St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-20
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Common Council
Regular Meeting.

ST. PAUL, June 16, 1885.
Vice President johnson in the chair:
Present-Ald Cummings, Simpson, O-Con-
nor, Petsch Cullen, Van Slyke, Kan,
Starkey, Bryant, Minea, Long, Mr.. vice
President-12.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor the Mayor-TaXpayers'
Communication
To the Honorable, the President and COM
mon Council of the City OF st. Paui:
GENTLEMEN: l transmit herewith
communication from William +. Mason,
Secretary of the Taxpayers association Oh
this city, embodying copy OF resoiutloh
by the association to the effect that, owing
TO the stringency of the times, it is important
that the greatest economy should
be observed in all our city
expenditures. and earnestly request
ing the Mayor and City Councli
TO use their best eXertionS to the eno tllat
all ordinances be faithfully carried out
that all licenses required by our ordinances
be faithfully enforced in order 10 increase
the income of the treasury, ana that more
efficient service be demanded from our po-
lice force Coming, as this communication
does, from so numerous and so respeciapie
body of taxpaying citizens, 1t Is
and if ANYTHING has been omitted TO De
done ON the part of the executive that
should have been done to make the police
service more efficient, or that your nonor-
able BODY could do to aid in making II more
so T am DESTROYS that the improvement
should be effected.
In these as in all other times strict econ
omy should be the rule in approprlatlilg
and expending the public moneys, ana IL IL
be possible to reduce taxation consistently
with the progress now being made III the
public improvements, which the puplic
welfare demands, reductions should, III my
Opinion. be the first object for your consid-
Grafton. EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
June 13, 1885. ~.
Accepted and referred to Committee
on Taxes. and said committee instructed 10
invite the Mayor and also the Secretary OF
the Taxpayers union to attend the meeting
at which said matter will be considered.
Aso,
Policeman Appointed
To the Honorable, the President ana the
Common Council of st. Paul:
The resignation of Police Officer William
Bell having this day been rendered and ac-
cepted. I have appointed Adolph G. Feise
TO fill the vacancy And your advice and
consent thereto is respectfully requested.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
June 16, 1885.
Committee on Police.
From the St. Paul Chamber OF Com
merce-
Asking that the fire limits ordinance be
rigidly enforced especially in the case OF
buildings in the vicinity of the Ryan hotel
and Chamber of Commerce buildings.
Committee on Fire Department.
From Anna N. Rice and Others
For the grading of Agate street. from
Cortland to Case streets.
Board of Public Works with order.
From l. R. jenkins
Proposal for operating the Police Patrol
Signal Service.
Committee on Police.
From the Oakland Cemetery Association
For the completion of the grade OF Syca-
more street, on the south side OF Oakland
cemetery.
Board of Public Works with order.
From ohm Kerwin and Others
For permission to remove frame barns
from off the line of the alley in block 5.
Robert & Randalls Addition.
Committee on Fire Department.
From Alfred S. Hall, Guardian
For the payment of judgment rendered
against the city in favor of Amy Lee Hollis.
Committee on Claims.
From John E. O'Brien-
Claim for damages caused certain build
ing by being flooded with water by the Fire
Department.
Committee on Claims.
From j. P Christ and Others
Protest against any change being made in
the grade of Burr street. between Mime
haha and York streets.
Board of Public Works.
From A. w. Martinson and others
For authority to put Livingston avenue
between George and Louisa streets, in a
passable condition, at the expense of petit
TONERS.
Committee on Streets.
From I. V D. Heard and Others
Asking that q grade be established on
Goodrich and other avenues.
Committee on Streets.
From John Heinlein-
For permission to reShingle frame build
ing.
Committee on Fire Department.
From W. II. II. Johnston and Others
Asking that grade be established on
Victoria street, from Summit avenue to
Grace street, and for the grading Of said
street between said points.
Committee on Streets.
From Joseph Mickey & Co. and Others
The sprinkling of Third street, between
Robert and Jackson streets.
Board Of Public Works with order.
From Frederick Siebold and Others
Protest against the proposed change of
grade of Sixth street, between Maria and
Hoffman avenues.
Committee on Streets.
From NelS Nelson and Others
For transfer of liquor licenses.
Committee on License.
From Talbot Jones, NJ. D., Health Officer
Relative to the action heretofore taken in
the matter of the location for and the con-
struction of pest house and asking that
said action be reconSidered. etc.
Board of Health.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
Of City ompholler-Audited Claims,
John H Fielding, S23S SO; Robinson g.
Cary, S21.64; Schroeder & Weyh, 50. rs;
Adam Rau, $3.50 St. Paul Furniture
Company, S43. rs; st. Paul Ice Company,
SIS; st. Paul Cement Pipe Works, $40. go;
st. Paul Foundry Company, S24; Sanders
& Mathews, $16.S0; P. Norris, SIS: John
Zoos, $3.50; S. R. McMasters. 81. so;
George Mitsch, $11.23; J. J. Kirkman,
$6S. SO; F. Stoddart, $6s; Wyckof, Sea-
mans &Benedict, 25 cents; Rhodes q Morton,
S155.24: W. F. Bailey & Co.,
$3.50; P. Minea, S6.4O; P. Boeringer
& Sons, S51.60; J. H. Schumacher, S1s. 30;
H E. Wedelstsdt $3.50; Mccarthy g.
Donnelly, $3.50: Aug Hammer, SO; Mathew
Craig, $3.50; Bazille d Partridge, SIS. rs;
Justus Kahlert, 5000; Wiley & Carlson,
S32.05; John Martin Lumber Company,
81, 933. SO; Northwestern Stamp Works,
rs cents: F. Knauft, $3.50; P. H. Kelly
Mercantile Company. Sc; Bennett & Kings
bury, 25 cents; Bristol & Macarthur, SIT. "a:
Mark Costello, S135. Sc: Daily Globe.