St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-02
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Routine Business Entirely-Although
Considerable Important Bust
ness Transacted.
A Petition for the Repeal Of the Liquor
Ordinance with 5000 Signatures

communication was read from Mayor Pills
bury recommending that a place be selected
where the water board can store pipe, iron, etc.
was referred to the committee on grounds and
buildings.
The appointment by the mayor of Thomas
Loneogan and Thomas Frasel as special police
men were confirmed.
A petition signed by nearly 5000 citizens. ask
ing the council to proceed at once to modify the
present liquor ordinance, SO to abolish the
patrol limits, and to permit competent persons
to pay their licenses pro rata and not for the en-
tire year, was read and referred to the committee
on ordinances.
communication embodying the preamble
and resolutions passed at 4 meeting held by
Scandinavian citizens two weeks ago, endorsing
the action of the council in establishing patrol
limits, was read and placed on file.
communication from the Minneapolis Street
Railway company, asking for permission to lay
double tracks from Washington on Nicolet ave-
nue. to point on bridge square near the sus-
pension bridge abutments, was referred to the
committee on railroads.
a remonstrance signed by VIM. II. Ensign 81
Son. and forty-one other owners of public con-
veyances, protesting against the pending amend
ment to the ordinance, was referred to the COM
mittee on ordinances.
\ remonstrance from j Williamson and others
against the curbing and paving the same on Mic
ollet avenue, between Ninth and Twelfth streets
was referred to the committee on paving.
communication from the health officer call
ing attention to the condition of the vault at the
Winthrop school, was referred to the board of
education.
A communication from the board of health re-
ferring a communication from citizens doing
business in the vicinity Of Eleventh avenue and
First street north, complaining OF the building
OF the Minnesota Transfer Packing company
nuisance and recommending that sewerage
connection be made forwith, was referred to the
committee on sewers.
THE MONTHLY BILLS, ETC.
The budget of monthly bills for September
amounting to S67, 900 was read and ordered paid
Warrants for $3.50 in favor of Oscar Lyke in
payment of damages caused by overflow on his
his premises, corner of Fourth street and Nine
teenth; in favor of II. G.. Conner for $50 for a
portrait of Judge Cooley for the municipal
court room; IN favor Of the West
minister Presbyterian church for S136 AZ
for penalty paid on sidewalk tax; favor
of Mary II. Cole for 500 in payment Of injuries
received by reason of defective sidewalk in the
| First ward in favor OF August Towsky for
81, 135, for injuries received by falling into an
excavation on Fifth street, near Bassett's creek,
were ordered paid.
COMMITTEE REPORTS AND OTHER BUSINESS,
! Reports of the committee on roads and bridges
recommending the opening up and extending
Sixth avenue north, from Thirteenth street to
the city limits; accepting the report OF the
commissioners concerning the extension
| of Mary place from southwest terminus to
| Thirteenth street; opening up an alley between
blocks IL and IS, in Earl IL Moore's addition in
| regard to the matter of strengthening Vine Place
accepting the proposition of 4. II. Reid; grant
ing the owner of the West hotel permission TO
maintain the portico OF the building Fifth
| street, were adopted.
Plats OF the Mind addition, and Abraham :
subdivision in block 10, Harman's addition, were
accepted.
The chief of the fire department was author
| lied to purchase furniture for the Eighth ward
engine house; a hose truck for use in the same
also a gong for engine house No. 5
The report OF the committee on sewers con-
corning the claim OF John Pauley was post
poned
The report OF the committee on markets, rec
| ommending that the city accept the proposition OF
II. A. Gate to build and maintain a market, not
| to be less than half block in extent, which
will be sufficiently commodious, was adopted,
The ordinance granting the right Of way for
an elevated railroad on certain streets in the east
division, was given its first reading.
The report of the committee on health and
! hospitals ordering that the slaughter house OF
| Chas. Witt corner of Second street and Twenty
sixth avenue north, be prohibited after June LIST,
1885, was adopted.
The report OF the committee on railroads rec
ommending, concerning the railroad crossings ii
the north part OF the city, that the suits in the
courts to compel the building OF tunnels be pros
ecuted was carried.
The ordinance changing the grade OF Eight
avenue south, from Washington avenue to Sec
ond street. was given it, third and last reading.
The ordinance amending the liquor ordinance
by substituting the word zone for ''fve." so a,
to provide that licensed wholesale liqnor dealer.
can sell liquor in quantities small as one gallon
was taken from the table and passed.
The ordinance amending the ordinance estab
fishing grade OF Fifth street north, was taker
from the table for secodd reading The objcc
of the amendment to the ordinance Is 10 chang,
the grade prior TO bridging the railway tracks a
the Fifth street crossing.
Aid. Hashow raised the issue whether or no
the city has the power to force the
railway companies TO construct th'
tunnelling which the change viii
mike necessary. In case the courts
hold that the railway company cannot be com
PEELED to tunnel, the Third ward would be place.
10 an unnecessary expense.
The city attorney explained that he deemed /
advisable to pass the ordinance in order to pro
tect the city from q damage suit which had beef
brought by Mr.. Wilson.
The ordnance was read by its title and wa
passed. all present, except Aid. Hashow, votn
in the affirmative.
THE woRKHoUsE AGAIN.
The report of the committee on workhous
was taken up. The report recommended tn
purchase of the Ellsworth property whicl
can be purchased for Sl7 900. Tn
subject was the occasion OF a spirited debate
| and the proposition champoned by Alder
men Sly, Coe aud others, and opposed b.
Aldermen Hangar and Hashow. 4 motion 4
indefinitely postpone was lost-1O to Q. Tn
| h.fr foA 81
same vote. motion to adjourn was lost. Tn
report adopted again upon the 10 to vote
ANOTHER ORDINANCE.
The amendment to the ordnance establishin
the grades of streets was read, changing tn
grade OF streets to the west Of the Union depot
was passed.
The hack ordinance amendment was propose
and Aid. Coe moved an adjournment, but tn
latter failed. Referred back TO the committe
/ on ordinances.
ELECTION PRECINCTS.
AID Hangar moved that six election precinct
be established in the Sixth ward, bounded as 70
lows: On the south by the Mississippi river, o
the east by the center line OF Cedar avenue, ives
by the center line OF Tenth avenue south, an
south by Third street; second precinct-on tn
! north the center line OF Thir
street, on the east By center lin
Of Cedar avenue, on the west by center line q
Tenth avenue SOUTH south by center line OF Se'
| enth street.
Third Precinct-Bounded on the south by th
{ center line OF seventh street, on east by cente
line OF Cedar avenue, west by center line o
/, Tenth avenue soath. south by the center line G
D Twenty-fourth street
Fourth Precnet-Bounded on the north an
= east by the Mississippi river. on the We.
BY center line OF Cedar avenue
4 south by the outer line OF Third street, extenl
ing 70 the river.
; Fifth precinct bounded on the north by cent?
line OF Third street; on the east by the river