Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-09-12
THE CITY COUNCIL.

A Four Hour Session Last Evening"
Trying to Regulate the Street Railroads
--.Fire Limit Ordinnnce---The Mayor
Order for Them Passed Over the Veto
Multitude Of Miscellaneous business.
An adjourned meeting of the council was
held last evening, at which the following
business was transacted:
A message from Mayor dawson vetoing
the resolution of Alderman Bell directing
the mayor to appoint five additional mem.
bers of the police force was read, his reason
the GLOBE.
ed, and the question came up, shall the 1850
luton pass, Notwithstanding the veto of the
mayor.
The resolution was passed, ayes 9, hayes l,
Alderman Grace voting no.
A communication from Alderman Grace
adverse to appointing five additional police
men was read, and after some explanation
being given, the communication was laid
upon the table.
The matter of opening an alley in block
10, Wu1tu0y a. 60Atu dQOlt1Ou, was TO-
ferred to the board of public works.
petition from Elizabeth G. Parker, ask
for remuneration for damages to her
property in opening and grading street
around Franklin park, was referred to the
committee on streets, and the aldermen of
Fourth ward.
A petition from Upham, Wyman s. Co.,
for permission to slaughter within certain
limits in the city, was referred to the board
of health.
A protest of ]. H. Schurmeier against
building certain sidewalks, was referred to
the city engineer and Alderman Allen.
A sidewalk was ordered on the west side
of Lafayette street, between Wayerly place
and Woodward street.
A petition for grading Jackson street from
Twelfth street to Sycamore street, etc., was
sent to the committee on streets,
The matter of grading Holly avenue went
to the board of public works.
The usual number of audited claims were
allowed.
The reports of the city officers were read
and referred.
A petition from the licensed hackmen and
certain property owners. asking that the
hack ordinance be amended SO as to enable
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side of Washington street, between Third
and Fourth, was referred to the committee on
ordinances and the city attorney.
The contract of j. j. Dunnigan for plumb
ing of new market house was approved.
The city clerk reported amount received
for licences since the LIST of January at
1871, 626.
The contract with B. F. Goodrich & Co.,
for supplying the city with 1000 feet of their
patent "White Anchor fire engine hose,
was approved.
Several communications from Chief En-
gineer Strong were read and appropriately
referred.
The contract of Edward Moore for the
Mississippi and Eleventh streets sewer was
approved.
number of communications and reports
from the board of public works were read
and approved.
The matter of paving the sidewalks
around the new market house came up on
the. report of the city engineer to receive
bids for the same. The city engineer
recommended plank walk for this winter,
and in the spring the adoption of perma-
nent walk. Alderman Allen favored the
adoption of the city engineers report.
After some discussion the report was re-
ferred to the committee on. new market
house.
STREET RAILROADS.
An ordinance authorizing the Como Rail-
NOV Coroy,onv tn conatruct q 1Ouf,1e track