St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-15
OFFICIAL
Proceedings Of The Common Council
Adjourned Meeting.

Adjourned meeting.
ST.. PAUL, Oct II, 1884, 7:3O o'clock D. m.
The Council met pursuant to adjournment
and in the absence of the presiding officers,
was called to order by the Clerk.
On motion OF Aid. Johnson AID Dowlan
was called to the chair.
Present. Aid. Cummings, O'Connor. Cullen,
Otis, Johnson, Stariley, ST. Peter, Mr.. Presi-
dents.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From his Honor the Mayor-Street Rail
way, West Seventh street
The Honorable the President and Common
Council of the City of St. Paul:
GENTLEMEN have the honor to advise
you that l am in receipt OF a communication
from Thomas Lowry, President of the st.
Paul City Railway company, advising me that
his company will Immediately resume the
use Of their track lately abandoned upon
West Seventh street, and that further action
on the part OF your honorable body in refer
ence to the petition presented by numerous
property owners along said street win not be
necessary.
l also desire to inform you that the Court
House Com mission will at your first meeting
make a requisition for $50 900 of bonds to
enable them to proceed with the work upon
the new city hail and court house which is
now under way. Respectfully,
{. D. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
October 10, 1884.
Adopted-(See resolution.)
From Edwin Bell and others
Relative TO the construction of q sewer and
the paving of Dayton avenue, etc.
Committee on Streets.
From the Court House and City Hall Special
Commission
Reaolgel, That in view Of the contract en-
tered into by this commission with the firm
al Breeu IL Young for the work and material
for the excavation, masonry and iron in the
building AID construction of the CITY hall
aud County Court house up to and including
the water table and expenses incurred in
obtaining suitable plans and specifications
Tor such building and Tor advertising, etc,
bonds are now required and should be is
sued aud negotiated under and pursuant to
provisions Of Chapter One Hundred and Two
OF the special laws of this state of the year
1883, to the amount Of one hundred thou
sand dollars; that the board OF County Com
missioners of the County of Ramsey and the
Common Council of the City of st. Paul be
requested each to issue such bonds to the
amount Of $50, 600; nd that the chair and
secretary sign and transmit TO the said Board
OF County Commissioners and Common
Council report Of the action of this com
mission in the following form:
10 tae Honorable, the Board Of County Com
InissiOners of the County OF Ramsey and
the Common Council of the City Of st.
Paul:
IAe Court house and City nall special com
mission created, organized and acting under
and pursuant to an act of the legislature of
the State OF Minnesota, emitted, San act in
relation 10 the erection of public buildings
for the use of the City of st. Paul and the
County OF Ramsey, upon block twenty (20)
oi SAINT Paul, proper known as the Court house
square in the said city Of St. Paul." approved
March Sth, 1881. And the act amendatory
thereof approved February Goth, 1888; and
composed Of the following named special
commissioners: c. d. OBrien, mayor of
tie city OF st. Paul and ex-ofiicio chairman:
Horace Z. Bgelow, William Dawson, David
Day, {. ID. Giitillan and William g. Hen
erickson, respectfully report: That the con-
tract for all tie work and all the
material for the excavation, masonry and
iron work for the building, erection and
construction Of the city hall and court house
up 10 and including the water tables as pro-
Vided for and coutem plated in said legisla-
tive acts, has been entered into and executed
on the part Of said city and county with
Breen q Young, contractors, at $S4, 236. A II
OF the perquisites and preliminary prOvis-
ions and conditions in that behalf provided
and imposed by said legislative acts, having
been first observed, as by said contract, the
bond OF said contractors, and the resolutions
of the joint session of the members elect of
the County Commissioners of said county.
and OF the Common Council of said city,
will at length and more fully appear, refer
ence thereto being had.
That said special commissioners have had
under consideration the amount Of moneys
now required to pay accrued salaries Of olli-
GERS, amount due architect for plans, specifi-
cations and services as stipulated in his con
tract, as architect for said work, compcnsa-
ton to secretary Of special com mission, nee
cssary printing, attorneys fees, and other
matters Of incidental and necessary expense
Also, the amount necessary to meet and
make the payments to said contractors stipu-
lated in said contract, as said work under
said contract progresses, and is executed.
And upon such onsideration have and do
determine that there is now required for the
purpose Of meeting accrued liabilities, cur
rent incidental expenses, and carrying on
said work embraced il and covered by said
contract, the sum Of one hundred thousand
dollar ($100. 900, and that an issue Of county
and city bonds TO that amount, that is to
say, an issue OF fifty thousand dollars of said
city bonds and an issue of fifty thousand
dollars OF said county bonds is now required
and necessary, and such issue Of bonds by
your respective bodies is respectfully re-
qutsted.
C. D. O'BRIEN,
Chairman Special Commission