Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-16

ing report or Health inspectors Ior III
month of August, 1880:
OF Inspector Meyerding
Nuisances abated. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Cesspools, etc., cleaned. ...............-..
Dead animals removed Observation-Disclosures.
Sent 52S loads to dumping ground.
OF Inspector Patterson
Nuisances sbated Observation-Disclosures. I6
Calls made. observation-disclosures.
Cesspools, ETC., cleaned. .................. /
Dead animals removed. .................
Number of persons srrested ....... ........ /
Sent to dumping ground 52o loads.
Amount of fines snd costs collected. .... Sal z
Claims presented r. O'Connor, $50 81; A
Richter, $25.
BREWER MATTocks, NJ. D.,
President.
TEos, A. PRENDERGAsr Secretary.
Accepted.
REPORT OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AIM
HOUSE AND HOSPITAL.
Expenditures for the month of August
1880, 81, 1897; vouchers accompany report
Referred to Committee on Public Ac
counts.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Of Committee of WAYS and Means-Banf
Bonds
The Committee on Ways and Means ap
prove of the following bonds whiuh were re-
ferred to them, viz.
First National bank, Second National
bank, Savings bank of ST. Paul, and Ger
man American bank.
c. w. GR1aGs, Chairman.
All approved by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen, D0wlau, Grace. Bell
Ringwald, Cornish, Griggs, Brennan, Mines
Mr. President-10.
Also,
I. N. Newson's petition
Committee report that the Council has nc
authority to appropriate money as asked
for.
Adopted,
Sidewalks around Market House
The Board report that they advertised
for and received bids for the construction of
sidewalks around the Market House, and
submit communication from the City En-
gineer, giving statement Of the bids and
his idea in relation thereto.
Referred to Committee on New Market.
(See report of Board of Public Works under
reports of Standing Committees1
Of Committee on Fire Department-Water
Compapy's communication
The Committee on Fire Department rec
ommend that the communication of the st.
Paul Water company in regard to mains laid
and by drants located, and which was referred
to said Committee, be referred to the Comp
troller.
Adopted.
Of Committee on Streets, Sewers and
Bridges-H. T. Lange and others petit
ton
Committee report adverse to the petition
of Fl. F. LANCE and James Starkey to quarry
rock in streets in the Sixth ward.
Adopted.
Also,
Vacation of Streets
To the President and Common Council of the
City of St. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Streets
Sewers and Bridges, to whom referrC d the
petition of the st. Paul. Minneapolis and Mani
tOba railroad company, an0 other property
owners, for the vacation of certain streets, re-
spectfully report,
That after having submitted the matter to
the city engineer for his opinion, which is here
with attached, and made an examination into
tho propriety and necessity for such vacation,
your committee are of the opinion, and so
recommend, that the matter is expedient and
should be proceeded with; that the petition be
filed of record with the city clerk, and that he
give notice by publication, as provided by law,
of the filing of said petition.
JOHN DowLAN,
Chairman.
The following is the opinion of the City
Engineer thereon.
To the Committee on Streets.
can zee no objection to the vacation asked
for by the petition annexed. 1t reserves Mis-
sissippi, jackson, Park avenue aud Rice
streets, which are the only ones at which it is
desirable TO cross the railroad, and the streets
it is proposed to vaoate are all such as are of
no use to the general public.
Il will be necessary in the order of vacation
TO provide for right of drainage along and
across the land of the railroad company upon
the vacated streets or otherwise, as may be
found most convenient hereafter.
Respectfully,
J. s. SEwELL, City Engineer.
Report of committe adopted and the CITY
Clerk instructed to give the necessary notice
for such vacation as is provided by the
City Charter.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan. Grace, Bell Ring
valid. Cornish, Griggs, Brennan, Minea, MIR.
President--10
Also,
University avenue opening and extension
The Committee to whom the following re-
port was referred report in favor of said
opening and extension and the adoption of
the said report.
The following is the report referred to:
To the Common Council of the City of St.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had under
consideration the resolution or order of the
Common Council, approved July %, 1886, rela-
tive to the opening and extension of Uniyer-
sity avenue, from Rice street to jackson
street, and having investigated the proposed
improvement, respectfully report that said
improvement is necessary and proper, that the
estimated expense thereof is 81 GOO; that real
estate TO be assessed therefor can be found bene-
flied TO the extent of the damages, costs and
expenses necessary to be incurred thereby;
that said improvement is not asked for by a
petition of majority of the owners of prop
erty to be assessed therefor, but we herewith
senda plan or profile Of said improvement,
and an order for your adoption, if you de-
sire us to make theimprovement.
Yeas.
GEO. L. BECKER President.
r. l.. german Clerk Board Public Works.
Aug. 30, 1850.
Adopted. (Sse order to Board of Public
Works.
Also,
NJ. Hokanson's petition
Committee report adverse to the prayer
OF petitioner for the repair of the bridge
referred 10, and would suggest to MIR. Ho-
HANSON that if the bridge is unsafe, as he
states, he had better repair it or have it
taken down, the same being on private
property.
Adopted.
Also,
Fact Ninth street grading