St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-14
Referred to the committee On sewers.

THE CONTRACT AW AhDfSD.
Upon the motion of the committee on
roads and bridges the contract for building
the substructure of the bridge across the
river at its junction with South Washington
avenue was awarded to Bruce d Barron,
they being the lowest bidders.
A HEAVY WARRANT.
A warrant for $50, 900 was ordered drawn
in favor of the board of water commits
SionerS. payable out of the general fund, for
moneys advanced.
jeremiah CrimminS was released from
his contract to build bridge across Bas-
sett's creek and the engineer was instructed
to advertise again for proposals.
GLENwooD SPRINGS WATER.
The question of laying pipes to conduct
water from the Glenwood springs to the
West hotel was reported by the committee
on water works. A majority report
favored the passage Of an ordinance
granting right to lay the
pipes as asked and to supply customers
along the line of the pipe, while minority
report only favored granting the West hotel
the right asked.
DISCUSSING THE QUESTION.
Aid. Gibson spoke as physician. He
deemed it essential to the sanitary condition
of the city that the majority report be
granted. 1t is matter of vast Importance
that the purest water be supplied our citi-
Zens for domestic purposes.
Aid johnson and Aid. Swanson opposed
the same on the ground that it was too
sweeping and would interfere with the
water works system.
Aid. Walsh had been opposed to granting
the petition when first presented to the
council, but upon a careful investigation he
had concluded that the water would be of
incalculable benefit to people along the
line. The majority report was adopted.
The ordinance was then read, ordered
printed and referred to the committee on
water works and On ordinances.
Several additional streets were ordered
sprinkled.
The contract for building sewer in
Sixth street was awarded to E. Il. Sykes &
Co.
PUBLIC GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
The committee on public grounds and
buildings was authorized to purchase safe
for the Office of the city treasurer at a cost
of $500. The same committee recon-
mended that the petition of the building
inspector for an assistant inspector be
granted, but the matter met with vigorous
opposition. 1t was explained that the APP
pointment asked was the conception of the
committee on public grounds and buildings,
and not of the inspector. The public suf
accomplish all that is contemplated
in the ordinance creating and govern
ing the office. Aid. Sly suggested that the
inspector hire horse and leave his bicycle
in the Office, and the proposition elected
considerable merriment. The report, how
ever, was adopted.
NEW ADDITIONS.
The committee on streets, grades and
additions reported back certain plats and
recommended that the following plats be
Godfrey's addition, Horace Place addition,
NlcCreery's addition, Sully's subdivision in
block 1S3 of Minneapolis. Adopted.
MORE ELECTING.
J. c. Price was elected ON the third bal
lot to fill the vacancy Occasioned by the
resignation of H. E. Lawrence as health
inspector. Theophilus Smith was elected
poundmaster of the Eighth ward John NJ
Hazen assistant building Inspector and J.
Siewiert poundmaster of the Seventh ward.
The committee ON salaries was instructed
to report salaries of assistant building in
spector and health inspectors at the next
meeting.
Twenty-fifth street was ordered laid out
and widened from the west line of Morrison
& Lovejoy's addition to the east line of
Stewards addition.
Aid. Sly's motion that the sum of $15,-
900 be expended in grading and improving
certain suburban streets was referred to the
committee on ways and means.
The committee ON streets, grades and adj
ditions was instructed to prepare an ordi-
nance establishing grades in the southern
part of the city where they are not already
established.
A NEW PATROL WAGON.
The committee on police was authorized
to purchase patrol wagon for service at
the South Side station and to build stable
for the same, and to contract for subtitle
graph station for the use of the police at
Lake Calhoun. The aldermen of the Eighth
ward were authorized to advertise for bids
for grading Ly1fdale avenue.
The question of removing the express
stand from around the city hall was referred
to the committee on ordinances.
A BRILLIANT WEDDING.
The Nuptiais of Dexter Thurber and