St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-07
The Council Appoints an Assistant Meat
Inspector and Does Considerable
Other Business.
rishmen Assert u... the Robert Emmett
Society is Revolutionary in Mild
Way.
Facts Abous the Newsboys' Home
and the License They Are
to Pay.
A Grist From the District and Police
Courts--VariOus Minneapo-
lis News.
CITY LEGISLATION.
Another Attempt 10 Enlarge the
Patrol Limits.

regular meeting of the city council last
night. 1t was an exceedingly busy session
and productive of much business. although
no matter specially important III itself came
up.
A communication was received from
Mayor Pillsbury, appointing John NJ. Gard
ner as policeman in the place OF Martin
Cole. resigned, and the appointment was
confirmed.
DR.. Lee. inspector of meats, asked that
an assistant be appointed, and recommended
George w. kellogg for the position. Aid.
Lawrence explained that the meat Inspector
desired to secure leave OF absence to visit
Eastern cities, in search OF information re-
specting his office, and at his own expense.
He therefore moved that he be granted a
leave of absence, and that the council at
once proceed to the election OF an assistant
Inspector Carried.
A ballot being taken Mr.. Kellogg was
elected unanimously.
John A. Scores application for license
as house-mover, the same accompanied by
a bond, was referred to the city attorney.
The petition of citizens. asking that Jere-
miah trimmings be relieved of his con-
tract to construct bridge over Bassett's
creek, was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges.
Charles Ripley complained that by the
bursting of a water main in front OF his
property the latter had been damaged to
the amount of $500. Referred to the COM
mittee on claims.
Louis J. Gordon presented a cOmmunica-
ton to the effect that he had been injured
BY Detective Caswell last year, since when
he has been unable to do any work, and
that the district court had given him judg-
ment in the sum of 500. He then asked
that the city allow him the S700. Referred
to the committee on claims.
WANT MORE SALARY.
The street commissioners petition for an
increase in their respective salaries until
they shall be the same as mounted patrol
men. urging that they were obliged to keep
a horse to perform their duties. Referred
to the committee on salaries.
THE PATROL LIMITS.
A petition was received literally signed
by property owners and taxpayers praying
that the patrol limits be extended so as to
include block 25. Browns subdivision
of blocks in Case & Morse'S adj
dition Referred to committee on licenses.
o. NJ. Winslow's communication, alleging
that the assessment of 1890 for curb and
gutter stones was in excess Of the cost OF
the Improvement, was referred to the COM
mittee on paving.
The application of the supervisors of the
poor for safe was referred to committee
On public grounds and buildings.
ANOTHER BRIDGE.
The petition for stone arch bridge over
Bassett's creek on Western avenue was re-
ferred to the committee On roads and
bridges.
Licenses were granted plumbers to make
sewer connections, ETC.. as follows:
Henry L. Peterson, E. T. Sykes & Co.,
AW. Scott, j. J. Mcclure, George McGur-
rim.
Wesley Neill was given the privilege of
constructing a private sewer in Western
avenue, from Twelfth street to the bridge.
BooTBLACKS AND NEWsBOYS.
A communication was read from the
Trades and Labor assembly of Minneapolis,
asking that the license upon newsboys and
bootblacks be repealed, giving as reason
that the boys cannot afford to pay the
amounts asked. Referred to the committee
on license.
PROPOSALS.
The city engineer submitted proposals for
grading Third avenue south, from Twenty
fifth street to Twenty-eighth street, 81. Ray
mond being the lowest bidder.
The engineer reported for the month of
April that the improvements made by pri-
vate property owners, or where assessments
had been annulled, amounted to S14, 500. so.
Proposals for building sewer On Wash
ington avenue, from Second to Third ave-
nues north, were referred to the committee
on sewers, E. 7. Sykes 81 Co. being the
lowest.
The budget of bills was read and war
rants were ordered drawn in favor of the
various parties mentioned and for the
amounts designated.
The committee on ways and means moved
that a warrant for 500 be drawn in favor
of Harry Burgette, in payment in full for
damages sustained by him by falling through
a scuttlehole at No. 234 South First street,
and it was voted that the amount be paid
out of the general fund.
The matter of purchasing new safe for
the city treasurer was referred to the COM
mittee Oh public grounds and buildings,
with power to act.
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS.
The committee on roads and bridges rec
commended that the city engineer be in
structed to prepare plans and specifications
together with an estimate of cost for a
stone arch bridge across Bassett's creek on
the Cedar lake road. Adopted. The city
engineer was also instructed to prepare a
plat Of che proposed extension of Mary
place, and he was instructed to advertise
for proposals for furnishing the city with
pine lumber for the ensuing year. 1t was
resolved that Fifth avenue south be ex-
tended from Twenty-seventh to Twenty
eighth streets, and Clinton avenue was
ordered laid out and opened from East
Twenty-seventh to East Twenty-ninth
street: and Fourth avenue south from same
to same.
STREETS, GRADES AND ADDITIONS.
The committee on streets, grades and adj
ditions recommended the acceptance of the
following additions to the city, which were
adopted:
Rearrangement of block 2, of Gould's adj
dition; Encouragement of part of blocks 10
and 80 of Gales I'd addition; GortOn's sup
plement to Monroe street addition. KuchFs
subdivision Of block 3 of Rollins addition.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The committee ON fire department report
ed that the department had been carefully
inspected and that it had been found in eX-
cellent condition, and in order to make it
more efficient recommended the purchase
of Hayes hook and ladder truck with ex-
tension ladders for use to six or eight story
buildings; of forty-fve additional fire
alarm boxes, and other matters as
published in these columns as the action of
the committee. Adopted.
A number of additional streets were Or
dered sprinkled.
A six-inch water main was ordered laid
in Sixth avenue north, from Aldrich to Du-
pont avenues. The Gaslight company was
given the privilege of placing certain
street lamps for the purpose of making a
comparative test at their own expense. A
large number of additional gas lamps were