Daily globe., 1882-08-02
CrrY GOVERNxENr.

ine city council nelu regular meeting
last evening and transacted the following
business:
WORK FOR THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was ordered to have the follow
ing work completed: To grade Wacouta
street from point opposite to the center of
block Q, Hopkins addition to the union
depot grounds; to grade Webster street from
Grace street to Fort street; to construct a
sewer on Temperance street from Tenth street
sewer to point 4s) feet north of the
north line Of Tenth street, together with
the masonry, catch basins and manholes; to
grade ColEourn street from Superior street to
Cascade street. 10 Grade Jessie street from
Minnehaha street to farquier street; to grade
Rosabel street from Ninth street to Tenth
street.
The board was also directed to investigat,
and req ort as to constructing stone gutter
on both sides of Fifth street from Maria ave.
nue. west 3rly to the edge OF the bluff, being
about $50 feet from Maria avenue; as to con-
structing asewer on Somerset street from
saltwater street to Mississippi street; as to
grading Chestnut street from Pleasant
avenue to Fort street; as to grading Fourth
street from Broadway to the Northern Pacific
railroad; also Olive steeet, from Fourth to
Seventh street; as to grading Broadway from
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ing and extending Aurora avenue from West.
ern avenue to Rice street to uniform width
of sixty-six feet; as to grading and curbing
Eighth street from Locust to Kittson street.
CONTRACTS APPROVED.
The following contracts, awarded by the
board of public works, were approved: To D.
A. Thatcher, for paving Sibley etreet from a
point LA feet south of Third street to Fifth
street; to A. J. Mclean, for paving Fourth
street, from Jackson to Broadway; to j. j.
Palmer, for paving Seventh street, from Jack
son to Kittsou street; to grade Kent street,
from Summit to Marshall avenue.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The communication of John Matheis and
others in regard to improving Irvine park was
referrad to the committee on parks.
d. B. Lochren called the attention to his
claim for $500 for injuries to his child by
breaking its arm through defective side.
walk. and the communicate on was sent to the
committee on claims.
The protest against paving The upper part oI
Wabashaw street was referred to the board oI
public works.
John Cook was allowed $3.50 for damages
| to hack on the Como road.
The grading OF Collins street was referred
to the board Of public works.
Hermann Greve was allowed to put an iron
| front and pillars in his building on Fourth
street, between jackson and Sibley.
The st. Paul Furniture company was au.
thorized by an ordinance to erect an addition
| to its factory on upper Fifth street.
An ordinance was adopted permitting the
| rec tors, wardens and vestrymen of Christ
ch urch to erectla wooden Building within the
| fire limits.
The committee on police reported in fave,
of constructing additional accommodations
for prisoners in different parts of the city and
the same was referred back to the committee
on police.
The sprinkling of Seventh street, from Mar.
ket to Third, was referred to the board OF pub.
lie works.
The tracks Of the street railway on Seventh
and Eighth streets and on Laurel avenue were
referred to the committee on streets for a re.
port In regard to accepting them.
The hay market was moved from Minnesota
to Cedar street.
The city engineer was directed to establish
the grades Of all streets north OF the omaha
| railroad in Stinson's addition, and between
Payne avenue and Westminster avenue
The matter OF abating the Minnesota Render.
ing and Fertilizing company was referred To
the board of health and Aid. Smith and Otis.
The city attorney was directed to discon-
tinue all prosecutions against grocers and
Others purchasing vegetables in the public
market.
An invitation was received and accepted
from the st. Paul union to attend the recep.
tion at the Metropolitan tonight
Bryant's addition was accepted and SO also
was Munger's sub division of block SS OF
Arlington Hills.
Bids were received from the banks to take
on deposit the public moneys at per cent. and
referred to the committee on ways and MEANS
The city clerk reported the receipt of the
following for licenses since the list Of January
last: