Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-02
CITY COUNCIL.

A Booming Business Meeting Last Night
THE work of Improvement Going
Bravely on.
regular meeting of the city council was held last
evening and the following is synopsis of the bust
ness transacted:
COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
communication praying for the opening and ex-
tassion of Wabashaw street. nom Bluff street to
un;versty avenue, was sent to the board of public
works.
Ambition for the widening of Dale street was re-
ferred to the Fourth ward members.
carr Stenkemp protested against the action of
tho hoard of public works in letting the contract for
the grading of Jackson street. from Pearl to Arch
street Referred to committee on streets.
The reports of city officers for the month OF Octo-
Der were presented and referred.
The matter of grading Leech, Forbes and Douglas
streets from Fort street to Goodrich street, and
goodrich street, from Fort to Leech street. was re-
ferred to committee on streets and the aldermen of
the ward
The matter of grading East Sixth street and rec
ommending that other streets be graded in connec-
ton Herewith, was referred to the committee on
streets.
The matter of awarding the contract to Dyer l.
Lux for grading Jackson street, from Pearl to Arch
street was referred to the committee on streets.
The matter of building an addition to the city and
county hospital was referred TO the committee ON
public buildings, who authorized to act with the
committee of the county board in letting the contract
and the building OF said addlton.
The council refused to take steps for condemning
lands for widening Seventh street.
The contract for building the Trout Brook bridge
was awarded to Geo. w. Sherwood.
The ordinance authorizing the st. Paul, Chicago
Il Omaha Railroad company to condemn certain
property for railroad purposes, was passed under
suspension of the rules.
Alderman Trott offered resolution for paving
Seventh street from the Seven Corners to Neill
street.
Alderman Alien moved to add Wabashaw street
street from Third to Bluff street, whichwas accepted
as amendment, and the resolution referred to
the committee on streets.
The matter of opening Rosabel street from Ninth
to Tenth streets was sent to the board Of public
works.
Alderman Allen offered resolution that the mat
ter of widening Jackson street from Third to
Fourth streets, be referred to the board OF public
works.
The contract for supplying the city with 2NO feet
of hose for the fire department was awarded to
Messrs. b. f. Goodrich & Co, of Akron, Ohio.l
The report of the committee on fire department
recommending the dismissal OF John Brown, nose
man of Hose company No. 8, gave rise to quite
lengthy debate, and was finally concurred in by
vote of ayes to nays.
The committee police recommended the re-
storation of Officer Mcmahon to the police force.
with loss of pay from the 9th of September until
the LIST of November, 1881, the time during which he
was suspended, which report was adopted.
Thos. Fitzpatrick was awarded the contract for
building the tower on the new Market house, at
$685.
The sum of s., 2C0 was appropriated Tor the GEM
pletion of the grading of Maria avenue.
The board of public works were directed to cause
to be prepared and report to the council, plan of
sewerage for the district Known st. Anthony HILL
The matter of paving Fort street from Third
street to the city limits was sent to the board OF
public works as also was the matter OF grading
Third street from Sbley street to Broadway.
An ordinance in relation to butchers stalls, re-
quirng all persons who sell fresh meat by the quar-
ter less to obtain license, was read the f1rst
time and referred to the committee on license.
The Palace addition to the city was adopted and
the council adjourned.