Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-06
CITY LEGISLATION.

A Public INTERPRETATION Taken to Estab-
lish Such an observation-disclosures Pay for
Falling Off a Bridge-Over $4T 900 for
Licenses-Street Grades and street Re-
pairs.
The city council held regular meeting
last night and transacted the following
business:
ST. PAUL LIBRARY.
Some weeks ago a communication was
received from the st. Paul library in refer
ence to the establishment of free library
in this city. Last night the committee re-
ported the following resolution which was
adopted.
Resolved, That the common council of the
city of st. Paul, hereby decides to establish and
maintain public library and reading room nm
der the act of the legislature, approved March
4th, 1879, and it hereby respectfully requests
his honor the mayor to appoint the board of
nine directors authorized by said act and
ResolUed, That there be inserted in the next
tax levy an item of one-eighth of mill for its
support and maintenance.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to have the fol-
lowing work done: To construct sewer
on Fourth street from point fifty feet
east of Robert street to connection with
the jackson street sewer; to grade Fuller
street from Western avenue to Kent street;
to assess the cost of change of grade on
Robert street from Thirteenth to Bluff
street.
The board is to investigate and report
as to grading and curbing Neill street from
| Seventh to Grove street; as to the con-
struction of a culvert over Phalen's creek
on Seventh street; as TO grading Westmin-
ster street from the end of the present
grade to Jessamine street; as to grading
Prime street from Pincs to Broadway; as to
grading Burr street from Nellie street to
Maryland street; as to grading CONNER
cial street north to Sixth street, and Sixth
street west from Hoffman avenue, SO that
loaded teams can reach Sixth street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The New York & Chicago Electric Light
/ Conduit Company asked the privilege of
laying pipes underground along the line of
the streets and alleys of the city, and the
same was referred to the committee On
/ streets.
! John Hamilton sent in a communication
setting forth that ne was injured by the
railing on lake Phalen bridge giving away
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twenty feet. He wants the council to set
tie with him. The communication wa:
referred to the committee on claims.
The petition from r. NJ. Newport ant
others to vacate part of block II, Dayton
& Irvine's addition, and accept the adioin
ing portion in place thereof was referred
to the committee on streets.
The communication of Alfred Dufrene
asking for gas light on the corner O
Robert street and Sherburne avenue
was referred TO 1.-THE committee Oh
gas.
The owners of property on Seventl
street between Jackson and Sibley aske,
to have the grade established ON that stree
according to the line on which the pave
ment is now being laid and the same wa
referred to the engineer.
Hiram T. Stevens sent in a communica
ton setting forth that Pearl street, nov
that the street railway has been laid on il
is too narrow, and proposing to remed
the difficulty by condensing strip o
ground ON the south side, was referred t
the committee on streets.
The city clerk reported the followin;
licenses received since January LIST, 1882