alarm
boxes, based on the irregularity of the cost
not having been first ascertained, was re-
ferred to the fire department committee.
PACKING HOUSE PETITION.
Delaney & O'Connor petitioned for the
privilege of Strengthening and packing beef,
pork, etc., on their stock yard grounds, south
of Winslow's addition and west of Bond,
Kenuey & Traders addition, i'll the Fourth
ward. Referred to board of health.
The January reports, most of which have
been heretofore given to GLOBE readers, were
presented. Tue cod inspector reported that
he had measured 923 cords of wood during
January. The city treasurer reported his
balance January LIST and receipts to February
lst, $i2O.137. 81; disbursements, 500, Al;
balance, S54,526.2O. The city clerk
reported licenses taken last month to the
following amounts: Liquor. $lS,4O0; vehi-
Giles, $3.50; miscellaneous. S735; beer, 500;
butchers, S4OO; wood, $780, peddlers, $15:
total, $20720.
STREET GRADES AND ASSESSMENTS.
The city engineers profile of North street,
from Maria avenue to Seventh street, was
adopted.
On recommendation of the committee on
streets, etc., the petition of Matthias Item
for permission to build platform from his
premises to Bridge street was referred to the
city engineer and the alderman OF the Sixth
ward.
On recommendation of the same commit
tee, the communication of F. Willius IN re-
lation to the gutter in front of the German
American bank building was referred to the
city engineer, With authority to make the
repairs necessary to protect the property
until the council orders the street re
paired.
On recommendation of the same an or
dinance WIS passed which tenders Patrick
Kelly so in full for the loss of his horse by
its falling over the Franklin street bluff.
The petition of Ann Gellatly relating to
the assessment of her property on 1glehart
street, with an explanatory statement from
the board OF public works, was referred to
the committee on streets and the city attor-
ney.
The order for the grading of Burr for
merly KalamaZoo) street from Mlnnehaha to
Whitall street. was amended to require 50
per cent. of the estimated cost to be first
paid in, and was then adopted.
A resolution was adopted allowing the re-
bate due on license 145 (Highland Park to
be credited on the license this year of Nos.
Ga and &c Jackson street. Aftidavlts were
required with regard to licenses 1873 and 81,
the transfer of which was petitioned for.
The council accepted plat of survey
made last month by A. r. Starkey of sub
division of an addition to Irvine's addition
of outlets.
The board of public works was directed to
make assessment for change of grade on
Torrent street from Pennsylvania avenue to
Minnehaha street, aud on Goodrich avenue
from Western avenue to Leech street.
The report of the committee on fire de-
partment, adverse to the petition of ID. Hab-
| ghorst for permission to make frame ad
| dition to the dwelling on the northwest cor
ner of Wacouta and Seventh streets.
FIRE ALARM BOXES.
Aid. Smith, Sanborn and Bell offered reso.
lutions for the placing of fire alarm boxes al
the corner of Dayton and Western avenues
the corner of Western avenue and Fort
street, and the junction of Rice street with
| Blanca street. Referred to committee or
! fire department, to be reported on at next
meeting.
The grades Of Elm street, between E1-
change and Franklin streets, and of Chest
nut street, between Pleasant avenue and OAK
street, were established in accordance with
profles dated by the city engineer Aug. s.
1879.
THE RAILROADS.
The council adopted a resolution, offered
| oy Aid. Grace, instructiug the committee
on streets to inquire and report as to OBJ.
structions of the public leves between Sibley
street and Broadway and of Third street,
east of Kittson street; and referred a reso-
| luton of similar import, offered by Aid.
Bell, to the committee on streets.
The committee on licenses reported adver-
sely to the proposed ordinance, increasing
beer licenses, in certain cases, to 800, and
the ordinance was then placed upon its pas
sage and lost.
PROPOSED REDEMPTION BONDS.
A communication from Comptroller
Roche was presented, recommending the
adoption of q resolution authorizing the
committee on interest and sinking fund to
negotiate the redemption of the S350,OOO OF
six per cent. bonds issued in aid of rail-
roads, and other city bond issues, in five per
| cents, the interest of which will be payable
semi-annualiy at the city's fiscal agency in
New York. The comptroller expresses an
opinion that the railroad bonds will be freely
surrendered for the proposed redemption
bonds. The resolution was amended 30 as
to require the committee to report to the
council before concluding an agreement, and
was then adopted.
The bond of Thos. D. O'Brien as clerk OF
the municipal court was approved.
The gas company's schedule for 1880 was
| referred to the comptroller.
The city engineer was directed to report
| estimates for two 1000 Dbl. csterns in the
Sixth ward.