St. Paul daily globe., 1885-03-19
But the Prospects Were That There Would
be a Disagreement After An All Night
Session.
City Officials Inspect the College Hospital
Formal Protest Against the Purchase
to be Made To-day.
Council Meeting and the Annual Report o1
the Controller Concerning the
City's Finances.
Ristori Enacts the Role of elizabeth" Be-
fore Large and Appreciative Aud
ience-aIinOr Mention.
MORE LIGHT AT LAST.

Thirty MOre Electric Lights ariIL Soon IL
Illuminate OIr Streets-BuSy Session
of the Council.
The council held busy session last even
ing A plumbers license was granted to W.
a. Wagner, and a communication was re-
ceived from the head millers stating that
that organization is now ready to begin the
erection of the proposed monu-
ment to the memory of the mill
ers who perished in the great
mill explosion of Nay 2, 1873, and asked
that the city council take immediate action
relative to granting permit for the erection
of the monument in Lakewood cemetery.
Granted. The following largely signed petit
tions were given proper reference: For
fre-alarm box in the vicinity Of Laurel
avenue; that the plat of the Encouragement
of lots l, and 8 in block 6, Parker's addi-
ton; for sewer in First avenue south from
Twelfth street to Eleventh street; to extend
Marshall avenue; for gas lamp on Cedar
avenue; to have Erie avenue drained; for
license to build sewers; to furnish the Lyn-
dale Congregational church thirty feet OF
Iidewalk.
ANNUAL REPORTS.
The annual reports of the city comptroller,
chief of police, city treasurer and superin-
!endent of the poor were received and
placed on file.
The committee on wavs and means pre-
sented the report favoring the issuance of
the proposed city bonds, as published in the
GLOBE several days ago. Ordered published.
The monthly budget Of bills was presented
by the committee on claims and warrants,
and were ordered drawn, as usual.
Upon motion Of the committee on roads
and bridges the alley running through blocks
Kings and 2 Harrison's addition was Or
dered vacated.
A fire alarm box was ordered placed at the
corner of Lake street and Hennepin avenue
TO LIGHT THE CITY.
The committee on gas recommended that
The Brush Electric Light company be per-
mitted to put electric lamps on trial at the
expense OF the company at the following
points:
Washington avenue corners of Sixth,
Eighth, Tenth and Thirteenth ave-
nues north; Second street
corners of Fourth, Eleventh and Thirteenth
avenues north, and Fourth. Eleventh, Four
teenth and Fifteenth avenues south; Cedar
averHle at Fourth and Sixth streets; Henne-
pin avenue at Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Elev-
enth and Thirteenth streets; Nicollet avenue
at Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Twelfth and
Grant streets; First avenue south at Fifth.
Seventh Ninth, Eleventh and Thirteenth
streets; Second avenue south at Fourth,
Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, Twelfth and Four
teenth streets, central at Second and Fourth
streets. Adopted.
II was then moved that electric lamps be
placed under same circumstances at the
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street, and at band stand in Oak Lake addition.
THOSE CURB AND GUTTER STONES.
The committee on paving reported in favor
of granting the contract for putting in the
curb and gutter stones to John Gleason.
The report was adopted, and the vexatious
question which has been before the council
for months was settled.
The committee on paving then re-
ported back the matter OF the protest
by property owners against paving Seventh
street and recommended that the proposed
paving be done as per advertisement, and
the report was adopted.
Il was resolved that all proceedings in the
matter of extending Mary Place be aban-
doned.
To EXTEND THE FIRE LIMITS.
The committee on fire department was in
structed 10 investigate the matter Of extend
ing the present fire limits.
The city engineer was instructed to adj
veriise for proposals for grading Sixth street
south 10 South Side park.
The city charter was ordered printed rs
amended.
THE NEW BRIDGE.
AID Johnson moved that the city engin
eer be instructed to prepare plans and spec
idcahous for the proposed new stone-arch
bridge
The committee on workhouse was empow-
cred 10 invite the city architects to draft
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