Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-07
CITY GOVERNMENT.

France Carries OH the Persimmons-
Aid. Allen Scores Some Points.
A regular meeting of the city council was
held last evening, all the members being pres
ent except Aid. Griggs.
A communication was received from Mayor
Rice, announcing the appointment of Horace
E. Wharton as one of the commissioners,
under the act for the construction of the low
er bridge. The nomination was confirmed.
A communication from Samuel Deering,
protesting against the assessment made upon
his property for the opening of Nelson street,
was referred to the committee on streets.
A protest against cattle running at large in
the thickly settled portion of the city, was re-
ferred to the board of health.
A petition for the grading, guttering, ETC.,
of Fourth street between Commercial street
and Hoffman avenue, was referred to the CON-
mittee on streets.
A petition OF the Sixth ward improvement
society, for better street lamp service IN that
portion of the city, was referred to the COM
mittee on gas.
A communication from Diamond 10 Rey-
nolds, proposing 10 bear one-half the expense
for planking the street in front of his steam
boat warehouse, was referred to the committee
on streets.
The city clerk reported the fees received for
licenses issued since January l, to be $50, 1885,
A warrant was directed to be drawn in favor
of R. o. Strong, chief of the fire department,
for $2S2. 80, for expenses attending the late
trial of steam fire engines.
The contract with G. w. Reese, to construct
stairway from Valley street to Mount Airy
street, was confirmed.
The report of the city treasurer showed re-
ceipts from January to December 1, $780,
51l.50: disbursements, $500, so; balance on
hand, $27, 46S.O1.
The contract with Robert seeger for light
ing portions of the city with oil was confirmed.
The report of the city engineer regarding
the purchase of a steam street roller was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
A number of estimates for contract work
were allowed.
The action of the board of public works in
awarding the contract to Boyer & Lutz for
grading jackson street was confirmed.
The matter of opening and extending Waba-
shaw street, from Bluff street to Univer-
sity street, was referred to the
board of public works, with instruc-
lions to proceed with the improvement.
The matter of opening and extending Chute
street, from Aurora avenue to an intersection
with Wabashaw street: Minnehaha street,
from Dale street to west city limits; Chad
wood street, from University avenue north to
the right of way of the st. Paul & Manitoba
railway; Victoria street, in the same direction;
Thomas street, from Dale street to west city
limits, was referred to the board of public
works, with instructions to proceed with the
work.
The report of the board of public works
that the opening of Wabashaw street, from
Bluff street to Brewster avenue, is not neces-
sary, was adopted.
The matter of widening, opening, ETC., Hof-
man avenue from Short street to Union street
was referred to the board of public works,
with directions to proceed with the improve
ment.
The report of the proceedings of the board
of public health was read and accepted, and
the recommendations made in reference to the
sewers, was referred to the committee on sew
ers with instructions to report.
A petition signed by a large number OF cltl-
zens of the Sixth ward was presented asking
for the purchase of fire engine for
the Sixth ward, and the fire COM
missioners were instructed to report what fire
engine, in their opinion, is the best to pur-
chase for the ward.
The matter of grading Sherman street from
Pleasant avenue east to the bluff was referred
to the board of public works for report.
The militia companies were given the use OF
Market hall at IS per night, provided the city
did not have to furnish either gas or heat.
THE FIRE ENGINE MATTER.
The special committee appointed by the
council, made the following report as to the
recent fire engine test, and the. relative quail
ties of the two machines :
ST. PAUL, Dec. 5, 1881.
To the Honorable, Common Council of the
city of st. Paul.
for the purpose of testing, examining and re-
porting on fire engines would respectfully
submit the following report:
We deem it unnecessary to burden this re-
DO and encroach upon your time by formal
account of the place of holding and circum-
stances of the trial as the council are, doubt
,css, already, we'll informed in regard to those
particulars.
Your committee held meeting November
IS, the day preceding the test, with Mr..
Brewer in the chair, and elected E. T. Osborne
chairman and c. T. Corning secretary, and ap
pointed M. w. Jones clerk. Mr.. Osborne
then requested Mr.. Brewer to remain IN the
chair, and the committee proceeded to make
such arrangements in regard to carrying out
the printed list of tests as the limited time
would admit. In this we were ably and
promptly assisted by the various members OF
the fire department, especially Chief
Engineer Strong. The first test: To
raise steam from cold water, and to
throw $50 feet through $50 feet hose, TX inch
smooth nozzle; was won by and awarded to
the Silsby engine.
The Second Test-To play through 600 feet
hose, TX inch smooth nozzle, ten hours with
out shutting off; was won by and awarded to
the Silsby engine.
The Third Test-Play through two lines,
$50 feet each, to two-way -siamese, with SO
feet leading hose, "makng four streams" z
inch smooth nozzle, time to play thirty min
utes; was won by and awarded to the Silsby
engine, nm e..
hose, TX inch smooth nozzle, vertical stream,
time to play thirty minutes; was won by and
awarded to the Silsby engine.
The Fifth Test-Play through $50 feet hose,
TX inch smooth nozzle, time to play thirty
minutes; was won by and awarded to the
Silsby engine.
The Sixth Test-Play through two lines $50
feet each, X inch smooth nozzle, time to
play thirty minutes; was won by and awarded
10 the La France engine.
The Seventh Test-Play through 1000 feet
hose, X inch nozzle, horizontal stream, time
to play thirty minutes; was won by and award
ed to the Silsby engine.
The first steam was awarded to the La
France engine.
To save time, the seventh test was, by mu-
| tual consent, allowed to follow the fourth
| test, and the "time to play In the fifth and
sixth test shortened to fifteen minutes each.
| The full details of the test appear in the ac-
companying record.
1t is but justice to say that in the test for
first water at the nozzle, raising steam from
| cold water, the engineer OF the La France en-.
CINE was mnisled in regard to the raising of
Steam, by clogged gaage, which fact. in the
opinion of your committee, placed him at
disadvantage in the test. This irregularity
| made it necessary to substitute another guage
| in Its place.
In the opinion of this committee the stream
thrown by the La France engine within Its
| limits was the more solid and compact OF the
| two. :.
Owing to the limited time OF this commit
| tee before the tests in which to arrange de-
tails, the quantity of oil used by the two en-
| gines was not accurately recorded.
There is also some doubt as to the
quantity of coal used especially by the La
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