Daily globe., 1883-07-19
THE CITY LEGISLATURE.


BatcI. of Business Disposed Of-S"perin-
tendent Of Poor Gtren $500 tor Horse
Hire-Gr adin1s, Crossings, Etc. !
A regular meeting of the city council
was held last evening. President Pillsbury
occupied the chair, with every member
pres ent.
THE SISTERS HOSPITAL.
The following from DR.. A. B. Gates was
presented:
SIN the matter of charges made by me
against the Sisters hospital, found that
those in charge of the hospital
appeared bef ore;the committee of investi-
CATION with an attorney. would respect
fully ask that the city attorney be re-
uuested to assist me in the investigation.
Very respectfully, A. B. Gates,
City Physician.
PETITIONS.
A large number of petitions and COM
munications were received and referred to
proper authorities.
Marcus Miller was given permission to
erect fire proof building at No. POI
North Washington avenue.
A communication from the city clerk of
Detroit stated that the city council of
that city would visit Minneapolis the sec
ond week of August. The president was
empowered to appoint committee to re-
ceive the guests.
DON'T WANT WATER MAINS.
T. A. Harrison and others entered a
protest against laying water mains on
Ninth street between Second and Third
avenues south, the petitioners being own
ers of abutting property. Referred to
committee on water works.
Plumbers licenses were granted E. Buf-
ton, Hussey, Eggleston & Co. and Brand
& Richard.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN.
John B. Germans for duty in and around
the postoffice; F. j. Sessions for duty in
Camp Walkers lumber yards on First
avenue north; Benz. J. Bradley and S.
Hanson for duty at Colton's store, were
appointed special policemen by Mayor
Ames and the appointments were con-
irmed.
G. D. Hauen & Co. were given permis-
sion to lay switch track across Ninth
street southeast, the same to be laid under
the supervision of the city engineer.
Nelson Williams, superintendent of the
poor. asked an appropriation of $500 for
horse hire for the ensuing year. When the
roll call was taken, and Col. Glenn's name
was called, he asked the amount of the
superintendent's salary. He was told
that it was $4,000. Aid.
Glenn then asked to be excused
from voting, but the same being refused
| and Aid. Hashow making an explanation
| that the supervisors of the poor had
| deemed it advisable, he voted aye. The
petition was granted by vote of Is to Z.
Aid. Glenn then took the floor and called
upon the mover of the matter, to intro
duce a resolution to the effect that the
superintendent should be entitled to the
| $500 extra per annum. 1t looked much
like gift, and the speaker urged that it
should be clearly put upon record.
Aid. Andrews said that it was establish
ing al dangerous precedent. Other city
officers might make the same claim. The
salary of the superintendent has just beer
| increased. and he has been furnished 6
| clerk, and when he had much less salary
the superintendent kept horse for hi
official business, but now that the salary
had been increased he thinks he should alsC
be paid for horse hire.
ANOTHER STREET RAILWAY LINE.
Aid. Haugan moved that the Minneapoli
Street Railway company be granted priv
ilege to lay tracks and operate street car
on the following streets, and the motio
was adopted:
A single or double track with all neces
sary switches or turn outs on Hennepl
| lf+I - EI,O,
tion of the same with Lyndale avenue
thence on Lyndale avenue south to Twenty
seventh street; thence on Twenty-sevent
street west to Twenty second avenue
| thence south on Twenty avenu
south to the south line of the city limits.
The president announced the followin
/ as the committee to receive and entertai
the city officers of Detroit: Aids. Glenn
Haugan and Greenleaf.
Comptroller Hill reported that he We
not advised of the amount of lumber to b
furnished the city by D. A. McNair on n
contract, and therefore could not sig
warrants for the payment of the same.
= ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING GRADES.
/ An ordinance entitled, an ordinanc
; establishing the grades of the sever
streets in the city of Minneapolis, passe
June ,, 1880, and approved June 7, 188
: was given its first reading.
: The following committee was appointe
q to visit Indianapolis and other cities
! gain information respecting the abo7
\ .esolution: Aids. Andrews, Clark ar
Haugan.
SINKING FUND.
City Treasurer Buxton commun
Gated the fact that $27,
now in the treasury to IL
h credit of the sinking fund, and Stain
q that the same should be transferred /
warrant to the sinking fund commi
. sioners.
BIDS AND CONTRACTS.
A contract was ordered executed wit
q John Deveraux for constructing culver
at.the intersection of Sixth street an
l, Sixteenth avenue southeast in accordanc
g with his bid.
: The engineer reported that he ha
d opened bids for grading 315 avenue sout
as follows:
q j. NJ, Underwood % cents per cubic var
Thos. DAILY 1S12 cents per cubic var
, and for each 100 feet over 600 feet 1 cent
Referred to alderman of Eighth ward