Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-23
MINNEAPOLIS COUNCIL.
A Warm Discussion Upon the Pavemen,
Question - Communications Received
aud Routine Business Transacted.
ISnacial Telegram 10 the Qlnha.l

Warm Discussion Upon the Pavement
Question - Communications Received
aud Routine Business Transacted.
Especial Telegram TO the Globe.l
MIEEEApoL1s, March pa regular meeting Of
The CT council was held last evening and q large
amount OF business was transacted.
communication from j. Ba5sett, as chair
man of the meeting held on the previous event. g
for the purpose of taking action relative to bridging
The railroad crossings In North Minnea polls, an.
nounced that Messrs Bassstt, Kelly and Morse were
appointed to co. fer with similar committee from
the city council upon the subject. Referred to the
railroad committee with instructions to act such
committee.
Communication from z. N. Wilson, Johu Ba1-
Ter aud others, respecting the founding of
q public PARK, was read. The same pro.
posed the use of fractional block Of
ai,pted to the purpose and that the property own
adjacent we're willing TO pay half the COST II the
city would purchase the land for tho purpose. Re-
ferred
communication from o. A Pray and others ask
ing hat Seventh street frors Nicout TO Seventh
enue south, be grsdsd and paved, was referred to
the con mittee on pavements.
". l.. sumner and others pettioned to have the
following streets laTed. 1enth sheet, Hawthorne
Linden avenue and olh-rs, Referred
A plat If Haywood's, Hastings and other addi-
tons We're referred
petition to lay out, extend and open Thirteenth
street from tho line of W. Willis addition to
Fifteenth avenue south WAS referred commu-
nicaton from Whit er Bnrdett proprietors OF the
Boston block, announcing that they had purchased
the lease betw, on the city and the government of
that part of the City hall occupied for postofioe
purposes and that the govEpment would soon va
cate the same, aud that they had understood that
,he city had expressed q desire to occupy 1t for
municipal purposes, requested that the council at
once take action upon the matter, Referred
The committee sent to Chicago to inveetgate the
pavement question, rep rted In fsvor OF the of
cedar blocks as material Alderman Glenn, who
has Just returned from the eat stated that he had
thoroughly investigated the pavement question in
Chicago. Mr.. Cheney, who had been interviewed by
Mr. Blakely upon the matter told him that if
granite blocks could be laid, even at cost of 75c in
advance of cedar blocks the granite was much pre-
ferabe and cheapest He stated that he was shown
in Chicago streets paved with cedar which were full
of holes. This sta ement brought Pillsbury to his
feet who formed member of the committee sent
there to investigate the streets by the council He
de6ed Alderman Glenn to show street in Chicago
paw with cedar which was not in perfect condition.
The report of the committee was received and laid
upon the table
The alderman from the second ward reported ad.
versey to allowing ia Gydon damages for iDjur.
les alleged to have been sustained by reason Of an
accid ut.
The matter of extending Thirteenth street south
was referred
of steam as motive power upon West First street,
aud prohibiting the use Of steam as motive power
upon the street railway lines, came up for fret
reading Fhe ordinance Is 10 go into effect October
1st Adopted.
A motion that the st. Paul. Minneapolis Mani
toba railway company be requested to imme diately
replace the foot bridge across the track near the
university was adopted.
After the transaction of routine business, inclu-
ding passing upon bills etc the council adjourned