Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-10

QutStlnS Tue Ire COMMISSIONERS 70 ouIoI
into contract and purchase ten Of the
Blrge, Williams 8 Co.'s boxes.
Amendment to the amendment lost by
the following vote (two-thlrds vote re.
quired):
Nays-Ald. Allen, Grace, Otis, Cornish,
Griggs-6.
Amendment Of Aid. Griggs lost by the
following vote:
Yeas-sld. Allen, Grace, O's. Cornish,
Nays-Ald. Robert, Ringwald, Trott, Star
key, Mccarthy, Mr.. President-6.
The question arising ON the report of
the Committec--irs section-it was lost
by the following vote two thirds vote re-
quired):
Yeas-Ald. Robert, Ringwald, Trott, Star
key, Mccarthy, MI. Presldent-6
Nays-Ald. Allen, Grace, Otis, Cornish,
Griggs.-5.
Minority report - first section - lost
Yeas s, nays 6.
Second Section
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Robert, Grace, Otis.
Rim ywald, Cornish. Griggs, Trott, starkey,
| Mccarthy; Mr.. President IL.
OF Committee on Public Buildings, City
Property and Markets
Market House
To the Common Council of the City OF St.
Paul:
GENrLEMEN: The Committee on Public
Buildings, to whom is intrusted the general
supervision of the public buildings belonging
to the city beg leave to submit the following
report, respecting the public hall In the Mar
ket house:
l. Your Committee have made care
full personal examination Of said hall
and were surprised to find that
notwithstanding the very short time 1t has
been in use, the floor 10 In very bad condition.
This is traceable directly to the use made there
OF by the military companies, who occupy 1t
four nights In the week for their regular
drills.
| The iudentation Of their guns is plainly visi-
BILE over the entire floor, which In many places
is splntered and broken, and holes are begin
ming to appear here and there in Its surface,
| and, If such use is longer continued a new
floor for the entire hall will be very soon re-
quired. Moreover the keeping Of step, re.
| quired by their exercises, especially in their
| more rapid movements, shakes the whole hall
| and cannot but have a very luxurious effect
] upon the entire building. Already the floor is
| beginning to sag in places SO as to present an
| uneven surface and the whole room shows un
| mistakable evidences of rough usage and pre-.
mature decay.
The rooms above, which are used as armor-
| les, are in much worse condition than the hall.
It is to be observed that the city derives no
| revenue whatever from such use, the
osltry sum Of five dollars per
| night being scarcely sufficient to
meet the gas bills which are paid by the city.
| let alone the expenses incurred in moving the
seats, sweeping the hall and other incidental
expenses.
We recommend that permission TO use the
hall for drilling purposes be Immediately
withdrawn.
2. We are advised that it costs about $50
per night to light the hall for balls and other
| similar entertainments, BESIDES other very
considerable expenses incident to such nse.
We recommend that the Market Master
| in charge be instructed not to rent the hall at
less sum than SIS per night, except for
charitable purposes, in which cases the rent
shall be fixed at not less than $50 per night,
| and that the use thereof by churches and other
| purely benevolent societies only shall be con-
sidered within this exception.
8. The Council has Just incurred
with the most approved style Of op era
chairs to the number of one thousand,
These, together with the common chairs,
| make it's seating capacity about one thousand
five hundred.
As the Opera House is soon to be closed for
repairs for an indefinite period OF time, we
deem it advisable to fit up the stage and put
the room in condition to accommodate those
who have been accustomed to make use of the
Opera House. We can thus very speedily de-
iermine whether the hall is adapted to public
entertainments of this character, and will
thereby be guided in the future use which we
should make of 1t. We are advised that a
| curtain can be procured for the stage, all com
plete and hung ready for use for from $50 to
~,,,&o Ia ,,a1 dc h. Ia
ready for use at about $40 each.
We recommend that your committee be au-
thorized 10 procure a suitable curtin for the
stage, and make such other expenditures, not
exceed ng the sum of $500, as may be neces-
sary, to fit up the hall and adapt 1t to the use
Of public entertainments.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOHN O'CoNNoR.
G. w. Cruces,
CHAs. E. OTIS,
Committee on Public Buildings.
st.. Paul, March Z, 1882.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Robert, Grace, Otis,
Ringwald. Cornish, Griggs, Trott, Starkey,
Mccarthy, Mr.. Presidential.
OF Committee on Public Accounts
Reports
Committee to whom were referred the
report of the Clerk of Municipal Court,
the Chief of Police, the Market Master,
the Board of Directors of the Aims
House and Hospital, the contingent fund
account of the Mayor to February 16,
1882, report that they have examined the
same and found them correct.
Adopted.
F. Richter's claim
Committee to whom was referred the
claim Of F. Richter, amounting to $780,
%, for boarding city prisoners, report that
they have examined the same and found
| it correct.
Allowed and referred to Comptroller by
following vote:
Yeas-Ald Allen. Robert, Grace, Otis,
Ringwald, Cornish, Griggs, Trott. Starkey,
Mccarthy, Mr.. Presidential.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Claims presented
Griggs & Foster, $219 Al; T. 8. White
& Co., s7.25; St. Paul Gas Light Co.,
81 ,019. 70; A. Ohmann, $6420; st. Paul
Book and Stationery Co., 500 II; McCar-
thy g. Donnelly, s3s25; F. Richter,
| 1898 Sc; r. O'Connor, $50; A. Richter,
| $40 so; Prendergast Bros, 1912; J. p.
Frizzell, Ss,696.s0; s. Hough, $5; n. NJ.
Smyih. ss9; Sisters of Good Shepherd,
Still; Daily GLOBE, sl.o6oo6; Brewer
| Mattocks, $50, G. M. Mccarthy. $50.
Committee on Claims, with exception
of F. Richter, which was referred to
| Committee on Public Accounts.
| Bids for addition to Baldwin Building
Bids were received as follows:
| Mark Costello, 1894, vault doors,
plumbing and gas fittings not included;
T. Reardon, s5, 45O; M. B. Farrell, "a, 900,
of frame, "a, 100, j. M. Cooley, $500,
of frame, 81 900.
Committee on Public Buildings.
Bids for Steam Road Roller, ETC.
Bids were received from w. G. Oastler
for roller and screen, and from Copeland
| &, Racon for crusher and screen