Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-21

The regular meeting Of the city council
was called to order at o'clock by Vice
President Clark, with near
i all the aldermen present.
COMMUNICATIONS.
MAYORS OFFICE,
MINNEAPOLIS, June u, 1888.
To the Honorable City Council of Mime
apolis:
GENTLEMEN desire 10 call the atten-
lion of your honorable body to a clause in
q supplementary lease made by the city of
Minneapolis with the Minneapolis Tribune
company, of certain portions Of the city
hall building, viz:
And it is further mutually agreed be-
tween the parties hereto, that during the
month of June \. D. 1888. or as soon
thereafter as may be, the
parties hereto shall each ap-
point an appraiser or arbitrator.
and the two so selected shall appoint
third, and such appraisers shall fix and
determine the amount Of the yearly rent
which the said party Of the second part
shall pay to the said party OF the first
part for and during the five years next fol
loving the lst day of July, A. D..
1888, and the determination and award of
such appraisers, Or q majority of them.
shall be effectual ana final to determine
ID fix the amount OF rent so to be paid
Tor the five years last above mentioned"
In this connection l desire to refer You
ID several points bearing upon the subject
under consideration viz:
First-Nhe lease is for twenty Years
from July l, 1873, the first ten years at a
rental of thirty-i7e hundred dollars
(S3,500) per year. Several years ago the
city council was ind uced TO cut down the
rent to $500 per year.
Second-I recently addressed commu-
nication to the president of the Tribune
company and asked him by what authority
his com Dany had sub-let certain portions
of the city hall building, held under their
lease, without the consent of the
city, as stipulated in sGid lease
The said president, j. 3. Nettleton, replied
that none of the space rented by said com
pany had been SUI e.. 1 am prepared to
prove to your honorable body, that about
one-ha!f the room leased IN the city hall
building by the Minneapolis Tribune COM
parry is sut-iet to other parties at a rental
TO exceed $3,1l6 per year. This gives said
company all of the rooms occupied by it
for printing their paper free of rent. and
at profit of $1,616 per year out OF the
sub-let apartments.
Third have mad to bring suit
against the said Tribune COM
pany twice during the last
year TO collect rents due the city.
Very respectfully your obedient servant
A. 4. AMEs, Mayor.
Aid. Andrews moved that the communi-
cation be referred to tbs committee on
public grounds and buildings with power
TO select the arbitrators.
Aid. Watt that the motion out of order
upon the ground that the arbitrator must
be appointed by the council body and not
any committee.
Aid. Watt declared il be referred to tie
committee on public grounds and build
ings, to be reported upon at next meeting.
The city attorney thought the city should
appoint an appraiser at once, or before
July l.
Aid. Eichhorn moved an amendment so
that the committee report during the pre-
sent meeting. Carried.
The appointment Of the following spe-
cial policemen by The mayor were CON
firmed: John Bray, for duty at Farnham
d Loyejoy's lumber yards; William Nj
chaud, for duty on cars and grounds oc
cupied by materials belonging to the Mil
lers association.
Chicago EXCURSION.
\ communication from tie various rail
way companies Offering free transportation
to the members of council to and from
Chicago, starting to-day, was read.
Aid. Haugan moved that the invitations
be accepted with thanks, and that the Chi
cago & Omaha Railway company be mott
fed that the council would take the noon
train.
Carried.
The board Of water commissioners
recommended that q number of water
mains be ordered laid.
Referred 10 the committee on water
works.
A plumbers license was granted S. W.
Hunter.
4 len minutes intermissiOn was taken
10 ascertain the number who wish
ed TO accompany the excursion
SO that the council could notify the rail
way company. About twenty aldermen
will go
4 budget oe communications from the
board of water commissioners was referred
TO the committee on water works.
The appointment OF Il. NJ. Parker as
deputy clerk of the municipal court was
confirmed.
DR.. John Bowers presented bill for
damage to his buggy in a collision with
the patrol wagon on The bridge Re
ferred.
A protest against the opening of Seven
and half avenue south, was referred to
committee on roads and bridges.
The employees of the Office OF the city
engineer asked further increase in their
respective salaries. Referred to the com
nittee on salaries.
Plats of ten new additions to the city of
Minneapolis were referred to the commit
tee on streets, grades and additions
The petition of Nettie Ewald Connolly
to erect building on south Main street
was referred to the aldermen of Second
ward.
Thomas McCoran was given permission
to erect fire proof building on the cor
ner of Third street and Seventh avenue
south, and R. II. Newton to build a fire
proof building on Eighth avenue south.
between Washington avenue and Third
street, and A. w. Johnson q fire proof
building at No. 6I7 Washington avenue
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