Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-22

AuASudAI 10 UuS nOulco ana the ADJOURN
ment hereunder the matter of making and
completing the assessment for widening
Bertha street from Concord street to north
line of Woodbury. and Cases addition in
the Sixth, ward came up and was duly
completed and ordered of record, and the
Clerk directed to give the confirmation no.
tice.
The following estimates and bills were
examined and allowed, to-wit:
Estimate No. II, Third ward sewers,
Warne Bros u Stockton, contractors,
amount due, $1,742.50.
Estimate No. 6, sprinkling Summit ave-
nue., Warren Carpenter, contractor, amount
due, $77.9123.
Estimate No. 1,Claghorn street grading,
James Carr, contractors, amount due, $765.
Bill of P. H. Kelly of $6.40, 1 box star
candles, Feb. 8, 1888.
Bill of L. S. White of 1887, stationery,
etc., for Engineer Department, Feb. /.
1883.
Bill of st. Paul Foundry & Manufactur-
ing company of $3.50, trap and hinge for
catch basin, Feb. "a, 1888.
Bill of Breuer & Rhodes Of 1887, snow
shovels and picks for month of February,
1888.
Bill of Kenny & Hudner of 1852, ma
terial for Seventh street bridge for Deem
Der, 1882, and January, 1888.
Bill of John Zoos of $1.52 rope for use
of sewer department., February %, 1883.
Bill of Geo. Mitsch of $1.95,tools sharpen
ed for street force for month of February,
1883.
Bill of F. G. Draper g. Co. of $4.15, oil
stone, tacks, and ball Irvine for month of
February, 1883.
Bill of W. F. Bailey of 1884, hydrant
connection, Nov. IA, 1882.
Bill of Michael Grain of $3.50, sharpen
ing tools for month of February, 1883,
Bill of I. S. White of 1925, stationery for
Engineers Department., July, 1881.
Bill of Ranney & Hodgeman of 50, hip
boots and mems short boots for sewer de-
partment, February 10 and March 1, 1888.
Bill of McMasters q Getty of 81, two
bottles blue printing solution for engrav-
ing department.
Bill of Geo. Mitsch of $3.50, sharpening
tools, January q and February, 1883.
Adjourned.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
R. l.. GoRMAN, Clerk Board Public Works.
Student Life In the Latin quarter.
A Harvard college graduate writes from
Paris to the Harvard Herald:
II am informed that the total number of
students in the College de France and Sor-
bonnie exceeds 5000 most of
whom dwell in that section of Paris called
the Quarter Latin Here it is that one
sees and is able to judge of student life in
its highest perfection. The quarter is full
of third and fourth rate 'cafes,' 'brasseries,'
and balls masques,' and it is at these places
that the French student seeks his recrea-
ton. He knows no sports, nor does he feel
the need of any, for he is totally indiffer-
ent to the laws of health. He
is most happy when with his
comrades at some cafe, where he can
smoke, drink and play cards. He remains
IN his room as little as
possible as it. is always uncom-
Portable and generally uninhabitable. If
not at a cafe he is sure to be at some
brasserie. The brasseries can be de-
scribed briefly as cafes Of the lowest char
acter. Then, again, there is the masked
ball, where the students congregate Thurs
day and Saturday nights-not only to
make fools of themselves, but to commit
the g~rossest excuses. Refinement seems
to be banished by common consent from
the Latin quarter, and to one who has de-
termined to reside there for a year it be-
comes, long before the year is out, a most
loathesome and disgusting place. If an
American graduate, he soon begins to sigh
for home. If Harvard student, he gen
orally decides to return as soon as possible
where he can associate with men who strive
to seek during a college course not only
knowledge, but culture and refinement of
manners as we'll"