Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-08
GLOBE, SATURDAY xoRN1No JULY 8 1882
DUB GROWING CITY.

OUR GROWING CITY,
And the Legislation which II Being Re-
quired-sirest Improvements Being
Rushed-Msre Fire Apparatus Wanted
Protests Against Street Grade.
The city council held an adjourned
meeting last evening and transacted con-
siderable business of which the following
is a synopsis:
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to have the
following work done: To open, widen
and extend Fuller street, between West
ern avenue and Rice street, to a
width of 66 feet, taking and condemning
all that land lying within the lines Of
Fuller street, in Elfelt, Bernheimer &
Arnold's addition produced to Rice
| street; to grade De Soto
street; to grade Williams street from
Mississippi street to q point opposite
| the line between lots and Z, block 8,
De Bow, Smith, RESCUE g. Williams ad-
often; to construct a sewer on Saltwater
street; to grade Bates avenue from
Fourth street to Plum street; to grade
Tilton street.
The board was directed to investigate
and report as to the following: AS to
| constructing sewer on Temperance
street, from Tenth street sewer to a
point 400 feet north of the line of Tenth
street; as to opening Sylvan street, from
the southern terminus in BazilPs addition
of acre lots to Sycamore street, TO
width of thirty feet; as to partial
grading of Mississippi street; as to
paving Wabashaw street with wooden
blocks from Third to College avenue; as
| to grading Seventh from Kittson to
Minnehaha street, and various other
streets in the Fifth ward; as to grading
Plum street from Commercial street to
Hoffman avenue; as to change of grade
on Seventh street between Minnesota
and Robert street.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The following awards of contracts
were received from the board of public
| works and confirmed by the council: To
Michael O'Brien, for paving Fort street;
to Peglow 81 SBahr, for grading Dale
street; to john A. TIerney, for grading
Maiden Lane.
A DIFFICULTY.
Mr.. Rundlett, the city engineer, sent in
a communication stating that it had been
brought to his attention that there is
disagreement of forty feet in the location
of the quarter post between sections "a
and IS, town %, range %, between the
point used by the city and that used by
the county in grading University avenue.
He expressed the opinion that the city
ought to attend to the matter at once. It
was referred to the city attorney, Aid.
Otis, Cornish and johnson.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The old council elected several mem.
bers to act on the county board of equall-
zation on behalf the city of st. Paul. The
county auditor last night sent into the
council communication stating that
question had been raised in regard to the
action of the old council and suggesting
that the present council take such action
as it might consider proper. The COM
municatiOn was referred to the city attor-
ney, who reported that it was not necessa-
ry to do anything about it, and the report
was accepted and adopted.
A communication from the board of
fire commissioners asking for the pur-
chase of lot in the Sixth ward on which
to build an engine house, for the pur-
chase of steam fire engine, q four wheel
hose cart, 1900 feet of hose, a lot in the
Fifth ward for an engine house and
steam fire engine for It with a four wheel
hose cart and 1900 feet of hose. 1000
feet of hose for general use, Babcock
fire extinguisher on wheels, was referred
to the committee on fire department.
The request of the Catholic Total
Abstinence society for the use of Rice
park on the I'd and Sd of August was
referred to the committee on parks with
power to act.
The mayor notified the council that he
had appointed John j. Watson director
of the board of St. Paul workhouse
directors in the pace of John G. Rich.
ardson, and the same was accepted.
The request of John B. Sanborn and
others for lowering the grade of Jackson
street through the hill was refused.
Walker, Judd & Veazie were refused
permission to erect an addition to No. lat
West Third street.
An ordinance was passed forbidding
the keeping of more than one COW in one
stable yard within the city limits, with
out a permit from the board of health.
The protest of Peter Berkey and others
against the construction Of a. sewer on
Franklin street was referred to the com.
mittee on sewers.
The Rondo street sewer was referred to
committee on streets.
The protest against the extension of
Bradley street was adopted.
Il. B. Langhren sent IN communica-
ton setting forth that ON the 10Th of June
last his six ear-ol boy was injured by a
defective sidewalk, which was a matter
that he wanted the council to look after.
The same was referred to the committee
on streets and city attorney.
G. A. Bohrer and William Dawson sent
in protest against the change of grade
and location of Lafayette avenue, and
the same was referred to the committee
on streets.
Each military company is to pay $40 |
per month for the use of the armory in |
the market house.