Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-07
CITY GOVERNMENT.

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ume Of Business--Sewsrs c LIED for la
Order TO Erect Bulidines-AwardofC nn-l
tracts Streets to be Repaired.
The regular meeting OF the city council
Iook place last evening. +
A communication wss Rad from Ma3orl
Rice explaining his action in relation t.
The necessity of increasing the police by the
appointment Of specials for the suppression OF
etc. Twsnty-nIne such specials
were appointed, whom the city is asked to.
pay the pay roll for whom is fixed at $68S33.
Aid. Mccarthy moved the communication
be accepted
Aid Ringwald asked if there would be al
Endorsement or confirmation of the appoint
ment OF these specials.
After come further discussion resolution
was unanimously adopted that orders be
drawn upon the treasury in payment OF the
special force amounting to 1888 33.
A petition OF the property owners on Waba.
shaw and between College avenue and Bluff
street was received and referred to the COM
mittee on streets.
The petition of Geo. Gruber, stating that a
certain portion of Berkey's livery stable stands
on ground belonging to the city, and thereby
hides from view his own property, and asking
committee on streets.
communication from W. F. Davidson,
stating that he intended to erect a five-story
building on the northeast corner of Fourth
and Cedar streets, and that he intended putting
IN the foundation this fall, and could not do ST.
until sewer on Fourth street was built, and
asking the immediate construction of the
same, was received, and the matter ordered re-
ferrei to the board OF public Ho,ks.
The raunact cf Gov Pill ,hy,rv for the
cavation of the full width Of the sidewalk Oh
renth and eiar streets for the erection of a
coal room for the State capitol was granted.
A petition for the change Of the name OF
Green str ct to Garfield street was referredpto
the aldermen OF the Fourth ward.
A communication from Sarah A. Whitney
in relation to the ownership of Smith park
was referred to the city attorney
An ordinance authorizing j. IL. Drake to
erect wooden building on Eagle street, near
the Seven Corners, was passed.
The city treasurer's report, AS published in
the GLOBE on the LIST inst, and his transcript
Of salary and fee record were read and referred.
Fees, September, $6a5.S9; salary, $24l .66; de-
puty's salary, SIG 66.
The proper officers were instructed to sign
the contract for purchase Of hose carriage.
Licenses collected since Jan. l, $35, 70J
Leave of absence for ten days was granted
City clerks fees, August, 1865; salary,
$t45 50; clerks salary $40.
City Engineer Rundlett recommends estab-
fishing the width of sidewalks as follows:
Sixty-six feet streets, IL feet walks; 80 feet
streets, 10 feet walks; IS feet streets, 9 feet
walks; and so feet streets, 8 feet walks. Re.
ferred to cor nittee on streets.
The resignation Of John Churchill as fore
man of Hose No. 3, was accepted and the APP
Cipfun IF Arrn Rr1t0 IN, MIA Wo
confirmed.
CONTRACT AWARDED.
Awards of contracts by the board of pub
lie works were confirmed as follows: Boyer &
Lux, grading Laurel avenue from Western av-
enue to Dale street; Boyer & Lux, grading
Nelson avenue from Summit avenue to West
ern avenue; Arthur Mullen, constructing sew
er on Canada and Pearl streets; and Daniel
Mullen, for certain Sc wers in the Fifth ward.
The latter award occasioned considerable dis
cussion in connection with the preference OF
Mullen's bid over lower bid by Patrick Nash
1t was finally confirmed by eight votes, Aid.
Ringwold, Starkey, Mccarthy and Dowlan, in
the negative,
Sundry bills, estimates and vouchers, were
received and referred.
SEVENTH STREET.
The committee on streets recommend adop-
ton of the order from the board of public
works for widening Seventh street on the site
of the bridge over the St. Paul Il Duluth track
and Phalen's creek, at cost of $3.50. A
further recommendation is for acceptance of
the proposition of John Wagner to give right
of way and of owners on the hill to give ma
terial for filling in place of the bridge. After
some discussion, in which the present adop
ton of the latter recommendation was opposed
on the ground that the grade Is not establish
ed, that part of the matter was recOmmitted.
Subsequently the order was passed for widen
ing the street.
F An order was passed for widening and ex-
tending Cherry street to Maria avenue
The contract of j. G. Nolan to furnish lum-
Der to the city was approved.
A new sidewalk was ordered to be built on
the west side of Sibley street, from Third
street to the alley.
The matter of permitting Michaud Bros.
to erect wooden building in the fire limits,
was rccommitted.
The fire department committee was author
ICED to employ some person to superintend the
building of the engine house on st. Anthony
hill.
RICE AND COMO PARKS.
The committee on parks recommend the
erection of an iron fence around Rice park,
from funds now available, and that further
Improvements OC uCiCiiCu. nc OIuCf lOT
building the fence was passed. A commune
cation from John p. Fleislher regarding the
park improvement was referred to the COM
mittee
A report recommending reletting the Como
park farm for three years, the lease to be ter
minated at the pleasure of the council. was
adopted.
The award of contract to A. Fl. Andrews &
Co., of Chicago, for chairs for Market hall
was approved.
Four hundred and thIrty-three dollars and
sixty five cents was appropriated for the aims
house and hospital. q
AWARD OF CONTRACTS.
The award of contracts for tower clock and
bell, for the Market honse, to Frohne &
Church, was approved.
The award of contract for building the city
workhouse, to Timothy Reardon, was APP
proved.
Upon the question of awarding the contract
for the fire alarm boxes. AID Otis, quoting
from the reports of the experts, heretofore
published in the GLOBE, advocated buying the
Gamewell non-interferer ce boxes at $50 each,
and moved resolution accordingly.
Aid. Mccarthy moved to amend SO as to accept
the Birge, Williams & Co. boxes at $l25 each,
and this smendment was adopted, Z to 5.
Aid. Otis then moved to amend by inserting
in place of the Brge Williams & Co. box az
$125, the Gamewell interfering box at 500,
but was ruled out of order The amended
resolution acceptjug the bid OF Birpe. Will. |