Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-10

honOred by The parties on whom it was
drawn, but as soon as legal proceedings
were begun the young mans friends raised
the amount in cash and redeemed the
draft, and proceedings were stopped.
The Common Council.
At the adjourned meeting of the common
council last night the usual budget of mis-
cellaneous petitions and communications
were received and referred to proper COM
mlttees or placed on file.
| contract was ordered executed with S.
Z. Cutler to erect hose house at the cor
ner Of Third avenue south and Twelfth
street.
Mrs. Koran was given permission
to remove wooden building
IN the rear of her lot
on Second street between First and Ser
ond avenue south and erect a e-proof on
the site OF the present wooden structure.
Plats of Prospect Park and Oakland adj
dition to the city were adopted.
A resolution authorizing the issuance of
1928, O00 municipal bonds was read and
laid on the table, while the report of the
| committee on ways and means in favor of
the same was adopted.
The monthly budget of bills was ordered
paid.
Inc committee on gas reported the con-
tract ordered executed with the Brush
Electric company for the mast and sew
en- lamps on Washington avenue for
one year at $4,380 for the mast and SI,9I6
for the lamps.
The report of the committee on railroads
asking that the matter of building street
railways be referred to the city attorney.
was adopted.
The ordinance amending the ordinance
regulating the supervision of the poor,
was given its first reading.
The committee to whom was referred
the mayors veto of the alley vacation reso-
luton, reported that while they found I'M
dlsputable evidence warranting the mayor
in calling for an investigation, no evidence
of bribery could be unearthed.
The committee reported in favor
of grading Highland avenue. Adopted.
The mayors veto of the resolution, va
eating the Harmon alley and an alley in
Grlswolds third addition, was given read
ing. Upon roll Call upon the vacation
over the mayors veto, when Aid. GIenn's
name was called he rose to explain his DO.
sition. He had attended the meeting of the
committee, which had the matter und er
consideration, but had failed to see any
positive proof of bribery, and had con-
Guided that the veto was an error. Conse-
quently he should feel com PEELED to vote
in favor of the resolution. The resolution
was passed, IS to 3.
The veto relating to the alley in Girls
Wold's addition was tabled.
The committee on work house reported
taVorably to purchasing a tract of land
just outside the city limits on Single
creek for site for a work house in which
to place the citys prisoners. The tract
contains forty-four acres, and the price is
$500 per acre.
Alderman Nelson explained that although
the price seemed hig h he considered it cheap
the clay found on the property being of
excellent qnality for brick, and it was the
plan of the committee to
manufacture brick by the prisoners.
Aid. Walsh moved that the matter be
laid on the table, and that an adjourned
meeting be held on Wednesday evening
for the purpose of disposing of it.
The city engineer was authorized to ad-
vertise for proposals for laying a stone
sidewalk around the city hall building.
The park commissioners were allowed
the use of the council committee rooms
when not in use by the council.
The engineer was directed to advertise
for proposals for grading Eleventh, Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets from Chi
cago to Tenth avenue north.
The superintendent of the water works
was directed to turn the water on at al
public watering troughs i'll the city.
A sidewalk Was ordered laid on Fourth
street southeast.
A warrant for $143 was ordered drawn
in favor of the Sisterhood of Bethany, be-
ing one-third of the monthly fines collect
ed from fallen sisters. The committee on
ordinance was instructed to report an ordi-
nance prohibiting people from carrying
concealed weapons unless provided with a
special license.
The city engineer was authorized to
purchase two Y levels for use in his office.
The Minneapolis & st. Louis and the st.
Paul, Minneapolis IL Manitoba Railway
companies were requested to construct
highway bridge over their tracks on
Fourth street, and to tunnel under their
tracks on Fifth.
The city clerk was authorized to draw a
warrant for $102 in favor of W. Penwick
for street sprinkling.
Raid on Gamblers.