St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-17
ST. PAUL NEWS.
CITY LEGISLATION.
A Short Session and Light Amount Of
Business-But One More COun-
Gil SESSION This Year.

Gil , SSI0n Thl5 ear.
The city council had a very short meeting
last evening, the business being exceedingly
light.
THE SEVENTH STREET BRIDGE.
About two weeks ago the council called
upon the board of public works for report
as to the condition of the Seventh street i'm
provement, and also as to when in the opiD-
ion of the board the street will be open TO
public travel. The board called upon the en-
gineer and obtained report, which tlast ev-
ening transmitted TO the council.
In his report the engineer says: ''The
work has been pushed along very vigorously,
and the roadway, as required under the con-
tract to be completed by the first of Deem
Der, could have been finished last week, but
in view of the fact that it will be subjected
to very large traffic, aud that few days de-
lay will give road of thirty feet instead Of
twenty feet in width as required, and with
grades much better than provided
for in the contract, l requested
the contractor To continue the
work for a few days longer as it would be
very difficult to make my change after it had
this particular the contractor is technically
behind time, 1 wish to call attention to the
fact that the work actually done is very
largely in excess of what was expected, or
What would have been necessary under the
contract, which required roadway Of only
twenty feet in width, with grades Of not
more than seven feet in hundred. In place
of this we have an embankment for the full
length of the fill, except that part over the
Duluth road which is almost up to a grade
and about seventy feet in width on top, on
which with a few days more labor we can
open a road with easy grades thirty feet wide
IN place of twenty, and this road being very
near the grade can be used without inter
ruption until the north half of the street is
finished.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A communication from the mayor stating
that he had appointed J. j. Watson in place
of Mr.. Schleik in the FIRE commission was re-
ferred to the committee on fire department
Charles Huebner's request that the fine of
$40 against him for not completing his con-
tract for grading Decatur and Bedford streets,
was referred to the board of public works.
Breen and Young were allowed to remove
their shop and office from Minnesota and
Ninth street to court house square.
The protest against opening an alley
through block SO, Rice and--Irvine's addition
was referred to the committee on streets and
all proceedings are stopped for the
time being.
The request of E. f. Drake for the return
ing to him of $67.0s wrongfully assessed,
was referred TO the CITY attorney
Some time ago the council ordered the pur-
chase of Merriam park, in lower town. The
committee found that the title of the prop
erty was in the name of Charles Thompson,
who is under age. In order to consummate
the contract and complete the same, Mrs.
Thompson and Horace E. Thompson gave a
bond to secure the city, which was accepted.
Unforeseen distractions having been discov-
cred in grading Rice and Blanca streets, the
board Of public works ask to have an allow
ance made for the increased expense, and
the same was sent to the committee on
streets.
The board of public works reported that
the opening and extension of University
avenue to Bluff street was not necessary.
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the communication of the mayor, in
regard to cholera, reported that all that is
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done.
The city engineer is authorized to pur-
chase fifty granite monuments to preserve
corners, not to cost over 81 so each.
The fire commissioners were authorized to
purchase five new horses.
The board of public works is to report to
the council when the bridge across Trout
brook viii be completed and opened for pub
lie travel.
The city clerk is to advertise for ten days
for lighting the city with oil lamps.
The fire commissioners were authorized to
sell two old horses.
The city engineer is 10 prepare o. % line
for Point Douglas street from Map, Earl
street.
The city engineer is to report to the board
OF health the name of all owners Of property
within the city upon which uuisances are
said to exist and upon such report being
made to the health department, il is the
duty of the health officer of the city to take
steps to have said nuisances abated and the
owners of the land prosecuted.
The board of public works is directed to
investigate and report as to opening, widen
ing and extending Magnolia street; also as
to grading the alley i'll block 10, in Ewing 81
Chute's addition.
The grading of Aurora avenue from Rice
street TO Grant street, was referred to the
committee on streets.