St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-23
CITY COUNCIL.
4 Very Quiet aud Brief lreetin0-R0mtine
business principally.

4 Very Quiet and Brief Meetin0-R0utine
business Principally.
At the adjourned meeting of the city coun-
ell last evening, the following business was
transacted:
THE FIRE ORDINANCE.
Under a suspension of the rules the new
fire department ordinance was taken up and
given its second reading and final passage.
The ordinance makes few changes neces-
sary to meet the requirements of a full paid
department The salaries of the officers now
now receiving full pay remain the
same. The ordinance fixes the fol-
lowing salaries for the new system:
Permanent captains, 81 900; transient cap
tains, $3.50; permanent firemen, $40;
the first year, $500 the second year; transient
firemen, $500. At the suggestion of the city
attorney that section of the ordinance en-
towering the chief of the department to
blow up buildings with explosives in case of
fire was changed so as to prohibit such de-
struction of property except i'll cases of
absolute necessity. The ordinance is modelled
after the one now in force at Chicago,
and includes some new regulations tending
10 increase the efficiency of the department
Section 81 came UP for quite q lengthy dis
cussion. This provides that nremen may
prohibit all persons not members of the de-
partment from entering engine and hose
houses without permission. Aid.
Haugan said that this would enable
the firemen to prevent holding of politician
caucuses at engine houses, as has been Gus
tomary heretofore. Aid. Morse replied that
this was one OF the intentions of the section,
as it would be likely to prove disastrous in
case of au alarm if meeting should happen
or hose house at that time.
At all events the act of the council in fixing
the polling places at hose or engine houses
would over-rule this provision OF the ordi-
nance if it should be necessary to continue
to hold political caucuses there. After some
further discussion the section was allowed to
to remain unchanged.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The appointments of John Palmatier and
Alex Bennett as special policemen were con-
| frmed.
| The usual number of petitions were read
and referred to the proper committees.
On the recommendation of the
committee on roads and bridges,
Dlalsdell avenue was ordered
opened from Luke street to Thirty-fourth
street.
An alley in block z, of Washington Yale's
addition was ordered vacated.
Three and half avenue south was ordered
open from twenty-fourth to twenty-ffth
street.
Plats of prospect park, first and second
| divisions, were adopted.
An ordinance establishing the grade of
Oak Grove street, Vine place and Spruce
place was read for the first time.
A fire alarm box was ordered placed aethe
corner of Stevens avenue and Lake street
The city engineer was authorized to fur
nish lumb Der for a sidewalk in front Of sta
ton ''H."
Twenty fourth street south was ordered
opened TO Riverside avenue.
II. Z. Blaisdell, I. F. Andrews, J. o.
Wells, j. g. Mcfarland, Ole Byorum were
chosen commissioners in the matter of open
ing streets.
Plats were accepted and the opening of the
following streets ordered: Ridge
wood avenue to Shade street; Yale place
from Fourteenth street to Thirteenth street;
Fourteenth street south from Hennepin ave
nue. to Grant street; twenty-second street
from Chicago avenue to Park avenue; TWEEN
ty-fourth street south from Portland place to
Chicago avenue; North avenue south from
Jones, Bell " Wagner's addition to Twenty
fourth street; First avenue south from
Twenty-flrst avenue to Franklin
avenue; Twenty-second street south
from Fourth to Third avenue;
Division street from Fifth avenue southeast
to east line of section Is, town 20, range "a
Spruce place from Franklin avenue to Ridge
wood avenue.
On motion of Aid. Comstock S400 was Of
dered transferred from the sidewalk fund OF
the Fifth ward TO street fund. Adjourned.