St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-20

Woods, on the other hand, says he was stand
ing in front of his shop when Fung threw
water on him. He accordingly pulled him
out of his laundry, and while wiping up
the sidewalk with him pulled off half his
queu. The case will be ventilated in the
police court to-day.
CITY COUNCIL.
A Huge Grist of Business Turned
Out Last Night.
The city council held a meeting last even
ing that continued till half-past II, and
transacted very large amaunt of business,
of which the following is synopsis:
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
was directed to construct sew
er on Grant street, from Aurora avenue
to Sherburne avenue, and on Sherburne av-
enue, from Grant street to point $50 feet
east; also to construct sewer on Nina av-
enue, from Laurel avenue to Selby
avenues; on Selby avenue, from
Nina avenue to Summit avenue;
and on Summit avenue from Selby avenue
to Dayton avenue; to construct sewer on
Rice street from Rondo street to University
avenue; to grade and construct the necessary
retaining wall on Oakland street, as now
extended from Ramsey street to Summit
avenue, the estimated cost being SOS, 269;
to open Edgerton street between Minnehaha
street and the north city limits; to open and
extend Magnolia street from Payne avenue
to Edgerton street. to cost 81, 600; to open
and extend Wells street from Forest street
to Greenwood avenue, to cost $3.50; to eX-
tend and open Sims street from Forest
street to Greenwood avenue, in the Fifth
ward to cost $3.50; to cause contract to
be let for sprinkling Third street between
Pleasant avenue and Summit avenue.
The same board was directed to investi
gate and report as to grading Earle street
from Seventh street to Reaney street; as to
grading Margaret street from Seventh street
easterly to the city limits; as to grading
Bradley street from Beaumont street to
Farquier street; as to grading Rondo street
from point about 425 feet west of Louis
street west to Western avenue; as to chang
ing the grade of Pleasant avenue from RAM
sey street to the right-Of-way of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road; as to
opening, widening and extension of Hoff-
man avenue from Short street to Lizzie
street; as to grading st. Paul street from
Grove street to Pennsylvania avenue: as to
cOndemning lots to %, block 16, Macku-
bin & MarshalFs addition, for apublic park;
as to change of grade on Arch street from
Columbus street to Jackson street; as to
condemning for public square the TRAN
gular lot on the northwest corner of
Lafayette avenue and OtsegO street; as to
grading Earl street from Seventh street to
Bush street; as to sewer on Iglehart street;
as to grading Bay street from Stewart
avenue to Grace street; as to grading Arm
strong street from Drake street to West
Seventh street; as to grading Warsaw street
from Tuscarora street to Rice street, as to
grading La Fond street from Rice to Vic
toria street: as to opening, widening and
extending Broadway street from Grove
street to Thirteenth street; as to construct
ing sewer on Iglehart street; as to open
ing, widening and extending Western
avenue from the Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul road to Pleasant avenue; as to grad
ing Tuscarora street from Drake street to
Milton street; as to constructing a sewer on
Exchange street from Wabasha street to St.
Peter street; as to condemning for public
park lots 3 to s, block 20, and all of block
20, Rice 81 Irvine's addition.
The same board reported that the grading
of lglehart street from Mackubin street to
Dale is not necessary.
SHERBURN AVENUE.
1nO p1OPClby ONuClO vi tllC 1iIfO VI OlOl-
burn avenue and JAG kson and Rice streets
sent in a communication setting forth that
Sherburn avenue from Grant street to Rice
street has not been reduced to grade; that
between Brewster avenue and Park avenue
it will be necessary to make deep cut; that
between Park avenue and Rice street it
will be necessary to make heavy fill; that
the material to be taken from said street
between Brewster avenue and Park ave-
nue. should be used in making the fill be-
tween Park avenue and Rice street; that
the property owners have reason to think
that it is intended to use the space between
Park avenue and Rice street, on the line of
Sherburn avenue, for rousting the surplus
dirt; that if this is done it will largely in
crease the cost Of grading Sherburn avenue
betweet Grant and Rice streets, for the
reason that it will be difficult to find a place
for the surplus dirt. After hearing the
matter was referred to the board of public
works.
CHANGING THE NAMES OF STREETS.
The names of the following streets were
changed: Maryland street in the new city
limits, being the extension of Edgerton
street, was changed to Edgerton street; De
Bow street north of Grove street, to be
called Pine street; st. Paul street north of
Grove, to be called Olive; Saltwater street
north of Grove street, to be called John
street; Burr street from Grove to North
street, to be called Brunson street; SOM
erset street, to be called Thirteenth street;
Cooper street between Eighth and Norris
streets to be called Sibley street.
REFERRED.
The communication of DIR. Leasure in re-
gard to putting on the streets danger sig
mails, when sewers, etc., are being con-
structed, was referred to the committee on
streets; the request of F. DAM, to build
second story to frame dwelling, commit
tee on fire department.; the same with the
request of John Wagner, to move frame
building; the bond of F. G. Burgess, as JUS
tice of the peace, in the sum of LOCO with
Patrick Keigher and Patrick Doregher as
suretieS, to the committee on ways and
means; changing the grade of Isabel street,
to Aid. st. Peter; the request of Andrew
NJ. Thompson. for damages caused to his
property hear University avenue, to the
committee on streets: the petition for dam
ages caused by grading Kent street, to
board of public works; the matter of report
ing on the sewer fund, to city engineer; the
petition of s. p. Folsom. for compensation
for delay in laying the Fourth street pave
ment, to the board of public works.
EXTENDING THE FIRE LIMITS.
The fire limits were extended by includ-
ing the following described territory: Com
mencing at the north line of Twelfth street,
at the southwest corner of RandalFs add-
ton; thence north on and along the west
line of said Randall's addition to the land
formerly owned and occupied by William
B. Litchfeld; thence west along the south
line of said last named property to the east
line of Robert street; thence along the east