Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-17
CITY COUNCIL.

CITY COUNCIL.
Busy Sess:oR-Large Nomber of Mat
ters Disposed Of Cost Of Street Paving
Water Mains Ordered Laid.
Last evening the regular meeting of the
city council was held, with President Walsh in
the chair.
A large number of petitions were referred to
the proper committees.
FIRE.PRoOF BUILDINGS.
y. Leahy was granted permission to build
fire-proof building on lot 5, block IL, and
j. W. johnson was granted permission to erect
fire-proof building at the corner of Fourth
street and Nicollet avenue, also &. E..
Foster TO build fire. proof building at the
corner of First street and First avenue south
also j. 4: Shelby to erect fire.proof build.
ing on Washington avenue, between Nicollet
and First avenue south.
TO THE FAIR GROUNDS.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way company was granted permission to lay
temporary double track, after Monday, from
the main track, near Eighth street south thence
through said street and Minnehaha avenue to
Ninth street south, and through said Ninth
street to Twenty-siXth avenue SOUTH also
from said Ninth street, through Twenty
fourth avenue south, to the city limits, the
same to be used until the close of the fair.
COST OF PAVING.
The city engineer submitted an estimate of
the cost of paving Washington avenue, from
Eighth avenue south to Second avenue north;
also for paving Central avenue below the sus.
pension and the stone arch bridge
in accordance with a resolution ordering
the paving OF the same passed at the meeting
of the council held in June, as follows:
Estimated cost of paving, curbipg and lay.
ing cross walks of gutter stones on Washing
| ton avenue, from Third avenue south TO
Eighth avenue south, including the roadway
| OF Third avenue south, across Washington
avenue, 1902 yards of granite block pave.
ment iat $3.50 per SQUIRE yard, 0,505; 1900
| lineal feet Of crossing stone at 81, 1900;
| 3,96O feet OF curb and gutter stones at $1.7O
per foot, Sc, 1872; total, $50, 4S7 The proportion
to be paid by the abutting property owners is
Sl4 2o3.3S, and the proportion for paving and
curbing in front of the property not subject
to special assessment (railroad lands) Sl4,.
263 80; proportion of cost for paving and
eurbing across streets and alleys, $l0,9l0S4
Total, S39,437.
The estimated cost of paving Washington
| avenue from third avenue south to Second ay.
| enue north Is as follows:
Twelve Thousand eight hundred and
heavyweight square yards cedar
plOckS Observation-Disclosures. SIT, 93S. 81
Two thousand one hundred and eight
square yards of gutter paving... 5,27o 90
| Four thousand six hundred and
twenty-four feet curb and stone
cutters .............. $4,000
Total. $40, 069 sc
proportion paid by property owners, $27, 583. 20
| The estimated cost of paving Central avenue
between the bridges was S40,C696O.
ATTORNEYS ASSISTANT.
The committee to whom was referred the
matter of the request of the city attorney for
| provision of an assistant. reported in favor OF
setting aside $50 per month for the purpose.
a motion of adopting the report having
been made Aid. Watt asked for division OF
the question. The question allowing the
| city attorney an assistant was then put and
| carried. The motion setting aside $50 per
| month for the purpose then coming up Aid.
Glenn moved that the question be referred
back to the committee to be in
| PRODUCED in regular form. Carried.
PATROL HOUSE.
The report of the committee on public
| grounds and buildings recommending that
the city engineer be instructed to advertise for
| proposals to erect an addition to the city
| lookup for the purpose OF the patrol wagon
and team. was adopted.
| PLYMOUTH BRIDGE.
The committee on roads and bridges re-
| ported in favor of accepting the work of the
contractors in constructing the Plymouth
avenue iron bridge, they having examined
| the same and found 1t in accordance with the
| plans and specifications of the contract. The
| report was adopted.
| The monthly budget of claims and bids
were read and the city clerk was authorized
| TO draw warrants in favor of the respective
parties designated in the bills, and for the re.
| spective amounts.
j. b: Basset made application for the vaca.
ton OF certain streets in North Minneapolis
for the purpose of lumber yard. The cues
tion elected considerable discussion,
AID. Rees opposed the proposition. =
AID. Glenn was in favor of grant
ing the privilege. The ground
is now marsh, and Of no use to the city un-
til built up and filled in at a great expense
| he stated that Mr.. Bassett was willing to
grade up the property. Mr.. Lowry being
present was introduced explained there was nc
street graded through and there was no out.
let beyond, and that no one could raise any
objection with reason.
WATER MAINS.
The committee on water works reported in
favor of laying water mains, which report was
adopted.
| Upon vote, it was resolved to lay water
mains in thirteen different localities in the
| city,
The committee on sewers reported in favor
| OF laying sewer on Third avenue south.
from Washington avenue to Third street,
| Adopted.
Street lamps were ordered put up at the end
OF the new Holden street bridge, ono on High.
land avenue, Oak Lake addition; also on Row.
alston avenue, on the corner of Sixth avenue
and Hoag avenue.
| BRIDGING THE r. Il. CROSSINGS
The committee on railroads reported iu
favor Of building the approaches to the pro.
| posed Second street railway crossing, to a
heighth Of nineteen feet above the present
| grade.
| Aid. Andrews opposed raising the grade so
| high. BE believed 1t would result to great
damage to property owners. People could
not well build their buildings at such grade,
and then when the railway company should
| condescend to lower the grade of their
tracks, the bridges to be lowered correspond.
| ingly, leaving the houses or buildings in an
awkward position. He wanted the correct
and final grade to be at once established.
| Aid. Rees endorsed Aid. Andrews position,
and offered the following:
| RESOLVED, That the bridge on Second street
crossing be not over twenty. one feet above
the true level of river bridge and Holden
street bridge.
| Aid. Barge explained that the project, as
contemplated by the committee, was a
temporary aid for the people living above the
railway tracks. He believed the people were
entitled to bridge, but, if the grade men,
toned by Aid. Rees' resolution was adopted
nothing could be done for a year.
Aid. Watt endorsed the original resolution,
After lengthy discussion the report of the
committee was adopted.
| The vote being taken on the amendment
| offered by Aid. KEGS it was lost The resolu