St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

A communication was received from the mayor
informing the council that he had appointed sew
eral policemen, and the same was referred to the
committee police.
A communication was received and read from
Thomas Lowry notifying the council that the
street railway company accepted ordinance No.
420, recently passed by the council
j. H. McAllister asked for further time to lay
stone sidewalk, and the same was referred to the
committee on streets.
A communication from VIM. NJ. Bole and 9TH
ers, complaining of the manner of building side
walks on Eaton avhnue, was referred to the COM
mittee streets.
The comptroller sent in communication IN
regard to estimate No and final, amounting to
$2,2l5. 16 allowed by the board Of public works
to Boyer & Lux for the grading of Grove street in
the 9th ward. The comptroller returned the es-
innate for the reason that the contract was not
completed in the time specified in the contract,
and called the attention of the council to the fact
that penalty of SIS, 900 due the city from
the contractor. The same was referred to the
board of public works.
The board of public works reported against
widening, opening and extending University
avenue and the same was referred the committee
on streets.
Mr.. Sorhers made o report in regard to put
ting College avenue between Oak and Tenth
streets, in good condition. He says the trouble
arises from the sprinkling carts taking water
from the hydrants. In this way the water is
left on the street, and in HIS judgment the best
way is to pnt up stand pipes on the hydrants that
are intended to be used for this purpose. His
report was referred to the committee on streets
The matter of grading the street opened for
levee in the 9th ward, was referred to the com
mittee on streets
The report of the president of the fire depart
ment, as to the repairs needed to the various
buildings of the department, was referred to the
committee on fire department The same with
another communication from the same source
in regard to telephone connection
The claim OF John E. O'Brien for damages
caused by water thrown upon fire by the fire
department, running into a cellar and doing dam
age, was referred to the committee on fire de-
partnent.
The council ordered that the bill for repairing
Pleasant avenue, where the street railway tore it
up, be sent to the railway company for payment
The petition of Edmund Rice, Jr., John j.
Watson and others for the vacation of part OF
Mississippi street and some alleys, was referred
TO the clerk with instructions to give the usual
legal notice.
The committee on streets, after considering
all the bids for the Wabashaw street bridge and
the city engineers report, reported in favor Of
accepting the bid of the Missouri Valley Bridge
Iron works, the same being the lowest by So 267,
the price named being SS4,527, and that the city
attorney draw mp contract to this effect, and
the report adopted.
The city clerk is to advertise for proposals for
coal and wood
The ordinance for impounding animals was
modified by limiting the area.
4 resolution to employ drill master for the
police was referred to the committee on police
Orders to be drawn in favor of VIM. Dawson
for $3.50, C. A. Bohrer for $1,000, Edward
Langevin for $3.50, also in favor of j. W. Nc
Chung for 1875.
The Milwaukee road is to remove the loose
stone and other material at the crossing of the
short line across Colbourne street.
The United States Express company is to be
allowed to cut off and remove on same lot por
ton of the warehouse occupied by the company
on Rosabel street
An estimate of $3.50 for work done on Smith
park grading was allowed.
Adjourned.