Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-22
OFFICIAL.

OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Common Council
Regular Meeting.
SAINT PAUL, Dec, 10, 1882.
i Vice President Cornish in tho chair.
Present-Ald. Dowlan, Conner, Rober
Fischer, Otis, Smith, johnson, Van Slyk.
Starkey, Mccarthy, Mr.. President-11.
CONCENTRATIONS.
From his Honor the Mayor-Orcinanc
returned
To the Honorable, the President and Com
mon Council of the City of st. Paul:
At the request of members of your hon
orable body herewith return without m,
approval Ordinance No., entitled "Al
Ordinance in regard to the sale of spirit
uous or malt liquors." for your furthe
consideration It has been Representa-,
to me that several members voted for it,
passage under Misrepresentation of it
provisions and desire to reconsider them
There is no principle involved in the or
dinance that would justify veto. It is
mere question of expediency as to whether
the amount to be paid for license shall
be one or two hundred dollars, which ques
ton it is your province to determine.
| EDMUND RICE. Mayor.
Dec. 8, 1882.
Accepted. =.
The ordinance referred to reconsidsred,
yeas II, and referred to Committee on Lii
cense. Yeas. s; nays. s.
Also,
Building Ordinance
To the Honorable, the Common Council of
the City of st. Paul.
The Honorable, the Chamber of Com
merce, at its session held on the 10Th inst.
adopted q motion which is as follows:
"That the Mayor be requested to call
the attention of the Council to the build
ing ordinance, which was continually vio-
lated"
therefore respectfully call your atten-
ton thereto, and have to state that tho
basis of many complaints in the Chamber,
and by individuals generally, seems to be
that special ordinances are too frequently
passed granting permission to erect wood
en- buildings within the prescribed fire
limits, contrary to the terms and spirit of
the ordinance establishing those limits.
The rapid erection within such limits of
costly buildings, stored, in many instances,
with still more valuable merchandise and
other materials, coupled with the fact that
our Fire Department is limited in men,
equipments and water supply to such de-
gree as to be unable to successfully cope
with every fire of unusual magnitude
and other fires in all parts of the city
would naturally tend to make members of
the Chamber of Commerce and other citi-
zeHs view with alarm the slightest devia-
ton by your honorable body from the
clear meaning of the fire ordinance, not
outstanding your undoubted right and
power to do so.
In this connection as of revision of tho
building ordinance is now pending before
your honorable body, take occasion to
say that appliances are now in use in
many cities which automatically open,
close and lock hatchway doors (which are
horizontal sliding floors closing the apper-
tures) at the several floors through which
the elevator carriage passes up and down
the elevator shaft, SO extensively used in
modern business houses and hotels.
which efectually prevent these shafts from
becoming death traps into which people so
often accidentally fall, and from commun-
icating smoke and fire from one floor to
another by means of the powerful air draft
which always arises therein in cases of FIRE.
l am informed that the Common Councils
of Cincinnati, Buffalo and Baltimore have
provisions in their building ordinances re-
spectively requiring such appliances to be
affixed at each floor through which an Gle
vator shaft extends.
think this subject will be worthy your
serious consideration.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Dec. 8. 1882.
Accepted, and referred to Committee on
Fire Department.
From B. Michel and others
For the grading of Ellen street between
Dale and Rice streets.
Board Public Works with order.
From Henry Eggers-
Hay scale bond in the sum Of $1,000,
with Jno. Haggenmillsr and Geo. Benz as
sureties.
Committee on Streets.
From Emil Moll-
For rebate on liquor license.
Committee on License.
From Auerbach, Finch d Van Slyck and
For reorganization Of the Fire Depart
mont.
Board of Fire Commissioners.
From the Plat Commission of Ramsey
County
Stating that they cannot comply with
the recommendations of the Common
Council in reference to the plat of Eisen-
menger's addition, etc.
Committee on Streets and City Engi-
neer.
From F. M. Gembe and others
Protest against the paving Of Broadway
from Third to Grove streets.
Committee on Streets.
From Blodgett & Osgood and others
Protest against the paving of Eighth
street.
Committee on Streets.
From r. W. a. Gelderman-
Stating that the sum Of $45 was deduct
cd from his final estimate for the grading
of Fuller street, ETC., and asking that he
be paid said amount.
Committee on Streets.
From VIM. Rodecker and others
Asking that saloon keepers be compelled
to close their places of business at 10
p. m. each day, etc.
Committee on License.
From tho Executive Committee of the
Iiouor Dealers' Assooiatjon of the Siake