St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-05
MUNICIPAL LEGISLATION.
The MaU0r and C0uncH inrited on jan
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! 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
I 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 condition,
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
regulate the movement aud speed OF railroad
1 locomotives and to require the maintenance
Of fagmen and gates at the crossings. 1t
called attention TO the fact that all the rail-
I road companies had neglected TO build
gates and reduce speed in ac-
cordance with the ordinance, and
/ the mayor recommended that the council
/ take speedy action toward securing com pill
ance with the ordinance. Referred to the
committee on railroads.
LICENSING ROLLER Kinks.
! request from the mayor that the license
! ordinance be so amended as to cover roller
! skating Kinks was referred to the legislative
! committee.
| The contract for repairing a span of the
/ lower bridge was awarded to Edward Malo-
/ new.
! The plat of Stitson's subdivision in block
! 2, OF Nicoilet island was adopted.
! The water com missiOners 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-off
/ noZzles and relief valves for use in the fire
! department. Referred to the committee 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 recon mending 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. arousiDg the suspicion that a little job
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 1902. 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-
vertisc for bids for the construction Of a
bridge across Blssatt's creek at its-intersec-
| ton with Third street