Daily globe., 1882-10-05
COMMON COUNCIL.

The First October Meeting-Totino Pre-
csncts Ftred and Judges Of Election Ap-
pointed.
The first October meeting of the city
council was held last evening, with all the
aldermen present except Mr.. Barrows. The
usual budget of petitions, communications.
etc., was presented and referred. One
days leave of absence was granted chief
engineer Stetson for the purpose of at
tending meeting of the State fire associa-
tlen to be held at Anoka, October 10th. A
long list OF bills was read and ordered
paid.
The committee on taxes offered two res
olutions fixing the amount of assessments.
which was adopted.
City Attorney Benton read report of
the committee on railroads con-
tanning resolution to deliver
to the city strip of ground for public
highway eighty feet wide from Pleasant
street 10 Fifteenth avenue southeast. als O
to vacate portion of Bluff street. which
was adopted.
The committee on roads and bridges
advocated a bridge over Basset's creek at
Fourth street north. Adopted The same
committee reported resolutions authoriz-
ing bridge over the railway tracks at Sec
ond street, be built by the railway COM
pany. Adopted.
Alderman Watt offered an ordinance
extending the fire limits. Placed on first
and second readings.
An ordinance reported from the COM
mittee on roads and bridges, providing
for and controlling the Minneapolis Union
railway company was read. Aid. Pills
bury spoke on the ordinance, and ended by
making motion that when the council ad-
jouru, it adjourn to meet Monday evening
and discuss the matter and pass it. After
some discussion the motion was carried.
The matter of polling places and judges
of election was then taken up and disposed
of.
VOTING PEECINCTs.
Alderman Andrews, from the special
committee On precincts, made the follow
ing motion:
Moved, That for the coming general
election for state and county officers. and
for other purposes and for all future gen
eral and special elections until other or
different precincts and places of holding
elections be provided, the city of Mime
apolis the same be and is hereby divided
into twenty eight election precincts, to-
wit:
Three in the First ward, two in the Sec
ond ward, three in the Third ward, four in
| the Fourth ward, four in the Fifth ward
and four in the Sixth ward, and that the
boundaries of each of the said election
precincts and the place of holding election
in each precinct be and the same are here
~ designated and established as follows.
| to wit:
FIRST WARD.
The first precinct of the First ward shall
include all the territory in said ward north
erly of the following line, to wit: COM
mencing at the point in the middle of the
main channel of the Mississippi river where
the centre line of Tenth avenue northeast
would intercept the same if directly con-
tinued, and running thence northeasterly
on said imaginary line and on the centre
line of Eighteenth avenue northeast to the
centre line of Broadway; thence easterly
on the centre line of Broadway and on
direct continuation thereof to the eastern
boundary line of the city. And the place
of holding elections therein, or polling
place, shall be the Germania Hose house.
2. The second precinct of the first wprd
shall include all the territory in said ward
southerly of said precinct and northerly
of the following line, to-wit:
Commencing in the middle of the channel
of said river at point southwest from the
middle of the channel below Boom Island
and Nicollet Island, and running thence
northeast through said channel, thence
easterly to where the centre line of Fourth
avenue northeast reaches low water
mark; thence easterly on the CEN
tre line of said avenue to the centre line
of Madison street; thence southerly on said
centre line to the centre line of Third
avenue nr northeast; thence northwest
erly on said centre line to the centre line
of Spring street; thence easterly on said
centre line of Spring street and on a di-
rect continuation thereof to the easterly
boundary line of the city.
The place of holding elections shall be
at Matt Bredimas' store, No. 6O2 Spring
street.
3. The third precinct of the First ward
shal. include all the territory in said ward
not embodied by the first and second pre-
cincts as above established.
The place of holding the election there
in shall be at Central Avenue hotel.
SECOND WARD.
The first precinct of the Second ward
shall include all the territory in said ward
which lies westerly of the following line,
to-wit: Commencing at the point
in the north boundary line of
said ward, which is the intersection of the
center line of Fifth avenue southeast
thence to the center line of Division street;
thence southeast on the center line of
Fifth avenue southeast; thence Southwestern
ly on said center line of Fourth avenue
southeast, and on a direct continuation
thereof to the middle of the main channel
of the river.
The place of holding elections shall be
at the Cataract engine house.
2. The second precinct of the Second
ward shall include all that territory in said
ward not embraced by the First precinct.
The place of holding elections therein
shall be at j. MONEYS store.
THIRD WARD.
1. The first precinct of the Third ward
shall inclue all that territory in said ward
northerly of the following line, to-wit:
Commencing at the point of
the west boundary line of