St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-09
wORKuNGMEN's WAGES.
Resolutions Before the Council Max
ing S1.5O Per Day the Minimum.


ing S1.5O Per Day the minimum
At last nights meeting of the city council
the following resolutions offered by Aid.
Kahn were referred TO special committee
consisting of Aid. Eain, Starkey, johnson,
O'Connor, Petsch:
whereas, 1t has been reported from good
authority that there are contractors now do
ing or are about to do work under contract
from the city who only offer, or propose to
pay their laborers 10 cents per hour or SO
cents per day; and
Whereas, 1t is well established fact that
in our present unsettled prices for the neces-
sites of life it is impossible for man to exist
upon such wages as are now offered by SAID
contractors; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this coun-
Gil that the laboring men employed on
public improvements should receive at least
81 so per day for ten hours work; be it further
Resolved, That a committee OF hve De ap-
pointed by the chair to report to this council
an ordinance to that effect.
Pretty much all the members OF the
council were taken by surprise when the
above was read. and for moment notnlng
was said. 4 suggestion was made that IL
ought to be sent To a committee, Dut as no
formal motion was made to that effect a
vote was ordered to be taken. when Aid.
Dowlan expressed the opinion that it ought
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doubtful as to the wisdom of interfering in
such matters. A vote was finally taken
and the resolutions passed, and the presl-
dent named the committee mentioned
above.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
The board of public works was directed
to omen. widen and extend Arundel street,
from Minnehaha street 10 the right of way
of the Manitoba road, taking certain lands
described; open, widen and extend Macku-
bin street from Minnehaha street to the
right of way Of the Manitoba road; grade
and bridge Mississippi street, from De Soto
street to English street, and grade Preble
street. from Mnnehaha street to Decatur
street: Walsh avenue, from Minnehaha
street to Fauquier street, open. widen and
extend Mnnehaha street, from Western
avenue to Griggs street; open, widen and
extend NIinnehaha street, from English
street to Book street; open, widen and eX-
tend Kent street, from Minnehaha street to
the right of way Of the st. Paul u Manitoba
road; grade and macadamiZe Olive street,
from Grove street TO Pennsylvania avenues;
grade Virginia avenue, from Nelson avenue
north to Como avenue, and gutter from
Nelson avenue to ROndo street, and from
Thomas street to La Fond street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The claim of the town of Rose for work
done on 81. Clair street, amounting to
S19371l, was allowed. Estimate No. 3
for Robert street for SIS, $50 was allowed.
The cGHtract of Charles Faber and R. s..
Knapp to grade St. Clair street, from Ann
street to Lexington, for S1S.500, was not
approved, Aid johnson having made a
statement that there were several other
streets in that neighborhood that could be
graded in connection with st. Clair street,
so that the whole work could be done alto
gether cheaper than by letting contracts for
single streets. An orderis to be drawn in favor
of Mayor Rice for the sum of $500 to be
used as a contingent fund. The city en-
gineer is to report grade on
ST. Anthony avenue, from Rice
street to Merriam park also to report
a sewer system for that part of the city
living north of the st. Paul, Minneapolis d
Manitoba road, more particularly that part
for distance of one mile east and west
from Rice street. The proper officers are
to negotiate loan of 80, 900, payable in six
months. to be appropriated to the purchase
of land for police stations and city intirmary.
which sum is provided for in the tax levy.
The proper city officers are to execute certif-
icates of Indebtedness to the amount OF
$50 900 with which to enable the city treas
urer to refund 33 3 per cent of the amount
assessed for the grading of Seventh and
other streets.