Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-21
CITY COUNCIL.

I'll. Schliek and I. Il, DelanO Appoin ed
and Confirmed Fire Commissioners -
Salaries of Engineers.
The city council transacted the following
business last night:
BoABD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to do the follow
ing work: To construct sewer on Fort
street, from Goodrich avenue to Jefferson
avenue; to construct sewer on St. Clair
street, from Fort street to Toronto avenue,
together with the necessary catch-basins:
to open, widen and extend Chatswortt
street, from University avenue north to the
St. Paul & Manitoba road; to construct
sewers on Walnut street, from Pleasant
avenue to Summit avenue, on Summit ave-
nue., from Chestnut street to harrington
avenue, and on Nina avenue.
from Laurel avenue to Summit
avenue; to construct sewer
on Wilkin street from Elm street to Nc
Boal street; to open and extend King
street from Kuy street to Cherokee avenue;
to open, widen and extend the levee from
Chestnut street to Western avenue; to
widen, open and extend st. Anthony
avenue from Virginia avenue to Rice
street.
The board was also directed to investi-
gate and report:
As to grading Payne avenue from Min
nehaha street to Magnolia street and
properly bridging its railroad crossing; as
to sprinkling Summit avenue from Rice
street to Wabashaw street and st. Peter
street from College avenue to Iglehart
street; as to grading Aurora avenue from
Western avenue to Mackubin street; as to
grading Aurora avenue from Grant to
Robert street. as to an easement across
blocks II and % of Woodland
Park; as to grading Everton street
from Minnehaha street to Farquier street;
as to the construction of a sewer on Cedar
street, from ninth to Tenth streets; as to
the construction of sewer on Ninth, from
Minnesota stleet to a point 100 feet west
of Robert street.; as to grading Eighth
street, from Wabashaw street to Cedar
! street, in the second ward as to grading
Sixth street, from College avenue to Fort
street; as to grading Oak street, from Col
lege avenue to West Third street; as to
grading University avenue, from jackson
street to Robert street; as to grading Sixth
street, from College avenue to Fort street;
as to grading Sherman street, from Fort
street eastward to the bluff; as to grading
| Minnehaha street, from Bedford street to
Edgerton street; as to grading Oak street,
| from College avenue to Third street; as to
grading Fifteenth street, formerly Aurora
| avenue, from Jackson street to Broadway.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The request of Charles G. Schmitt and
others, to have triangular piece of ground
bounded by McBoal, Douglas and Fort
streets, cond,mned for park, was sent to
the COMMITTEE on parks.
The name of George W. Freeman, who
was nominated by the mayor as member
| of the fire commission, was withdrawn,
and the name of Edward b. Sehliek was
sent in for that purpose, and the same was
| confirmed.
| The unsettled claims of Daniel Mullen
against the city were brought by him to
! the attention Of the council, and referred
to the committee on claims.
| The committee reported in favorof award
ing the contract for carpenter work, paint
| ing and cast ron and wrought iron work
| IN repairing the market house, to j. M.
| Cooley for thesun of $4,000, less such sum
as is named IL his itemized bid for the re-
| moval of the dock; the contract for the
| removal of the clock, to Frohne & Mans
| field for $500; that the contract for plumb
| ing be AWARDED to Kenny & Hudner for
| 1858; that thecontract for laying a new
floor of dry maple be awarded to j. NJ
Cooley for $62per 1000 feet, board meas
| ure. All these awards were confirmed and
| adopted by the council, and the council
| confirmed the r,port.
Aid. Cornish as acting mayor, nomi-
mated F. R. Delmo. as fire commissioner,
in place of Frank Breuer, and the nomi-
| nation was confirmed.
The salaries OF the assistants of the city
engineer were fi2ed at $1,000 to A. R.
Starkey, second assistant, $1,000 to VIM.
Haskell. chief clerk.
The award, ty the board of public
works, of the contract for relaying, con-
structing and repairing sidewalks, to Peter
Berkey, was confirmed.
All the business men on the north side
of Seventh street, between Jackson and
Sibley streets, protested against the side
walk being filed up nightly by a crowd of
loafers, and ask to have them cleared away.
The chief of police is to attend to it.
The council agreed TO pay S2OO to ID. b.
Langham as damages for injury to his
child.
The board of public works recommended
the opening and extension of a street 100
feet wide along the east bank of the Mis-
sissippi river from Chestnut street to
Western avenue, for public levee.
The city engineer is to purchase fifty
granite monuments at a cost not to exceed
$3.50 each.
Quite number of the streets in the city
had their names changed.
A part of Sherburne avenue and Warren
street was vacated.
The city clerk is to draw an order for
$4,000 IN favor of the committee on
streets to pay tie temporary loans made
by the committee to several banks.
1t was determined to build additional
Jail room af the city hall to cost $4,000.
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