Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-19
late MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
The Regular Meeting of the Common Coun-
Gil Last Nfght-The Railroad Ordinance
Passed After a Protracted Discussion
Minor City Notes.
City Coancit.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.


MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1S.-The regular
meeting of the city council was called to
order by President Walsh last evening.
with all the aldermen present except
Messrs. Coe, Glenn, Grethen, Hangar and
KEGS.
The minutes of the last adjourned meet
ing were read and approved.
A petition was received from the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway com
pany, asking that a water main be laid
down Eighth street and Minnehaha ave.
nue. to the new car shops. The matter was
referred to the committee on water works
with instructions to report during the
evening.
A communication from the owners of
property on Washington avenue north.
near the proposed railway bridge, protest
ing against building new sidewalk until
the question OF building the bridge shall
be settled, was read and referred to the
committee on roads and bridges.
The usual budget of petitions, commu-
nications, ETC., was read and disposed of.
Franklin Steele, 5r., presented his resig-
nation as market master, accompanied by
an offer to transfer the leasehold of the
land on which the wood and hay market is
now located to the city without costs. Re-
ferred to the committee on markets.
The heirs of Franklin Steele addressed
the council rendering the block of ground
lying between Sixteenth and Seventh
streets and Fifth and Sixth avenues south
to the city to be used as a public square.
the city to bear the expense of laying out
and improving. Referred to the commit
tee on public grounds.
City Treasurer Buxton reported the re-
ceipt Of $2,014.11 from the county treas
urer for the sinking fund.
The poundmasters submitted their Sep
TENDER reports, which were accepted, after
which came the monthly lot of bills, which
were read and ordered paid.
Aid. Morse, from the committee on roads
and bridges, reported in favor of making
the necessary repairs on the Tenth avenue
bridge. Report adopted.
THE RAILROAD ORDINANCE.
Alderman Barge, OF the committee on
railroads, announced that the committee
had been unable to agree upon report in
regard to the railway ordinance, and re-
ported the ordinance back without action.
On motion Of Alderman Pillsbury, the
ordinance was taken up and the amend
ments read. Messrs. Pillsbury, Barge,
Watt and Eichorn spoke for and against
the passage Of the amendment.
Col. r. c. Benton. for the Union Railway
company, spoke of the situation, and stated
that the company would not accept the Or
dinance as it stands at present.
second amendment was then offered
by Dir. Pillsbury, providing that the city
may keep the bridges III repair, but that
the railway company shall pay back to
the city all money SO expended. This
amendment was adopted.
He also said that ohe union depot will not
be built until the road can come in as
they want to. Col. Benton in his speech
reverted the advantage which the city
would derive from the depot and seemed
t , think that the city would lose more
than the railroad by their action. Alder
man Barge, in few words exploded the
bulk of Col. Benton's argument, where
upon he (Benton) angrily ga thered Ep his
papers and left the room.
A vote was then taken on Aid. Pills
bury's amendment which was lost by a
vote of four yeas to nine nays.
The matter of vacatingBluff and Second
streets southeast, and responding to pc
ton of the residents of those streets was
next taken up and extensively discussed.
Ex-Gov. PiIsbury presented map of the
University grounds and vicinity, showing
the location Of the streets in question. G.
D. Gilfllan was called and made short
explanation of the location and situation
of the property in dispute. *
A motion TO put the ordinance on its
second reading was at last carried, and the
ordinance read. Alderman Pillsbury then
moved that the ordinance be read by its
title and passed. Passed unanimously.
Some minor business was then disposed
of and the meeting adjourned.
lMinOr Citg Notes.
Officer Allen arrested a vaprant last