Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-11
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of tleConnOn C0uncl!


ST. PAUL, March 10, 1880.
President Rhodes in the chair.
Present: Aid. Dowlan, O'Connor, Craze,
Bell, Sanborn. Smith, Mr.. President.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Homer the Mayor
Calling the meeting, that action may be
taken on the following communication of
the Chief of Fire Department:
Hon. VIM. Dawson, Mayor of the City of st.
Paul:
SIR: In my opinion, the walls of the building
recently occupied by Auerbach, Finch L Gull
bcrtson, are imminently dangerous to life, and
should be removed without delay
Respectfully, ETC.,
L. o. STRONG,
Chief Fire Department.
March 10, 1880.
Accepted, and action taken thereon. (See
resolution.
By unanimous consent the following mat
ter was then taken up:
To the President and Common Council of the
City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN-I have the honor to report to
you that have this day appointed Matthias
Koch member of the Board of Public Works,
in the city of Saint Paul, for three years, in
place and stead of II. FL. Timme, whose term
of Office has expired by law.
Respectfully,
W. DAWSON, Mayor.
March 9, 1850.
Aid. Dowlan moved that the communion
ton be accepted and that said appointment
be confirmed. The motion prevailed by the
following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowian, O'Connor, Grace, Bell,
San bOrD, Smith. Mr.. Presidant-1.
An ordinance was read entitled an ordi-
y1opoo 70 aufhoriza nn6 por,pit AUarhact,
Finch, Culbertson & Co. to erect and occupy
a wooden building within the fire limits.
Aid. Grace moved to suspend the rules to
allow said ordinance to pass to its second
reading.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Grace, Bell.
Sanborn, Smith, Mr.. President.
The said above entitled ordinance was
thereupon read a second time and passed.
(See publication below
resolution was presented, read aud passed
unanimously, thanking the fire department
of the city of Minneapolis for services rem
dered, etc. (See publication below
Resolutions.
WHEREAS. 1t having been reported to the
Common Council, that the walls of the brick
building situate on the northeast corner of
Jackson and Fourth streets, IN the First ward
of the city of st. Paul, and lately known as
the Davidson block, by reason of the recent
fire is Immediately dangerous to life and liable
to fall at any moment therefore be it
Resolred, That the owner agent of said
building cause paid walls either to be taken
down, OF made safe to life and property forth
with after the service of this notice as provid-
ed by ordinance, otherwise that the same be de-
clared public nuisance, and shall be removed
by the Chief of Police, under the direction OF
the Mayor, at the expense of the owner of said
building. as provided by law.
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Grace Bell,
Sanborn Smith, MIR. President.
Approved March 10, 1880.
RESOLVED, By the Common Council of the cit
of st. Paul, That the profound thanks of the
municipal authorities as well as that of the
citizens OF st. Paul, are gratefully and gladly ex-
tended to the fire department of our sister city
of Minneapolis for the quick and speedy re-
Spouse it made to our request for aid on the
evening of the 7th inst, at the time of the fire
of The Davidson block, and for its efficient and
valuable services after the arrival of its engines
at said fire.
Resolued, further. That the mayor transmit a
copy of the foregoing resolution to the mayor
of the city of Minneapolis with the assurance
that, should occasion ever require that the St
Paul fire department will try and demonstrate
its willingness to reciprocate graceful &c;
of courtesy.
Yess-Ald. Dowlan. OConnor, Grace, Bell
San born, Smith, Mr.. President-7.
Approved March 10, 1880.