St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-20

lowest reliable and responsible bidder there
for; amount of bid s2S, 300; bond in the sum
of 81, 600 with j. P. Gribben and J. 7. Young
as sureties.
Award approved BY The following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Cullen, johnson, Van slyke, Starkey, st.
Peter, Mr.. President.-9.
At the time this award was made 1 first
discovered that the original order of the
Council had been changed and on my find
ing objection to the action of the Board, I
was assured by members of the Council and
the City Attorney that the portion Of Broad
way left out would be looked after, and they
thought everything could be satisfactorily
arranged. They also claimed that it was too
late in the season to have the order recon-
mitted for correction at that time and that if
it was acted upon then it would delay the
other work so that it could not be done this
fall. On these representations was forced
for the time to be satisfied. Mr.. President,
I think the foregoing proof is sufficient to.
sustain my charge against the Board, and
any further rem arks or comments on it by
me consider un necessary, as I am thor
oughly satisfied, and hope you are also, that
have made my accusation stick.
/ should not have pursued this matter So
far but that had two objects in view. First,
to prove my charge that the Board changed
the order of the Council, and, secondly, to
show how unnecessary the Board is except as
burden to the taxpayers anda benefit to the
printer. 1 claim that the work can be better
done and with more satisfaction to the tax
payers by committee of the Council, and Z
hope the citizens will take the matter in
hand and send such men to the State Legis-
lature as will either abolish the Board of PuR
lie Works or limit their powers.
JOHN DowLAN.
REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
Claims
| The Board submit claims of DFs. Stewart
& Wheaton amounting to S48, and of Drs.
Smith and Abbott amounting to SIS, both Of
said claims being for professional services
| rendered injured hremen, and recommend
| that said claim be paid by the city.
| Committee on Claims.
REPORT OF BOARD OF CONTROL.
The Board submit their report for the
month of August, 1884, showing the total dis
bursements to be 50, 139.03, accompanied by
vouchers for said amount.
| Committee on Public Accounts.
| REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
OF Committee on Fire Department Miscel-
| laneous-
Committee report by resolutions-(see res
olutions).
Of Committee on Streets, Sewers and
Bridges, Sixth Ward Levee-
Committee to whom was referred the re-
| port of the Board of Public Works relative
to grading the Sixth Ward LeVee report the
same back with the recommendation that
the said report be adopted.
Adopted-(see order to Board of Public
Works.)
Edmund Rice and others petition
Committee to whom said petition was re-
ferred recommend that the prayer of the pc
titioners be granted, and that the stand drays
and express wagons be removed to the south
side of Fifth street between Sibley and Rosa
bel streets.
Adopted-(see ordinance No. 1867
Also,
Hay Market
Committee to whom was referred the COM
munication of His Honor the
Mayor relative to the hay
market recommend that said market,
as also the wood market, be removed to the
south side of Ninth street from Minnesota to
Cedar street, and on Cedar street from Sew
enth to Ninth streets.
Adopted; (see ordinance No. 40.
Also,
Chas. Faber's petition
Committee to whom said petition, asking
permission to erect hay scale on Chestnut
street, was referred, report adverse thereto,
as it would be great damage to the street.
Adopted.
Also,
Fifth Street Paving Award
Committee to whom was referred the re-
port of the Board of Public Works awarding
Andrew Jacks the contract for paving Fifth
street from st Peter to Third streets, report
in favor of awarding the contract as recon-
mended by the Board of Public Works.
Yeas, 2; nays, 1.
Report adopted, and the report of the
Board of Public Works awarding said contract
to Andrew Jacks read and adopted by the
following vote:
| Yeas-Ald Cummings, O'Connor, Robert,
| Cullen, Otis, Cornish, Johnson, Van Slyke,
Starkey, st Peter-1O.
Nays-Ald. Dowlan, Mr.. President-2.
Also,
st. Paul Union Depot Co. and others petit
: ton
Committee report in favor of granting the
/ prayer of petitioners and Vacating six feet Of
the alley as asked for, when the parties make
f good deed to the city of the fourteen feet
necessary to make the alley twenty feet wide.
the Clerk to give the usual notice of vacation.
Adopted.
{ Also,
Caroline Schurmeier's deed
3 Committee recommend that said deed be
{ referred to the City Attorney to see if it is a
regular legal dedication to the public, and if
so committee recommend its acceptance and
} that the same be placed on record.
: Adopted.
t Also,
: Catherine Darragh's deed
Cpr NIT tho of
, said deed, and that it be referred to the City
3 Attorney.
Adopted.
VIM. Constans and others petition
Committee report in favor of the prayer of
the petitioners.
{ Adopted-(See order to Board Of Public
E Works relative to opening alley in block z,
E Whitney & Smiths addition.)
' Also,
t ]. d. Ludden's petition
{ Committee report in favor of granting the
{ prayer of the petitioner.
3 Adopted. (See ordinance No. 442)
Also,
West Third street Paving and Curbing-
Committee report in favor of paving said
street from Pleasant to SummitaYenues.
Recommitted.
Also,
/ Mississippi Street
| Committee to whom was referred the re.
r port of the City Engineer relative to the con-
e iition in which said street was left by the
c Water Works, recommend that the City En-
gineer repair the street as he may think
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