St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-13
THE TRIBUNE'S RENT.
1t Has Not Yet Been Paid, and
the City Attorney Still
Inactive,
Although Instructed to Take Immedi-
ate Action to Collect for Space
Occupied in City Hall.
The Proceedings Of the City Council in Ad-
journed Session Last Evening
Miscellaneous Business.

At the adjourned meeting Of the city council
last evening, President Clarke occupied the
chair.
The regular order OF business was first taken
up. communication from the water
board asking that a plumbers license
he issued to J. Mccarthy, and the petition was
granted.
communication from c. NJ Loring, relative
10 locating the pest house where the least bad
results would ensue, was referred 10 the com
mittee on health and hospitals.
large number OF other communications and
petitions were received and referred to the proper
committees.
Several plats Of proposed additions TO the city
Of Minneapolis were referred to the committee
on streets, grades and additions.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS.
The city engineer reported that r. N. Riner,
OF the firm of Riner & Ha Skins, has assigned his
interest in the city sewer contracts, and recon-
mended that the council take action at once. The
transfer OF the contract to the successors was
approved.
The engineer also submitted the following pro-
posals for grading: Second avenue south from
Twenty-ffth street to Twenty street; NJ
To5in, l5h cents per yard; II. Bloise, lex
= 10 -
90 cents; Smith 81 Gelette. - cents; j. j.
Palmer, s25s cents; L. NJ. Piner. 2s1s cents.
The committee on public grounds and bull
dings reported back the matter Of the atlas Of
the city to be issued By q. n. Hopkins aud re-
commended that twenty copies be purchased Cor
the use Of city officers. The report WAS adopted.
The price Of the atlas Is $50 each.
The deed OF Washington Yale in pursuance OF
the report OF the committee on roads and
bridges. TO tract Of land outin J. ;. Johnson's
addiuon 10 the city, between Grant and Thir-
teenth streets, and the same was accepted and
the property declared vacated.
The report OF the committee on streets, grades
and additions recommending the adoption Of
LOckwood's subdivision OF lot 20 In Murphy's
addition and Spring Park addition
TO Minneapolis and Halett's addition to..Minneap-
oils, on the Heights addition TO Minneapolis
were adopted.
The committee on railroads reported back the
matter OF the ordinance presented by the MiRne-
apoiis & ST. Paul Elevated Railway company and
recommended that the same was public ne,es-
sity, and the report was adopted.
IN accordance with the Recommendation OF the
committee on paving, the amount Of the assess
ments for paving that portion of First avenue
sonth occupied by the Minneapolis & Lyndale
Railway company was refunded.
The North Star Iron Works company submit
ted petition in the matter OF the ST. Paul, Min
neapolis & Manitoba Rail way company, 10 pre-
vent the road from cutting OF all access to the
works of the company. Referred 10 the com
mittee on roads and bridges.
The piats and surveys in the matter Of open
ing the following streets and avenues were
adopted: Twenty second street, from Fourth
avenue south 10 Third avenue south, Twenty
second street from Fourth avenue
south, 10 Third avenue south, Twenty-fourth
street from Portland Place to Chicago avenue,
First avenue south, Twenty street to
Franklin avenue, First avenue south from
Twenty second street 10 Franklin avenue
Twenty-second street from Chicago 20 Park av-
enne, Ninth avenue south from south line OF
Jones, OF Biler Harrison addition 10 Twenty
fourth street, Division street from Fifth avenue
south, east 10 east line of sections IL aud 81
township 20, range "a. And the city engineer
eported the estimated costs for the opening and
extending OF the above named streets
Several non-imPortant alleys were ordered
opened.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
Aid. Eichborn moved that the $4,000 trans
ferred from the permanent improvement fund TO
the workhouse fund be retransferred to the per
manent improvement fund, but, upon a roll call,
the motion was lost.
The city comptroller was authorized TO trans
fer the sum Of $500 from the Sixth ward side
walk fund 10 the Sixth ward street fund.
The sum of $500 was ordered paid to County
Treasurer Mathew Walsh from the Sixth ward
fund.
The sum of 81. 900 from sidewalk fund Of the
Third ward was transferred to the street fund OF
that ward.
The space between the anchor pins and the
abutments of the west end OF suspension bridge
were ordered paid.
COLLECT THAT RENT.
Aid. Hashow moved that the committee on
public grounds and buildings be instructed TO
engage the services Of a responsible attorney to
collect the rent due the city by the Tribune
Printing company.
Aid johnson moved to lay on the table and
the same prevailed, because Il was thought TO be
an indignity 10 the city attorney.
Aid. Hangar called upon the city attorney 10 ex-
plain what action he had taken in accordance
with the instructions given him some time since
TO collect the rent due.
Aid. Harlow explained that the city attorney
was the attorney for the Tribune company and
would not bring suit against his own firm
Aid. Eichorn stated that it was the desire of
the city attorney that some outside
attorney be employed. The matter was dropped
without further disposition.
Aid. johnson moved that the city COMPTROLLER
transfer $500 from the sidewalk fund of the
Second ward 10 the street fund Of that ward
Adopted.
The city engineer was instructed 70 advertise
for proposals for furnishing the city with all the
gas lamp posts required for the next three
months.
The city engineer was instructed TO advertise
for proposals for furnishing the city with coal
for the balance of the fiscal year.
Adjourned,