St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-20
CITY LEGISLATION.
Important Meeting of the City Council
Held Yesterday.
Ordinance Granting Right of Way for the
Wisconsin Central
street and Sidewalk Improvements-Ci City
Dispositions, Etc.


THE NEW MINNESOTA & WISCONSIN ROAD.
The Minnesota St. Croix & Wisconsin
Railroad company was granted the privilege
Of laying and operating one or more railroad
racks from point on the south side OF
Seventh street, where the st. Paul q Du-
Cuth road crosses Seventh street to point
On the right of way Of the St. Paul q Mani
toba road, near the intersection of the last
named railway with Fifth steeet, and without
much discussion the council adopted an or
1inance giving that road, its successors and
assigns. the right to lay down, maintain and
operate one or more tracks over and across
East Sixth street near East street, over
and across east Fifth street, and across the
alley in block sixteen of Brunson's addition
TO st. Paul, and the right to use and occupy
30 much of East street as lies south Of Sew
enth street and north of Fifth street, as may
be necessary for the operation OF said road
on the condition,
First, that the road will, when required by
the council, construct over its tracks q bridge
on Fifth and Sixth streets, as the council may
order;
Second, that the city shall have the right
at any time to enter upon that part of the
streets occupied by the tracks for the purpose
Of making public improvements
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to investigate an d
report as to grading View street from Ran
dolph to Grace street; as to opening a street
through the NJ of lot 3, of Leech's out lots
from Pierce street to Sturgs street; as to
constructing retaining wall to protect the
steps running from Dakota avenue to pros
pect terrace; as to grading paving curbing
and constructing retaining walks on Oakland
avenue; as to grading Front street from
Como avenue to Victoria street; as to chang
Ing the grade of Grove street; as to opening
ard extending Fifth street; as to a sewer on
Morris street; as TO grading and guttering
Minnehaha street from Seventh to Burr.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A number Of requests were received from
different individuals, asking to be allowed to
lay their own payements, and referred to the
committee on streets, but afterwards with
drawn and will be taken up for consideration
at an adjourned meeting of the council, to
be held tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock.
A protest against a saloon on the south
west corner of Forbes and Ramsey streets
WAS referred to the committee on licenses.
Several estimates in favor Of J.. w. Doherty,
aggregating SO, 255.50, were returned by the
comptroller without being allowed, as the
contract had been changed, and the same
was referred to the committee on streets.
Subsequently this vote was reconsdered and
Fy11 Il,,t;n ,1o
Resoloed That the chang authorized by the
board Of public works, IN the contract of John
w. Doherty for the construction OF a sewer on
Mississippi street. from Nash street to Williams
street, and Mount Airy street. from Mississippi
street to L Orient street, be approved, and that
the common council authorize the said board TO
so modify said contract with the approval of
the bondsmen and that when the same shall be
done the comptroller is hereby instructed to au-
dit all estimates allowed on said contracts.
An ordinance to protect the streets, ALLEYS
and other public grounds of the city of st.
Paul; an ordinance in relation to the fire
department OF the city of st. Paul; an or
dinance to establish election districts; and an
ordinance in relation to the issue Of licenses,
were adopted. All these ordinances are sim
ply consultations, and Encouragement of
other ordinances.
The grading of Canada street, sewer on
Dayton avenue, grading Dayton avenue,
grading Hopkins street, and grading Kent
street, were laid over.
The board of public works sent in a report
saying that sewer on Ninth street from
Franklin TO st. Peter streets was necessary,
and the same was adopted.
The request of J. d. Ludden to make
connection with the Westminster street
sewer was referred to the committee on
streets and the attorney.
Toe board Of public works reported against
grading Front street, grading. guttering and
bridging Western avenue, against grading
Channel street, and the report was adopted.
The city engineer reported that prepare
tons were being made to pave in front of
lot l, block IS, Robert & Randall's addition,
with blue stone, of smaller size than re-
quired. when resolution was adopted in
structing the city engineer to put stop to it.
Notice is to be given for the vacation of
Mississippi street in block Il, Hoyt's out
lots.
TIE city engineer was Instructed not to is
sue any permits for laying asphalt sidewalks.
The contract for furnishing wood and coal
to the city was awarded to a. G. Foster.
The vacation of an alley in block 3, Hop
kins' addition, is allowed.
The request for an additional fire cistern
al engine house No. &, was referred 10 the
committee on fire department.
The First National bank. the Bank of
Minnesota, the Merchants National bank and
the National German American bank of the
city Of St Paul are designated as deposit
tories of city money.
An ordinance in regard to encumbering
aud obstructing sidewalks and other public
places was referred to the committee on
streets.
The request of the Ramsey County Agri-
cultural and horticultural society to be al
lowed the use Of Market hall free of expense
was referred to the committee on markets
with power TO act.
Permission was given f. Knauft to move
frame building.
The mayor notified the council that he had
appointed Edward Delauy and E. f. Walsh
as patromeu; that he had accepted the resig
nation Of George L. Simons as patrolman,
and that he had revoked the license to Book
land n HoiTback on the corner Of Fifth and
Minnesota street, and the same was approved.
\ number OF resolutions directing the Law
Ing of Euclid stone sidewalks on a number
uf streets were referred to the committee on
streets, and win be taken up at the adjourned
meeting of the council on Thursday after
trruoon at 3 o'clock.
Edmund Rice and others asked to have the
trucks, drags and express wagons moved
from the vicinity of Fifth and Jackson
streets Referred.
The city engineer was directed to refuse
permission to lay stone sidewalks on any of
the streets within the district covered by ordi-
nance No. 1853, approved Oct Il, 1888, un-
less the stone proposed to be used consists Of
Tags as long as the fun width of the side
walks, not less than three and oue-half feet
vide aud FIVE inches in thickness over areas
and four inches thick ON solid foundation,