Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-03
THE COUNCIL.


Regular Meeting Last Evening-A Record
of the Business Transacted-The Fire and
Water Commissioners-The City Print
ing-Liquor Licenses, Etc.
The city council held regular meeting
last night, at which the following business
was transacted:
The petition of John Hamilton for
$4,000 damages for injuries received by
falling with his horse and buggy from a
bridge in the direction of Theo. Hamm's
brewery, was referred to the committe on
streets, the city attorney and Aid. Starkey.
The application of Ansel Oppenheim to
have an alley in block 4, Palace addition,
vacated was referred to the committe on
streets.
communication from F. A. REM stat
ing that the board of directors
of the St. Paul work house had
accepted the building, and that the work
house would in few days be ready for
the reception of prisoners, was referred to
the work house committee tosreport at the
next meeting.
The award of the contract for grading
Claghorn street, from Thomas to Mime
haha street, was confirmed.
The board of fire commissioners were
authorized to construct drive well at the
corner of Rice and Minnehaha streets.
An ordinance was adopted to the effect
that no person is to be entitled to rebate
on any license, unless the amount of the
annual license paid shall be at least $50.
An ordinance was adopted changing the
license of pawnbrokers, second hand stores
and junk shops from S25 to 1925.
The council refused to allow rebate on
liquor license to Emil Moll.
The committee reported against closing
saloons from 10 o'clock at night until in
the morning, and the council adopted the
report.
The report of the board of water COM
missioners is to be printed in the council
proceedings.
The city engineer was authorized to pur-
chase forty cubic yards of trap rock from
81. V. Netting, the price not to exceed
1925 per cubic yard.
One hundred dollars we're voted to M. B.
Farrell, this amount being held as a pen
atty for four days delay in the completion
of the addition to the Baldwin school build
ing.
An order is to be drawn in favor of
Andrew Ninter for the sum of $3.50. on a
mistake in the assessment for opening
Eighth street, from Cedar to Webashaw.
The committee on ways and means was
instructed to purchase fre-proof safe to
be used in the city clerks office, the OK
pense not to exceed 5000.
The mayor was authorized to appoint a
policeman in place of O'Keefe, who has
been made jailer.
The board of fire commissioners is to
select lot for an engine house on Day
toms bluff and report to the council.
The committee on public buildings and
markets is to examine the market house
and report what action is necessary to put
the building into condition fer the use it
was designed for.
The GLOBE was selected as the official
paper of the city for the present year.
The application of D. j. Hennessy for
damages to lots in Hopkins addition
caused by grading Rosabel street was de-
MED.
The old frame building south of the en-
CINE house on St. Peter street is to be re-
moved.
The committee on public buildings is to
employ an architect to prepare plans for
brick building on city lot on Sixth street
between Cedar and Minnesota streets for
the use Of the fire department..
The wood market was established alb out
the market house and on Ninth street.
The attention of the mayor was called
to the fact that vacancy exists in the
Office of fire commissioner.
An ordinance was passed making pro-
vision for paying the street and sewer
force.
The brick building now being erected
at the northwest corner of Seventh and
John streets is to'be examined and re-
port made to the council.
An alley north of Hills addition was va
Gated.
Beaupris street in Ewing & Chute's adj
dition is to be vacated.
The alley in block II of Clark's ad-
dition was ordered vacated.
The plat of Vollmer's Encouragement OF
block SO, West st. Paul proper, was &C
copied; the same with brakes subdivision
of part of block 16, Whitney & Smiths
addition; the same with the plat OF brakes
Encouragement Of lot 4 and part of lots
5, and 10 of block 80, st. Paul proper.
After considerable good natured talk
and chatting the license of the Opera
house, Woods theater and Conley's varie-
ties was Dlaced at &75 each