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

in their breweries, should be allowed to take
out beer license. The SAFE of $4,000 per
cent CITY bonds during the past
year at par, and our taxes in
st. Paul during the past two years
of thirteen mills Tor 1878 and fifteen mills on
1873, the 500 for State, county, school and mu-
nicipal purposes are the best Indications of our
financial condition. They show our taxes low
er than any city of our size in the United
States, while our credit is equal to any city in
the entire west. quote from my last mes
sage the following: There one matter of
Importance to which I invite Your especial at
tention, and that is the paving of streets and
laying of sidewalks. The mayor of Savannah,
IN his last message to the city council, states
that he has purchased the 30 called Belgian
pavement blocks, four by eight inches on the
face In New York for $3.50 per thousand,
ana that laid down on the streets OF
Savannah they will not cost more than $1.15
per square yard. This ia less than we pay
for pine blocks. There is at Sank Rapids,
| about sixty miles from st. Paul, vast Quantities
OF granite. When this stone can be prepared
as cheapiy as it is done in New York, we can
have permanent granite pavements at very
little more cost than our present wooden ones.
| The sooner we can introduce brick for side
walks, on business streets, the better. l have
always been in favor of matchmaking our
| streets. Our limestone wonld do well for
| foundation, and there is an unlimited supply
| of trap rock, near Taylors Falls which would
be brought here at small expense in barges.
Inls would make excellent top dressing,
and our streets could be easily repaired. To
make good street 10 this way steam roller
is needed; this would cost between 90, 600 and
81, OG0. believe it would save more than its
cost the first year."
During the past year much has been SAID
and written by eminent engineers on the sub
Ject OF street paving. Gen. Sherman. among
the rest, has written letter to Chicago. in
which he recommends to abandon wood and all
patent compositions, and use stone and gravel
a. nature has prepared them. [ think Sher-
man Is right In a city like Chicago, where
there are no stone quarries, but where every
thing of that kind has to be brought from
distance at great expense, it is reasonable that
the merits of wood and other materials should
be tried. Here nature has provided us with
rock and gravel without cost, except the cost of
preparing, and l think we should avail our
selves of these natural advantages, and make
good and lasting streets. l believe the
amount of money spent in paving Third
street, which is nearly worn out, pru-
IDENTIFY spent in paving the cutters and macad-
amiz,Dg the center of the street, would have
made at least four streets of the same dimen |
slons as Third street, and with very little re-
pairs. would last at least one generation.
congratulate the citizens of st. Paul that |
the common council is composed of body of |
long as such en- are elected to the council we |
may expect low taxes and good government.
Low taxes and good government now add
ing largely to our prosperity. For the details |
of the several departments I refer you to the
reports of the comptroller chief of the fire de-
partment, chief of police and health inspec tor.
Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Transmitting the name of j. s. Sewall as
Engineer of said Board, etc.
To the Hon. the President and Common Coun-
Gil of the City of st. Paul.
GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to Section OF
amendments to the city charter, approved Feb
ruary 28, 1879, the Board of Public Works here
with transmit the name of Joseph s. Sewail as
a competent and scientific person as Civil
Engineer to the Board of Public Works for
your approval or rejection.
Yeas-3,
Very Respectfully,
Official: B. L. GoRMAN.
Clerk B. p. w.
May 4, 1880.
Aid. Allen moved that the communication
be referred to a committee of one alderman
from each ward, to confer with the board of
pu bile works in the matter, and that the
president appoint such committee. The mo-
ton prevailed.
Yeas, 7; nays, 5.
The president appointed the following
named aldermen as such committee: Aid.
Allen, O'Conner, Bell, Griggs, Brennan and
Minea.
Aid. Dowlan moved to adjourn until Sat
urday, the 9Th inst, at O'Clock P. M. The
motion prevailed. Before declaring the
council adjourned, the president stated that
there would be meeting of the council in
committee of the whole on Saturday the 9Th
inst. at P. NJ.
Adjourned.
VIM. RHODES,
President of Council