St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-16
CITY COUNCIL.
The Usual Amount of Petitions Re-
ferred-The Regular Budget of
Bills.
The New Fire Ordinance-Cha In
Election Judges---Other Business.

At the regular meeting of the council last
evening President Clark was in the chair
and nearly all the aldermen were present.
the bill of j. Duncan Coterill of SIS for
attorneys fees in defending Peter McKer-
nan, policeman, in Two
| actions brought against him for
arrest and false imprisonment, was referred
to the city attorney and the committee on
claims.
A petition from residents Of the Fifth
ward, asking that the part of Fourth avenue
lying between the High school lot and frac-
| tional lot 1, block 81, Snyder 81 Co.'s addi-
ton, may be vacated, or the street narrowed
to make room for small park, was referred
to committees on roads and bridges, streets,
grades and additions.
\ petition from residents near the corner
of Thirteenth street and Eighth avenue north
asking for protection from overflows, was
referred to the aldermen from the Third
ward.
Watson, Perkins & Forrest were granted
time TO pave Fifth street south between Mic
ollet and Hennepin avenues this fall, with
the understanding that payment be deferred
until taxes are collected.
Bids for the Plymouth avenue hose house
property were referred to the committee on
fire department.
A protest from occupants and owners of
property on Nicollet avenue, between Bridge
square and Washington avenue, against the
Street Railwey company the right to Jay
tracks on Nicollet avenue, was referred to
the committee on railroads.
The matter of preparing a map showing
the sewerage system of the city for exhibit
ton at the New Orleans exposition, was re-
ferred to the city engineer.
CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS.
The regular budget of bills for September
reported back from the committee on claims
amounting to S29, 900, was ordered paid:
Warrants for S4G4. II in favor of the Eve,s-
lag Journal for accounts in full to October i;
for S30.77 in favor Of L. L. Edwards. for
services rs inspector of tin sewer tunnel
were ordered paid.
The first estimate for paving Washington
avenue, from Eighth Ninth avenues south,
amounting to 81, $50, 40 was ordered paid out
Of the bridge approach fund to Coats, Free
man & Tobin.
Two thousand nine hundred and sixty
dollars and twcnty-seven cents re-
| ceived from the county treas
urer in October settlement for
account of the sinking fluid was ordered
tran sferred by warrant TO the board of sink
ing funds.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The committee on public grounds and
buildings was directed to have the roof of
the city hall painted, the price not to exceed
81 per square of 100 feet.
| Chief Stetson, of the fire department, was
authorized to purchase three sleighs for the
use of himself and two assistants.
| The followigg plats approved by the COM
mitee on street grades and additions were
adopted: Tullock's addition, w. II. john
sons subdivision of lots IL and u, in block
20 of Murphy's addition; Encouragement Of
lots z, s, 8, 10 Menayer's Lake Side Park
c. G. Morrisons addition; Davison's subdi-
vision of part of block 81, of Yale's second
addition; l. S. Cutters addition.
THE NEW FIRE ORDINANCE.
On motion of Aid. Morse, the new ordi-
nance governing the fire department was
taken up and and given its
first reading. This ordinance
differs but little from the old ordinance, ex-
cepting that by the regulations embodied in
it the authority of the chief engineer is
greatly increased, empowering him to dis
charge members Of the department, and
greatly increasing his authority at times of
fires. The penalties for offences of citizens
in retarding the work of the department,
giving false alarms. driving over hose, etc o.,
are more severe, and the rules governing the
conduct of the members of the department
are more stringent. This is in view of the
fact that. November l, the department be-
comes an entirely paid department. The
ordinance also provides that after November
| l, all members of engine and hose, hook
and ladder and chemical companies or fire
stations a, b, c, D, Z, F, G, II and shall
be classed as payment members.
The committee on police, TO which was re-
! ferred the petition of Mrs. J. B. Hanson,
reported in favor of fitting up the second
story of the city lookup in suitable man
ner for the confinement of female prisoners.
Adopted.
The report of the commissioner of the
award of damages and compensation in the
opening of a street between sections 16 and
Il, town rs, range "a, was adopted.
Aid. Hashow moved that 81, 900 be appro-
| priated to commence the stone work on the
| bridge on Third street over Bassett's creek.
| After some discussion the motion was lost.
Aid. Sly moved that the clerk be instructed
| to buy ballot boxes. Amended ad limitum
and laid on the table.
| c. G. HashOw was substituted for Daniel
l. Watt as election judge; c. B. Leonard for
VIM. Butler; II. Rippen, J. II. Anderson,
! Chas. Lampwere, were appointed for judges
of the third precinct OF the third ward.
Adjourned