Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-17
late MINNEAPOLIS News
CITY COUNCIL.

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The city council meeting was slow tc
develop last night, and it was several mo-
ments after the appointed hour before
the session was called TO order by Presi
dent Plllsbury. The mayors veto mes.
sage upon the liquor license amendment
was read, and upon the roll call the ordi-
nance was lost, only IA of the % having
voted to pass it over the mayors veto.
Mayor Ames reported the appointment
of Daniel Doyle, Chris Henry, Henry
Williams, R. W. York, Charles Foster.
William O'Neil, Nicholas Stiffes,
Nick Thielen, William Pollock and
John Morrison as special policemen to
serve at fires. The appointments were
confirmed.
The mayor also communicated the mat
ter of the Tribune's mandamus i'll the dis
trict court, which was referred to the com
mittee on printing.
The appointment of w. j. Malone as
special policeman for duty at the Opera
house, George Reynolds for duty at Merri-
man Barrows' planning mill, j. G. Cressy
for duty at The Lake View house, T. j. JEFF
ferson for duty at the Minneapolis pillow
works. we're confirmed.
The mayor also notified the council that
he had served upon the Tribune compa-
ny notice that the city of
Minneapolis has terminated the
lease. which said company has
enjoyed Of certain portion of the city hall
building and demanded an immediate va
cation of the same. The grounds for the
action were that tie company is in arrears
for rents and that on previoas occasion
the rents were only collected on suit and
that the company had wrongfully and I'M
lawfully sublet portion of the city's build
ing for which the company has regularly
collected and appropriated to its own use
the rents for the same.
Col. McCrory petitioned the council in
the interest of the Motor railway, that
committee be appointed by the council to
visit Chicago June Is, in company with a
similar committe from the Motor mpa-
ny, to investigate the workings of electric
motors for the purpose of arriving at a
motive power for use in the railway. A
committee of three was accordingly ap-
pointed, consisting of Aid. Cleveland,
Glenn and Hangar. The Motor company
petitioned an extension of time for the
adoption of a motive power other than
steam until the workings of the electric
motors can be investigated by the respec-
tive committees above mentioned. Re-
ferred to the committee on ordinance.
Aid. Walsh moved that the committee on
ordinances be instructed to report an Or
6nance at the present meeting amending
the ordinance prohibiting the use of steam
on First avenue south on and after June I.
The bennington Park Railway company
presented an ordinance authorizing the
company to construct a street railway on
certain avenues and streets IL the city
Referred.
The engineer submitted proposals for
furnishing the city with pine lumber. D.
A. McNairs' proposal was to cut the reg
ular printed price one dollar per "M" and
upon motion of Aid. Morse. a contract was
executed in accordance with the same.
2. D. Mcmillan, J. O. Weld, A. P.
Chesley, j. G. Mcfarland, G. w
Curtis, were appointed conn.,
mis5ioners to award damages in the
matter OF extending Fourth avenue south
from Twenty fifth to Twenty-sixth streets.
Also in the matter of extending Fifth av-
enue south.
The committee Oh salaries reported
back the petition of the city engineer, rec
ommending an increase of ten per cent.
to each employe in the department.
The engineer submitted an estimate To-
assessments on property owners for street
paving as follows: Nicollet avenue from
Washington to Sixth street, cedar, whole
cost $15,31448. Amount assessed to prop
erty owners, $1O,S3733. From First street
to Washington avenue, granite, whole cost
$13 50492. Amount assessed abutting
property, 1920. Third avenue south,
from Washington avenue to Third street,
cedar, whole amount S6,5S042. Assessed
abutting property, $27331. Hennepin
avenue from First street to Washington
avenue, granite, whole amount $15,959.95.
Assessed property, $7,677. Same from
Washington TO Fourth street, cedar, whole
amount $8,229. Assessed property, $5,977.
Central avenue from Main to Fourth
street, granite, swhole zamount $19,434.77,
Assessed, $12,O00.3O.
City Treasurer's bond was fixed at $780,
goo.
4 resolution to turn over lots 4, and
G, in block 18, St. Anthony, to the
park commission was debated and recon-
miuted.
The engineer was authorized to con
struct a bridge across Kettle creek at Sixth
street. Adjourned.