Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-03-17
CifM Council.

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City Council.
The last regular meeting of the present city
council was held yesterday, with eleven alder
men present and President Snyder in the chair
A petition was received from tax payers of
the east division asking that the fire limits be
established as follows: From the river up
First avenue north to Fifth street, down Fifth
street to First avenue south, down First ave-
hue south to Second street, down Second
street to Fifth avenue south, and down Fifth
avenue south to the river. The city attorney,
in connection with the petition, submitted a
report, in which he stated that no plat Of the
required extension accompanied the petition,
as required by existing ordinances, and that he
had been informed by interested parties that
the proposed scheme was not practicable. He
was of the opinion that the precautions against
fire were matters of public policy and ought
not be made to depend on the petition of prop
erty owners. On the recommendation of the
city attorney the matter was referred to the
committee on ordinances and the city attorney.
A petition was received from tax payers for
a sewer to be constructed on the following
streets: From the corner of Washington and
Third avenue south, along Third avenue to
Second street, to First avenue south, to First
street, to Third avenue north, to Third street.
Referred to committee.
Petitions from Charles Conklin and George
Thomas to be appointed city forester were re-
ceived, read and laid over for one month
Permission was granted Holbrook q Jack
son, H. w. Phelps, Jacob j. Coulter and j. W.
s. W. H. Day, to erect certain buildings in the
fire limits.
The plat of Butler & Kalkoffs addition was
received and referred to the committee on
street grades and additions.
The city engineer submitted a report stating
~ hid ha
strengthened by supports and replanked for
$2.071. The matter was referred to the CON-
mittee onroads and bridges.
Thel monthly budget of claims were pre-
sented and allowed.
The clerk of the municipal court reported
$6S4.S5 received as fines during the month OF
February.
The sum of $500 was appropriated to assist
the boom company in clearing the river be-
tween the suspension bridge and Plummer's
island of ice This amount was appropriated
after the city engineer had submitted a report
to the effect that the clearing of the river would
be of saving to the city.
The finance committee from the board Of
= education presented petition calling to the
attention of the council the act passed by the
legislature for the issuing of s22 900 in bonds
for the use of the board The communication
stated that the board was now indebted to an
amount exceeding the total amount of the
bonds, which Indebtedness was drawing inter-
est at the rate of s and 8 per cent. per annum,
and that the board was unable to pay the same
out of its ordinary revenue. Referred to the
committee on ways and means.
The contract for sewer on Second avenue
south from Washington avenue to Fourth
street was awarded to Cauvet'& Reid, at 1888
per foot, and the city engineer was instructed
to sign the contract for the construction of
the same.
The reports of the commissioners in the
opening and laying out of Superior avenue
and the laying out and extending of Twelfth
avenue south, were recommended by the
county attorney to be confirmed.
Aid. Walsh presented to the council an or
dinance granting the Minneapolis q Eastern
railroad to construct and operate a line of
railway across certain streets. The alderman,
in presenting the ordinance, stated that it did
not come from the committee of which he
was chairman, but that he was asked by Aid.
Andrews to present it. This brought Aid.
Andrews to his feet, who remarked that he
was not the guilty party, as he only passed
the paper at the request of City Attorney Ben
ton. The last named gentleman did not say
who he was working the ordinance for, but
after the motion had been made to read and
have 1t printed assisted the clerk by reading
the same.
AID Andrews offered resolution that the
city clerk be authorized to draw warrants for
the pay of the aldermen and mayor for the
past year. Aid. Barge offered an amendment
to the above by making the warrants payable
to the managers of Be;hlny home. The
amendment was lost and the original motion
adopted
A resolution offered by Aid. Smith, fixing
the polling places and appointing the judge:
Of election for the city election to be held OF
April 5th, was adopted.
The following is a copy of the same:
- FIRST WARD.
First Precinct-Pollmg place, Germani'
Hose house. Judges, Charles Theilen, Michae
Lyons, Charles Heirholzer.
Second Precinct-Polling place, Fourth ave
nue. and Fifth street. Judges, A. P. Chesley
Robert Irwin, M. W. Glenn.
SECOND WARD.
First Precinct-Polling place, Cataract er
CINE house. Judges, W. NJ. Barrows, Georg
A. Morse, Scion Armstrong.
Second Precinct-Polling place, Sixth avenu
and Third street southeast Judges, ]. 81
Gilmore, T. F. Andrews, Isaac McNair
THIRD WARD.
First Precinct-Polling place, Teutonic hos
house. Judges, c. W. Dawson, Mathia
Crosse, Charles Allen.
Second Precinct-Polling place, Turner hal
Judges, j. W. Anderson, Mat. KEGS, Ed.
Stevens.
FOURTH WARD.
First precinct-Polling place, hose house NJ
5. Judges, John Schurch, Charles Code,
o. E. Treadwell.
Second precinct-Polling place, Eight
street and First avenue north. Judges, Jaco
Barge, w. w. Woodward. j. G. Mcfarland.
- Third precinct-Polling place, hose hou;
No. 2. Judges, VIM. P. Northway, DAM
~ Bassett, Collins Haurer.
FIFTH WARD
First precinct-Polling place, George '
q Libby's office. Judges, G. w. Chowan, ]. {
Smith, Russell Dibble.
.e Second precinct-Polling place, c. L. Sn
der's residence. Judges, c. L. Snyder, Jol
- r. Stevens, j. c. Whitney.
Third precinct Polling place, engine hou