Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-12
THE NEW COUNCIL.


President I'iIIsbujy announces the StnI1J-
ing COnmitreeS-MiscetIa Busj-
ness.
The first session of the new city council
for the transaction of regular business was
held last evening with all the aldermen
present except Nelson and Channel. Pres
ident Pillsbury announced the following
standing committees for the ensuing
year:
Ways and Means-Ald. Andrews, Walsh,
Greenleaf, Roberts, Watt.
Salaries-Ald. Eichorn johnson, Law
renee, Nuremberg, Haugan.
Claims-Haugan, Morse, Andrews, Watt,
Parker.
Taxes-Cleveland, Andrews, Morse, Rob-
erts, Watt.
Licenses Parker, CHANNEL, johnson,
Nelson, Hashow.
Bonds of the City Oficers-Greenleaf,
Glenn, Eichorn, Nuremberg, Haugan.
Accounts OF City Officers -Coe, Lawrence,
Cleveland, Morse, Eichorn.
Public Grounds and Buildings-NeIson,
Roberts, Walsh, Nuremberg, Comstock.
Roads and Bridges-Morse, Coe
Roberts, Nelson and Parker.
Streets, Grades and Additions-Coe
Glenn, Lawrence, Holscher and Greenleaf.
Fire Department Clark, Greenleaf,
Walsh, CHANNEL and Glenn.
Water Works-Parker, Andrews, Glenn,
Roberts, Haugan.
Gas-Holscher, Clarke, Lawrence, Coe
Hashow.
sewerage-CIeveland, Watt, Clark,
Walsh, and Nelson.
Markets-Cleveland, Nuremberg, E1ck-
horn, Comstock, Holscher.
Printing-Andrews, CHANNEL, Grenleaf,
Eichorn and Clarke.
Railroads -Haugan, Cleveland, Glenn,
Johnson, Comstock, Nuremberg, and
CHANNEL.
Health and Hospitals Watt, Haugan,
and Comstock.
ancellation-Roberts, Nelson, and
Holscher.
Ordinances-Johnson, Greenleaf, Hash
ow.
RuIes-Clarke. Morse and Johnson.
Workhouse-Channell, Nelson, CIeve-
land, Parker, and Holscher.
Paving--Walsh, Clarke, Glenn, Cleveland,
Watt.
Bethany Home-Lawrence, Comstock
Coe.
Supervisors of Poor-Comstock, An
L
gan, Nuremberg, CHANNEL.
A large budget of communications and
petitions were referred to committees.
plumbers license was granted to J.
W. Hemon.
Aid. Clarke moved that the meetings of
the council be held at 7:3O o'clock on the
first and the third Wednesdays of each
month.
Aid. Watt moved 30 amend so that . p.
N. be substituted for 80.
The motion elected considerable discus
sion. Upon a vote being taken the amend
ment was lost.
Aid. Morse moved to amend SO that
evening sessions should be held in
afternoons after the 1st of November.
As amended the motion was adopted.
1.-The Brush Electric Light company pc
tit1Oned the council to shut off certain gas
lamps on the streets in the vicinity of the
electric light mast so that practical test
of the merits of the electric light should
be fully tested, and the petition was
granted.
The annual reports of the superintend-
ent of the poor and the chief of the fire
department we're received and ordered
printed
Engineer Rinker was instructed to pur-
chase two additional levels for use in his
Office.
Aid. Andrews explained the old under
standing between the Manitoba Rail-
way company to the effect that the
tracks were TO be lowered eight feet. The
engineer also explained that from the
same complication he had been unable to
make an estimate for the construction of
the abutments and approaches to the pro-
nOsed Irid0A across the re- jIrOa6s
Aid. Glenn moved that the whole matter
bereferred to the committee on roads and
bridges and the engineer.
Aid. Hangar raised the objection that
at former meeting the matter had been
referred to the engineer and city attorney
and that these officers had not yet re-
ported.
Aid. Green then moved that the commit
tee on roads and bridges be added to these
offices.
Aid. Eichorn stated that at the last
meeting he moved that the city engineer be
instructed to establish the grade Of North
Washington avenue at the railway crossing,
which motion prevailed.
Engineer Rinker explained that he was
unable to proceed without further instruc-
ton. lie did not know whether the grade
was to be raised or whether it is to be cut
II the tracks OF the railroad were to be cut
down the grade would have to be raised
eighteen feet, but if the tracks were to re-
main where they are the street grade would
have to be raised more
Aid. Hangar objected. He was DESTROYS
to have the city attorney report first.
Aid. Glenn took the floor to urge the
motion, and he was followed BY Aid.
Walsh, who thought the city attorney and
the engineer were sufficient. Finally Aid.
andrews moved, as a substitute, that the
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