Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-16
THE CITY FATHERS.

Business Transacted and Considered by
Them at the Regular Meeting Held Yes
terday.
The City Council held regular monthly
meeting yesterday afternoon.
COMMUNICATIONS.
Several communications were read asking
for relief from an overflow of water, which
were referred to the committee on streets.
| Mr.. Pfeifer asks to have some relief on
account of the market stalls on Cedar street
being in front of his building, thus prevent
ing him from entering it,
| The supervisors of the town of Mclean
want Hastings avenue improved.
A remonstrance against grading Maple
street was referred to the committee on
streets and board of public works.
A petition OF j. II. Hiland and others,
for sewer on McBoal street, from Leech to
First, was sent to the committee on streets.
| Chief Engineer Strong reported the loca-
ton of fire MIGRANTS, Accepted.
| The city treasurer reported the pay rolls
of the street force for the month of May at
| 1854 % sewer force, $l57.25.
| CRY Comptroller Roche reported the aud
tied claims to June Is, 1880.
|
Gribble, asking that certain votes cast for
him as Judge of the municipal court, be
counted, together with a report from the
city attorney that there was no vacancy in
that Office, was read and placed on file.
The superintendent of the fire alarm sent
in an estimate of the cost to rebuild the fire
alarm, estimating the same at 1898. 30.
Sent to the committee on fire department.
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Burkhard asking for the impeachment of the
municipal judge was referred to special
committee, consisting of Aldermen Dowlan,
Grace, O'Connor, Ringwald, Brennan and
Minea.
A number of communications were re-
ceived from the board of public works.
Fort street was ordered graded from the
Seven Corners to Erie street, with the neces-
sary cutters, curbing and culverts.
A sewer was ordered constructed on Spruce
street from Cooper street to Canada street,
and on Canada street from Spruce street to
Tenth street, with the necessary catch basins
and man holes; also q sewer on Sibley street
from Third to Fourth street.
The order of the board Of public works
for the opening and extension Of Herman
street from Seventh street to the Mississippi
. river in the Sixth ward was sent back to the
| board, as it did not provide for half the es-
! timated cost to be paid in before contract
was let.
The oyder for opening and extending Til
ton street from Ramsey's addition to Rice
! street, and to condemn certain lands, was re-
ferred the Aldermen Bell and Grace.
The order for grading Concord street from
Isabel street to the east line of Brown and
Jackson's Addition to West st. Pau, was con-
frmed.
In the matter of the widening Of Marshall
avenue, committee of conference consisting
of Aldermen Griggs, Allen and Dowlan, was
appointed to consult with the board of pub
tic works upon the proposed change.
City Engineer Sewall sent in preliminary
estimate for paving Third Street from Sibley
to Wacouta street. Estimated cost $780,,
or $477 per foot. He also reported that the
established grade of Third street between
Sibley and Wacouta is higher than the floors
of any of the buildings. He advised the
council to change the grade before order
ing the pavement. Subsequently the clerk
was directed to give notice for change of
grade on Third street, between Sibley street
and Broadway, in accordance with profile
which accompanied the report. The pro-
posed grade will be foot lower than the
present grade.
The award of the board of public works
to Henry Starkey for constructing sewer
on Eighth street, from Broadway to Tenn
perance street, was confirmed. Cost of
same 1896.
East Sixth street was ordered graded from
Broadway to Kittson street, and Neill street
ordered partially graded between Fifth and
Seventh streets, with the surplus material
from said Sixth street.
The matter Of REMEMBERING the streets
upon the Philadelphia plan was discussed at
some length, and finally laid over for the
present.
The report of the committee on the petit
ton from Anthony Yoerg and NJ. A. Wiley
recommending that portion of Ethel strert,
in the Third ward. be vacated, was adopted.
The matter of opening and extending a
street thirty eight feet wide through block
twenty nine, st. Paul proper and forty feet
wide through blocks three and four, Hopkins
addition, from Sibley to Broadway, coming
up it was finally referredto Aldermen Griggs,
Allen, Grace, Cornish and the city attorney
to confer with the board of public works
Ipou the same.
A resolution was adopted directing that
confirmation notice and notices of new as
sessments be published in the VolksseStung,
and also that the proceedings of the board
of public works be published in the GLOBE,
the official paper of the city.
The proposition of the board of educa-
ton to sell the Baldwin school building prop
erty for the sum of 81, 800 was accepted, and
the proper papers ordered made out.
The sum Of $175, was appropriated by or
dinance, under suspension of the rules, to
reimburse John Mooney, for the loss of q
horse, etc., on Fort street on the 9Th of
April last, caused by defective culvert.
An ordinance was passed to refund certain
moneys paid into the treasury as license by
dealers in vegetables and fire wood.
The SUM of $2,618 was directed to be paid
to the contractor for the new market house,
being estimate No. 49, making $31, 824,27
paid thus far on the work.
George F. Geib was granted permission to
grade Colburn street to obtain access to his
place Of business.
The usual number of claims were present
ed and referred to the city comptroller.
On motion of Aid. Allen, the committee
on the new market house was instructed TO
confer with the board of public works as to
the best kind of paving to lay on st. Peter,
Seventh and Wabashaw streets in front of
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