Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-05
LOCAL LEGISLATION.

Than Ever-P0lic0 Stations and More
Policemen Wanted.
The city council held quite lengthy meet
ing last evening and transacted the following
business.
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to have the follow
ing work done:
Pave Seventh street from Jackson street to
Kittson street with cedar blocks and wooden
curbs; grade Ross street from Seventh street
to Earle street; open and extend Eva street,
in Morrison's addition to West st. Paul;
grade Floral and Lawton streets from Summit
street from Bedford to De Soto street; grade
Colburne street from Superior to Cas-
cade street; grade Bates avenue from
Fourth street to Plum street; grade George
street, from Bertha street to Mohawk avenue.
in the Sixth ward; grade Decatur street, from
Bedford street to Truxton street; Truxton
street, from Decatur street to Minnehaha
| street, and Payne street, from Minnehaha street
70 Farquier street; open and extend an alley
| block Z, West st. Paul proper, condemniDg
aud taking the ten feet in width from the land
on either side of said east line.
The following matters were referred to the
| board to investigate and report: AS to con-
structing sewer on Oak street, from Col.
| lege avenue to Sixth street, thence on Sixth
| street to Fort street; as to paving Fourth
| street, from the west line OF the right OF way
of the Northern Pacific railroad to the east line
of the rightof way of the st. Paul & Duluth
| railroad, with granite blocks, aud construct
| ing the necessary sidewalks; as to grad
lag Maiden lane through block H.,
Dayton & Irvine's addition to st. Paul, from
| Nina avenue to Selby avenue; as to paving
! Fourth street with wooden blocks and curbing
! from Jackson street to Broadway; as to grad
l ing Plum street from Commercial street to
aoftman avenue; grading East Fourth street
| near the Duluth road; as to grading East
| Fouth street from Broadway to the right of
way Of the Northern Pacific railroad; as to
opening and EXTENDING Eighth street from
Cedar street to Wabashaw; as to paving East
E ght street with wood or cedar blocks from
jackson street to Locust street.
| The following were referred to the Commit
| tee on Streets: To grade Dale street from Sum-
| nit avenue to Pleasant Avenue; to grade Sher-
nan street from Fort street to Pleasant av-
| enue.
THE FOURTH STREET vIADUCT.
The chief engineer, Mr.. Rundlett, sent in a
communication calling the attention of the
| council to the necessity of making perma-
nent improvement on East Fourth street under
| The railroad tracks. Five thousand dollars OF
| bonds, he says, were authorized by an act OF
| the legislature in 1881 for this purpose
| Only portion of this has been expended,
leaving a balance of $500 available. The
| engineer estimates the cost of a granite block
pavement, laid on a concrete foundation, and
| proper sidewalks, curbs, ETC., at $4,000. The
| same was referred to the committee on streets
NIsCEJJANFOCs
A communication was received from the
mayor, enclosing paper from the chief Of
police recommending the establishment OF
three police stations in different parts of the
| city, the enlargement of the city hall cells,
the increase of the police by the addition oil
fifteen men, and more severe penalty for al
lowing cows to run at large. The papers
were referred to the committee on police
streets and ordinances.
| The mayor also sent in another commuui-
cation enclosing one from Gustav Willius
J. f., Humphrey, A. R. Keifer and Others
setting forth that the Fourth street viaduct
is dangerous, that it ought to be rooted over,
and asking that all distractions be removed
from the roadway. The same was referred to
/ the committee on streets.
A statement was received from DR.. Higbee
! in regard TO distractions on sidewalks, non
lighting the street lamps, &c. The same was
| referred to the chief of police with power to
| act.
Matthias Schenz and others protested against
| the proposed change of grade on University
avenue near Rice street, and the protest was
| sent to the committee on streets and Aid.
Otis.
The request for grading De Soto street was
referred to the committee on streets.
The city clerk reported the following re.
| ceipts for licenses since the 1st of January: