St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-08


to cost about SO, 800, the expenses to be
borne equally by the city and county.
The St. Paul Odorless excavating company
asked that a contract be given 1t to do the
scayenger work of the city for period Of
fifteen years, at ten cents per cubic foot.
After some discussion it was determined to
give the contract as asked forf for five years,
under proper contract, to be drawn by the
city attorney. a
The opening of an alley in Block Q, St.
Paul proper, cannot be made until major
ity of the owners of property ask for it.
The quarrying of stone on ROBBIE street
and Hall avenue is to be stopped.
The protest against sewer on Oak street
was sustained.
The paving of West Third street is to be
postponed.
F. E. Neacham s. Co. are not to be allowed
to erect hay scales on Seventh street.
The request of A. S. Elicit for an abate-
ment of assessment was referred to the city
engineer and attorney to report the facts.
No saloon is to be allowed on the corner
of Forbes and Ramsey streets.
An order is to be drawn in favor of John
Lawton for S12S.70; also in favor Of Edward
Daniel for s35: also in favor of George B.
Leyde for $1S.66.
John Lawton and Geo. B.Leyde as patrolmen
was confirmed.
The council accepted the proposition of
E. B. Birge to put in police telephone and
signal telegraph, consisting of twenty-five
stations with fourteen miles of wire, and all
the instruments for the central station com
plete and Of first-class material for the sum
of 50, $3.50.
An order is to be drawn in favor of Walter
H. Sanborn for SIS; also in favor of D. r.
Noyes for SIC, 772.S7.
a. NJ. Laton is allowed to build frame
shed on lot 5, block 166, Robertson's addi-
ton.
Mr.. A. B. Stickney, president of the Min
nesota 81 Northwestern Railway company,
accepted ordinance No. $40, allowing that
road to come into West. ST. Paul.
Kent street is to be put into proper con-
dition.
The workhouse commissioners is to use
convict labor to put the street on the west
side of Como park in passable condition.
Permission was granted to the contractor
to grade Kent street between Iglehart and
Carroll streets, at his own expense.
The city engineer is directed to put in a
catch basin at the northeast corner of west
Seventh street and Sherman street.
The chamber of commerce is authorized to
extend the Sixth street sewer near Robert
street in front of its new building.
w. II. Dickens was allowed to grade York
street in front of lot 1, block 2, Rice's addi-
ton.
The name of Theodore E. Parker was
placed on the pay roll of city officers at a sal
airy of 500 per month, for services in the
city attorneys office.
The vacation of certain parts and portions
of Mississippi street out near "Rice
Trout Brook addition was ordered.
Bids were received, opened and read for
paving the triangular piece at the junction
of Broadway and Mississippi street.
Andrew Jacks bid S349; S. P. Folsom, Jr.,
1874; j. II. Fielding, $40. The award was
made to Mr.. Jacks.
An order is to be drawn in favor of Will
lam Dawson, Theodore II. Schurmeier, Gus
tav L. Schumacher, William Lindeke and
Uri L. Lamprey for SIS, 900 for the Central
park.
The Union Depot company was allowed to
construct sewer through the alley in block
of Hopkins addition to St. Paul.
| An ordinance was introduced and referred
to the committee on streets, repeating the
ordinance adopted some time ago, allowing
| the Minnesota d Northwestern road the right
to enter the city through the Sixth ward.
The reason alleged in repeating ordinance
for this action is that the company has
failed and neglected to comply on its part
with the terms and conditions of the ordi-
nance permitting it to come into the city.
A report of the committee on streets in rela-
ton to the expenditure of the 900 appro-
priation by congress for the improvement of
the channel of the Mississippi river at st.
| De, Ia1Or ifo he, W.
committee recommend the council to accept
and adopt the plans of the U. s. engineer,
and that the matter be referred to the com
mittee on streets together with the city attor-
ney and the city engineer to constitute a
committee to act in conjunction with Major
Mckenzie to aid in prosecuting the work.
The report was adopted.
Adjourned till Saturday evening next al
z o'clock.