St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-02

annual report. The amount received
from the tax of 1882, was 81, 80, from
fines etc., S56S.94; total receipts So, 1862 &C.
The total expenditures have been IS, 272 40,
rent $3.50, liabilities of the st. Paul Library
association S146.7S, salaries 81, 427 20
fuel s316.40, books and periodicals S746. ga,
furniture 81, 460.70, stationary and printing
S27S.49: insurance S159, 20; binding 1856. rs,
miscellaneous s205.76. The books and periodi-
Gals number S,731 volumes; purchased dur
ing the year 65S volumes, PA donated, 1876
volumes have been worn out and discarded
26 lost, 3,492 persons have taken readerships,
| 1,767 males, 1,725 females. The number of
books loaned out in IA months is 81, PA, of
which 5,O43 were history and biography, l.
O99 poetry and dramas, 1884 voyages and
travels, As, 543 fiction, l, All science, ABS
not classified.
Large accommodations are required. A
lease has been made with D. W. Ingersoll
| for five years, for 81, 200 per year 1t is rec
commended that provision be made for larger
accommodations in 1888.
| The librarian reports a donation of pa
volumes and 422 pamphlets. The present
number of book borrowers is 8, 1872.
The library has been open 345 days, and
$50 volumes daily have been taken out.
During the year 1925 volumes have been
bound.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The board of public works was directed to
| investigate and report as to constructing a
sewer ON Mississippi street, from Williams
street to Pennsylvania avenue; as to grad
ing Canada street; as to grading Hall ave-
nue.; changing the grade of Bidwell street
grading Douglas street; grading Lincoln
avenue; constructing sewer on
Jackson street, from Thirteenth to Aurora
avenue, grading Hudson avenue from Hoff-
man avenue to Earl street; raising the road
way on Fourth street under the railroad;
opening and widening Pearl street, between
Canada and Broadway; opening, widening
and extending st. Clair street from Cliff
street to Lexington street; grading and gut
tering Josette street.
ooNDEMNING PUBLIC PROPERTY.
At previous meeting of the council the
city comptroller sent in communication de-
clining to audit certain bills of the fire COM
missioners for selling condemned horses and
buying others in place of those condemned.
An attempt was made last night to settle
these bills, by paying them, but Aid. Dowlan
objected, and stated that he did not think it
public property and dispose of it. Besides this
he maintained that some Of the horses con-
demned were good and ought not to have
been disposed of. He said he had been
abused on the public streets by one of the fire
commissioners because he saw fit to criticise
the action Of the commissioners in the mat
ter. He did not propose to be bulldozed in
that way and would not submit to it.
The matter was disposed of at last, bv
sending the following resolution offered by
Aid. otis to the committee on fire depart
ment; ReSOlUed That the action of the board
Of fire commissioners in making the pur-
chases of horses referred to in their commu-
nicatiOn to the council, of date, March is,
1884, be and the same is hereby ratified and
confirmed; and said board are hereby authO-
rized to consummate such purchases by pay
ment Of the consideration therefore.
The following resolution referring to the
same general subject was referred to the
same committee:
RESOLVED, That the board of fire commits
sioners be and they are hereby authorized to
sell and dispose of any useless or condemned
hose which has become unfit for service in
the fire department, from time to time, as
opportunity shall offer, and upon such terms
and conditions and under such rules and
regulations as shall to said board seem best
MISCELLANEOUS.
The mayor sent in notice that he had made
the following appointments: Morris brennan
policeman, in place of Oliver Peltier, and
Edward Delaney on the regular police force
in place of John Casey, deceased, and the
same was referred to the committee on po-
lice.
The mayor also informed the council that
he had appointed Terrence Kenny the sue
cessor of P. j. Bowlin as fire commissioner,
and the same was referred to the committee
on the fire department.
James H. Davidson and others asked for
granite blocks on Third street from Jackson
to WabashaW street, and the same was re-
ferred to the board of public works.
The Minnesota 81 Northwestern Railroad
company notified the council of its accept
ance of the grant to build railroad in West
st. Paul.
The request of Charles Chapman and 9th
ers to have Patrick Griffin appointed pound:
master for the Sixth ward was referred to the
committee on police.
| Mr.. Murray stated that the ordinance sup
| posed to have been adopted at the last meet
| ing of the council, in regard to the street
railway company, should have received nine
| affirmative votes which was not the case. II
would be necessary, he said to adopted the
ordinance by the requisite vote and this was
| done.
The salary of the inspector of sewers was
increased from 81, 900 to $1,000.
| Gates A. Johnson, inspector of buildings,
reported the following business transactions
| in his Office for the month ending March 3,
| 1884, and fees received. The aggregate es-
timated cost of buildings for the month is
S270, 100. Issued 205 building permits; fees
received on same $374.50. Issued 10 NOV
ing permits; fees received on same $3S.
| Total, S412.50.
The change of grade on Concord street,
| from Andrew street to Arthur avenue, was
decided to be necessary and proper.
Mrs. Sophia Weber is not to get damages
for injuries claimed to have been done to her
property on Mount Airy street.
The contract for paving Third street from
Sibley street to Pleasant avenue, with cedar
| blocks, was awarded to Andrew Jacks.
The board of public works reported in
favor of constructing sewer ON Oak street,
from Walnut to Sherman street, and that ii
would cost 81, 04O; also in favor of grading
Prairie street, from Douglas street to Western
avenue, and that the cost will be 81, 800; also
in favor of grading Aurora avenue, from
Rice street to Western avenue, and that the
cost would be 81, 100; also in favor of con-
structing a sewer on Broadway from Third
street to point $50 feet north of Prince
street, and rebuilding Broadway street sewer,
and that the cost would be So 6S5, and the
report was adopted and affirmed in all of these
cases.
Judson & Brack were allowed to move a
frame building.
Charles Martin is not allowed anything fol
damages to private sewer as asked for.
The request of P. Vergeng to have investi-
cations in regard to the revocation of his
saloon license, was sent to the committee on