Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-08

Also,
Claims
The Engineer submits approved by him
the following claims, viz: Geo. w. Sher
wood, $50.O4; Geo. W. Sherwood & Co.
$2,059.05.
Committee on Claims
Of Market Master
Report for month of April, 1883, show
ing the market collections for said month
to be $154; accompanied by the Treasur-
er's receipt for said amount.
Public Accounts.
Of Clerk of Municipal Court
Report for the month of April, 1888, as
follows:
Amount collected in criminal cases. >. 1898 90
Amount collected in civil cases ....... rs IS
"a - -. :. 80. t,0'o ~
Treasurer's receipt accompanies for
$1,O68.45.
Commute on Public Accounts.
Of Chief of Police
Report for the month of April, 1883, as
follows:
Total amount of fines and costs col
lected NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SJ9S.UU
Total number of arrests ...... 1872
Total number of dodgers accommo-
GATED ............ 4ZU
Committee on Public Accounts.
Of Captain of Police-Lamps-
report showing the number of gas,
electric lights and oil lamps not lit during
the Month of April, 1883, as follows:
Total number of gas lamps not lit. ........76
Total number of oil lamps not lit ........ 81
Total number of electric lamps not lit. ...... 6
Comptroller.
REPORT OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Contract Awarded
The Board report that they have awarded
Warne Bros. & Co. the contract for con-
structing sewers on Walnut street from
Pleasant to Summit avenues, Summit ave-
nue. from Chestnut street to harrington
avenue and Nina avenue from Laurel to
Summit avenues, they being the lowest
reliable and responsible bidders therefor.
Amount of bid $4,000. Bond in the
sum of $4,000 with Alfred Dufrnee and
John Klein as sureties.
Award approved by following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert,
Van Slyke, Starkey, Mccarthy, Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
Also,
Contract awarded
The Board report that they have awarded
| Thornton &Moran the contract for grad
| ing Niagara street from Magnolia to
Maryland street, they being the lowest re-
| liable and responsible bidders therefor.
Amount of bid, $1,373.OO. Bond in the
sum of $4,000 with Warren H. Mead and
| Chester Hitchcock as sureties.
| Award approved by the following vote:
| Yeas Aid. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert,
| Fischer, Otis, Smith, Cornish, johnson, Van
Slyke. Starkey, Mccarthy, Mr.. President
liz.
Also,
| Contract awarded
The Board report that they have
awarded John Doherty the contract for
constructing sewer en- Wilkin street from
Elm to McBoal streets, he being the lowest
| reliable and responsible bidder therefor.
Amount of bid $S65.O0. Bond in the sum
of 5000 with Philip Fabel and Patrick
\ Doherty as sureties.
Award approved by the following vote
| Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert
Fischer, Otis, Smith, Cornish, johnson
Van Slyke, Starkey, Mccarthy, Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
Contract awarded
The Board report that they have awarded
Peter Tierney the contract for grading
Pleasant avenue from Sixth to Ramsey
streets, he being the lowest reliable and re-
sponsible bidder therefor. Amount of bid
81, 900. Bond in the sum of $4,000 with
John Grace and John O'Donnell as sure
ties.
Award approved by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Conner, Robert
Fischer, Otis, Smith, Cornish, Johnson
Van Slyke, Starkey, Mccarthy Mr.. Presi-
dent-12.
Also,
Contract awarded
The Board report that they have awarded
Joseph Steinkamp the contract for grading
Aurora avenue from Western avenue to
Kent streets, he being the lowest reliable
and responsible bidder therefor. Amount
Of bid, $2,325. Bond in the sum of $500
with Peter Hampers and Peter Burch as
sureties.
Award approved by the following vote
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert
Fischer, Otis, Smith, Cornish, Johnson
Van Slyke, Starkey, MCCARTHY, Mr.. Presi
dent-12.
Also,
Aurora Avenue grading
To the Honorable, the President and Com
mon Council of the City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Board of Public
Works herewith respectfully return the
papers in the award made to Michael Lux
for the grading of Aurora avenue from
Grant to Robert street and recon-
mend that you reconsider your vote by
which you approved said award, it having
been made to appear to said Board that
said grading (if carried out) would unnec-
essarily damage some of the property
along the line of the same.
Official,
| JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
r. L.GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
April 81, 1888.
Committee on Streets, City Attorney and
City Engineer.
Also,
Wagon Tires
The Board submit the following commu-
nication from the City Engineer, and
recommend that an ordinance be passed
covering the views therein set forth.
To the Board of Public Works:
GENTLEMEN: The proper use of the