Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-07
CITY COUNCIL.
Bonds Issued For Ihe BOard Of Education
and Other Business.

11OnH5 4dSHeU FOT ne DOurU OF EuNCUttO1l,
and Other Business.
A regular meeting of the city council was
held yesterday afternoon, with sixteen mem.
bers present and President Snyder in the
chair
John Mcdonald was appointed as special
policeman and The appointment confirmed.
The property owners on HennepIn avenue
between SIKH and Seventh streets, petitoned
the ccunc,l To extend The sewer on that ave-
nue. To seventh street. Referred to the COM
mlitee on sewerage.
Tie properly owners in the vicinity of Fifth
avenue south and Twenly-iourth street and
] hird avenue south and Twenty-sixth street
desire change OF grade on said streets. Re-
ferred 10 aldermen OF Fifth ward.
The residents OF Third street north protested
against Il water sewer on SAID street, claiming
that the taxes were high enough without any
additional expense. Referred to committee ON
sewers.
number of taxpayers in the vicinity of
Fifteenth avenue south and Sixth street petit
toned for the grading and opening of cutters
on Fifteenth avenue. Referred to aldermen of
Sixth ward and city eng neer.
Flats of Besl's pleasant View" addition,
Schaetier'S addition, Harmen's addition,
Nenage's Twelfth avenue addition, and James
Cochran's addition to Minneapolis were re-
cceived and referred to the committee on
streets, grades and additions.
The residents of the territory on the south
side uf First avenue, on Nicollet avenue, pel-
toned the council that the territory be added
TO the fire limits.
The clerk of the municipal court reported
Slg2 60 as collected as fines during the month
of March.
Tie county attorney, to whom was referred
the reports of the commissioners in the matter
OF laying ont and extending Twelfth avenue
north, from Lyndale avenue 10 Ninth street.
and the laying out and opening of Superior
avenue, from Hennepin to Lyndale avenues,
recommended that the reports be confirmed.
The superintendent of water works report
ed $4,000 rec ived as rents during the month
OF March, and S6,324,932 gallons of water
pumped.
A D. Foster notified the council that he
would accept the Office of street commissioner
for 500 per year or $3.50 per day.
The usual budget of CLAIMS were reported
an allowed.
q bonds, in denomination of 81, 600 each,
dated April /, 1881, payable in twelve
years, with interest at per cent.
per annum, was passed. The treasurer
was authorized to sell the bonds at such price
as he my deem most advantageous and
TO apply the amount of such sale to the float
ing debt of the board CT education and 10 no
other purpose.
The city engineer was instructed to advertise
for bids 10 repair and strengthen the Plymouth
avenue bridge according TO plans prepared.
". s. Porter and A. g. Wilcox we've grant
ed permission to alter and erect buildings.
The second reading of the ordinance grant
ing right OF way to the Minneapolis railway
was laid over until the next meeting, after a
short conference between several of the alder
men.
Sidewalks were ordered laid on Seventh and
Eighth streets, between Nicollet and Henne-
pin avenues.
The plat of Butler & Kalkhoff's subdivision
of blocks % and 70 i'll Murphy's addition was
accepted.
On motion the council adjourned to meet
this evening, when the vote will be canvassed.