Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-02
CITT GOVERNMENF.

SA4 Il UOt LIN MEHx.
Tho Council in Session Last Night-Thsy
Wrestle With Street Work as Usual
The Market Ordinance Practically Sus-
psEded-More Lock-Ups Wanted.
The city council held a 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 2, 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 a point 400 feet north of the
north line of Tenth street, together with
the masonry, catch basins and manho.es; to
grade ColbOurn street from Superior street to
Cascade street, to 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 investigate
and report as to constructing stone gutter
on both sides of Fifth street from Maria ave.
hue westerly to the edge of the bluff, being
about $50 feet from Maria avenue; as to con-
structing sewer 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
Third to Fourth street; as to opening, widen
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 rtreet 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 Kittson 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.
H. B. Lochren called the attention. to his
claim for $500 for injuries to his child by
breaking its arm through a defective side.
walk, and the communication was sent to the
committee on claims.
The protest against paving the upper part Of
Wabashaw street was referred to the board OF
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 Greye was allowed to pnt 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
| oh urch to erect wooden building within the
/ fire limits.
The committee on police reported in fave,
OF constructing additional accommodation
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. f.r---.-
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-
ton at the Metropolitan tonight.
Bryant's addition was accepted and SO also
was Munger's sub division of block 33 OF
Arlington Hills.
Bids we're 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