Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-23
Fischer, Otis, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey,
Mccarthy, Mr.. Presidential.

the Board of Public Works, from April l
to November 1, 1883, for the sum of $25
per NJ, board measure.
Committee on Streets.
REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
To the Honorable, the President and Com
mon Council of the City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: AT regular meeting of the
Board of Fire Commissioners, held at this
Office on the 18th inst, the following pre-
amble and resolution was unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, The Board of Fire Commits
sioners notice resolution passed by the
Common Council allowing parties to place
telephone wire on fire alarm poles,
RESOLVED, That this Board protest against
such permission as being dangerous to the
working of the fire alarm system, and the
Superintendent of Fire Alarm is hereby
instructed to prevent any wires being
placed on the fire alarm poles, except the
wires of the fire alarm system.
Respectfully submitted,
Z. BREURR,
President Board Fire Commissioners.
March Is, 1888.
Committee on Fire Department.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
d. d.
ren's Claim
The committee recommend that the
sum of 5000 be allowed in full for the said
claim and that the same be paid upon re-
ceipt of proper acquittance.
Adopted. (See resolution).
Of Committee on Fire Department
cellaneous-
To the Common Council of the City of st.
Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The committee on Fire
Department to whom have been referred
the several matters hereinafter mentioned,
beg leave to report.
1st. They recommend that the petitions
of F. Leyhey and Geo. W. Eckles to change
the location of frame buildings be granted,
as danger from fire is not thereby in
creased.
2nd. No action has been taken in the
matter of the confirmation of Geo. w.
Freeman to the Board of Fire Commits
sioners, as we are advised that Mr.. Free
and that the same is, at his request, with
drawn. Respectfully submitted,
CHAs. E. OTIs, Chairman.
Accepted and adopted. See resolution
and ordinance No. 323.
Bridges-Aurora Avenue Grading
Committee present petition and an Or
der to the Board of Public Works for grad
ing Aurora Avenue between Western
avenue and Mackubin street, and recon-
mend that the order be passed, etc.
Adopted. (See order to Board of Public
Works.
Also,
]. w. Jensen's Petition
Committee recommend that said petit
ton be referred to the City Engineer to
investigate and report.
Adopted.
Also,
Oswald Sterlin's Petition
Committee recommend that said petit
ton be referred to the Board of Public
Works with request that they investigate
and report to the Council.
Adopted.
Also,
ST. Anthony Street Widening
Committee recommend that the report
of the Board of Public Works, relative to
opening, widening and extending st.
Anthony street, from Virginia avenue to
Rice street, be adopted, and that the final
order be passed.
Adopted. (See order to Board of Public
Works.
T. G. Mccartney and Others Petition
Committee recommend that the prayer
of the petitioners be granted.
Adopted. (See orders to Board of Pub
| lie Works for grading of Minnehaha and
| Edgerton Streets
Of Committee on Public Buildings-Addl-
ton to CITY Hall
| To the Honorable, the President and Com
mon Council:
| GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Public
| Buildings, to whom was referred the mat
ter of building an addition to the City
Hall, for the purpose of furnishing add
| tional cell room for prisoners, and a room
for tramps, respectfully report:
That they have had Mr.. Bassford, archi-
tect, to prepare plans for said addition
which they submit herewith. The cost of the
same will be about $4,000. Your commit
| tee approve of the plans, and recommend
that the Clerk be instructed to advertise
for bids for erection of said building.
Respectfully,
ED. G. STARKEY, Chairman,
| Committee on Public Buildings.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert
Fischer. Otis, johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey,
Mccarthy, Mr.. Presidential.
| Also,
Market House Repairs
To the Honorable, the President and Com
mon Council of the City of st. Paul:
| GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Public
Buildings, to whom was referred tire matter
of having the Public Market House re
paired, and certain bids in connection
Herewith, respectfully report:
First-That the contract for carpenter
work, painting, and cast and wrought iron
work, ETC., be awarded to J. NJ Cooley, foI
the sum of $4,000, less such sum as is
named in his itemized bid for the remova
of clock.
Second-That the contract for the re
moval of the clock, the necessary boxing
cases, weights, chains, and tubing, bt
awarded to Frehne & Mansfield, for the
sum of four hundred dollars.
Third-That the contract for plumbin!
in accordance with the plans and specihca
tions, be awarded to Kenney & Hudner, 70
the sum of eight hundred and ffty-thre
dollars.
) Fourth-That the contract for laying
the new floor of dry maple one inch ant
three-quarters in width, in the Market
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