Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-21
COMMON COUNCIL.
Miscellaneous Business Transacted Last
Ecening.

ECeHiUg.
The regular meeting of the city council
was called to order by President Walsh
last evening, with all the aldermen being
present except Messrs. Andrews, Col. Morse
and Pillsbury.
The usual budget of petitions, etc., were
presented and referred.
An old bill, dated Nov. Is, 1880, for
money furnished by the Minneapolis & st.
Louis Railway company, to pay for laying
a water main, was referred to the commit
tee on water works.
communication was received from the
mayor, appointing Elmer Sumner special
policeman, without pay from the city, to
act at Syndicate block, and the appoint
ment was confirmed.
City Engineer Rinker presented COM
munication, calling attention to the neces-
sity of repairing the crib of pier No. 3 of
Tenth avenue bridge. Referred to the COM
mittee on roads and bridges.
The poundmaster's reports were pre-
scented.
The city attorney reported back the bills
of the former health inspectors referred to
him, and recommended that they be paid.
Ihe report was adopted.
The budget of bills for the month of
August was read and ordered paid.
Aid. Watt reported bill from Jas. Hoy
far $22.5O, for extra work on suspension
bridge, and recommended payment. Or
dered paid.
Aid. Watt then moved that the city
comptroller be authorized to deliver war
rant for $50 to John Todd, who was badly
injured while engaged in his duties as fire
man. The motion was carried.
The matter of abating assessments for
water mains on corner lots was then taken
up and discussed. There being apparent
ly no way to effect the abatement under
the ruling motion with justice to all par
ties concerned motion to reconsider the
motion was carried, and the matter re-
ferred to the city attorney. .
Alderman Eichhorn, from the committee
on street grades and additions, reported
back the following plats, and moved that
they be accepted: Langs subdivision of
block G, Tuttle's addition to st. Anthony.
Report adopted.
Gas lamps were ordered placed in seY,
! eral East side locations.
The motor matter then came up, the
joint committees on railroads and roads
and bridges presenting report signed by
aldermen Glenn, Nelson, KEGS and Parker
Recommending an extension of time to
October 1, 1888. The adoption of the
report was objected to by Alderman Barge
and supported by M. w. Glenn, and the
| report was finally laid on the table until
the next meeting.
The special committee, to whom was
| referred the proposals for grading Third
| streets, recommended that the contract
be awarded to the lowest bidder, and
that the proper city officers be instructed
to execute contract with the same.
Assessments were read and ordered for
laying curbing and gutter stone on Nicollet
avenue from First to Fifth streets, Henne-
pin avenue from First to Fourth streets and
on Central avenue from Main to Fourth
streets.
A lot of water main assessments were al
30 reported.
The gas ordinance was then taken up
under suspension of the rules and placed
on its third and final reading.
Aid. Glenn moved that gas of seven
candle power be required of the company,
and that the ordinance be so amended, and
thought that the company be required to
| lay more than the two miles of pipe called
| for in the ordinance. The amendment of
Aid. Glenn was adopted. An amendment
to compel the company to lay three miles
of pipe the first year and five miles the
second year, was made by Aid. Barge and
| adopted.
| Aid Haugan moved that the company
be required to furnish $4,000 bonds to
secure the fulfllment of the work. After
some considerable discussion the motion
was voted upon and lost. The vote upon
| the passage of the ordinance was then
taken, resulting in nine yeas and four nays.
Ten votes being required for the passage
| of an ordinance, the ordinance was not
passed. After some unimportant business
the council adjourned till next Wednesday
evening.