St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18
PAUL DAILY GLOBE FRIDAY MORNING APRIL ls

merce report in relation to the gas and fuel
consumption in the market house is, first, as
to the gas supply, your committee are of the
opinion that the price paid for gas is high,
to counteract which we have recently at
tached an instrument to the gas supply or
service pipe known as a s'gas governor"
which is warranted and will make saving of
at least from % to 80 per cent. on cost of gas.
We invite the Chamber of Commerce to in
spect this "Gas GOVERNOR
Secondly as to the fuel supply we cannot
do better than to invite special attention to
the statement of Messrs Grggs and Foster
herewith attached, giving comparisons of quail
| lty Goals, with list of our own citizens who
have abandoned the use of cheap coal, there
being no economy in its use, and among
these names will be found Lindeke, Warner
& Schurmeier, the senior member of which
has very singularly been one of the active
members of the Chamber of Commerce, who
have denounced the Market house manage
| ment.
We do not question the right of the Cham
Der OF Commerce to criticize the acts of pub
lic officials, but cannot stop referring to the
well known facility with which the Chamcer
will inaugurate schemes of public improve
ments, adding vastly to the city's taxation,
and in a short time turn round and de-
nounce the very thing, the origin of which
belongs to them. AS your committee on
Markets, etc, we desire to relieve the Com
mon Council from any unjust aspersions
coming from whatever quarter they may.
Respectfully, Ed G. STARKEY,
Chairman Com. on Public Buildings.
The following is the statement of Messrs.
| Griggs and Foster referred to in the fOregO-
ng:
The Committee on Market House and Public
Buildings, City,
GENTLEMEN: With reference to the matter
of fuel delivered at the Market
house, we would say that the prices
charged the city for coal are at the
lowest rates, and that no coal has been sold
| lower. The prices are 1926 per ton for
anthracite CRATE and egg and S7.50 per ton
tor bltuminous Willow Bank "Ohio.'' The
coal being delivered as desired, throughout
| the season at the same price.
The coal used by the State Capitol and
State Reform School, was purchased under
advertisement for bids, and the contracts
awarded by the governor, and the state
auditor and treasurer, at the same price
1925 per ton for anthracite, and $500 per
ton for Willow Bank.
The few following steam users after test
ing and experimenting with Illinois and
Iowa Goals which are sold at $3.50 per ton,
now use Ohio coal exclusively in preference:
c. D. Gillian,
Col A. Allen,
Lindeke, Warner Il Schumacher,
Marnheimer Bros.
FarSell, Ozmun 81 Son.
G. Stahlman,
Custom House Building.
Forep2uyh & Tarbox,
J. T. McMulin,
Yves; PColishing Co.
II p. RUG,
Board Water Commissioners,
and others.
The average cost Of coal consumed at the
Market House during the six months COM
mencing October and ending March, has
been $4,000 per month, which we consider
very small consumption. The following
are averages for the same period:
Merchants Hotel, S554.0O,
Lindeke, Warner IL Schumacher, $4,000,
Gilfllan Block, s693.00,
and the Custom House, State Capitol and
High School figures also show that the
Market House has been heated economically.
Very Respectfully Yours,
GRIGGs s. FOSTER.
April ~, 1884.
Report of Committee accepted and adopt
ed, and ordered printed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Claims Presented
Simmons 81 Co., SIG; Northwestern
Stamp Works, $33; DAILY GLOBE, S22; VIM.
r. Burkhard, S1.25; A. S. Hall, S24.
Committee on Claims, with exception of
| claim of A. S. Hall, which was allowed and
referred to the Comptroller by the following
vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Fischer,
Otis, Smith, Cornish, johnson, Starkey, st.
Peter, Mr.. Presidential.
By AID Van Slyke-
An order to Board of Public Works rela-
tive to opening ST. Paul street.
Committee on Streets.
BY Aid. Van Slyke-
| An order for gas lamp corner of Willius
and Ninth streets and oil lamp corner of
| North and Burr streets.
| Committee on Gas.
| By Aid. st. Peter
An order instructing the Committee on
Licenses to grant no further permits for sale
of liquor in the Sixth ward, etc.
| Committee on Licenses.
| BY Aid. Johnson
An order for an oil lamp at corner of Rice
|
and Marion streets.
| Committee on Gas.
Vacation of part of Jackson and Sycamore
Streets
The matter of the vacation of parts of sad
streets as per notice of City Clerk, dated 20
vember %, 1888, was further postponed and
laid over until Tuesday, the 9th day of Nay,
1884, at 80 o'clock p. m.
| Ordinances
| An ordinance was read entitled Gan Or
dinance granting permission to Jas. X. Hill
| yard to move back a certain building and re-
build in front thereof
Aid. Fischer moved that the rules be so
far suspended as to allow said ordinance to
pass to its second reading.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Fischer,
Otis, Smith, Cornish, Johnson, Starkey, St.
| Peter, Mr.. President-10.
The said ordinance was thereupon read a
second time and passed (See Ordinance
No. 3SS).
An ordinance was read entitled can Or
dinancc amending ordinance No. 344."
'An ordinance to establish election precincts
in Aldermanic District No. 2 of the First
ward of the city of st. Paul.
AID. Dowlan moved that the rules be so far
suspended as to allow said ordinance to pass
to its second reading.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote;
Yeas-Ald Dowlau, OConnor, Fischer,
Otis, Smith, Cornish, Johnson, Starkey,
St. Peter, Mr.. President-10.
The said ordinance was thereupon read
a second time and passed. (Sce ordinance
No. 3S9.)
An ordinance waa read entitled can ordi-
nance to establish election precinct No 5,