Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-11
COUNCIL MEETING.
Il Large amount of Business Expeditions
Transacted

l
Il Large amount of Business Eepeditiousl.
Transacted.
| A regular meeting of the city council wa
held last evening, and big grist of business
| ground out.
| The mayors communication, stating tina
the manner of carrying filth through the city
| by night carts, swill and manure wagons, wa!
decided nuisance, detrimental to public
| health, and recommending the enactment o.
an ordinance requiring the conveyances to bt
INSPECTED by the committee of health anC
hospitals, was referred. The mayor also
recommended, in view of the evil influences
which surrounded the youth OF the city, ar
ordinance making it misdemeanor for any
person under IS years, found seated in any
place where liquors were sold, or gaming.
The mayors appointment OF q. o. Pres
colt, Dan Casey, John Irwin as special police
men, without pay. was confirmed.
Several plats of additions to the city, were
referred.
The communication of Mr.. and Mrs. r. @.
Wilkins offering for sale block 4, Harmon
addition, for public park, was referred.
A number of permissiOns were granted to
erect fire proof buildings.
The ordinance granting right Of way to the
Union railway for union passenger depot
was referred,
The Northwestern Railway company asked
an issue of bonds for completion OF the first
fifty miles of railway. Referred.
A large budget of miscellaneous petitions
were referred to committees.
Petitions for sprinkling streets, laying side
walks, grading and improving streets were re-
ferred.
The city engineer called attention to the
dangerous condition of the canal covering.
The ordinance regulating the tapping Of
sewers and water mains was placed on It's fnal
reading and passed.
The Tribune company was granted permits
sion to excavate and use the space under the
sidewalk for engine room.
The resolution compelling property owners
putting down new walks to make them OF
non-combustible msterial, and the resolution
requiring the Street Railway company to pave
between the rails, passed.
A budget of claims, amounting to $l2,l52
was ordered paid.
A ten foot fence was ordered built around
the east side pound.
II was voted that city forester be ap.
pointed.
Contracts were ordered to be issued with
Robinson & Mead, and Williams & French to
sprinkle the streets.
Aid. Hogan offered a resolution abandon.
ing all previous action relative to street
paving. Adopted.
On a resolution to pave Washington avenue
with cedar blocks being offered, Aid. Clark
didn't think the city ready for paving; the
streets are torn up for sewers, water mains,
stances.
Aid. Glenn thought the idea of wood pave
ment ridiculous, considering the heavy traffic:
He favored delaying paving until
property owners had put in sewer
pipes. Aid. Barge said that three
months ago all property owners wanted
stone pavement and came to him and wanted
him to use his influence for granite blocks
Although the city press had no Influence in
the election, it created the cedar block craze.
Only two cities In the union would use the
cedar blocks-Detroit and part OF Chicago.
Almost all the property he owned was on
Washington avenue. II cedar blocks we've
used he would not be responsible. Lost on the
yeas and nays.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the sanitary matter, reported in favor
of appointing the street commissioners as in.
spectors, and disappearing other inspections.
The Brush Electric Light ordinance was
taken from the table and placed on It's final
reading and passed.
l. was voted that the reporte of the water
bolrds be published IN the Journal.
The board of health was empowered to
plsce fence around the pest house grounds;
also empowered to appoint two additional
sanitary inspectors.
The city authorities were instructed to exc
cute contract with Stewart &, Co. for sewer.
age brick, and with Sykes & Anderson to lay
a sewer on Central avenue.
The street commissioners were Instructed
TO make daily reports to the board OF health.
The alderman of the Second ward WAS au'
thorzad TO expend $500 for shade trees In the