Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-15
CITY GOVERNMENT.

Adjourned Council meeting xeeteTuay-
L. W. Rundlett REELECTED City Ensi-
neer-Negotiations for Purchasing the
Water Works Ordered-An Array of.
Street Work Considered.
The city council held an adjourned meeting
yesterday afternoon. After the members were
called 10 order committee consisting of Aid.
Griggs, Grace and Starkey, was appointed to
inform the members of the board of public
works that thu committee was ready to pro-
coed to the election of a city engineer. The
committee went out to the rooms of the board
aud in few minutes returned with the mem.
bars. The business of electing the engineer
gave but little trouble few moments Mr..
&. w. Griggs nominated Mr.. L. w. Rundlett,
the present engineer, and Col. Allen seconded
the nomination. On vote being taken there
was no Directing voice and Mr.. Rundlett was
declared elected. The members of the board
then left while the council proceeded to tran
sact the other business 1t had before it.
WORK FOR THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to have the follow
lowing work done:
To open and extend Thirteenth street from
Medill's addition in direct line to Wabashaw
street; sewer on Thirteenth street from
Jackson to Robert street; sewer on Seventh
street from point fifty feet east of Robert to
| a connection with Jackson street sewer; to
| grade Forbes street from Pleasant avenue to
Banfil street; to grade Goodrich avenue from
| Fort street to Leach street; to construct q
sewer on Temperance and Cooper streets; to
construct sewer on Robert street from q
point 10 feet north of Seventh street to
| Eleventh street; to grade Sixth street from
Broadway to Kittson street, on John from
Grove to Fourth, and partially grade Neill
street from Fifth to Seventh street; to con.
| struct sewer on Market street from Third to
| Fifth street.
The following work was ordered to be inves-
tigated and reported upon:
To investigate and report as to a change of
grade on Park avenue from Martin street to
the right of way of the st. Paul & Manitoba
road; as to the opening Of Park avenue In a
direct line southerly to st. Peter street; as to
opening and extending Ellen street to width
OF sixty feet, SO as to connect with Herman
street; as to grading DeSOtO street from Col
Inns street to the right of way line of the st.
Paul & Manitoba road; as to grading Bates
avenue from Fourth to Plumb street: as to
grading Robe street from Bertha street to the
west line of Brown and Jackson; addition in
the Sixth ward; as to grading
Concord street from Isabel street to
the west line of Brown & Jackson's addition;
as to grading Bertha street, from Water to
Concord street; as to opening Park avenue in
a direct line southerly to st. Peter street; as
to constructing q. sewer on Western avenue,
from Dayton avenue to Prairie street; as to
grading Ninth street, in the First ward, from
Jackson street to Broadway street; as to nav.
ing Sibley street, from point IA feet south
oil Third street to Fifth street, in the First
| ward, with wooden blocks and stone cnrbs
IS Enyr Nj
street, from a point eighty feet east of Robert
street to connection with the jackson street
sewer.
PURCHASING TIE wATEH WORKS.
The special committee appointed to con
slider the report made by Gen. Sibley at for
mer meeting, on behalf of the commissioner:
appointed to consider the matter Of water
supply for st. Paul, reported that it was fol
the Interest of the city that the franchises ant
property OF the st. Paul water company b.
purchased, owned and controlled by tn
city of St Paul, ard asked that the commit
zee in connection with the president of tn,
cpuncil be authorized to enter upon negotia
tiois with the water company for the pur
chase OF The same, and the council adopted TIT
report.
| MISCELLANEOUS
The cerk read the following names of per
sous nominated by the acting mayor MIR
Dowlap. as members of the board of public
works. John harrington Of the Fourth ware
and H. l. Peters OF the Sixth ward, and tn
council confirmed the nominations.
The board of fire commissioners is requested
to examine and report as to the necessities O
cistern at or near Fort and Western avenue
The privilege OF putting up poles for tn,
electric light was granted the United States
Electric Lighting company,
The petition Of J. NJ: Curtis and Others ask
ing for the grading of Ross street was referred
to the committee on streets.
This petition of J. P. Gribben and other
for the grading of Susan street. and of Fl. Fl
Fuller for grading of Bertha street was re
ferred to the committee on streets.
The contract for constructing the addition
TO the Baldwin school building O! 81 800, wa!
awarded to NJ. B. Farrell, after which the
matter was referred to the city attorney Il
draw a contract and prepare the bond.
Aid Mccarthy offered resolution to re-
woke license No. $50, which was referred te
the committee on license.