St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-06
THE COUNCIL.
A Vast Amount OF Business Trans.
acted Last Night.

acted Last Night.
AT the regular meetingof the city council
a vast amount of municipal business was
transacted, as follows:
A communication was read from Meat
Inspector Lee, asking that the inspecting
ordinance be amended, and asking that it be
referred to the committee on ordinances.
So referred.
Clerk Dunn of the municipal court an
nounced that the business of that court had
outgrOwn the facilities afforded by the old
system of indeXing, and he therefore asked
that a new and better system be adopted
Referred to the city attorney.
Petitions for extending water mains were
received as follows and referred to the COM
mittee on water works: In Thirteenth
avenue southeast, between Sixth and Sew
enth streets; in Sixth street, from Eleventh
avenue to Cedar avenue; in Fifth avenue
south, from Nineteenth to Twentieth
street; in Nineteenth avenue, from Fifth
to Seventh street south; in Bloomington
avenue, from Franklin avenue TO Twenty
sixth street; in Fifth avenue south, from
Twentieth TO Twenty-Fourth street; in
Fourth street, from First avenue north to
Third avenue north; i'm Third avenue south.
from Fifth to Twenty-eighth street;
in Second avenue, from Washington
10 Seventh avenue; in Second avenue south,
from Grant TO Sixteenth street; in Fifth
street, from Nicollet 10 Hennepin avenue;
in Second street. from Plymouth TO Twenty
fourth avenue north; in Twelfth street
and Chestnut avenue, from Hawthorn ave
nue. to Sixteenth street; i'm Fourteenth ave
nue., from Fifth street southeast TO
Fifteenth avenue; in Lakeview avenue,
from Knox avenue to Oliver avenue.
A STONE ARCH BRIDGE.
A communication was received from J.
NJ. Griffith and others asking for a stone
arch bridge across Bassett's creek on Tenth
street. Referred TO the committee on roads
and bridges.
Petitions for sewers as follows were re-
ferred to the committee on sewers:
In Twelfth street, from First to Second
avenue south; i'm Thirteenth avenue south
east, from Fifth to Seventh streets; i'm
Fourth street, from First avenue north 10
Third avenue north.
Plats of five new additions to the city
were referred.
A lengthy protest from property owners
against widening Washington street was re-
ferred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
John 0rth Brewing company was granted
the right to lay drain pipe from its
premises to the public sewer
John Norton asked for permission to lay
a sidetrack, from the south side Of the St
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad
track, on Second avenue northeast. from
Second TO Third street. Granted.
A petition, numerously signed. asking
that Third avenue south be paved with
cedar blocks, from Washington avenue to
Twenty-fourth street, was referred 10 the
committee on paving, as was petition 10
have High street paved with cedar blocks,
from Bridge square to First avenue south.
w. f. Stetson and others asked for the
exclusive privilege of running q first-class
line of stages from the island and Nicollet
avenue to about Fifteenth street, the fare
not to exceed 5 cents per trip. Referred to
the committee on ordinances.
\ SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS MARKET.
Aid. Walsh introduced an ordinance ere
ating South side city market similar to
the Central and North side. Ordinance re-
ferred TO the committee on ordinances.
A communication was received from Dr.
Quimby health officer, complaining that
lots IL and u in block Is, Lockwood &
Murphy's addition, are below grade and are
constantly covered with water, constituting
a dangerous nuisance. and all notices served
on the owner have been disregarded. The
health of1cer requested that the city council
demand that the lots be filled at the ex-
pense of the owner as per ordinance, page
81, article 81. Referred to the aldermen of
the Third ward and committee on health
and hospitals.
Mr.. Quimby communicated also that
block 4, Bradford q Resets addition. is a
dangerous nuisance in the stage of stagnant
water. The property being owned by the
city, the health officer requested that the
council at once order il TO be filed.
Referred to alderman of Third ward.
The city engineer reported that the old
plank on the suspension bridge had become
decayed and unfit for further use. and
recommend that new plank be laid before
the bridge be repaired So ordered.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Chief StetSon recommended that 4. 600
feet of twO-and-a-half-inch hose for use of
the fire department be purchased. Re
ferred to committee on fire department.
The chief also said that the new engine
house in the Second ward is nearly com
pleted, and recommended that the commit
tee on fire department be authorized to pur-