Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-06
THE COUNCIL.
Tho Regular Meeting Yesterday---Street
ImprOvements---Fifth Ward Election
Preclncts---Eleotlon Judges

Tho Regular Meeting Yesterday---Stree
InprOvements---Fifth Ward Electio
Election Judges.
The common council met in regula
session at 8 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Aid. Grace in the char.
J The matter of opening Van lngen an,
other streets was laid over.
The acceptance of the ordinance O
the council bv the Como railroad com
pany was submitted. 1t was placed OIL
file
A sidewalk was ordered to be con
structed on the west side of Rice stree
from Martin street to Como avenue.
A map Of the city, by D. L. Curtice
was accepted with thanks.
A petition for sewers on Westminster
and Waverly streets was offered
A protest against the grade oi
Mt. Airy and Broadway streets was pre-.
sented and referred
A petition for the improvement of the
streets in the Vicinity of Irvine park and
the placing of the park under police
supervision. 1t was referred.
A petition for the opening CT Ellen
street was presented and referred. Also
remonstrances as to the opening of sew.
eral streets.
The matter Of the opening of Univer-
sity avenue to Aurora avene was refer
red to the committee on streets, and the
board of public works directed to STAY
proceedings till the council had acted
upon it.
A preliminary order for the opening Of
Portland avenue was PISSED.
The request of the workhouse board
for the use of forty acres of Como park
for the workhouse was referred to the
committee on parks, the city attorney and
engineer.
Petitions for and remonstrances against
certain street improvements were present
ed and appropriately referred
reports OF city officers were presented
and accepted.
The engineer reported that the building
No. AZ East Third street had been rem
dered safe by the owner Placed on
file.
An order for the grading of Burr street,
between Collins and Farquhar streets, was
passed.
A petition for the location Of the vege-
table market on the vacant ground ad-
| joining the new Market house. Re.
ferrcd.
The ordinance for the establishment of
market stalls on Seventh and Cedar
streets was adopted.
A petition for the extension of Rice
street sewer to Western avenue was Of
fered and referred to the committee on
! streets.
The report of the special committee on
| fire alarm boxes and engine houses SUBJ
mitted report in favor of adding nine
| fire alarm boxes, the construction of eight
cisterns and the location of an engine
house on st. Anthony's hill. Adopted.
| A resolution authorizing the advertis-
| ing for first class fire engine and hose
cart was adopted.
tise for bids for the construction of a
| new engine house on Woodland Park ad.
dition.
Mr.. W. L. Wilson presented a remon.
STRANGE against the extension of Carroll
The board OF public works was requested
to take no further action until the matter
had been investigated
An order for a change Of grade On Cedar
street between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets was passed.
A majority report of the committee on
streets in favor OF the opening of Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets from Rob-
ert to WabaShaw street, was presented
Also minority report and remon-
STRANGE against the Improvement. Re-
| referred.
The balance due for plumbing at the
new market house, s1,643.10, was al
lowed Also the sum of $4,000 for boil
ers for the market house.
| A contingent fund of $500 for the fire
department was appropriated. Also $25
for the purchase of postal cards for the
board of public works
| A preliminary order for the construc-
ton of sewer on Ramsey street was re
ferred to the committee on streets.
The use of Rice park was granted to
the Great Union band for Wednesday
| afternoons and evenings.
The ordinance for the renting of the
new market hall was passed under sus-
pension of the rules.
An ordinance for the establishment of
election precincts in the Fifth ward was
passed under suspension OF the rules.
JUDGES OF ELECTION.
The following persons were appointed
judges of election at the ensuing city
election:
First Ward d-First Precinct, J. G. Taylor,
Morris Lyons, L. E. Reed. Second Precinct,
J: c. Quinby, ]. II. Matthews, Patrick
Nash.
Second Ward-First Precinct, John O'Con.
nor, Joseph Heath, J. NJ. Willoughby. Sec.
ond Precinct, Joseph Guion, c. G. King, Henry
Schneider.
Third Ward-Frst Precinct, n. Wagner, E.
1. Larpenteur, Pat. Ryan Second Precinct,
w: &. CASTOR, Rudolph Vollmer, NJ. NJ.
Williams.
Fourth Ward-First Precinct, Patrick Egan,
Jos. Cleary, NJ. j. Clum, Second Precinct,
Thos. r. Brill, Chas. Fl. Manship, Edwin
Bell. Third Precinct, James Grace, B. Michel,
A.V Tecple. Fourth Precinct, P. Dougherty,
@. Ritt, A. Moore.
Sixth Ward-First Precinct, w. B. Nc.
Grorty, A. Cormick, John Toomey. Second
Precinct, Jas. Dillon, D. Getchell VIM. Wake.
field. Third Precinct, D. N. Finlayson, n. P
Ingalls,, VIM. McCauley.
Sixth Ward--Louis Touchette, Theodore
Goss, NJ. Schllliger.
Adjourned.
THE following items were put In tyne for yeser.