Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-08
late MINNEAPOLIS NEWS.
THE CITY COUNCIL.


Walsh in the chair. The usual number of
petitions and communications we're re-
ceived and referred TO the proper COM
mittees and aldermen.
The Minnehaha & Lyndale Railway
company rendered a communication re-
qQesting that in consideration of the fact
that as the prohibitory resolution passed
by the council last fall, placing the limit
of the use of steam on the streets at April
1, and as the Edison electric motor was
now so nearly perfected that it is reason
able to expect that it can be
employed within q few months, t
is requested that the time prohibiting the
use of steam be extended a reasonable
lime
Alderman Watt moved that an extern
sion of sixty days be granted.
After spirited discussion participated
in by Aldermen PilIsbury, Hangar, Barge
and others the motion was adopted.
The Brush Electric Light company re-
quested that the city council take official
action respecting the electric light mast on
Bridge square, and suggested that COM
mites Of the entire body investigate and
make experimental tests Of it's lighting
powers and general merits. Referred to
the committee on gas.
Plats of ten proposed new additions to the
city were referred to the committee on
streets, grades and additions.
The chamber of commerce was granted
permission to erect a fire proof building
within the city limits.
c. Himelboch was granted permission to
erect three-story brick building at lis
North Second street and w. W. Parker
granted the same on Nicollet avenue.
Tbs semi-annual report of the clerk of
the municipal court was ordered printed.
The monthly budget of bills was taken
from the table and warrants were ordered
drawn for the various amounts in favor of
the respective parties.
The city attorney reported that the Min
neapolis & Northwestern Railway company
had procured from the district court and
served an order requiring the council to
show cause on Saturday why writ of man
danus should not issue compelling the
council to order issued bonds in aid of the
road IN the sum of $63, 800, under the act
of the legislature of 1879. Upon the mo-
tion of Aid. Barrows the city attorney was
instructed to appear in response to the Or
der and prosecute the matter to a final
nearing.
The committee on streets, grades aud
additions reported back the plats of the
following additions to the city recommend
ing that they be adopted: Subdivision of
block sixteen, Elliott's addition, Loring &
Pray's addition, Todd's addition, David
sons subdivision, Broom & Suffers addi-
ton, Nason's subdivision, Carson's addi-
ton, Vanderburg's resubdivision, Sher-
burn & Bebe's addition, Wingate's addi-
ton, Warnock & L2ton's, Medal q Lund's
and Herrick. Aamlin u Eaton's outlets.
Adopted.
The matter of issuing the proposed
$134,000 bonds for the benefit of the per-
manent improvement fund, bearing date
April 4, 1888, was brought up and the reso-
luton authorizing the same was adopted.
Aid. Eichhorn moved to set aside $4,000
for ward funds. Adopted.
Upon motion Of Aid. Glenn the report of
the paving committee was takon up. The
committee recommended that the engineer
be instructed to advertise for proposals
for paving with cedar blocks and with
granite as follows: Nicollet and Hennepin
avenues from First street to Washington
and Hennepin avenue from Sixth street to
Washington. Nicollet from Washington to
Sixth street. Central avenue from stone
arch bridge to Sixth street. Adopted.
Under suspension of the rules the coan-
Gil proceeded to the election of a city as =
SCISSOR in accordance with the new law, a
certified copy of which was read by the
clerk. W. Case, w. W. Woodward, A.
Byorum and Geo. Perkins were nominated.
Informal ballot: Case 8, Byorum 3,
Woodward 5, Perkins 3, S. F. Andrews 1,
J. G. Mcfarland /. Formal ballot, Byorum
4, Case 5, Woodward 4, Perkins l, Andrews
3, Mcfarland L. Second ballot, Byorum
3, Case 3, Woodward 5, Andrews 3, McFar-
land 1, Perkins l. On the third ballot
Mr.. Woodward received ballots, but on
the fourth dropped again to 4. No mate
rial change was made in the next twelve
ballots, when a motion to adjourn was lost
Aid PiIlsbury moved that the balloting
be suspended and that the matter of fixing
the assessors salary be taken up. Motion
was lost and the sixteenth ballot was taken
without better results. An adjournment
was made until Monday evening.
REPORT OF CLERK STEVENS.
Clerk Ed. A. Stevens, of the municipal
court, submitted lengthy report for the
year ending March 1, of which the follow
ing is synopsis:
The first portion of the report apper-
tains to the amended laws regulating
the Office of the clerk, which take effect
and are in force on and after the 21st in
slant.
''Soon after my term of Office COM
meaced, received from my immediate
predecessor, L. A. Dunn, balances of de-
posts for costs which he had received
from the administrator of his predecessor,
F. c. Wilson, aggregating $397.S1, and
also the sum Of $38785, being
balances accruing during his (Dunn's)
term of Office. Some months later re-
ceived from E. J. Davenport, the first clerk,
additional balances to the amount of
$43.63, making a sum total of $99929, to
be accounted for, as will appear from ref
erence to receipts filed with the city clerk,
believing that no good could come from
longer deferring the matter, took steps
to pay over to the city such amounts as
sheuld have been so paid long bafore, and
to attorneys or other parties entitled
thereto the balance, and speedily reduced
the total. On the first of Febru-
airy last there still remained Of
such balances the sum of 1880.
(WiIson account, $6.35; Dunn ac-