Daily globe., 1883-10-31
COUNCIL.

Special Meeting Last Evening-The Mayor
Compliments Capt. Bresset-Straet I'm
proyements Observation-Disclosures and
Appointments of Patrolmen-COntracts
Confirmed-The Mississippi Str. ct BIidge
Various Other Matters.
The city countil held special meeting
last evening and transacted the following
business:
COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR.
The following communication from the
mayor was read, and that part of 1t referr-
ing to the bridging of Third street was
referred to special committee, consisting
of Mayor O'Brien, and Aid. Starkey,
johnson and O'Connor.
take great pleasure in informing your
honorable body that to the vigilance and
capacity of Captain Bresett of the police
force we are indebted for the most salts
factory detection, arrest and punishment
of the murders of Police Officer Daniel
OConnelI, who are now serving life SEN
tsEce at the penitentiary at Saltwater, for
their atrocious crime. Captain Bressett's
conduct in this matter is deserving OF al
praise and should receive at your hands
some substantial recognition. 1 therefore
suggest that the reward of $500, offered BY
the city Under Mayor RIGGS administration
for the arrest and detection of these crimi-
nails, should be paid to him. And il this
connection desire TO publicly recognize
the very valuable services of Mr.. 3. w.
Armstrong, who to his own great
discomfort and without any
compensation, proces de1 to Springfield
and Chester, Illinois, as messenger, under
the requisition of Gov Hubbard, for these
criminals. The expenses of bringing
these men here have been paid in great
part out OF my contingent fund, and there
has necessarily been expended in that be-
half By me about $500, Of which sum the
state reimburses me to the extent of $243,
which makes net total expense to the
city in this matter of about SAT, and Gov.
Hubbard has promised to secure an appro-
priation for the balance at the next session
of the legislature; 1 have the honor to fur
ther request that your honor
able body will by appropriate
resolution of thanks recognize our
Indebtedness to His Excellency Governor
Hamilton, of Illinois, for his prompt ac-
tiou in the interest of justice IN surrender
ing these n en-, for which we are ell deeply
indebted to him as he was under no legal
obligation to do SO. 1 have further to re-
port that your resolution requiring all
trains crossing lower Third street to abete
their speed to four miles an hour, has been
duly obeyed and the necess ry steps taken
to enforce the ordinance. l take pleasure
in informing you that the order has been
cheerfully obeyed by all the railroad COM
panies, at the same time system has been
adopted by US which will enforce its obser-
vation, and in this behalf [ would call the
attention of your honorable body to tie
pressing necessity of the immediate
bridging of lower Third street, which
under the resolution referred t
is now open TO public travel. 1 am creol-
bl ? informed mat this can be accom-
plshed within three or four months, if
promptly inaugura!e5, and at a cost not
exceeding from thirty thousand dollars 10
fifty thousand dollars and am assured by
the railroad companies Interested thai LheT
viii cheerfully contribute their proportion
to this improvement. Il am quite satisfied
that under all circumstances lower Third
IT ee5 can now be spanned by sufficient
and permanent crossing to be completed
thin the next four months at q cost to
the city of not excseiiug twenty-five thou
sand dollars and perhaps not so much and
1 suggest the appointment by your honor
abs body of a suitable committee to look
into the matter and report at your rols
meeting. shall be very glad to aid such
committee with any information within
m, reachr The condition of the inhabi-
tan!s Ill the eastern portion of The city is
really deplorable. You are, believe, fully
advised of the facts and I respectfully, but
very urgently, suggest to you shat some
immediate steps be taken for this relief.
Very respectfully,
G. D. O'BR1EN,
Mayor of st. Paul.