Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-06
CITY COUNCIL.

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Added to the Police Force. and Various |
Things Ordered.
The city council transacted the follow !
ing business last night:
MORE POLICEMEN.
The resolution offered at the last regular |
meeting of the council and laid over, for
the appointment of fifteen additional po-
licemen, was taken up. Aid. Smith moved
to amend and make it ten. Aid. Otis argued
against the general proposition, and ia
vored retiring the old and superannuated
policemen and placing them on half pay.
If this was done he would be in favor of
adding five additional policemen, and more
as they should be needed. Aid Starkey
argued in favor of furnishing the
fifteen men. They were needed for
the patrol wagon and the outskirts of the
city. Aid. Van Slyke maintained that fif-
teen more men were needed, and that there
were no superannuated policemen, but all
were utilized in one way or another. Aid.
Cornish asked if it had not been stated
that not more than thirty or thirty two
men on the force, out of the fifty odd that
we have in the service, were fit for duty.
Aid. Starkey admitted that something of
that kind had been stated in the commit
tee, but he did not like to divulge all that
is stated in the committee. Aid.
Cornish opposed the extravaganza, and
argued that we had been doubling up the
expenses of all the departments of the gov
eminent. Times were good now, but
little Tightening up Of the market, a little
hard luck, bad crop, would give US a set
back. All these things are expensive and
must be paid for. Aid Otis moved an
amendment that five men be appointed.
but this was not seconded, and Aid. Smith's
| amendment was carried for ten men to be
added to the police force, by vote of II
to l.
NEW FIRE STEAMER.
The fire commissioners were authorized
to make the following purchases: (l) Full
set of relief valves and controlling nozzles
for each of the engines. (2) One first
class No. l engine, with hose cart and hose
for same, to be used IN the central part of
the city, in place of one of the old steam
ers, to be sent to the Sixth ward (3) Two
hand fire extinguisher5 to be placed on the
hook and ladder truck No. l. The fire
commissioners were also authorized, in
connection with the aldermen of the pre-
cinct, to select a suitable 10 by
lot for fire department purposes on Day
toms bluff, in the Fifth ward, and before
| the purchase of said lot to report their Sc
| lection, with price. to the council for its ap-
proval.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board is to investigate and report
as to changing the grade on Park avenue
from Park to Sherman streets; Aurora
avenue from Grant to Rice street: st. Peter
street from Martin to University avenue;
University avenue from Rice to Grant
street; Brewster avenue from Sherburne
street to University avenue; as to establish
| ing grade on Wabashaw street from Bluff
to Rice streets; as to grading Cherry street
from Hoffman avenue to Maria avenue: as
to grading Calhoun street; as to straight
ening the line of Mississippi street from
Grove street north to Nash street; as to a
change of grade on Arch street from Rice
| street to Park avenue; also change of
grade on Winter street from Rice street to
Park avenue.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
The communication from the citizens of
the Fifth ward in regard to improving
Fourth and Seventh streets was referred to
the committee on streets.
Louis Wagner asked to have the sewer
on Canada street delayed till next year, and
| the same was referred to the committee on
| streets.
| the communication of Richard Chute in
regard to an alley IN block thirteen in Ew-
ing d Ghute's addition was referred to the
| committee on streets.
o. j. Nelson, the proprietor of the St.
| Thomas hotel on Rosabel street, asked the
privilege of cutting away a part of TIE
sidewalk in front of the building. Referred
to the committee on streets.
| Adam Bohland, on behalf of the German
| Agricultural and Horticultural society of
Ramsey county, asked the council to repeal
city ordinance No. 333, in regard to buying
vegetables and selling the same to buck
sters.
John Buyer desires 10 erect brick build
| ing at the northwest approach to the Wa
| bashaw street bridge n which to do boot
and shoe business.
An order for 500 is to be drawn in favor
of DR.. Hand, for services rendered to VIM.
Dwyer, a member of the fire department.
The city engineer Is to report a grade on
Dayton Place street.
Inc culeL O. ponce IS 20 remove OOSEfuc-
tons from Franklin street to Third and
Fourth streets.
The city engineer is to remove the
nuisance on the corner of Iglehart and
MackubIn streets.
The committee on parks is to purchase
twenty-five settles for Irvine park.
The city engineer is to report grade
for the alley in block 59,of Icvine's enlarge
ment TO Rice IL Irvine's addition.
Permission was granted to Robert T.
Adams and Daniel May to grade Cypus
street.
The chief of police IS to remove obstruc-
| tions on Ramsey street, between Summit
and Western avenue.
Reassessments were ordered for grad
ing Bates avenue; grading and filling
block Ashton d Sherburne's addition,
and block De Bow, Smith, Risque &
Williams addition. The grading of
Mount Airy street from Fairview street to
Broadway, and from Torrent street to
Mississippi street, and from Mount Airy
| street to Thirteenth street.
The following plats were approved:
Hundreds; Hymns, subdivisions; Viii
liam r. Merriam's, Kiefer's, Shurmeier
& Wilde's subdivision; Chambers rear
rangement; Dawson's subdivision of block
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