Daily globe., 1882-09-30
LATE MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
Meeting of the Common Council Last Ev-
ening-A Threatening Fire in the Engine
Room of the Academy of Music-Sudden
Death-An Arrest.

enInS-A Infeaten1nS Fire In the Engine
Room of the Academy of Music-Sudden
Death-An Arrest.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 29.-An adjourned
meeting of the city council was held this
evening. A large number of assessment
rolls for laying watsT mains, sprinkling
streets, etc., were; read and passed upon.
A number of petitions and communica-
tions were read and referred to proper
committees.
The residents and business men along
the motor line, on FiEst avenue south, pro-
tested; in. communication against the
continuance of the motor line on First
street and First avenue south so far as
Second street, regardless of the action of
the council respecting the continuance up
on any other portion of the road.
Upon the motion of Aid Anderson the
report of the committee to which was re-
ferred the matter of redistricting the vot-
ing precincts of ths city, the committe
reported in favor of making twenty voting
precints as follows three in the First ward:
two in the Second; three in the Third; four
in the Fourth; four in the Fifth; and four
in the Sixth; and denied the proposed
boundaries of the same. motion to re-
commit for the purpose of securing places
ofsvOting, after a short discussion was lost.
The report was then read and laid upon
the table until the next meeting.
motion to take up the motor was lost.
8>to 4.
Aid. Barge moved that the minority re-
port of the committee be recommited to
the committee on roads and bridges. ex-
planning, that Of the ten members of these
two committees, only four were in attend
ance upon the meeting and assented to the
| report in favor of the continuance of the
line. The chair ruled the notion out of
| order.
The roll was called on motion to ad-
| iourn and it was lost.
Aid. Nelson moved to take up the resolu-
tlons. The yeas and nays were called and
| the motion sustained.
Aid. Barrows moved that the engineer be
| instructed to. place upon the stone arch
bridge and approaches as much of the
stone chips from the stone yards as he
| may deem fit ts place it in good condi-
| tion. Placed on the table until next meet
ing.
Upon the motion of Aid. Anderson the
Bethany Home fund, the same being one
| third of fines collected from the houses of
prostitution for the MONTH
The matter of building a bridge across
| Bassett's creek at the junction of Fourth
street. elected general discussion. The
proposition was sustained by Aids Keys,
Waitt and Eichhorn, while a number of
| the other aldermen thought the aldermen
| of the Third ward were precipitating the
project too suddenly.
Aid Barge thought it bestIto,appropriate
| the funds necessary to construct the bridge
from the permanent improvement fund,
instead of making special assessment.
Aid. Morse moved that the sum of $4,000
be the limit of the expense, of building
the bridge, but the motion was lost, six to-
| SIX. After little further business tbs
| council adjourned.
| FIRE AT THE ACADEMY.
| At about 10 o'clock this evening an
alarm of fire was turned in from box Il
| which called the freedepartment to, the
academy of music, where fire was rag
ing in the engine rosna in the basement.
Little time was lost in getting hose laid,
and a stream of water, which was quickly
followed by three others playing through a
hatchway in the rear of the building into
the engine room. The smoke stack at
this time was red hot, conveying aa idea
of the intenseness of the flames below. In
half an hour the flames were completely
| extinguished. The fire, owing to
the prompt and efficient action of The de-
| partment, was neanEy confined to, the en-
| gino room, which was charred to coal.
The loss upon the, building will probably
not exceed $500, and is fully covered by
insurance. The,engine room was occupied
by E. H. Steele, of the Boston one price
clothing store. and the engine rum the cleo
trio light machinery for the purpose of il
Eliminating the clothing store. Mr. Steele's
loss is matter unusually hard to arrive at.
The water had been thrown upon his nam
moth stock of goods, but the dense volume
of black smoke which came pouring I'D
from the basement into the storeroozp
through the staircases permeated the
| goods and damaged them 10 a great extent
and probably will entail q loss of ahaut
| $4,000.
| SUDDEN DEATH.
| This morning, Mathew Weier, residing
at No. 1314, Marshall sdreet died vesy sud
denly. Mrs. Weier arose first in the morn
| AhS. dAM SOIAS W CdkG L16r uuSuduO SHOFtIy
| after, found him lying dead in bed. Mr.
WeieE was well-tO-ado blacksmith, en-
ployea by John Orth, the brewery man,
and was from 35 to 10 years of age. The
coroner was notified, but ON making a
cursory examination was unahle to decide
ths cause of the sndden death. A post
aortem will probably be held over the re-
mains to-day.
ARREST OF a SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER.
| For some time a suspicious looking fell
low has been palming himself off as a
| special detective. This evening he was ar.
rested by Officer Hill for selling case of
canned sardines, he having refused to of
fer an explanation of how the fish came
! into his possession, upon the suspicion
that he stole them.
Steamship News.
QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 29.-Arriyed the
Wyoming from New York.
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