St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12
Especial Reports from the GLOBE Mankato office
April IL.
Council Proceedinqs.

The first meeting of the new council was
held Thursday evening, with Mayor Pallner
in the chair. All members were present.
Mayor Palmer delivered his Inauguration
speech, which was listened to with interest
by all in the room. Among the needs Oh
the city are a system Of sewerage, and wa
ter supply for household purposes, as well as
for extinguishing fires, public park, and
suitable shade trees in the different parts OF
the city. The mayor declared that he should
see that the ordinances already in existence
should be enforced, and if they are not suffi-
cient-which they probably are-he expects
the cordial cooperation of the council in
framing new ones for the good government
of the city. At the close of his address, the
mayor announced the standing committees
for the year as follows:
Claims and accounts-Andrews, Himmel-
man, Dougherty.
Ways and Means-Barr, Hoerr, Carney.
Streets-Burgess, Himmelman, Fowler,
Boegen.
Leyce-Himmelman, Theisson, McMurrie.
Health-Carney, Dougherty, Boegen.
Fire Department cMurrie, Theissen,
Andrews.
Markets-Schiman, Burgess, Hoerr.
Taxes-Fowler, Schiman, Boegen.
Printing. Theissen, Mimmelmau, An
drews
Licenses-Dougherty Fowler Theissen.
Prison-Hoerr, Fowler, Barr.
Observation-Disclosures, Zimmerman, Bur
CESS.
Building and City Property-Boegen,
DOugherty and Schiman.
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Barr.
Under the order Of communications and
petitions the result Of the nomination for
Offices of the fire department and the deelin-
alton of B. Bangerter as second assistant
chief. Mr. Chas. Wagon, Jr.,was substituted
in place of Mr.. Bangerter and the nomina-
tons confirmed-Boegan and Schimann vot-
ing in the negative.
\ petition from the Hook and Ladder COM
pany asking for a new cart was received and
referred to the committee on fire department.
That committee was instructed to purchase
500 feet of hose. Bond of City Treasurer
Mohr for SIS, O09 with John F. Meagher, j.
W. Hoerr and VIM. Bierbauer as sureties and
that of Recorder Leonard for 81, 500 with n.
Trenhauser, G.. Lulsdorff and Anton Busch as
gureties, accepted.
Alderman Carney was unanimously elected
vice president of the council for the current
year.
The mayor presented the 70 lowing nom
nations, Whichwere Immediately confirmed:
health officer, G. f. Warner; health inspec-
tors, j. p. Christensen, j. II. Leng and Geo.
Carp. The council proceeded to ballot for
officers, with the following result on formal
ballot.
Street commissioner, Jos. schlingerman
q j. Mahwald 5; city attorney, Jas. Brown
0, S. Washburn 2, P. A. Foster 1; city engi-
neer E. Lilly II, P. Wysong 1; pound mas
ter, JOS Miller II. The first named candi-
dates for the respective offices were declared
elected.
Alderman Bair moved the fixing of sala-
Ties for city officers the ensuing year as fol-
lows, which was carried:
City attorney, $500; engineer, $50 per
month from May to Nov. l, and SO per
day when actually employed the remainder
of the year; street commissioner $40 per
month from May to Nov. l, and 50 per day
when employed during the other six months;
chief OF police, $50 per month; police, $40
per month; constable, $40 per month; night
gatchmen S25 per month. Adjourned.