St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-04
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION.
The MdUor and Council Inrited on u Jan
bet to Neac Orieans.-0fher COun-
ell Routine.

ell Routine.
President Clark occupied the chair at the
! regular session of the city council last even
| ing. The matters considered and business
transacted are given below:
A communication was received from
Mayor Pillsbury conveying the invitation of
the mayor and council of New Orleans to the
same officers of Minneapolis to visit the
former city.
Among the communications from the
mayor was one relative to the report that par
ties have been engaged in sending to this city
for sale meats, fish, butter, and other pro-
visions in an unwholesome oudition,
and which, therefore, should not
be exposed for sale, and asking
for an appropriation for an inspector.
Referred to the committee on health and
ospitals.
REGULATING SPEED OF LOCOMOTIVES.
Another was in relation to the power
vested in the council by the city charter 10
guiate the movement and speed OF railroad
| locomotives and To require the maintenance
Of fagmen and gates at the crossings. II
called attention TO the fact that all the rail-
road companies had neglected 10 build
gates and reduce speed in &c
cordance with the ordinance, and
the mayor recommended that the council
take speedy action toward securing mpli-
ance with the ordinance. Referred 10 the
committee on railroads.
LICENSING ROLLER RISKs.
\ request from the mayor that the license
! ordinance be so amended as to cover roller
skating Kinks was referred 10 the legislative
committee.
The contract for repairing a span of the
lower bridge was awarded ~ Edward Malo-
ney.
The plat of Stitson's subdivision in block
., OF Nicoiet island was adopted.
The water commissioners were requested
to transfer TO the general fund the SUN OF
$40, 600.
1t was voted to abandon all proceedings
for opening and widening Washington street
from Sixth to Thirteenth avenues northeast.
Chief Stetson recommended the purchase
of 200 cedar telegraph poles, ten shut-ofi
nozzIes and relief valves for use in the fire
department. Referred to the CON mittee on
fire department.
The monthly budget of bills was allowed.
The proper city officers were instructed to
prepare resolutions to condemn the right of
way for the North Minneapolis sewer tun-
mel.
STREET PAVING.
The committee on paving submitted re-
port Recommending that contracts be award
ed 10 the lowest bidders, and the
issue having been raised that GER
tain bidders making separate and dis
tinct bids were recently members of one
firm. arousing the suspicion that little jot
had been concocted, that portion Of the re-
port relating to granite block paving was re-
ferred back to the committee, and the con-
tract for laying cedar block paving was
awarded TO Thomas j. Cauney.
A warrant was ordered drawn in favor OF
the Sisterhood Of Bethany for $402 80.
MOTIONS AND RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on public grounds and
buildings were instructed to place a proper
amount of insurance upon the boilers,
sewers and water pipes throughout the city
hall building.
The city engineer was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for the construction Of a
bridge across Blssett's creek at its..intersec-
| ton with Third street.