St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-16
CITY FATHERS.
Aid. DOWlan Sets Himself Kight--
Routine Business.

Inc council at regular meeting last
night transacted the following business:
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
This board was directed to have the fol-
lowing work done: Open, widen and eX-
tend St Adams steret sixty feet. between
Aurora avenue and Marshall avenue; to
open. widen and extend Martin street sixty
SIX feet wide, between Dale street and Lex
ington avenue; to open, widen and extend
Fuller street siXty-SiX feet wide, between
Dale street and Lexington avenue: open
and widen ChatSworth street siXty-siX feet
wide, between Marshall avenue and Denl-
son street. estimated to cost $13, 900; open,
widen and extend Aurora avenue siXty-siX
feet, between Dale street and Lexington av-
enue, estimated to cost S1S.0 900; open Day
ton avenue siXty-SiX feet wide, between
Victoria and Chatsworth streets. estimated
to cost $4,000; open, widen and extend
Victoria street SiXty-SiX feet wide,
between Ireland street and Marshall
avenue, estimated cost, $4,000;
open Hague avenue sixty feet be-
tween Victoria and Chatswoth streets,
estimated cost, Sc, 500; open, widen and eX-
tend Langford street sixty feet, between
Milton and Victoria streets, estimated cost,
1000; open. widen and extend Webster
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nue., estimated cost, 50, 500; to construct a
sewer on Maria avenue from Seventh street
to point half way between Fifth and
Sixth streets. estimated cost, ST. open
and widen Division street. between Victoria
and Chatsworth streets, estimated cost,
81, 500; open. widen and extend Fisk street
sixty feet wide, between Aurora avenue and
St. Anthony avenue, estimated cost. So, 500;
open Selby avenue sixty feet wide, between
Victoria and ChatSworth streets, estimated
cost. So, 500; open, widen and extend Miller
street sixty feet wide, between Aurora ave-
nue. and st. Anthony avenue: estimated
cost, So, 500: open, widen and extend Good
rich avenue from Western aveDde to Pleas
ant avenue, estimated cost, $40, 900; open,
widen and extend Michigan street from
Duke street to st. Albums street, estimated
cost, 81, 500; open, widen and extend Mil
ton street, between Blair street, extended,
and Division street, estimated cost, SIG, 600.
The same board was directed to examine
and report: AS to opening, widening and
extending of Van Buren, street, from Chats
worth street to Lexington avenue, as to
grading Walnut street, from Seventh street
to Pleasant avenue; as to opening, widen
ing and extending Fulton street, from Ran
dolph street to Jefferson avenue; as to
change of grade on Eaton avenue, from its
intersection of North Ducas street to ISa-
bel street, in the Sixth ward; as to OPEN
ing, widening and extending Arbor street,
from Jefferson avenue to Grace street,
through block 10, Stinson, Brown & Ram
sey's addition; as to opening, widening and
extending Richmond street, from
Grace street to jefferson avenue;
as to opening. widening and ex
ending Myrtle street from Ranolph
street to jefferson avenue; as to opening
and extending an alley through block Z,
Whitney 81 Smiths addition; as to grading
Summit avenue, from Lawton street to
Dunlop street; as to constructing sewer
on Short street, from the Mississippi river
to Hoffman avenue; Hoffman avenue, from
Short to Euclid street; Cherry street, from
Hoffman avenue to Maria avenue; Maria
avenue, from Seventh street to Cherry
street; Hudson avenue, from Maria avenue
to Maple street; Ravine street, from Maria
avenue to Maple street; Rsvine street, from
Maria avenue to Maple street; Third street,
from Moria avenue to Maple street; Fifth
street, from Hoffman street to Maria ave-
nue.; Bates avenue, from Seventh street to
Ravine street; as TO sewer on Bluff and
Martin streets, from Wabasha street to st.
Peter street.
MR.. DOWLAN EXPLAINS.
At the last meeting of the council. when
a resolution was offered in regard to the
contracts and contractors of the city, and
stating what the minimum price ought to
be, Aid. DOwlan suggested that the reSoiu-
ton be sent to committee. Last evening
he rose to question of privilege and stated
in some way very eXtravagant and unjust
reports had been put in circulation very
much to his disadvantage and injury. 1t
had been represented that he had placed
himself in opposition to the wOrkingmen,
and that he had tried to defeat the reSOlu-
ton. SO eXasperated had some of the labor
ing men become that they had threatened
to boycott him, break up his business, and
put him and his family on
the street i'll want. Men had
been to his place of business and made
these threats to him. He regarded this as
rather hard and very unwarranted. He had
taken no such position in the council and
he could not see how such reports could get
into circulation unless some malicious per-
son had done it to injure him. He then
made sort of review of his own life, COM
mencing with the time that he was street
inspector and coming to the present time to
the laboring man. At the conclusion of his
remarks Aid. Kahn said he was pleased to
hear Aid. Dowlan make the statements
that he had and assured him that his name
had not been brought before the labor
boycott him such person acted without
authority and then the matter was dropped.
THOSE LICENSES.
matter of licenses Aid. johnson made a
motion to go into executive session. This
Aid. Starkey was opposed to. This was a
matter that the people were interested in,
andhe could see no earthly reason why they
should not be permitted to be present and
hear what was said. The secret session
was held and when the doors were swung
open it was found that an ordinance had
been passed fixing the license at the follow
ing sums:
Intelligence or employment Offices. ...... $50
Intelligence or employment Offices for
females only. lO
PawnbrokeVs. Observation-Disclosures. 200
Railroad ticket brokers. Observation-Disclosures. 200
Steamship ticket seller. Observation-Disclosures. 100
Hotel runners. Observation-Disclosures. 20
Railroad passenger runners. ....-....... 80
Secondhand stores and junk shops. so
Grand opera house ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
The Olympic theater. Observation-Disclosures. IS
Dime museums, each. Observation-Disclosures. IS
Roler-skating Kinks, each . rs
Shows, theaters and concerts when the
performances are not in the licensed places
above named, each the first week or less.
$50. For each successive week or part of
week, after the first week. S25.
All circuses with or without menageries
Il do c,lNN fDr
Each successive day after the first day, 800.
All menageries. only for the first day exhi-
bition, 500. Each successive day after the
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