Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-01
CITY GOTERNMENT.
The Old Council Clearing Up Their Busi-
ness-L Large Amount of Street Work Or

ness-Large Amount of Street Work Or
dered. III
The city council met yesterday afternoon in
adjourned session for the purpose of clearing
up the business before it, as far as possible,
previous to resigning its trusts into the hands
of the new council, which will assume the
reins Tuesday next. Present, Aid. Allen,
Dowlan, O'Connor, Ringwald, Cornish,
Griggs, Brennan, Trott, Minea, and Mr.. Pres
ident. "a
The chief of police was instructed to remove
a certain barn and other buildings obstructing
Coburn street, between Superior and Michigan
streets, pttltlOned for as a nuisance. DEB
J.. M. Warner and others petitioned for
modification of the proposed change of grade
of Aurora avenue. Committee on streets. Ii
The matter of the grading of Laurel avenue,
from Western avenue to Dale street, petitioned
for by Walter Mann and others, was referred
to the board of public works for report.
Mrs. Anna r. Wood, through her attorney,
H. J. Horn, protested against the proposed
opening of an alley through block 80, of Rice
& Irvine's addition.
The matter of change of plan for the pro-
posed extension of sewers in the Fifth ward,
by abandoning the sewers on Eighth and
Ninth streets, and putting them in certain al
legs, as petitioned for by the property owners,
and recommended by the city engineer, was
referred to the committee on streets.
The city engineer reported that the reported
distractions of Rice street had been removed.
The complaint of property owners on Mt
Airy and Broadway streets, that said streets
were not being graded according to the plans
and specifications, was referred to the COM
mittee on streets for examination and report.
The matter of sewer on Iglehart street.
from Rice street west to the west line of John
sons Encouragement, was referred to AID
Otis.
The matter of grading Granite street, from
Mississippi street to CORTLAND street, was re-
ferred to the board of public works, with in
structions to cause the improvement to be
made.
The board of public works was instructed
to proceed with the grading of the drive-ways,
streets and alleys in Park Place addition to st.
Paul.
The contract with Simar & Morton, made
by the board of public works, for grading
Kate street, from Ohio street to Bertha street,
tor $l0,SS3. 81, was considered
The board of public works was instructed
to go forward with the construction of sew
crs, to complete the Fifth ward system, as
heretofore given.
The resignation of John O'Brien, member
of hook and ladder company, and H. Scharf-
billig, of Hose No. 2, was accepted, and the ap
J. Holden the latter, by the chief engineer, was
confirmed.
The report of the committee on streets in
reference to grade of Jackson street, recon-
mending no change where established, and the
establishment of a grade, where not already
established, to conform to the grade already
established on other portions of the street, was
adopted. .r.
An order was adopted directing the making
of a contract with j. G Prendergast for a
fountain IN Irvine park. Also six settles.
A number of cross walks were ordered in
different parts of the city. City Engineer
Rundlett was granted leave of absence for
ten days.
A cistern was ordered at the junction of
Fort street and Western avenue.
The city clerk was instructed to advertise
for new bids for fire engine house in the
Fourth ward, 81. Anthony Hill.
The matter of new hose cart came up in
the unanimous report of the committee,
recommending the purchase of cart of
the Fire Distinguishing Manufacturing COM
pany for $3.50, but AID. OOwlan called atten-
ton to the fact that the whole question had at
the last meeting been referred to the new coun-
Gil, and the matter was dropped.
Gas lamps were ordered in front of the Pres
byterian church, Lafayette avenue, also on the
corner of Fourth and Rosabel street, and on
the north corner of Nelson and Western ave-
nues.
The city engineer was instructed to inquire
and report at the next meeting of the council
what is necessary to protect the basement of
the new market houee from indowing water.
An ordinance regulating awnings in the city
was referred to the committee on ordinance.
FL. W. Fort, agent of the Fire Extinguisher
company of Chicago, withdrew his bid to fur
nish the city four-wheeled hose cart.
An ordinance was passed giving authority
to Beaupre & Keogh, to erect one-story
wooden building on Third street, between Sib-
ley and Rosabel streets.
The board of public works was instructed to
proceed with the grading of Rice street, from
Blanca street to Sycamore street, and a partial
grade from Sycamore street to the city limits
Adjourned to Tuesday next at o'clock.