Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-21
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Matters Considered and business Trans
acted at the Session of the City Council
YesterddU.

Matters Considered and Business Trans
acted at the Session of the City Council
yesterday.
held last evening, with thirteen members
present. The space allotted for spectators
was crowded, a large number of saloon
keepers being noticed, brought to the meeting
probably to hear the license committee report
on the amount to be paid to run a saloon.
The mayor appointed as water commission
ers the following gentlemen: For one year, W.
NJ Bracket; two years, B. G. Merriman; three
years, E. s. Carson; four years, Gregory Men
gel. The appointments were confirmed.
The petition to abate the so-called nuisance
of hacks and hack drivers standing in front of
the Nicolet house was referred TO the COM
mittee on ordinances, the mayor, city attorney
and chief of police.
The petition from citizens asking for the
appointments of a city forester, and the several
candidates for appointment, were referred to
the committee on public grounds and build
ings.
The clerk was authorized to notify F. W.
Ames that the ground occupied by the stone
pile would be rented for the year at rent
of SIS.
The petition to make a temporary roadway
on the East side near the bridge to Hennepin
torn up by the Water Power company,
was referred to the committee on roads and
bridges, ely engineer and aldermen of the
Second ward, with power to act
Fl. F. Lillebridge, j. W. Hill, L. D. Parker
Whittier, Burdette u Co., an HaZlin B. Morse
were granted permission to erect fire proo
buildings, and the petition of Richard WEIGH
to alter and repair building, was referred Il
the fire committee.
A number of petitions for having the streets
sprinkled in various localities were laid on tn
table.
The residents of Third street, between Nicol
let and Hennepin avenue, and numerous citlZen
of East side petitioned the council TO hav
sewers constructed. Referred to COMMITTEES
on sewerage.
The residents of the East side fats petitlonet
the council to remove the filth on the banks o
the river Referred to committee on healtl
, aud hospitals.
A petition from the butchers of the Eas
side, accompanied by an ordinance for the reg
ulation of fresh fish and game. Referred Il
committee on ordinances and licenses.
The petitions for the grading of val lou
streets were referred to the aldermen of tn
several wards.
a communication from the assessors asking
that they he empowered to appoint their as
sistants, hire rooms and purchase stationery
was referred to the committee on Salaries ant
public grounds and buildings.
The city engineer reported that Winston
Bros had sent in the lowest bid for straighten
ing and repairing Plymouth avenue. The con
tract was awarded to Winston Bros, the tota
figures beng about 81, 600, which does not in
clude the replacing.
The chief of the fire department reported tn
appointments for the ensuing year, which wer
confirmed. The appointments do not max
any change in the department.
The committee on salaries reported tn
schedule of salaries as llid down in the ney
city charter as previously published. Som
discussion was had in regard to tn
salary of the judge and clerk o
the municipal court, it being claime
that the salaries of The two named officer
were fixed by special law. On motion tn
salary of the officers named were erased from
the report
The city attorney stated that the easies