Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-21

second time and passed.
Also,
Electric Lighting Ordinance
Committee submit draft of ordinance
entitled "An ordinance to permit the
United States Electric Lighting Company
to erect poles for stringing wires for cleo
trio lighting on certain streets IN the city
of St Paul" which was read.
Aid. Cornish that therules be so far
suspended as to allow said ordinance 10
pass to its second reading,
The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Yess-Ald. Allen, O'Connor, Robert, Grace
Otis, Ring valid, Cornish, Griggs, Trott, Star
kew, Mccarthy, Mr.. President-l2.
Tee said ordinance was thereupon
read second time and dassed. (See Or
dinance No. 2S2)
Accounts
Committee report that they have ex-
amined the report Of the Board Of Direc-
tors of the aims house and hospital for
the month of March 1881, and find the
same correct. Accepted. tSee resolu-
tion.)
Also,
f. Richter's claim
Committee to whom was referred the
claim of F. Richter amounting to $3.50 for
boarding city prisoners, report that they
have examined the same and find it cor
ect.
Referred to comptroller.
Of Committee on Gas Lamps
Committee report by resolutions. toee
resolutions.)
OF Committee on Parks-George Seibert's
petition
Committee, to whom said petition, asking
for the use of Rice Park, was referred, recon-
mend that the prayer of the petitioner be gran
ted: also that the Great Union Band be al
lowed the same privilege on Wednesday even
ipss until such time as the city wishes to i'm
prove the park.
CHAs. RINGwALD, Chairman.
Adopted.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
OF Committee On Water Works pur-
chase
To the Honorable, the Common Couhcu, Oh
the City of st. Paul.
The special committee appointed for the pur-
pose of opening up negotiations with the st:
Paul Water Comp any for the purchase OF all OF
the property, rights, and franchises OF the
said company, under the special act OF the
legislature (ehapter 1881, of February 10,
1881, report,
That after such negotiations they have re-
ceived the accompanying written proposition
from said Water company which they nave
carefully considered, and, that they recon.
mend the acceptance by the Common Conncn
of the said proposition. That there Will DE
necessarily numerous details to arrange, In
closing up the said purchase, and they would
therefore recommend the appointment OF a
committee of three for this purpose, with full
power to carry out and cOnsumate the SAID
purchase in accordance with said proposition.
That the said city also, for the purpose OF
paying the cost of purchasing the capltai
stock, property and franchises of the st. faul
Water Company, as aforesaid, snail issue us
bonds to the amount OF three hundred and
forty Thousand dollars, in ameunts OF one
Thousand dollars each, dated on the first day
of June, A. D. 1852, redeemable In thirty
wears from the date thereof, with interest
payahle eemi-snnually at the rate of four per
cent. per annum, in the city Of New York, at
the fiscal agency of said CITY.
C w. GRIGGs, Chairman.
CHAs. z. OTrs,
E. G. STARKEY, e
A. ALLEN,
JOHN DOWLAN,
J. G.. MCCARTHY,
JOSEPH ROBERT.
The following is the proposition re-
ferred to In the foregoing:
The city to give $4,000, and to take The
propertv subject to the lien and incumbranee
Of a trust deed made to secure the outstanding
tOnds ISSUED by the Water company, which
bonds shall not exceed $4,000. Transfer to
take place on the lst day of June, 1889. All
debts owing the water company June 1st,,
when collected, shall be paid over to tbs wa
ter company. The measured general water
receipts collected IL advance eEan be paid
over 10 the city.
The city 10 Indemnify aid gave harmless Q.
a. Giliilan on account of the guaranty signed
by hin. upon contract dated Jan. %, 1862,
between the water papy and Benjamin +.
Hoyt and Others.
The purchase to embrace the lot and office
thereon situated occupied hy tbo water COM
pany and certain rights of foTage snd dram
age upon the private land If c. ID. GILLIAN In
White Pear and NJ ,unds View towns. The
contract between The city and the company ev.
idenced by q CERTAIN ordinsnce shall remain In
force and the claims q s Ainst the city for We
ter furnished for public purposes and other
claims under said contract shall be settled by
the CITY in accordance Herewith ~ to June
LIST, 1882.
The floating Indebtedness OF the company to
be paid by the company and the city TO he In
demnlfled by bend for any claims thereon
that NAV arise. d. GILFILLAN,
President ST Paul Water c. mpany.
Report of Committee above adopted.
(See resolutions.)
Claims presented
Saint Paul Book and Stationery Co.,
s5O.s4; August Golfers, $50; ?. Keigher
& Co., $3.50; Prendcrgast Bros, sl23.5s;
st. Paul Gas Light CO., $4,000. Re-
ferred 10 Committee on Claims, except
claim of st. Paul Gas Light Co, which
was referred to Committee on Gas.
Of Committee on Water Works Pur-
chase
The President appointed Aid. Griggs,
Cornish and Otis, a committee to carry
out the purchase of the Water Works, as
referred to in resolution below. On mo-
ton the President of Council and City
ATTORNEY were added TO said committee.
Ordinances
An ordinance was read, entitled an or.
dinance to equalize the cost Of the con-
struction of sewers.
Alderman Allen moved that the
rules be so far suspended as to allow said
ordinance to pass to its second reading.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, O'Connor, Robert, Grace,
Otis, Ringwald, Cornish, Griggs, Trott,
Starkey, Mccarthy, Mr.. President-l2.
The said ordinance was thereupOn read
a second time and passed--tSee ordinance
No. 1881
An ordinance was read entitled an or
dinance to set apart In the Treasury a
sufficient sum of money to pay for the
La France steam fire engine.
AID. Griggs moved that the rules be so
far suspended as to allow said ordinance
TO pass to its second reading.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Yess-Ald. Allen. O'Connor. Robert, Grace,
Otis, RipgwId, Cornish, Griggs. Trott,
Sta key, Mccarthy, Mr. President-i2.
The said ordinance was thereupon read
second time and passed-tSee ordinance
No. 2S4)