Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-27
MINNEAPOLIS COUNCIL.
Lots OF Petitions offered and Nest Of
Them Refsrred-Other Business.
Especial telegram to the GIobe.1

Lots OF Petitions offered and Most @
| Them Refsrred-Other Business.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
| MINNEAPOLIS, April 20. "A regular meeting Of to
! city council was held last night.
| A communication from Mayor Ames stating tina
complaints had been made that various employment
bureaus had been engaged in swndlirg laborine
| men, recommended that licenie governing xnt
controlling such establishments BIO passed. Re
| ferred.
| The appointment Of members of the fire depart
mont IS special police officers, without pay, pub
| lishen in the GLOBE, were confirmed.
The appointment Of Patrolman Morrison in placs
| Of Timothy Forbes removed on account Of disobe
dience, was confirmed.
Several parirs petitonei for license to TAP water
mains for private use were granted.
The water board recommended the committee ap.
pointed to NEST and confer with committee from
| the water board to reconstruct tae system.
Communication from the chairman Of the board
CT health was referred to specisl committee of six.
The attorney Of the Manitoba railroad petitioned
for license to erect temporary frame building for
the benefit of emigrants Referred TO the commit
tee on fire department.
petition Of long list of citizens asking that a
forester be appointed to take charge OF the shade
trees, etc.. was referred,
The properly holders of Fourth street north Pc
ttoned for bridging Bassett's creek, that street
Referred, The hackmen ask d to have hack rates
fixed. Referred. A number OF plats Of additions
10 the city were referred. number of privileges
to erect fire proof buildings granted. Frank
L. Morse and others petittoned to have additional
street railways in Moth Minneapolis Judge Cooley
pettioned for the appointment Of an additional
court officer to ssrye crtGitnal warrants. Referred
to the committee on police. a budget Of petitions
for sidewalks and street grades in various portiOps
Of the city were referred.
Aid. Watt moved that warrant be drawn for
S90s.22 for the benefit of thu sinking fund commits
siOn Carried.
The city engineer reported the cost to construct
pavements on Washington avenue, from Fifth street
south to Second street north, S62,35U40. Referred.
The city attorney reported respecting the convey
ance of lands byt the n Il company to the city that
the instruments incident TO the same had been ex-
ecused, but the tunnel contract had not been exc.
cuted and put { cad lock on the matter. Aid. Par
ker moved that the proper instrument be executed
for the benefit Of the Nil company.
The committee on ways and means asked that
Sl25 900 of city bonds be sold for thu credit Of the
permanent Improvement fund Adopted,
1he committee on salaries offered rss solution to
establish scht duie OF salaries of city employ ees
The resolution ellcited considerable dscu ,sion
the matter Of saiary was withdrawn. Efforts were
made to recommend other portions of the resolution
lost. The committee reported back The salary of
The city physician. placing 1t at 5000.
Tho committe on licenses reported an ordinance
regulating the license for selling liquors. The con-
dtons were mostly identical with tue old ordinance.
Under supervision of therules the ordinance was
PLACED upon it's second and final reading and pa, sed
Thirteenth avenue south was ordered opened up
The committee on railroads reported that they had
received proposition from Manager HILL that the
road vas willing to construct all railroad bridges,
providing the city would build the approaches to the
same. The committee recommended the mater be
referred to the city attorney, attorney Of the rail-
road and the attorney Of the North Minneapolis
Protective association.
An electriclight ordinance was read Aid Glenn
moved all electric light ord ances be referred to
special committee Of five. Adopted.
The paving committee presented resolutions to
place stone cutters Central avenue from Main to
Fourth street. Adopted.
Resolutions were passed to pat cutters on Henne-
pin avenue, from First to F. urth streets, bridge
square, Ncollet avenue from First to Fifth Streets
Washington from Eighth street south to Fourth
avenue north.
Aid. Hougan moved that contract be made with
j. H. Nevns & 90. to furnish 10000 curb stones and
10000 gutter stones. Adopted.