St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-11

| Adopted.
Also,
Paul A. Lavelle and Others Petition
Committee report in favor of the improve
ment as asked for.
Adopted.
A. s. Elfelts Petition
Committee recommend that said petition
be referred to the City Attorney and Engi-
neer to report the facts.
Adopted.
! Appropriation for Mississippi River
To the Honorable the President and Members
! OF the Common Council:
GENTLEMEN-Your Committee on Streets
hereby respectfully report that in the matter
OF the expenditure of the sum of SIS, 900, APP
| propriated by Congress for the improvement
OF the channel of the Mississippi river at St.
Paul along its westerly bank, a fully attended
meeting of the committee was held, every
member thereof being present, together with
Major Mckenzie, United States Engineer in
charge, City Attorney VIM. P. Murray, and
City Engineer w. A. Somers.
Major Mckenzie produced his plans for
the proposed improvement, and entered into
full explanation of the details, with much
! hearty approval of your committee, the City
Attorney and City Engineer, and were unan-
| imously adopted by them, with the request
that Major Mckenzie get the proper author
| lty TO expend the appropriation in
accordance with his plans which were so
unanimously adopted.
Your committee therefore recommend
your honorable body to accept and adopt the
plans OF the United States Engineer
And in furtherance Of the object of the
appropriation we recommend the reference
OF all matters pertaining to the same to the
committee on Streets, together with the City
Attorney and City Engineer, who shall con-
stitute committee to act in, conjunction
with Maj Mckenzie or his assistants in aid
Ing to successfully prosecute the work OF i'm
provement in accordance with the plans
adopted. Your committee also desire to ac-
knowledge the kindness and courtesy Of Mai
! Mckenzie in the premises, and his expressed
desire to so prosecute the work proposed as
would best secure the object of the appro-
priation. Respectfully submitted,
GATES A. JOHNSON, Chairman.
! October z, 1884.
Adopted and vote of thanks rendered Maj.
Mckenzie.
Also,
| Chas. a. Moore's Petition
Committee report in favor of granting the
prayer of the petitioner.
Adopted.
Also,
| G.. CaviaZel's Petition
Committee report adverse thereto.
Adopted.
Also,
| Chas. Hochkirch's Claim
| Committee concur in the report of the
Board of Public Works relative to said claim,
and recommend that an order be drawn in
favor of said Hochkrch for twenty-fv dol
| lars.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Cummings. Dowlan, O'Con-
nor, Robert, Cullen. Otis, Johnson, Van
| Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr., President-11
Also,
Mt. Airy Street Grading
Committee to whom was referred the re-
port of the Board of Public Works relative
| thereto report that the matter has been dis
| posed of.
Accepted.
Also,
j. j. Mullen's Petition
Committee report in favor of granting the
prayer of the petitioner and that the City At
! torney give notice to all persons to remove
all distractions from East Fifth street be-
tween the points named.
Adopted.
| City Engineers report on East Fifth Street
| Sidewalk
Committee report that the matter has been
| disposed of.
Accepted.
Also,
Alley Block Nine, st. Paul Proper
Committee concur III the report OF the
Board Of Public Works relative thereto.
Adopted.
Also,
Geo. Benz and Others Petition
Committee report in favor of the prayer of
the petitioners, and that the paving of that
part OF Third street referred to be postponed
for the season.
Adopted.
David Callahan's Petition
Committee recommend that said petition
be referred to the City Engineer to report the
facts.
Adopted.
Sewer Assessments
Committee report adverse to the report of
the Board of Public Works, dated September
5, 1884, relative to sewer assessments.
Adopted.
Also,
Sewer on Oak Street
Committee concur in the report Of the
Board of Public Works recommending the
construction Of a sewer on Oak street, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets.
Adopted. (See order to Board of Public
Works.
Also,
II. J. Peters Petition
Committee report adverse thereto.
Adopted.
OF Committee on Police Police Signal
Service
Committee on Police to whom the mat
| ter Of police signal system
for our city was referred, report two prop
Ositions, one from Z. B. Birge and one from
the Police Telephone and Signal Service, OF
| Chicago, Ill, without recommendation.
Accepted, and Mr. f. B. Birge, represent
! ing Messrs. Pearce Sc Jones aud Mr. l..
Jenkins, representing the Chicago system
were heard relative to their respective sys-
tens, etc.
After considerable discussion by the Coun-
| ell relative to the matter, Aid. Dowlan moved
that the system represented by E. B. Birge
| be adopted and that the contract be awarded
! 10 said Birge in accordance with his prop
osition and that the proper city officers exc
ecute a contract therefor.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Ald Cummings, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Robert, Cullen, Johnson, Van Slyke, Star
| key, st. Peter-9.
! Nays-Ald. Otis, Mr.. President-2.
The following is the proposition accepted
/ To Hon. President and the Common Coun-
Gil OF the City Of st. Paul.
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