Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-04-30
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Common Council

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Special Meeting.
ST. PAUL, April 81, 1880.
President Rhodes in the chair.
Present: Aid. Allen, Dowlan, O'Oonnor,
Kittson, Grace, Bell, Griggs. Brennan, Mr..
President-9.
COMMUNICATIONS.
ST. PAUL. April q. 1880.
Hon. VIM. DAWSON, Mayor.
DEAR SIR: Please call special meeting OF
the Common Council for this afternoon, april
27tb) at 3 P. M, to take action on the award Dy
the Board of Public Works, of contract for con-
struction of sewers in Fifth Ward to @. T. Mil
Ter, and the transaction of such other business
as may come before the Council.
Respectfully,
VIM. RHODES,
THos. GRACE,
@, w. GRIGGs.
Aldermen.
In the absence from the city of VIM. Daw-
son, Mayor, as Acting Mayor, request the City
Clerk to call special meeting of Council as
VIM RHODES, Acting Mayor.
To Thomas A. Prendergast, City Clerk.
From the st. Paul Chamber of Commerce
Asking that conference committee be ap
pointed to confer with committee appoint
ed by said chamber on sidewalks.
Aid. Griggs moved that the oommunica-
ton be accepted, and that the chair appoint
a committee of three to act as requested.
The motion prevailed, and the chair ap-
pointed Aid. DoWlan, Bell and Minea as such
committee.
From the st. Paul Chamber of Commerce
Stating that said chamber has appointed
committee of three to confer
with the several railroad companies
contemplating improvements on the
levee, ETC., and asking that a committee of
the Council be appointed to confer with the
said committee.
Aid. Bell moved that the communication
be accepted and that the chair appoint a
committee as requested.
The motion prevailed, and the chair ap
pointed as such committee Aid. Griggs,
Allen and Brennan.
From James Starkey-
Stating that in case the Council should
desire one or more additional sureties on the
bond accompanying his bid for the Fifth
Ward sewers, he was ready and willing to
furnish the same.
Accepted and placed on file.
From the ST. Paul & Sioux City Railroad
Company
lots on the south side of Prince street, in
Kittson's addition to st. Paul; that it is nee
essary for said company to obtain the title
to certain streets adjacent to said property
and to lots number one, two and three, of
Kittson's addition, and asking that the
Council pass an ordinance allowing said
company to use the property as described in
their communication, etc.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
Of City Comptroller-
I have not audited the attached resolution
allowing Gen. McLaren eight dollars, as he was
not overcharged in the five sewer permits. Ten
dollars (or two dollars for each permIt) was
paid into the city treasury as required by the
Ordinance In existence at the time.
Very Respectfully,
JOHN W. ROCHE,
City Comptroller.
April 81. 1880.
Aid. Griggs moved that the resolution re-
ferred to be reconsidered.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, O'Connor, Kilt
son, Grace, Bell, Griggs, Brennan, MIR. Presi-
dent-9.
On motion of Aid. Griggs the communi-
cation of the Comptroller was referred to
Committee on Ordinances.
Also,
A communication relative to alley in block
81, st. Paul Proper.
Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means and City Attorney.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
OF Committee on Ways and Means, Presi-
dent of Council, President of Board of
Public Works, and City Attorney-Fifth
ward sewers, ETC.
To the Honorable the President and Common
Council of the City of st. Paul.
GENTLEMEN: The Committee to whom was
referred the matter of the letting of contract
for the construction of a sewer in the Fifth
ward to O. T. Miller, respectfully report that
the Board of Public Works. having passed upon
the question as to who was the lowest reliable
and responsible bidder. and having awarded
the contract to G. T. Miller, your Committee
recommend that the award of the contract by
the Board of Public Works be approved by the
Common Council, as provided by law. Very
respectfully, THoS. GRACE, Chairman.
Adopted
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, O'Connor. Kilt
son, Grace, Bell, Griggs Brennan, Mr.. Presi-
dept-9.
The report of the Board of Public Works
awarding Chas. T. Miller the contract for
constructing sewers and grading in the Fifth
Ward was thereupon read, as also the bond
furnished by said Miller. Bond in the sum
of $4,000. Sureties, ]. Fl. Sanders and j.
A. Chandler.
Award approved.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan. O'Connor, Kit
son, Grace, Bell, Griggs, Brennan, Mr.. Presi-
dent-9.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An order was read instructing the Chief of
Police to notify all persons maintaining any
distractions in the streets of Terry's addi-
ton to have the same removed, etc.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
Resolutions.
By Aid. Allen