Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-08-23
THE CITY COUNCIL,

T7te U'orI; of the Body Ia adjourned Session
Special Police for tie Fdil---THird
Street to be P0Ued---TunneEinJ the Hash
inGtOn AUente CrOSsiaa0Of the 1IiE,cauLtce
KaiEacdr.
An adjourned meeting of the city
council was held last evening. President
PilIsbury occupid the chair.
FAIR POLICE.
The appointments of the following
special policemen for certain watchmen's
duties at the fair next week, without pay
from the city, were confirmed:
Stiles Gray,B. n. johnson, VIM. Crimson
B. L. Perry, J. d. Rich, j. II. Whitofer,
A. j. Lackeny, James L. Corey, John
Goodspeed, j. G. Pett1er, A. Carson, L.
Labrea, f. Dunsmoor, w. w. WallIng,
Louis Rolls, j. w. Morse, VIM. Porter,
VIM. Blewett.
H. II. Humphrey and Chas. H
Daggett were granted a permission to
erect q fire proof building in the fire
| limits.
The fair grounds we're ordered sp-inkled
during next week.
The abntting property owners on Third
street between Nicol!et and Hennepin
avenues were granted permission to pave
that much of that street with cedar blocks.
The proper city officers were directed
to execute a contract with j. q. Nevins
for furnishing 10000 feet of curb and
gutter stones, withthe privilege of increasing
the amount if tho city council SC direct,
the work to be done according to specjfi-
cations on file IN the city engineers Office.
warrant Tor $1,245.63 was ordered
drawn in favor of Gregg d Griswold for
furnishing sewer brick, and upon motion
of Alderman Hangar an additional war
rart for $203.1S wss ordered drawn in
favor OF the same parties for like pur-
pose, and a warrant for $1,454 So was Or
dered drawn in favor OF Henning Ne
loiu, also for sewer brick.
The committee on sewerage reDorted
back the matter OF laying q sewer on
Tenth avenue, southeast from Seventh
street southeast to Como avenue, and along
Como to Eleventh avenue southeast re-
commencing that all proposals be reject
ed, owing 10 the failure of abutting prop
erty owners TO advance the money to pay for
the same. The report was adopted. and the
report OF the same committee on
the matter OF constructing a sewer on
Fifth avenue south, from Ninth street to
Fourteenth street, in favor of the same.
was also adopted.
The sum of $1,000 was set aside from
the workhouse fund TO pay for sewer
work.
John Durgin, who was caught between
street car and The side OF TIE suspension
bridge, and who was in the city's employ
under street commissioner. petiliCned
for the payment Of his wages during the
time which he was unable TO work by
reason of injuries received in the aoci-
dent.
The special committee TO whom was re-
ferred the matter Of Strengthening and
widening Twenty-fourth street to
uniform width, reported favorably and the
report was adopted.
TUNNELING RAILWAY TRACKS.
The ordinance amending the ordinance
establishing grades OF streets was taken
from the table and given the first reading.
The ordinance changes the grade of Wash
ingtOn and intersecting streets near the
crossing of the Milwaukee railway for the
purpose Of tunneling the crossing in &C
cordance with Col. Glenn's plan.
1t will give a clear Roadway of
twelve feet at the lowest point.
Mr.. Peters, being one of the owners of
property near the crossing, addressed the
council. He believed it would greatly
damage the property, fully one-half 1t is
only one of many SUCCESSFULLY twenty in
number-which crosses the Milwaukee
railway. would suggest that the railway
change their line of tracks to the bank OF
the river and avoid ell the street crossings.
The other crossings are fully as dangerous
as is Washington avenue.
The ordinance was placed upon its pas
sage but failed to pass.
Aid. Andrews moved a reconsideration.
and the motion was carried.
Aid. Hangar did not think it possible to
get the Milwaukee company to remove
their tracks to the river bank. They have
too many improvements on the line TO
abandon it.
The question was tabled.
Aid. Holscher wanted a committee or
city engineer to call upon the officers of
the Milwaukee road to endeavor to induce
tie company to change the line of route.
The commissioners report upon the
matter of laying out and extending Third
avenue north from Lyndale to east line of
| Stinson's addition was confirmed.
The committee to whom the matter had
been referred reported in favor of execut-
ing q contract with Roach & Wilson
for grading State street from A to G
street.
Aid. Watt moved that the practice of
purchasing stone for the rock pile" at the
county Jail be discontinued. He explained
that the expense to date has aggregated
| several thousand dollars. The city has no
use for the stone, and the city has 10
money to expend in such manner. Carried.
At the motion of Aid. Glen, The COM
mittee on roads and bridges was instructed
to report the quality of broken stone now
at the jail, and recommend disposition
| of the same.
A number of sidewalk resolutions were
adopted.
Real ESt0'e Transfers.
The principal real estate transfers filed
| Yesterday were the following: