Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-16
CITY COUNCIL.
An Important Communication From the
Mayor Embracing Several Needed Re-
forms-Widening jackson Street is the
Wild Hunter Safe?

An important communication From thu
Mayor Embracing Several Needed Re
forms-Widening jackson Street rs thu
Wild Hunter Safe?
regular meeting Of the city council was held las
evening. large number Of Communications ani
petitions were received and read, among which ar,
the following, viz:
From Ellen NJ. Msckubin. for the vacation of thu
Phalen road. Sent to committee on streets.
From P. J. Bowlin, for damages caused by tn,
less Of horse frightened By the fire steamers.
regard to the grading, paving, etc., Of all the princ
pal streets Of the city, the manner Of laying gas and
water pipes the enforcement and execution of con
asking for the enforcement Of the ordinance agains
cattle running at large, and also extending it to all
the territory within the city limits. The cOmmuni-
cation was quite lengthy one and covered all the
points mentioned. The communication was referrei
to appropriate committees.
The petition of F. Althen, to be allowed the priv
ilege OF grading Cherry street, between Oommsrcis
street and Hoffman avenue. In front of block 81
Lyman Dsyton's addition, was referred to the com
mtttee On streets and the city engineer.
The contract for constructing drain around thu
Market house was swarded to Warne Bros Co..
The contract for the bridge over Trout brook liz
the Fourth street tunnel, to g. W. Sherwood, was
approved.
to the use Of Market hall for dri purposes. was re-
The matter Of widening jackson street from Third
street to Fourth street. and condemninR strip 67l
feet wide from lots l and II, block 26, st. Pau
Proper, and strip 3.25 feet wide from lots and
block ~, st Paul Proper, was ordered carried oui
by vote to q. Aldermen Ringwald and Trott vot-
ing in the negative.
alderman Allen offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
"Resokued, That the city engineer be instructed
to examine the old Wild Hunters hotel located on
Jackson street, between Third and Fourth streets
and report to the council ct Its next meeting whether
he considers 1t safe building to be occupied ar
hotel or tenement house.
A communication was read from Mayor Rice an.
nouncing that, under the provisions Of the aci
passed Nov H. 1881 entitled an aot to authorize the
common council Of the city Of st. Paul to issue the
bonds Of said city for the construction of q free
bridge across the the Mississippi river
he had appointed Gen. J. W. Bishop. L. VI
location Of said bridge, its probable cost its proper
manner Of construction, and whether 1t will interfere
with the free navigation Of the river. The appoint.
ments were confirmed.
reports of the city officers were read and approved
The matter Of the change Of grade Of Seventh
street, from Neill street to Minnehaha street. was
then taken up, and number Of the property owners
who were present were allowed to address the coun-
Gil. Mr. J. z. Humphrey vigorously opposed the
grade decided upon. j J. Lemon also opposed the
change, and W. II. Sanborn, representing Messrs,
Zimmerman and Noyes, favored leaving the grade
it is and finally the matter was disposed Of by re-
ferring 1t to the committee Streets with nstruc
tons to call meeting Of all parties interested and
report the result to the next meeting Of the ceuncil
communication was received from Frank Breuer
president Of the board Of fire commissioners under
the new law stating that the board has taken pos
session Of all property belonging to and In charge
Of the fire department. The communication was re-
ferred to the committee on fire department.
number Of preliminary orders for opening,
grading. paving and extending streets, were passed
and sent TO the board of public works
Alderman Cornish presented an ordinance to pre-
vent the carrying Of concealed weapons, which was
read the first time and referred to the city attorney
On motion Of Alderman Ringwald, the COMMITTEES
on ways and means was instructed to confer with the
different railroads In regard to the supply of fuel
The city engineer was instructed to report what is
necessary In the Of repairs to make the Seventh
street bridge safe to travel until the new bridge is
built.
An ordinance was rsad to authorize the Edison
Electric Light company to lay pipss etc., in the city
Referred to the committee on ordinances, city at
torney and mayor.
The usual number Of bills were allowed when the
council adjourned.