Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-22

4 of the Common Council of the City of
st. Paul. So
= Gentlemen The Board of Water, Com
missioners has elected the undersigned the
Secretary Of said Board and fixed his sala-
ry at fifteen hundred ($1,5GO) dollars per
annum and respectfully ask of your honor
able body the confirmation of same.
Respectfully submitted,
JNo. CAULTIEID, Secretary.
Sept. 16, 1882.
Action confirmed by the following vote:
Yeas--Ald. Dowlan,, O'Conuor, Robert,
Fischer, Smith, Cornish, johnson, Van
Slyke, Starkey. Mccarthy, Mr.. President
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REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Drive we'll
To the Honorable the President and the
Common Council of the City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: I am instructed by the
Board of Fire Commissioners in and for
the city, to ask of your "hQpprably body"
authority for the Board tJ@ place drive
well on Rice street north of the ST. p, nj.
d M. railway, at cost not exceeding one
hundred and fifty dollars ($15O.}
Respectfully submitted,
r. o. STRONG, Chief Engineer.
BY order Board of Fire Commissioners.
Committee ON Fire Department.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES:
OF Committee on elaims-Matt Egan's
Expedition
Committe recommend that $40 Of the
fine referred to in said petition be remit
ted.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dcwlan,ss O'Conno-, Rob
arf r. uo-
Slyk, Starkey, Mccarthy, Mr.. President.
IL.
OF committee on FIRE department
Committee report adverse to the prayer
of the petitioner.
Adopted.
bridges-H. F. Stevens petition
Committee report in favor OF grant
ing the prayer of petitioner.
Adopted. See order to Board of Public
Works.)
CrossWalks-
Committee to whom was referred the
resolution relative TO making contract
with the sidewalk contractor for the laying
of all crosswalks ordered, recommend
that the City. Attorney be Instructed to
draw contract with the sidewalk contractor
for the building of said walks, and he TO
be paid at the rate of $25 per thousand.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert,
Fisher, Smith, Cornish, johnson, Van
Slyke, Starkey, Mccarthy, Mr.. President
IL.
Also,
Street railway ordinance.
Committee to whom were referred
the draft of ordinances accept
ing certain street railway tracks
recommend that they pass, as the commit
tee has examined the tracks referred to in
said ordinance and found them in proper
condition.
Adopted.-(See ordinances Nos. 3o8 and
3O9)
Alley vacation
To the Honorable, the President, and Com
mon Council of the city OF st. Paul.
GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Streets,
Sewers and Bridges, to whom was referred
the petition of r. III. Newport and others,
asking that part of the alley running
through block II, Dayton & Irvine's addi
ton be vacated, report that the vacation
asked for is not for the purpose of closing
up the alley, but for the purpose of having
an alley through said block in a direction
more satisfactory to the abuttipg owners,
deed having been executed to the city
for the land necessary for the alley, as the
owners of the property in said block want
it, such being the fact, your Committee see
no improperly in the vacation.
Your Committee, therefore, recommend
that the petition for said vacation be fled
of record with the City Clerk, and that he
give notice OF said application by publca-
ton, as provided by law. Respectfully,
GATES A. JOHNSON, Chairman.
Adopted
CT Committee on Police-Sub- Stations
The Committee ON Police to whom was
reccmmitteed the former report relative
to sub-stations, etc, report the present
COST OF those temporary stations to be
$500, which they recommend to be erect
ed at once. They also recommend that
the SUM OF $4,000 be placed in the next
tax levy to cover the building of four per-
manent sub-stations, etc.
Louis FISCHER,
Chairman.
Committee of Ways and Means.
OF Committee or Public Buildings
Market House
To the Honorable the President and Com
mon Council.
GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Public
Buildings to whom was assigned the duty
OF having a smoke stack built and other
repairs made at the new Market House,
report that they caused proposals to be
published in the official paper for the do
ing OF said work, but received no bids.
Your Committee are at loss what ac-
ton to take in the matter, without tie
futher orders of the Concil, but would
recommend that they be authorized to con-
tract with some person for the doing of
such work in connection with the engine
room as to make it safe as against fire.
JOHN O'CoNNoR-
Chairman.
Adopted-Yeas IL.
OF Committee on Ordinances and Public
Accounts and Reports Of Officers
Committee report that they have ex-
amined the reports Of the Clerk of the
Municipal Court, the Chief of Police, the
Market Master and the Acting Pound Mas
ter for the months of July and August,
1882, and the report of Board of Di-
rectors of Aims House and Hospital for
the month of August, 1882, and found
them correct. ~