St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-12

to make the improvement Yeas 5. nays 0.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President
r. J.. GORMAN, Clerk Board Public v o ks.
May 26, 1885.
Committee on Streets and Aldermen of
the ward.
Also,
Ducas Street
The Board, in ae' or lance with request Of
Council, return the papers relating to OPEN
ing said street.
Accepted. See new order to Board of
Public Works
Also,
Waroufa Street Paving
The Board report adverse thereto, there
being no sewer on the street from Sixth to
Eighth streets and all almost unanimous pro-
test by the property owners being made
against said paving.
Adopted.
Also,
Eighth Street Paving
The Board report adverse thereto there
being no sewer OH said streets between
Minnesota and Robert streets, and an al
most unanimous protest by the property
owners being made against said paving.
Adopted.
Also,
Contract Awarded
The Board report that they have awarded
Patrick Hogan the contract for sprinkling
Dakota avenue, between Susan and Mill
streets, he being the lowest reliable and
responsible bidder therefor; amount of bid.
81 900; bond in the sum of $3.50, with Law
renee Fahey and r. w. Bell as sIlreties
NJ h1-f bn
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Simpson, O'Con-
Van Slyke, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea,
Long, Mr.. President-14.
Also,
Contract Awarded
The Board report that they have awarded
Patrick Norris the contract for sprink-
ling Eighth street. between jackson
and Broadway streets, he being the
lowest reliable and responsible bidder there
for; amount of bid, S275; bond in the sum
Of $50, with Patrick kegher and j. c. Hor-
rigan as sureties.
Award approved by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Simpson, O'Connor,
PetscL, Cullen, SanbOrn, Johnson, Van
Slyke, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea, Long,
Mr.. President-14.
Work in Charge of Engineer
The Board transmit a report Of the City
Engineer showing the amount of contract
work in charge of the Engineering Depart
ment in the month of May, 1885.
Committee Oh Streets.
Also,
Postal Cards Wanted
The Board request an appropriation of
S25 for the purchase Of postal cards to be
nsed in giving notice of assessments.
Granted. (See resolution.)
MISCELLANEOUS.
Claims Presented
Mark Costello, S37. SO; Aug Hammer. 50;
Simmons & Co., S15.75; Die Volkszeitung.
1902. So; Frederick Nelson. SIG: ST. Paul
Gas Light Company, $2,O2O.53; Bristol d
Macarthur, S54.S7.
Committee on Claims.
ELECTION CONTEST.
The President stated that if there were
no objections the order of business would
be suspended and the contested election case
OF Dowlan VS.. Simpson taken up.
No objection being made, Aid johnson
moved that the President appoint a COM
mittee of two to act as clerks for the special
committee OF three, appointed to count the
ballots at this meeting.
The motion prevailed. and the President
appointed AID. Cullen and Kahn to act as
clerks.
The City Clerk thereupon produced the
ballot boxes, two, which contained the bal
lots cast for Aldermen at the city election
In the Second aldermanic district of the
First ward.
Attorney Willis, counsel for Ohm Dowlan,
stated that he desired to call one of the
of in, o1, <,ff l,n
districts in the Second aldermanic district
of the First ward to testify as to the deliv-
cry of the ballot boxes, etc.
Permission being given Messrs. McCaine
and Lavalle, judges in their respective
voting districts of said Aldermanic district
were called and, being severally sworn by
the City Clerk, stated that the
ballot boxes produced by the City Clerk
were the Identical ones used by them as
judges OF election in their respective voting
districts, that said boxes were in the same
condition as to the seals, etc., on them as
when delivered, that said boxes were de-
posted in said Clerks Office the day follow
| ing the election, etc. Mr.. McCaine, being
asked by Attorney Allis, counsel for
Aid. Simpson, if the judges had placed the
ballots in an envelope and sealed them, re-
piled that they had not
The City Clerk, being sworn by Aid. San
born, stated that the boxes presented
were the ballot boxes of the Second alder
manic district of the First ward
| and the ones used at the late
election in said district; that
said boxes were received in the City Clerk S
office on the morning following the cleo
ton; that ON said morning he, the City
Clerk, took both of said boxes and placed
them in the vault of the City Comptroller;
keeping the keys of said boxes in his own
the Clerks, possession that no one has had
access to them since that time, etc.
Upon the conclusion of the City Clerk S
testimony, Aid. Sanborn moved that the
City Clerk be instructed to open the ballot
boxes in question.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Simpson, o'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Sanborn, johnson.
Van Slyke, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea,
Long, Mr.. President-14
The Clerk thereupon in presence of both
parties to the contest. Aid. Simpson and
John Dowlan, and in presence of the COM
mittee to count the ballots Aid. Sanborn,
Van Slyke and Starkey. and in presence of
the attorneys of both parties to the contest,
stiu III PiSSCiiSC VI tilC CCuiiiiOH 1OuIiCll,
opened the ballot boxes. whereupon the
committee proceeded to count the votes out
for Alderman.
Upon conclusion of the count, Aid. San
born, chairman OF said committee. stated
that the committee would make up their
report and submit it to the Council as soon
as possible.
AID. Long moved that the special COM
mittee Of five appointed to take testimony
be instructed to hear all evidence submitted
by either Aid. Simpson OF John Dowlan
relative to said election contest.
The motion prevailed. Yeas-14.
AID. StarkeN moved that the City Clerk