St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-28
A NIGHT OF RESOLUTIONS.
The City Council Orders a Large
Amount of Street Paw
ing.
The Old Workhouse Natter Eecites til
City Legislators.

The Old WOrhhOHSe NATTER EectteS M
City Legislators.
| An adjourned meeting of the city council was
held last evening, and President Clara occupied
the chair
The city engineer notified the body that if it
was their intention to pave Washington avenue
south this year, immediate action would be nee
essary.
Aid. Hangar moved that the city engineer be
instructed to advertise for proposals for paving
! Washington avenue south with granite blocks
! from Eighth to Ninth avenues south. Adopted.
: Aid. Haugan said that it was the sense of the
council that the property owners on Washington
avenue where the grades have been changed for
/ the building of the yiaduct be allowed TO relay
their sidewalks with wood, and that the commit
tee on ordinances be instructed to present an Or
dinance in accordance Herewith.
The city engineer presented the plans and
specifications for the construction of the North
Minneapolis sewer, and the contract and bond to
be executed with Ryner and Hawkins. The
same read and the proper city officers were
directed to investigate to ascertain whether or
not the sureties to the bond were valid, and TO
proceed with the work at once. Aid. Hangar
announced that the sum of $4,000 had been set
aside for the construction of the sewer, but the
actual cost viii aggregate S123 900, and the city
comptroller refuses to sign the bond until the
sum was provided for, The work. however, will
! be prosecuted without delay, the contractors be-
ing willing to take the chances of the city pro-
curing at the necessary time sufficient money to
! meet the expense entire.
! FAIR SPECIALS.
j. H. Whittofen, George Starks, Jacob Amen,
Louis Lofou, j. Surprise, Chas. Rothaker, Geo.
Mayo, Stiles Gray, Ole johnson, James Nolan,
| VIM Trukham, a. c. Godfrey, A. W. Dean, j.
5. Baldwin, Wm. B. Burnett, T. H. Hennessy,
F. C. Iran and Thos. j Wilson, were appointed
special police to serve at the fair grounds
next week, and their appointments were con-
frmed.
The committee roads and bridges to whom
was referred the petition of the ST. Paul q
Northern Pacific railroad in regard to changing
the grade First street between Seventh and
Eighth avenues north reported that they had
given the question a careful and thorough nves-
tigaton and recommended that the prayer of the
petitioners be granted, and that the grade be
established in accordance with the ordinance,
which ordinance was passed under suspension
of the rules.
NEW SIDEWALKS.
pied the attention of the council for an hour
STREET PAVING
was ordered as follows: On Fifth street from
Nicollet to Hennepin avenue, with cedar blocks ;
on Washington avenue from Second avenue
north to Third avenue north, with cedar blocks;
on Sixth avenue south from Second street to
Canal street, with granite blocks; Fourth
avenue south from Washington avenue to Fourth
street, with cedar blocks; on Nicollet avenue
from Seventh street to Eighth street, with cedar
blocks; Third street from Hennepin
to First avenue south; Seventh street from
Ncollet on 10 Hennepin avenue ION Third street,
from Nicollet avenue 10 First avenue south; on
First avenue south, from Washington avenue to
Third street north with cedar blocks on Eighth
avenue south, from Washington avenue to Third
street with granite blocks; on Washington ave
nue., from Eighth to Tenth avenues with granite
blocks.
CURES AND CUTTERS.
Curb and gutter stones were ordered laid in
the streets ordered paved above.
NEW ENGINE HOUSE.
On motion of Aid Morse the proper city Off
GERS were authorized to execute contract with
James Carlisle for the erection of a new engine
house in the Third ward, and the city engineer
was instructed to advertise for proposals for the
purchase of the Plymouth avenue hose house.
FREE LICENSE.
Aid. Sly moved that free license be issued to
! the Northwestern Industrial association for the
| sale of liquors during the fair
Mr.. President: l shall decide that that motion
is out of order, and call the acting city attor-
| ney for his opinion.
The acting city attorney may explain that IL
cense could only be issued upon ordinance. He
then read the city charter in reference to the
| point, and stated that in his opinion the whole
matter was placed in the power Of the council,
but can only grant the boon by ordinance.
Mr.. President, shall move the motion out of
order
That settled It, No whisky can be sold at the
fair unless the 'blind pig scheme is resorted TO-
II was voted TO relay the sidewalk on Plymouth
avenue bridge.
The city clerk was authorized to issue war
rant for oi15.74 from the First ward fund to tn e
/ Second ward fund.- and warrant for $500 from
the Fourth ward fund in favor OF the Second
ward fund.
WATER MAINS.
Water mains were ordered laid in Nicollet ave-
nue. from Shade to Twenty fourth streets; in
Fourth street from present terminus TO Ply
mouth avenue; in Washington avenue from Sixth
! TO Eleventh avenue south.
woRKHoUsE.
! W. W. Woodward, of Crystal Lake township,
reported to the council sthat he had examined
the clay on the Ellsworth property which the
committee proposed to purchase for workhouse
He said he found brick clay to the depth of four
teen feet. Placed ON file.
y motion to take the report of the committee
on workhouse laid on the table at the last meet
ing prevailed. AID. Hashaw opposed the pur-
chase of the property in question. He alleged
that there from twelve to fifteen feet Of
sand to be removed from the land before the clay
is reached, aud no practical experiments has
been made to ascertain whether or not the clay
! is OF any value for the manufacture of brick
Aid. Sly advocated the purchase of the prop
erty, upon economic grounds, and in the inter
ests Of the city.
THE COURTS.