Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-08
THE COMMON COUNCIL.

The City Decides Not to Purchase the
Street Railway-Mr. Rundlett's Views
In Regard to Numbering Houses
Miscellaneous Notes.
The following business was transacted by
the common council last night:
NUMBERING THE STREETS.
The following communication from the
city engineer was read and referred to the
committee on streets:
To the Common Council
GENTLEMEN-The street numbering books
have been 80 far perfected that numbers can
be worked out for any part OF the city. The
streets are all plated and the numbers estab-
lished on the block corners according to the
distance from the base lines. To give the
number of any house it is necessary to know
the distance of the door from the street cor
ner. If this measurement is left to the owner
it is almost Impossible to get it reported accu-
rately. would therefore recommend that
authority be given me to employ party of
three men to measure the distance OF every
door on streets where the numbers have not
already been given. These distances will be
reported daily and located on the books and
the numbers worked out. The same party
should then distribute to every house a
circular giving the number ard printed
ordinance requiring them to have that
number put up in proper manner within
specified time under penalty.
In this way think the whole work can be
done accurately in about three months.
Yours respectfully,
F. w. RUNDLETT, City Engineer.
WORK FOR THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to investigate and
report as to the construction OF sewer on
Canada street from Spruce street to Pearl
street; as to constructing sewer on Thlr-
tenth street from Jackson street to Robert
street and on Robert street from Thirteenth
to Eleventh street; as to the opening and ex-
tending Thirteenth street in direct line to
Wabashaw street; as to constructing sewer
on Market street from Third street
to Fifth street; as to constructing
a sewer on Robert street from
Seventh street to Eleventh street; as to a
change of grade on University avenue, from
Rice street to the east line OF Ewing & Chute's
addition; as to a change of grade on Brewster
avenue, from Sherburne avenue to University
avenue; as to opening and extending Portland
avenue, through block 20, Woodland Park; as
to opening an alley along the east line OF lot 1,
block 7, West St. Paul Proper; as to grading
Sixth street, from Broadway to Kittson street,
and Grove street to Fourth, and Neil street,
from Seventh street to Fifth street.
The board was also directed to grade block
8, Ashton & Sherburne's addition, and block
Z, DeBow, Smith & Risque's and Williams ad-
dition, by making such earth fill as will abate
and remove the nuisance existing upon said
blocks by reason of stagnant and impure wa
ter standing thereon; to partially grade Mount
Airy street from l. Orient street to Broadway
street; to grade Cherry street from Hoffman
avenue to right of way of the Chicago, Mil
yankee & st. Paul railroad; to widen Jackson
street from Third to Fourth street; 10 open
and extend Granite street from Sherburne
street to Bluff street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mayor Rice returned the resolution in re-
gard to stationing policeman on the Nabasha
street bridge without his signature, not be-
cause he was opposed to it but because he
thought it should be corrected, and it was re-
ferred to the attorney.
The street oil lamp contractor is to place
two lamps at the foot of Third street where
the st. Paul & Manitoba road crosses the
street.
By the ordinance establishing and regulating
the street railway, the privilege of purchasing
the railway was reserved BY the city council.
Last night the street railway company
sent in a communication setting forth
that the company desired to make costly i'm
provements, and to do so would have to raise
money on the stock of the road. They, there
fore, asked the council to decide on purchasing.
An ordinance was, therefore, adopted declin-
ing to purchase. :.
Mr.. John Mullin asked that his cistern esti-
mates be paid for, and the communication was
referred to the committee on ways and means.
The street commission is to lay an embank
ment from Dakota avenue to Bridge street not
to cost over SIS.
The request of the German Agricultural
Associatiation that the city lease block l of
Rice and Twins addition for the use of the
market was referred to the committee on mar
kets.
E. F. Berrisford was authorized to move a
building.
TLo oif,, nIarIr ranortad that since January