St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-30
pointed John E. Williams as assistant in
taking census, in lieu of E. r. Mckinney
who could not serve Confirmed.


who could not serve. Confirmed.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
The Minneapolis Street Railway company
petitioned the council for right to build and
maintain street railway on Franklin ave-
hue, from Sixteenth avenue south to Bloom
ington avenue and thence to Thirty-thlrd
street on Bloomington. Granted. The
same company was given the right to run
street car track from Washington avenue
on Sixth avenue north to the westerly
boundary of the city.
The peddlers of the city presented pro-
test against the $50 license imposed upon
them, stating that the fee is exorbitant and
out of proportion to the business done. Re-
ferred to the committee ON license.
Charles Anderson made application for q
license to establish and conduct an employ
ment bureau under the new provision, and
the application was accompanied by bond
of $50. Referred to the committee Oh Ii
cenSe.
The city sealer of weights and measures
asked that he be supplied with a new set OF
measures. Referred to the committee on
public grounds and buildings with power to
act.
The residents in that vicinity petitioned
creek near the Osseo branch, and for the
improvement of Western avenue. Referred
to the committee on roads and bridges.
Licenses for making connections with
sewers were granted j. NJ. Koran, III. A.
Wagner, F. W. Kelley. John Fitzgibbons,
Martin loft Ball & Strock, P. Osunder &
Co., Storm & Lyttle, Frank G. Ames.
John T. West, proprietor of the West
hotel, communicated that he had advanced
81, O73 for constructing sewer on Fifth
street from Hennepin avenue to First ave-
nue. north, the city engineer having assured
him that the amount would be assessed the
abutting property owners the present year.
Referred to the committee on taxes.
THE CURB AND GUTTER STONE IMBRoGLIo.
A communication was received from
large number of taxpayers, respecting the
matter of laying curb and gutter stones the
present season. They asked to be given
privilege to use the Iowa stone inasmuch
as the contractors would give a guarantee
for six years. Nh. T. E. Byrnes was given
an opportunity to make an explanation,
and Aid Sly moved that the prayer, of the
petition be granted, and Aid. Comstock
moved as an amendment that the matter be
referred to the committee on paving. En-
gineer Rinker explained that the contracts
for Mankato had already been made,
and that the stone is arriving at
the rate of several cars per
day, and that the stone is being distributed
along the streets and that in all probability
if determinations are to be made, much of
the stone will have to be picked up and
carted away. The motion to refer was car
ried and the chairman of the committee an
nounced that a meeting of the committee
would be held in the council chamber, Fri
day evening, and invited interested property
owners to be present with their claims.
A large number of other petitions were
received and given proper reference.
AWARDING CONTRACTS.
The city engineer submitted bids for con-
structing sewer in First avenue south, be-
tween Ninth and Twelfth street, r. NJ.
Rider being the lowest bidder at $3.50 per
lineal foot, and the contract was awarded
him.
A contract for grading West Fifteenth
street from Oak Grove street to Spruce
place, was awarded to Roach IL Wilson, they
being the lowest bidders at IA cents per
cubic yard.
The health officer asked, in view of the ex-
traOrdinary necessity for maintenance of
cleanliness in the city during the coming
summer, the appointment of at least
three inspectors, two from the West side
and one on the East side. Referred to
committee oh health and hospitals.
The committee on licenses reported back
the matter of the application of Charles
Cotton for license to run an employment
bureau, with the request that no action be
taken for the want of jurisdiction.
Adopted.
NO AUTHORITY.
The same. committee reported back the
matter of the petition of G. L. Kimball
asking that license be imposed upon
ticket brokers, and the petition of j. r.
Everard that license be imposed upon
travelling statesmen, with the explanation
that such licenses are unauthorized by the
city charter.
"a number of additional street sprinkling
resolutions were passed, and the city en-
gineer was authorized to advertise for pro-
posals for building a sewer on Washington
avenue from Second to Third avenue
north.
The special committee to whom had
been referred the petition of William III.
Eustis, to have the width of sidewalk on
Sixth street changed from fifteen to eight
Adopted.
Uriah Thomas was given privilege to put
in hay scales on Twenty-sixth street, near
Nicollet avenue.
THE LICENSE ORDINANCE.
The committee on ordinances reported
back the ordinance regulating licenses, and
Aid. Johnson moved the suspension of the
rules and the passage of the ordinance.
Section l was so amended as to prohibit
minors from visiting billiard halls or ten
pin alleys.
Aid Johnson also moved so to amend the
license that the druggists be not licensed to
sell liquors of any kind for any purpose I'M
less they take out a regular saloon license,
paving therefor $500. Aid. Hashow
thought it imposing an unwarrantable hard
ship upon the druggists who sell alcohol
for Mechanical purposes.
Aid. Johnson explained that the amend
ment was the unanimous wish of the license
committee. He had been informed of many
drug stores that had sold liquors in the
past. and he wished to have it stopped.
Aid. Hashow-I would like to inquire, in
the name of heaven, why the spies who
have been so successful in hunting down
poor devils on the outside of the patrol
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have not hunted down some of those drug
gists who have sold LIQUORS, and had them
arraigned for violating the liquor ordinance?
Haven't we spies enough? If not, go on
and hire more.
Aid. Johnson am glad Aid. Hashow
has become convinced Of the necessity of
spies.
Upon a roll call the amendment was
dopted.
Another amendment to license runners
and agents for public houses, S25, was
adopted.
The license for foot peddlers was made
S25 instead of $50 as in the ordinance just
presented. and the license for skating Kinks
was increased from SIS to $50.