Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-08

Acting President OF Council.
1 Approved April 7, 1881.
/ THos. GRACE, Acting Mayor.
Attest:
| THos. A. PRENDEReAsr, City Clerk.
| Aprils.
| Resolutions. ~
WHEREAS, A majority OF the owners OF
property on the line Of that part OF Thomas
street as lies east of Como avenue and west OF
Rice street, in the city of St. Paul, residents
within said city, did on the 23d day of Febru.
airy, 1881, duly petition the Common Council
to vacate that part of Thomas street as lies
east of Como avenue and west of Rice street,
in the city of st. Paul, which petition duly
set forth the facts and reasons for such vaca-
ton, and was duly accompanied by plat OF
the public street as proposed to be vacated,
and was duly verified by the oath OF two OF
the petitioners, and which petition, on the or.
der of said Common Council, was duly filed OF
record with the City Clerk of said city ON said
day; and
WHEREAS, Due notice by publication
in the official paper of said city for four weeks,
once week, commencing on the Oath day of
February, 1881, and ending on the oath day OF
| March, 1881, TO the effect that such petition
had been filed with the City Clerk, stating in
brief its object, and that the same would be
heard and considered by the Common Council
on the 5th day of April, 1881, at 8 O'Clock in
the afternoon; and
WHEREAS, The said Common Council did
at the time last aforesaid hear the testimony
and evidence on the port of all parties inter-
ested therein, and no one Directing; now there
fore, after due consideration had, it is by the
Common Council of said city
| Resolved, That so much of that certain pub
lie street known and called Thomas street as
lies east of Como avenue and west of Rice
street, in the city of st. Paul, be and the same
is hereby declared to be vacated and discon-
| tinued.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, O'Connor, Otis,
Ringwald, Cornish, Brennan, Mlnea, Mr.. Pres
| ident-9.
Approved April Z, 1881.
| WHEREAS, A majority of the owners of
property on the line of an alley, between Ri
volI and Arkwright streets, in block Z, War
rem Il Winslow's addition TO st. Paul, resi-
dents within said city, did on the Esd day of
February, 1881, duly petition the Common
Council to vacate that certain public alley,
which lies between Rivoli street and Ark
wright street, and running through part Of
block seven az, of Warren and Winslow's adj
dition to St. Paul, which petition duly set
forth the facts and reasons for such vacation,
and was duly accompanied by a plat of the
public alley as proposed to be vacated, and
was duly verified by the oath of Two of the
petitioners, and which petition on the order
of said Common Council was duly filed of re-
cord with the City Clerk of said city on said
day; and
WHEREAS, Due notice by publication in the
official paper of said city for four weeks, once
4 Week, commencing on the 24th. day of Feb
ruary, 1851, and ending on the 24th day of
March, 1881, to the effect that such petition
had been filed with the City Clerk, stating, in
brief, its object, and that the same would be
heard and co .sidered by the Common Coun Ill
on the 5th day of April, "A. D. 1881 lat 8 o'clock
in the AFTERNOONS; and
WHEREAS, The said Common Council did,
at the time last aforesaid, hear the testimony
and evidence on the part of all parties interes-
ted therein, and no one Directing; now, there
fore, after due consideration had, it is by the
said Common Council of said city
ReS0Lved, That so much OF that certain pub
lie alley, which lies between Rivoll street and
Arkwright street, and running through part
of block seven ~, of Warren & Winslow's adj
ditiOn to St. Paul, be, and the same is hereby
declared to be vacated and discontinued.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, O'Connor, Otis,
Ringwald, Cornish, Brennan, Minea, Mr..
Presldent-9.
Approved April 7, 1881.
WHEREAS, The Board of Public Works let
a contract to Henry Starkey on the 2lst day of
October, 1880, for the construction of a sewer
on Exchange street, from point fifty feet
east of Sherman street to connection with
the Eagle street sewer; and,
WHEREAS, The time for the completion of
said contract expired on the 10th of Novem-
Der, 1870; and,
WHEREAS, The contractor abandoned said
contract without having completed said con-
tract; therefore, - ~
Rcs0Lved, That the Board of Public Works
is hereby authorized to advertise for bids for
the reletting of said sewer, in the manner
provided by law.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, O'Connor, Otis,
Ringwald, Cornish, Brennan, Minea, Mr.. Pres-
dent-9.
Approved April 7, 1881.
BY Aid. Ringwald-
ResoIred, That the Board OF Public Works
be and are hereby instructed to cause two
plank walks to be laid Cd the south side of
Prairie across Green street, and on the east
side of Douglas across Smith; also that the
Board of Public Works cause all the following
crossings which were ordered last fall to be
laid as speedily as possible: walk across
Third on the east side of Fort, also walks on
Douglas, Goodrich and Banfl streets across
Fort and on Banlll street across Western
avenue.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, O'Connor, Otis,
Ringwald, Cornish, Brennan, Mineo, Mr..
President-9.
Approved April 7, 1881.
By Aid. Minea---
Be 1t resOlred, That the Board OF Public
Works be, and they are hereby instructed to
cause to be constructed eight fire cisterns of
the capacity of at least one thousand barrels
cash, and according to plans and specifica-
tiOns on file in the office of the City Engineer.
Said cisterns to be located as follows:
One at the corner of Western avenue and
Holly avenue, Fourth ward
One at the corner of Summit avenue and
Mackubin street, Fourth ward.
One at the corner of Grand avenue and Grot-
to street, Fourth ward
One at the corner of Mackubin street aud
Aurora avenue, Fourth ward.
One at the corner of Concord and Living
ston streets, Sixth ward.
One at the corner of Gustav and Kate streets,
Sixth ward.
One at the corner Of Hugh and Bertha streets,
Sixth ward.
One at the corner of Genessee and Buffalo
streets, First ward.
Yeas-A!d. Allen, Dowlan, O'Connor, Otis,
Ringwald. Cornish, Brennan, Minea, Mr..
Piesident-9.
Approved April 7, 1881.
BY Aid Dowlan-
Resolrcd, That the City Engineer is hereby
requested TO draft plan of improving Rice
park, so as % protect the trees and grass plats
in said park.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlan, O'Connor, Otis,
Ringwald, Cornish, Brennan, Minea, Mr.. PreSi-
dent-9.
Approved April 7, 1881.
Resolred, That an order be drawn upon the
Treasury in favor of F. A. REM, City Treas
urer, for the sum of three hundred dollars, to
be used as contingent fund for the Fire de-
partment.
Yeas---Ald. Allen Dowlan, o'Connol, Otis,
Ringwald, Cornish, Brennan, Minea, Mr. Presi-
dent-9.
Approved April 7, 1881.