Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-19
THE COUNCIL.

THE COUNCIL.
A regular meeting Of the city council
was held last evening, with all the alder
men present except Coe. Asusual, large
budget of petitions and communications
were read and referred to the proper COM
mittee.
Geo. N. Morgan Post, G. A. R., invited
the members of the council to participate
in the observance of Decoration day.
The appointment of Harvey W. Robin
son by the mayor as special policeman fl r
duty a. the city market was confirmed.
The clerk of the municipal court was
authorized to purchase books, stationery.
ETC., necessary to carry on the business in
cumbent upon his Office, and communi-
cation from the clerk recommending the
early erection of new building for the
municipal court was referred to the COM
mittee on public grounds and buildings.
The board of water works petitioned,
recommending the purchase of the site of
Averill, Russell 6 Carpenters paper mill
on Hennepin island for water works build
ing purposes. Refe red.
Mackey & HurIburt having declared
their intention to rebuild wooden struc-
ture to take the place of the rattletrap
building which fell week since, the prop
erty owners of that neighborhood present
ed a protest to the erection of such build
ing within the fire limits. Referred to the
committee on fire department.
At the petition of c. NJ. Loring by
drant was ordered placed at the corner of
each of the Franklin Steele and Haw-
thorn park FOR The purpose Of watering
trees and ,aezss
L. W. Rec a15 I. ". Fischer were
granted perm On to erect a fire proof
building.
There were also large number of petit
tions for opening, widening extending and
grading various streets in all parts OF the
suburbs, and they were referred to the al
dermen of the respective wards in which
the streets are to be improved or laid out.
The following proposals for paving
streets were reported by the city engineer:
Nicollet avenue from First street to Sixth
street; Hennepin avenue from First street
to Fourth street; Third avenue south from
Washington avenue to Second street; Cen
tral avenue, from Main to Fourth streets
southeast.
CEDAR BLOCKS.
Watson, Perkins & Forrest, per square
yard $1.48115, extra excavation 80 cents; j.
J. Palmer S1.84; extra excavation so cents;
for Central avenue, $1.69; extra excavation
of same 60 cents; Forrest. Sullivan s. Kelly,
S1.85: extra excavation 40 cents; Andrew
Jaiks S1.81; extra excavation 49 cents.
GRANITE.
Breen & Young $2.65; extra excavation
40 cents; P. J. GiIbride, for laying, II
cents; extra excavation 50 cents; Dustin
Atwood,72 cents; extra excavation 50 cents;
J. I. Tobin, rs eeats; extra excavation 80
cents; ]. J. Palmer, 50 cents: extra excava-
ton 50 cents; Payson & Co, $1O9; extra
excavation SO cents. Filed.
The chief of the fire department reported
recommending the appointment of GUis
Range as permanent assistant engineer,
and also presented the list OF firemen, and
recommended that they be reappointsd
for the year. Tho Is5 was practically the
same as last year.
The city com ptrCliGT submitted his re-
port. which mentioned She fact that unless
the city should speedily realize COM
potent sum Of money from licenses there
is great probability Of their being lack of
funds to meet the pending expenses of the
city, and showed a likelihood Of being a
shortage of 100000. This report was ad-
dressed to the committee on ways and
means, and through the chairman OF that
committee was presented to the council.
Referred to the committee on ways and
means.
The committee on salaries reported in
favor of establishing salaries for the year,
which, after amendments, stand, as fol-
lows: City engineer, $4,000; comptroller,
$4,000; treasurer, 1900; clerk, $4,000;
superintendent of poor, $4,000; clerk
superintendent of poor, $500; street COM
missioner, $500; poundmaster, $3.50; city
attorney, 81 800; assistant, $500; city ply
stefan, 81, 800; health officers, $1,000; chief
engineer, $1,000; first assistant, $500;
second assistant (transient), $500; engi-
neers Of steamers. $1,000; fre1nen of same,
$50; foremen, $1,G20; drivers; 1910;
tillermen No. l, $3.50; tillermen No. .,
/ $40; driver and telegraph man, $3.50;
call foremen, $3.50; call fremen, S42O;
permanent gatemen, $720; chief of police
$500; detective, $500; assistant detec-,
tive, $1,000; captains, $1,000; lieutenants,
S1,1O0; sergeants, $1,000; patrolmen, first
year, $3.50; same after first year, 1910:
patrolmeu serving civil papers, including
horse hire, $3.50; mounted patrolmen in
addition to salary, $3.50 for keeping
horse; ianitor city hall, 5000; driver police
wagon, $3.50; Waterman upper bridge
$40; suspension bridge, 5000; lower
bridge, $40; keeper of dump, $3.50.
The appointment of the following po-
licemen by the mayor was confirmed
Fred. E. Coffin, Micl &c Ken }edy, Ma I
Cole, Joseph Lawrence, Geo. w. Blake
Martin Devero, Fred Brueshaber, Paul
Mousse, August Krumweide, John Eagan.
Louis Gilmore. John Rice, j. p. Hirt, Robt
R. Harvey, G. w. Gustavson, Louis Ness,
Edward Grace, Thos. McNamars, Thos.
Kelly, John Hinch, Geo. A. Goodwin. Au-
gust VoIk, John Carey, Cornelius Burke,
Asa Silverthorne.
contractwas authorized to be executed
with the Globe Gas Light company for
lighting the streets at the rate of 500 per
light.
The committee on gas recommended
that on the night of May Z test between
gas and the electric mast shall be made.
The sewerage committee reported il
favor of asphaltum for use for catct
basins AdODted