Daily globe., 1882-09-30
q LATE MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.


ening-A Threatening Fire in the Engine
Room of the Academy of Music-Sudden
Death-An Arrest.
80 Especial Telegram to the Globe
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept 29.-An adjourned
meeting of the city council was held this
evening. large number of assessment
rolls for laying water mains, sprinkling
streets, etc., were read and passed upon.
number of petitions and communica-
tions were read and referred to proper
committees.
The residents and business men along
the motor line, on First avenue south, pro-
tested in a communication against the
| continuance of the motor line on First
street and First avenue south so far as
Second street, regardless of the action of
the council respecting the continuance up
| on any other portion of the road.
Upon the motion of Aid. Anderson the
report of the committee to which was re-
ferred the matter of redistricting the vot-
ing precincts of the city, the committe
reported in favor of making twenty voting
precints as follows, three in the First ward !:
| two in the Second; three in the Third; four
| in the Fourth; four in the Fifth; and four
| in the Sixth; and denied the proposed
boundaries of the same. A motion to re-
commit for the purpose of securing places
of voting, after short discussion was lost.
The report was then read and laid upon
the table until the next meeting.
| motion to take up the motor was lost.
8 to 4.
Aid. Barge moved that the minority re-
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the committee on roads and bridges. ex-
| planning that of the ten members of these
| two committees only four were in attend
| report in favor of the continuance of the
| line. The chair ruled the motion out of
| order.
journ and it was lost
Aid. Nelson moved to take up the resolu-
tions. The yeas and nays were called and
| the motion sustained.
Aid. Barrows moved that the engineer be
instructed to place upon the stone arch
bridge and approaches as much of the
stone chips from the stone yards as he
may deem fit to place it in good condi-
tion. Placed ON the table until next meet
ing.
| Upon the motion of Aid. Anderson the
sum of $163.33 was ordered paid to the
Bethany Home fund, the same being one
third of fines collected from the houses of
prostitution for the month.
The matter of building bridge across
Bassett's creek at the junction of Fourth
street, elected general discussion. The
proposition was sustained by Aids. Keys,
Waitt and Eichhorn, while number of
the other aldermen thought the aldermen
of the Third ward were precipitating the
project too suddenly.
| Aid. Barge thought it best to appropriate
the funds necessary to construct the bridge
from the permanent improvement fund,
instead of making special assessment.
Aid. Morse moved that the sum of $6,5OO
be the limit of the expense of building
the bridge, but the motion was lost, six to
six. After little further business the
council adjourned.
| FIRE AT THE ACADEMY.
At about 10 O'clock this evening an
alarm of fire was turned in from box II
| which called the fire department to the
academy of music, where fire was rag
ing in the engine room in the basement.
Little time was lost in getting hose laid,
and stream of water, which was quickly
followed by three others playing through a
/ hatchway in the rear of the building into
the engine room. The smoke stack at
this time was red hot, conveying an idea
of the intenseness of the flames below. In
half an hour the flames were completely
extinguished The fire, owing to
the prompt and efficient action of the de-
| partment, was nearly confined to the en-
! gino room, which was charred to a coal.
The loss upon the building will probably
not exceed $500, and is fully covered by
insurance. The engine room was occupied
by E. n. Steele, of the Boston one price
| clothing store. and the engine run the cleo
trio light machinery for the purpose of il
Illuminating the clothing store. Mr.. Steele's
loss is a matter unusually hard to arrive at.
The water had been thrown upon his NAM
moth stock of goods, but the dense volume
| OF black smoke which came pouring up
from the basement into the storeroom
through the staircases permeated the
goods and damaged them to great extent.
and probably will entail loss of about
$4,000.
rs SUDDEN DEATH.
This morning, Mathew Weier, residing
at No. 1914, Marshall street, died very sud
| denly. Mrs. Weier arose first in the morn
ing, and going to call her husband shortly
after, found him lying dead in bed. Mr..
Weier was a well-to-do blacksmith, en-
ployed by John Orth, the brewery man,
and was from 35 to 40 years of age. The
coroner was notified, but on making
cursory examination was unable to decide
the cause of the sudden death. A post
mortem will probably be held over the re-
mains to-day.
j ARREST OF SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.
For some time suspicious looking fol-
low shas been palming himself off as
special detective. This evening he was ar
rested by Officer Hill for selling a case Of
canned sardines, he having refused to Of
fer an explanation of how the fish came
into his possession, upon the suspicion
that he stole them
.-zss - Steamship News.
QUEENsrowN, Sept. % Arrived: the
wyoming from New York.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 29.-Arrived: the D.
Steinmann, from Antwerp, and the Stella,
from Amsterdam. 7sl