St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-17
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Ten Thousand Dollars to be Raised to
Entertain the G. A. e.
Speci6h Police Appointed for Service During
Next Week.


4 Large 44nsou,.t of Business Transacted
Aldermen of Last Year Get Their
Salaries.
In the absence of President Clark, Alderman
Glenn presided at last nights meeting of the
city council. The appointment for the following
special policemen for duty at the fair grounds
the University campus grounds, parks and other
public places during the G. A. r., encampment
were confirmed:
James Bondage, Nicholas Kaufman Fred A.
Jennings, Thos. A. Riley, d. B. Wood, E. G,
Detmeyer, Geo. Fowle, E. j. Perry, e. w. Cald-
erwoed, James Goslton, James Nolan, G. w.
Blake, w. g. Clark, c.. D. Ring, P. M Helary, j.
P McKenna d. K. Pettingill, A. S. Munger,
Geo. Stokes, John O'Donnell, j. w. Eaton, H.
j. Wood, Orrin Carrevs, Asa Sivesthorn, Stephen
Anderson, Thomas S. Collins, Charles Nectzger,
Wesley Lambert, H. Sundy, Jacob Sloffes, Geo.
Smith, A. G. Munroe VIM. PRIEST G. w. Pat
terson, Aaron johnson, S. s. Wilson Polk
Mclaughlin, B. NJ. Morse, A. Nv. Woolsey,
Frank Smith, P F. Kennedy, C.. E. Dahley, John
Nolin, Thomas Clifford, L. D. Hodgett.
Alderman Roberts, by communication, resigned
from the committee on taxes. Aid. Burrows was
appointed to fill the vacancy. Aid. Roberts also
resigned from the supervisors of the poor, and
Aid. Noerembergwas appointed to the place.
AIDING THE G. A. R.
A petition was received from the executive
committee of the G. A. R. asking and in the way
of funds to entertain the guests during the
national encampment. The following resolution
in answer thereto was adopted:
RESOLVED, by the city council of the city of Min
neapolis, that the faith OF the city council of the
city of Minneapolis be and the same is hereby
pledged to such parties as shall advance for the
benefit of the city the sum of $40, 900, as much
of said sum az may be required for the enter
talnment Of the guests OF the city OF Minneapo-
lis, OF the national encampment and comrades of
the Grand Army Of the Republic at the meeting
OF said encampment, TO be held in the city OF
Minneapolis during the week commencing July
21st, 1884, and ending July 20, 1884.
That when proper authority therefor shall be
given by the legislature of the state of Minnesota
SO to do the city council Of the city of Minnea-
polls will REIMBURSE such parties as shall have
advanced moneys for the purposes aforesaid
upon the strength of the resolution and the
amount Of money SO advanced not exceeding to
the aggregate the sum Of ZOO, together with
interest on sum advanced at the rate of seven
per cent. per annum from the time the said sum
ing the same shall be reimbursed by the city.
CLEARING THE STREETS.
The city engineer was instructed to have the
streets cleared, repaired and placed In the best
possible condition by Monday morning, July 81,
and to see that all the principal streets leading
from the heart of the city TO the fair grounds be
thoroughly sprinkled during next week.
The committee on public grounds and BUILDING
was instructed to have the city hall building
properly decorated during the encampment. The
city clerk was added to the committee.
A large number of miscellaneous communica-
tons and petitions were read and referred to the
proper committees.
City Assessor Case communicated his want of
a safe in which to deposit papers Of value in his
office. Referred to the committee on ways and
means.
The citizens Of the Sixth ward presented pro-
test against the use OF the building at the north
east corner of Twelfth avenue south and First
street by the Globe Oil company for storing in
famable materials. Referred to the aldermen of,
the ward.
The city engineer submitted the following esti-
mate of the cost OF constructing the culvert
across Benefits creek on Third street north:
$50 cubic IT. masonry at $3.50 per yd.. 81, 115 90
1900 1t. timber. .............. IS "a
. kegs spikes. ....... 90
$4,000 cubic yards of earth fill. 5000 90
Total. .S7,2l7 "a
Placed on file.
The bids for constructing sewers in North
Minneapolis were read and referred to the com
mittee on sewers, with instructions to report ut
he next meeting
The city engineer stated that it would be i'm
possible for j. II. Neyins to complete the paving
of First street. First avenue south, and Bridge
square within the tine specified IN the contract
at the rate the work is now progressing. Refer
red to the committee on paving.
A contract was ordered executed with C. II.
Moon for grading Ridgeway avenue from Lyn-
dale and Nicollet avenues, ut II cents per cubic
yard, with one cent additional for each 100 feet
of haul over 500 feet
The communication OF the city engineer, speci-
flying all erroneous assessments was filed
The monthly budget of bills was presented by
the committee on claims, and warrants were or
dered drawn in favor OF all the parties named
therein except the Telephone company.
The bill OF the latter was referred back
ALDERMEN PAYING THE ALDERMEN.
Warrants were ordered drawn In favor of the
aldermen of last year for their respective salaries
for that year, the courts having declared the
warrants drawn Illegal
warrant for 3l93S3 was ordered drawn in
favor OF the Minneapolis Street Railway company,
for grading Twenty-fourth street.
The motion presented by Aid. Johnson that
the committee on printing be instructed to adj
vertise for printing, adopted.
NEW ADDITIONS.
Plats or the following additions to The city
were adopted, as reported b. the committee on
streets, grades and additions:
Second division of Remington park, Vroman's
addition TO Minneapolis.
T.. \. Lawrence's addition, Sully's subdivision
OF part of block 1874.
POLICE TELEGRAPH ALARM.
The city attorney reported contract with W.
NJ Bracket for putting in police telegraph
alarm system, as heretofore published, and the
contract ordered executed.
Resolutions were adopted widening and open
ing Twenty fourth street south, opening an alley
through block 10. East Side addition, straighten-
ing Washington avenue between Seventh and
Eighth avenues north.
An ordinance prohibiting bathing in any OF the
lakes or the river inside the city limits by any
one, save in bathing suits was read and under Il
suspension of the rules waw placed on its final
reading and passage.
The committee on ordinances presented an or
dinance prohibiting dropping blocks stones dirt
pieces of wood upon any OF the streets or al
leys in the city. This ordinance was also placed
its passage under u suspension of the rules
The same committee reported back the ordi-
nance regulating the storage OF gunpowder, dy-
Mantle, nitroglycerine and other explosive ma
terials, and under suspension of the rules it
was passed.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
AID Sly moved that 500 be set aside for
damages to property along Holden street, neces-
STATED by street Improvements, and the same to
be paid to parties establishing their claims.
The city engineer was instructed to advertise
for proposals for grading Fifteenth street, be-
tween Harrison place and Grant street The en-
gineer was instructed to have laid drain from
Plymouth avenue and First street to the Missis