Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-04
OFFICIAL.
proceedings Of the Common Council.
Adjourned Meeting,

OF. PAUL, Aug. 3, 1882.
3 O'Clock p. m.
The Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment
PRESIDENT Allen in the chair.
PRESENT: Aid. Dowlan, O'Connor, Rob
ert, FISCHER Otis, Smith, Cornish, John
son, Van Slyke, Starkey, Mr.. Presi
dent-1l.
ala. Otls moved.that a recess of thirt,
minutes be taken. The motion prevailed
ana The Council took a recess until 3:3'
pm.
AT $50 p: IN. the Council was called 1,
order and the roll being called the fol
lowing responded thereto:
AId: Dowlan, O'Connor. Robert. Fiscb
eT, Otis, Smith, Cornish, johnson, Var
dyke, Starkey, MIR. Presidential.
COMMUNICATIONS.
The st. Paul Water comnanv sub
IN nI't t Inc following proposition:
City OF st. Paul: 'A
As modification OF the proposition hereto
tb aue ny Inns company to the city and by
T puI accepted and not carried out, the ST
i aui water Company now submits the fol
loving proposition relative to the sale of il
works, viz: ~ WIZ 'A'' - ~
line Inc city to give thirty-seven thousant
o o1 a !soh00O) in cash and three hundred
N %u thirteen thousand dollars (S313, OOO) in fou
w per cent. bonds dated June LIST, 1882. in
terest payable semi-annually and to take III,
pfoPerty subject to the lien and incumbranc,
VI trust deed made to secure the OUTSTANDING
ponus, which bonds shall not exceed il
amount Mt one hundred and sixty Thousand
jSIoo,oVOl dollars. TransferIto take place
august 10, 1882. All debts owing TO thu
WAFER company on that date shall be paid te
Inc water company or its assigns, and thu
money on hand to be retained by IL. The city
70 pay to the water company or its assigns the
sum , OIL tWenty-eight hundred and ninety-siy
collars and 35-100 (s2, 1896 35- 100) in full salts
lacslon Tor water furnished (under contract
evidenced by an ordinance approved December
IL, io1l) for public purposes.
- Inc city to indemnify and save harmless C.
~. uilhIian on account of the guarantee
signed oy him upon contract dated January
@osh, a. ID. 1869, between the water company
ana benjamin F. Hoyt and others. The pur.
chase 10 embrace the lot and office thereon
situated, occupied by the water company and
certain rights OF fowage and drainage upon
the private lands of z. D. Gilfllan in White
bear and Mounds View townships The con-
tract as evidenced by such ordinance to re.
main 10 force and all claims Hereunder assigned
Dy SAID company to be settled Hereunder.
Inc hoating Indebtedness of SAID company to
9e paid by the company and the city to be in
demnified by bond for any claim that m ay
arise thereon. A schedule OF personal prop.
erty to be conveyed will be submitted to your
committee and delivered with the other papers.
Inc convevances previously prepared, signed
and sealed but not delivered for the transfer
OF said property may stand and will be de.
li7ered in carrying ont the foregoing modified
proposition. G. D GILFILLAN,
President st. Paul Water Company.
The foregoing proposition was accepted
and adopted-yeas II. (See rtpur! oi { ON
mittee below
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMIT TEES
Of Committee On Water Works Pur-
chase
To the Honorable the Common Council OF the
City of st. Paul:
The undersigned Committee having in
charge the matter of the purchase by the City
of st. Paul from the st. Paul Water Company
OF the stock, water works, property and fran
cbises of said company, under the act of Feb
ruary 10, 1881, in view of difficulties and de-
lays In carrying out the arrangement as
previously agreed to, have received from said
company, through its President, Charles D.
Gilfllan, Esq, a modified proposition adj
dressed to the Common Council, herewith
submitted, which your committee have care
fully examined and herewith submit.
Your committee recommend that said modi-
fled proposition of the Water Company be
accepted. All the papers relating to the
transfer are ready for delivery.
They recommend also that the remaining
ten thousand dollars of four per cent. bonds,
authorized by said act, needed to complete
said purchase, may be ordered to be executed
and issued and that the consideration to be
paid in accordance with said modified PROPOSE
ton shall be placed in the hands, or at the
disposal OF the special committee, consisting
of Robert A. Smith, John Dowlan, Charles E.
Otis and William d. Cornish, to be paid over
upon the delivery to the City of the proper
and transfers and bond of indem-
nifty in accordance with said modified PROPOSE
tion.
ROBERT A. SMITH,
w. ID. CORNISH,
CHAs, i. OTIS,
JOHN DowLAN,
Aug. 8, 1882. Aldermen.
Adopted; yeas IL.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Estimate
The Board of Public Works submitted
the following estimate approved by the
Board, viz:
Estimate No. 2,paving of Sibley street,
j. w. Cooper, contractor, $760.
Allowed and referred TO comptroller
by the following vote.
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Rob