Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-09

lowing vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen, O'Connor, Robert, Grace,
Otis. Ringwald, Cornish, Griggs, Trott, Star
key, Mccarthy, Mr.. President-l2.
Sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth Sec
tons adopted.
Also,
Phalen's Creek Bridge
Committee to whom was referred the
resolution of Aid. Starkey "relative to
the widening Of the bridge crossing
Phalen's creek on Seventh street, near
the Plow Works." recommend that the
matter be referred to the Engineer to
have the work done.
Adopted.
Of Committee on Police
To the Common Council of the city of st.
PAUL:
GENrLEMEN: The Committee on Police
beg leave to report, as to the petition of
Philip stelzer to be appointed Special Police
man on Parks, referred to your Committee,
that in their opinion it is unnecessary to en-
ploy Special Policeman for such purpose,
and they therefore recommend that the said
petition be denied.
CHAs E. OTIS, Chairman.
Sept. 6, 1881.
Adopted.
Of Committee on License
No. 1O4 be transferred to John Hermann, that
| liquor license No. 81 be transferred to Halver
Johnson, all to be used at places named in Ii
ccnses. THOS. GRACE, Chairman.
Adopted.
| Of Committee on Public Buildings
| To the the Honrable the President and Com
mon Council of the City of Saint Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Public
Buildings, City Property and Markets, and
City Attorney, to whom was referred the bids
of Stees Bros, A. Fl. Andrews & Co., /. F.
Burnet, for furnishing "The New Market House
with 1000 Opera chairs" report that they ex-
ahmed the bids with care; only two of the
bidders furnished sample chairs, viz: Thomas
Kane & Co., and A. q. Andrews 81 Co., and are
of the opinion that the bid of A. Fl. Andrews
| g. Co., offering to furnish 1000 Opera chairs,
perforated back and seat, for $3,125, was the
lowest and best bidder, and your Committee
| recommended the purchase of 900 chairs of A.
| H. Andrews & Co., at So, 125, payable in one
year from the date of the delivery of said
chairs, without interest. The Andrews q Co.
| bid included interest at the late of per cent.
| from delivery of chairs to the date of payment.
Your Committee notified their Agent that the
city would pay no interest, but would report
in favor of the award of the contract to his
firm without interest, which proposition he
| assented to.
Respectfully, JOHN O'CoNNoR,
Adopted, and City Attorney requested
to draw contract in accordance there
with, by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen, O'Connor, Robert, Grace,
| Otis, Ringwald, Cornish, Griggs, Trott, Star
key, Mccarthy, Mr.. President-12.
| OF Committee on Public Accounts
Committee report that they have examined
the reports of the Clerk of municipal court,
Chief of Police, Market Master and Pound
Master, also the report of Board of Directors
of almshouse and hospital, all for the month
of July, 1881, and find them correct.
W. D. CORNISH, Chairman.
Adopted.
Of Committee on Parks
To the Honorable, the President and Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN-The Committee on Parks, tt
whom was referred the hereinafter named
communications, etc., etc., report as follows
l. On the communication of the Hon. Ed
mund Rice, Mayor, to the Common Council
in regard to the improvement of Rice park.
Your committee, after a careful considera
ton of the subject matter of said communi
cation, are of the opinion that it would not b.
advisable to make the improvement proposed
by the Mayor at this time. But your commit
tee are in favor of the erection of suitable
iron fence around said park, funds for which
your committee are advised are now available
If by next year, it should be thought best t.
remove the music stand from the park ant
prohibit the use of the park for musical con
certs, etc., by the Common Council, you
Committee would then be in favor of improV
ing the park to the extent of resodding, to
gether with the laying out of paths and add
tional walks as recommended by the City En-
gineer, with such necessary filling as woul
be necessary. Your committee submit here
with resolution in regard to the erection o
fence.
II. In regard to the claim of John Rob
ertson, for the erection OF partition fenc
between land owned by him and Como park
your committee recommend that the same b
referred to the City Engineer to report as t.
whether said fence was necessary and wa
erected upon the line of Como park.
III. Your committee find, on examination
that the leases for Como park expire the frs
day of November next. They therefore re
commend that the City Clerk advertis
for bids for the rerenting @
said park for term of not to exceed tire
years, revocable at any time the city ma
want to use or occupy the same for its ow1
use. All of whichis respectfully submitted
CHAs. RINGwALD,
Chairman of Committee.
Adopted-(See resolutions.)
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Of Committee on New Market
To the Honorable the President and Commo
Council of the city of St. Paul.
GENTLEMEN The undersigned, Commit
tee on New Market House, to whom was IT
ferred the proposals for furnishing said NeN
Market House with slower clock" be
leave to report that after careful examination
of the several offers to us submitted we fin
the proposition of Messrs. FrohHe & Churc
the lowest and best, which said proposition Q
Messrs. Frohne & Church Is herewith re
turned.
Secondly-And for the bell for said ne,
Market House the offer or proposition o
Messrs. Henry McShane & Co., which is alst
herewith retul ned, we find to be the loves
and best.
We therefore respectfully ask of your Hon
orable body that said offers be accepted an
that the City Attorney be instructed to pre-
pare contracts with the above named partie
and each of them for the respective article
named in their several and respective bids.
A. ALLEN, Chairman.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald Allen, O'Connor, Robert, Grace
Otis, Ringwald, Cornish. Griggs, Trott, Star
key, Mccarthy, Mr.. President-12.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Claims Presented
| A. Richter, $40; ST. Paul Book g. Sta
tionery Co., $40 O6; st. Paul Gas Ligh
Co., $735. 10; A. Nippolt, $500; Prender
CAST Bros, s597; F. Knauft, $685.; H. S
Saroni, $5l9. IS; DieV olkszietung, s53. 20
S. Hough, $190; r. O'Connor, $685.
Robinson & Cary, 73c; Peter Berkey
$34 &c; Sisters of Good Shepherd, $l30.72
Daily Globe. $s90.31 F. Richter, $3.50. Is
Referred to Committee on Claims, with
exception of F. Richter's claim, which
was referred to Committee on Public Ac
counts.
Fire Department Claims
| j. IL. Schurmeier, 1915; Robinson &
Carey, $3.50; st. Paul Shooting Co., 1913. 70
L. Breidert, $2.05; Prendergast Bros. SOC
F. Merand, $52.30
| Bids for Fire larm R0Yes-