St. Paul daily globe., 1885-03-05
TO REMODEL THE CITY HALL.

The City Council Decides to Hare the Build
ing Reconstructed-A Netc Dumping
GrOMnd-T,co Ne,c Hose Houses.
The city council met in regular session
last night.
A communication from Judge Bailey ask
ing the council to provide en- additional
municipal court room was referred to the
committee on public grounds and buildings.
j. &. Whitney and others protested against
the erection of telegraph poles on Portland
avenue, and the Brush Electric Light COM
pany put in petition concerning lighting
the streets by electricity.
THE COLLEGE HOSPITAL FOR SALE.
The College hospital authorities asked that
that institution have bodies OF paupers for
clinical purposes, and stated that the prop
erty of the hospital originally costing $780,
900, would be sold to the city for the sum OF
$50, ,000 Referred to committees of health
and hospitals and public grounds and build
in9s.
The proposals for building the stone-arch
bridge at the iuncture of Barnett's creek and
Third street were referred to the committee
on roads and bridges.
A NEW DUMPING-GRoUND.
In connection with a request from the
health officer, Aid. Haugan moved that the
committee on health and hospitals secure an
other dumping-ground on the river bank.
The monthly budget of bills was read and
allowed.
THE CITY HALL.
Aid. Walsh, from the committee on public
grounds and buildings, reported in favor of
fitting up the present council chamber for a
municipal court. Another room on the next
floor could be used for another court room.
The telegraph company could easily be re-
moved to the fourth floor. The cost of fitting
up the building for city offices without a
municipal court would approximate $4,000,
but in case the present council chamber be
used for municipal court the cost would be
some 5000 less.
Aid Sly moved that the committee be in
structed to proceed to fit up the building at
once and after some discussion the motion
prevailed.
THE BASSETT CREEK VIADUCT.
The contract for constructing the proposed
stone-arch viaduct was awarded to jeremiah
Crimmins The engineer explained that the
expense would be from $4,000 to $22, 900
for the masonry.
The committee on streets, grades and ad-
ditions reported back the matter of adopting
the Stinson Boulevard addition without rec
ommendation, the committee being unde
cided what action to take relative to a certain
provision in the instrument deciding to the
city the boulevard, strip 200 feet wide and
mile long running through the
center of the addition. The provision speci-
fed that S., 900 shall be expended by the city
upon the boulevard in five years, otherwise
the boulevard strip to revert back to the origi-
nal owners. The subject provoked pro-
longed discussion, and the report was refer
red back to the committee.
NEW HOSE HOUSES.
The CITY engineer was instructed to adver-
tise for proposals for the erection of an en-
CINE house on the East side.
A warrant was ordered drawn for 50, 600
for the site for the Oak Lake hose house.
Aid. Comstock moved that the St. Paul,
Minneapolis Il Manitoba Railway company
be requested to devise some means to drain
the covering over their tracks in front of the
union depot, and in case the company refuses
to instruct the engineer to bore holes through
the covering.
The usual payment of one-third of prcsti-
tutes' fines was ordered to the Sisterhood of
Bethany, it being S5O2.50.
REMAINING THE STREETS.
The committees report on the ordinance
remaining streets was read and made special
order for the next meeting.
The council adjourned until next Wednes-
day evening.