St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-08
MILWAUKEE LETTER.
Heavy Improvements by the City
During the year.
Growth OF the City as Shown by tn,
Recent Registry.
A Matrimonial CuriOsity-A Little Abont
POlitics-Suspension Of the Daily Globe.
Especial Correspondents Of the Globe. !

the beginning OF the present year, judging
from the amount expended from the public
purse. A large number OF new public build
ings have been completed during the year,
including the Fifth district school building
(which should have been ready for use last
year, but which was not opened until spring.
which cost about 500, 600; fire engine house
No. 9, solid brick structure on the corner
of Seventeenth and Cb bourn streets, in the
Fourth ward, cost over $4,000; the new
Fourth district school building, completed
October l, cost 81. 600; the new state Nor
NAL school, on Wells street, (nearly COM
pleted) which will cost, exclusive of site be-
tween S34, 900 and SIS, 900; the new police
station on the northwest corner of Broadway
and Oneida streets, to be completed on or
before January 1, cost S34, 900; the new Sec
ond district branch school building, to be
completed by January 10, cost about $50,
600. Besides these buildings four rooms
have been added to the Tenth district branch
school building at considerable cost. In re-
gard to the new Normal school, mentioned
above, it may be well to state that although
the city is erecting the building, the title 10
the site and the structure is held by the state
which win pay the expense of running the
school. large amount of money was ex-
pended during the year in extending the
sewerage system. The Improvements under
this head include an immense iron sphon
(said to be the largest thing Of the kind in
the world) under the river at the harbor to
carry the sewage to the pumping works, which
will soon be completed on jones' Island,
south Of the harbor. It cost $50, l25.
The pump, building anu machinery on
the island will cost about $50, 900. The
board Of public works has let the contract for
building SIS, 600 tunnel on the south side
as an extension Of the intercepting system
In that section, to cost S21,0 900. On the west
side 50, 500 has been spent on an extension
OF the Washington avenue tunnel, which is
designed to drain the northwestern portion
of the city. The estimated cost of all the
sewers built during the year, exclusive of
the work on the intercepting sewer, is ST.
600. The improvements In the water de-
partment include brick boiler house, coal
shed and a large smoke stack at the North
Point pumping works, cost $22, 500; the beau
tifying and grading of the grounds, and ex-
tension of the docking cost between $40, 900
and Sl2, 900; the laying of over 5000 lineal
feet of water pipe, the purchase OF water
meters aud hydrants cost between $50, 600
and 500, 900; and pumping engine with a
daily capacity OF 5000, 900 gallons, at the
west side pumping works, cost S12, 900; new
concrete bottom to the reservoir 300
The street improvements for the
year cost about Sl25,00O. Thrte
tine iron bridges we're built during the year
one at Cherry street, the other at Oneida
street, and the third at Sixth street, at a cost
| Of 1925, 900. The purchase of the remainder
OF the land necessary to complete the Sew
enth ward Lake Shore park, now called
Juneau park, took $4,000 A recapitula-
ton of the cost Of the improvements made
thus far shows an aggregate OF $500, 900, a
sum large enough 10 satisfy most people that
Milwaukee is not 10th to keep pace with her
growth in population.
MILwAUKEE's POPULATION.
Computations based on the total registry at
the recent election show that Milwaukee has
population Of nearly 17O,OOO Applying
the same methods Of approximation to the
ward populations, il shows that the result
corresponds with the relative growth sup
posed to have taken place therein. The
/ largest propOrtionate increase is noted in the
suburban wards where large tracts of land
have been planted within a few years
| for settlement Of laboring people
| The Eleventh ward shows the
largest growth, Its gain in -four
| years being 5000, or more than so per cent
| The interior wards show only 4 natural in
crease. The official census of 1850 places
Milwaukee's population at 1852
MARRIED HIS AUNT.
Last Saturday evening Rev. Geo. II. Ide,
pastor of the Grand Avenue Congregations
church, united in marriage A. J. Bennett
aud Mrs. o. 7. Grub. Bennett is wealthy
Englishman of about forty years, and hi:
bride is also his aunt. The new Mrs. Ben
nett's first husband, a Mr.. Grub, was Mr..
| Bennett's mothers brother, so that, although
she was his aunt, Mrs. Grubb-Beunett wa
not related to him by blood. The laws Of
the old world would not permit them to
marry, so they travelled over 1000 miles C
have the ceremony performed. Mrs. Grubt
has brother living on the West Side, hence
the selection of Milwaukee as the place Of
the strange marriage. The happy couple
will Immediately return to England.
CONCERNING POLITICS.
Sheriff Pasehen has made the following
| appointments: Under sheriff, Peter Van
Vechteu; clerk of deputy sheriff, F. L. May
hew; deputies, Leopold Refs, Fred Tegt
meyer, V. Z. Noblet, Owen Pritchard, j.
Hinkforth, P. B. Haid, Ed. A. Scully, aud
| o. T. Renning; jailor, F. Pressing; turn
! key, J. Soulen. This is the only important
development Of the week in political circles
Postmaster Henry c. Payne has drawn at
tention to his Office by announcing that here
after the general delivery and stamp win.
dowsat the pOstOffice will be kapt open uuti
9 o'clock p. m. IL view of the coming
change in national administration this NOV,
of Mr.. Payne looks like eleventh hour re
| form. Although bis commission does no
expire until three years from next spring. b,
| cannot hope TO remain in Office very lons
after Cleveland's Inauguration, as during tbs
campaign he spent most of his time at To,
Republican headquarters. The civil servict
rules will not permit such neglect of duty
Mr.. Payne was away from the office so mucl
Of the time that when, one day, he put in
few hours there the reporters could not iuC
him. He was looked for everywhere but a
the postoffice. The PrOhibinonists hay,
formed permanent club in this city, anC
propose to hold series Of meetings in tn
near future.
IT SIMPLY SLEEPS.
The Daily GloJe, a two cent morning news
paper, started by G. B. larger about tn
middle Of last month, came to a halt las
Saturday owing to lack OF funds on the par
Of its originator. 1t stopped without bow
causing quite ripple. Mr.. Harger stated
that the goal Of success was in sight, but hi