Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-19

OF June, a. LIE 1907, TeuteIudUlc III tuirty
years from the date thereof, with interest
payable semi annually at the rate of four per
cent. per annum, In the city of New York, at
the fiscal agency Of said CITY.
G. W. GRIGGs, Chairman.
CHAs. E. Otis,
E. G. STARKEY,
A. ALLEN,
JOHN DowLAN,
j. G.. MCCARTHY,
JOSEPH ROBERT.
The president appointed Aid. Griggs, Cot
nish aud Otis the committee, to which was
added the president and city attorney.
MIR. GILFILLAN'S PROPOSITION.
The city to give $4,000, and to take the
property subject to the lien and incumbrance
of q trust deed made to secure the outstanding
bonds shall not exceed 100000. Transfer to
take place on the LIST day of June, 1882. All
debts owing the water company June 1st,,
when collected, shall be paid over to the wa
ter company. The measured general water
receipts collected in advance shall be paid
over to the city.
The city to indemnify and save harmless G.
D. Gilfillan on account OF the guaranty signed
by him upon q contract dated Jan. Is, 1859,
between the water company and Benjamin F.
Hoyt and others.
The purchase to embrace the lot and office
thereon situated occupied by the water COM
pany and certain rights of fowage and drain
age upon the private land of G. D. Gilfllan in
White Bear and Mounds View towns. The
contract between the city and the company ev
idenced by certain ordinance shall remain in
force and the claims against the city for wa
ter furnished for public purposes and other
claims under said contract shall be settled by
the city in accordance Herewith up to June
list. 1882.
The floating Indebtedness of the company to
be paid by the company and the city to be in
demnified bya bond for any clans thereon
that may arise. G. D. GILFILLAN,
President st. Paul Water Company.
THE COUNCIL ACCEPTS.
The following resolution accepting the pro-.
position of the water works, was adopted:
RESOLVED, That the report Of the special
committee appointed for the purpose of open
ing up negotiations with the st. Paul Water
company for purchase of all of the property,
rights and franchises of the said company un-
der the special act of the legislature, chapter
1873, of February 10, 1881, be and the same is
hereby adopted, and that the proposition of
ing said request be and the same is hereby &C
cepted.
HOW THEY ARE TO BE FAID FOR.
The foil owing, offered by Aid. Griggs, was
adopted:
RESOLVED, That for the purpose OF paying
the cost of purchasing the capital stock,
property and franchises of the st. Paul Water
company as provided by the special act of the
10, A. D. 1881, chapter 1888, entitled San Act
to authorize the City of st. Paul 10 purchase
the franchises and property of the st. Paul
Water company and creating the Board of
Water Commissioners" the bonds Of said City
of ST. Paul shall be issued to the amount of three
hundred and forty thousand dollars (S340, 000)
In amounts of one thousand dollars each;
dated on the first day of June, A. D. 1882,
redeemable in thirty years from the date
cent per annum, payable semi-annually in the
city of New York at the fiscal agency of said
city.
That after said bonds shall have been
executed by the proper city officers with the
corporate seal of said city attached, they shall
be delivered to the committee Of ways and
means, who are authorized to negotiate the
same at not less than par and place the pro.
ceeds thereof in the city treasury.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, O'Connor, Robert, Grace,
Otis, Cornish, Griggs, starkey, Mccarthy,
Mr.. President 10.
Nays-Ald. Ringwald, Trott--2.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to grade Grand
avenue from Lawton street to Victoria
street; grade Grotto street from Summit
avenue to st. Anthony street; to assess
the costs and expenses of grading
L'Orient street. from Glencoe to Minnehaha
street; the same with Tenth street from
Broadway to jackson street.
The board is to investigate and report
in regard to the following: AS to grad
ing Decatur street from Bedford to Trux-
ton street, Truxton street from Decatur
to Minnehaha street, and Payne street
from Minnehaha street to Farquier street;
as to grading Tenth street from Lafayette
avenue to Broadway, and from Broad
way to jackson street; as to grading
Beaumont street from Bedford to De
Soto street; as to grading George
street from Bertha streetitolM Mohawk ave-
nue.; as to partially grading De Soto
street from Collins to Mount Ida street; as
to grading Me- earthly from Dakota ave-
nue. to Myrtle avenue; as to grading Oak
dale avenue, from Bertha street south to
the city limits; as to change Of grade on
Cypress street, from Seventh to Raney
street; as to grading Webster street, from
Grace to Fort street, and Jefferson ave-
nue., from Toronto avenue to Fort street;
as to paving Seventh street, from Jackson
to Kittson with cedar blocks and wooden
curbs; as to matchmaking Fort street,
from Seven corners to city limits.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DR.. Chas. Smith sent in communlca-
ton stating that the American Medical
Association would hold its meeting in st.
Paul commencing on the 9th day of June
next, and remain four days in session, and
asking for the use of Market hall and
the council chamber. The request was
granted.
The request of Chas. Weber TO move
the Swedish church was sent to the COM
mittee on streets.
The protest of various parties against
the damage of the market swas sent to
the marketmaster and the city attorney.
The request of Mrs. Eva Lamprey for
the vacation of the old territorial road,
where it crosses her property in Fuller's
addition, was sent to the committee on
streets.
An ordinance was adopted to authorize