St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-09
Several Ordinances Passed by the City
Council Last Evening--0ther
Business Done.
Preparations at Minnetonka for the Patri-
archs' Visit TO-Day--0ther
Lake Notes.
The Locations Determined on for
the Electric Lights in the
Outside Wards.
What People Said Yester6ay--A Light
Police Day--8eaI Estate and
Other Routine.
A NIGHT OF ORDINANCES.
The City Council DispOses OF Bust
ness Long Waiting.


ness Long Waiting.
At the adjourned meeting of the city
council last night the committee on healtf
and hospitals submitted report in the mat
ter of the petition of Charles D. DupleSsiS,
manager of the Minneapolis gymnasium
Tor permission to establish swimming
school near and below the eastern extremity
of the suspension bridge and within 15O
feet of the shore, and recommended that
the prayer of the petitioner be granted.
The report was adopted.
The committees Oh ordinances and mar
ketS presented an ordinance and recon-
mended its passage. The ordinance creates
market in North Minneapolis north OF
the central market district, granting to
Lambert Hayes and his associates full and
exclusive market privileges i'll the territory
designated in the ordinance, provided they
erect proper market house in convenient
locality. Another provision gives the city
the right to purchase the market building
and privileges. The ordinance was read
and went over under the rules.
GLENwoOD SPRINGS.
The committee on ordinances and water
works presented an ordinance giving Henry
W. Phelps and S. P. Snider the right to
lay an eight-inch water main from the
GlenwOod springs TO the West hotel to sup
ply that house and consumers along the
line for drinking and culinary purposes
only. and the ordinance was given its first
reading. The ordinance gives the granterS
exclusive rights Tor fifty years, except that
it reserves to itself the right to purchase the
system at the end of every five years.
\ warrant was ordered drawn in favor of
f. 4. Fisher & Co. for 81, 500, being the
first estimate ON the wOrllhouse contract.
The city clerk was ordered to draw a
warrant for the sum of S42O in favor of the
Sisterhood OF Bethany, being one-third of
the amount Of the fines paid by houses of
III fame for June.
A LITTLE QUEER.
Aid. COmstock moved reconsideration
of the motion instructing the engineer to
advertise for proposals for grading Broad
way in the First ward. He explained that
the aldermen from the First ward
had concluded that the work can
be done by the day better than
by contract. His motion being carried, he
moved that the special committee appointed
to attend to the opening and grading of the
same proceed with the work of grading in
any manner it deems best. Carried with
out debate.
The committee on license reported in
favor Of refunding to all butchers the
amount of the license paid for the same in
cases where no carts are run.
j. Rogers, an expert accountant en-
ployed by the city for the purpose, reported
that he had inspected the books of the
city treasurer and that they were correct.
The committee on fire department was
granted authority to purchase fifteen horses
for the use of the department.
A NEW HOSE HOUSE.
The committee on fire department recon-
mended that contract be awarded to Z.
d. j. Evans for the construction of hose
house i'll Oak lake i'll accordance with his
bid. Adopted.
A warrant was ordered in favor of Tegart
W. Lyon for $1,050 in payment for site
for hose house. Aid. BarOws moved
that the committee on water
works in connection with the
committee appointed by the water commits
SiOnerS are authorized Oh behalf of the city
to make full settlement with the Mime
apolis Mill company Oh all matters in con-
troversy relative to the amount of water
power used by the city at the pump house,
Oh the west side of the river. Adopted.
A contract for building a sewer in Cedar
avenue from Fourth street to Fifth street
lowest bidder.
An ordinance changing the grades of
Island avenue, Eastern avenue and other
streets On the island was read.
Aid. Gibson gave notice that at the next
meeting he should introduce an ordinance
amending the liquor ordinance.
The ordinance amending the hack and
express ordinance was brought up. The
amendment removes the dray stand to High
street, below the Union depot. The ordi-
nance as amended was adopted.
The ordinance regulating pawnbrokerS
was also passed.
\ water main was ordered laid in Adams
street, from Fifth to Fifteenth avenue
northeast.
AFTER IMMORAL PICTURES.
About two months ago Aid. Swanson
gave notice that he should introduce an or
dinance prohibiting the posting or placing in
any public place leWd. lascivious or immoral
pictures, etc, and last night he presented
the same, which was read and referred.
The ordinance changing the width of
Eleventh avenue southeast for boulevard
purposes was passed.
The plats and surveys in the matter of
laying out and extending the following
streets were adopted; May Place from
Southerly terminus to Thirteenth street:
East Twenty-Five and One-half street, from
Cedar to Fort avenue; Twenty-fifth street,
from Morrison & Lovejoy's addition to
Stewards addition; Eighth street southeast
from Mill Company'S addition to Andrews
d Moulton's addition; East Twenty-fourth
street from Eighteenth avenue south to
right of way of Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway company.
Aid Gibson moved that the city engineer
be directed TO take proper steps to double
the supply of water III the bridge square
fountain. Adopted. He also moved that
Messrs. Marder, Luse d Co. be compelled
to extend their smoke stack to at least ten
feet above the highest roof of any building
In the block. Referred to the committee on
health and hospitals.