St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-16

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and garbage of the city, and the matter was
referred to the committee on health and
hospitals.
BETHANY HOME.
The quarterly report Of the SisterhoOd of
Bethany was submitted and placed on file.
The report shows the receipts to have been
81. S39 81 and the disbursements 81, S39. 81,
as per detailed OF itemized statement.
THE ELECTION CONTEST.
a notice Of the proposed contest of the
election Of Lars Swanson as alderman from
the Sixth ward, upon the grounds published
III the GLOBE Of yesterday, was read. Aid
johnson moved to lay it on the table.
Aid. HaShoW moved to refer to the city
attorney, and AID. Cooley seconded the
motion.
The President-It has been moved and
seconded that the matter be laid upon the
table.
Il seconded Mr. HashOw's notion" in
teTrupted Aid Cooley. and Aid. HashOw
again stated his motion. The chair was
silent. and AID. johnson took the floor to
urge laying the notice on the table, and the
latter motion being seconded by Aid. Law
renee was put and carried.
The report Of the sealer of weights and
measures and that Of the city attorney were
received and placed on file.
THE STANDING COMMITTEES.
At this juncture the president announced
the standing committees for the ensuing
year The aldermen listened with bated
breath, because dependent upon the distri-
button of the chairmanshipS more than a
little depended the policy Of the council.
That to many the appointments were I'M
satisfactory it is needless to explain.
The committees are:
Ways and Means-Ald. Haugan, Walsh,
CloUgh. Eichhorn and Babb.
SaIaries-Johnson, Haugan, Moreck, Sly
and Noerembergh.
Claims-Babb, Morse, Walsh, Pratt and
Lawrence.
Taxes-Cole, Morse, Lawrence, Phelps and
EichhOrn.
Licenscs-Johnson, Downes, Gibson, Clough
and Lawrence.
Tire Dcpartment-Morse, .Barrows, Cole,
COugh and Cooley.
Water WOrks-BarrOws Lawrence, Cole,
HashOw and Swanson.
Gas-Pratt Nocrenbergh, Eichhorn, Com
stock ana Gibson.
Sewers-Lawrence Fleetham, Cole Downes
and Phelps.
Markcts-lJorcck. Cutter, Comstock,
Printing-Downs, Eichhorn, Phelps, Gibson
and Cooley.
Acknowledgment, Johnson, Morse, Walsh
and Comstock
Poice-Cooley, Clough, SLY, Pratt and Law
renee.
Health and Hospltals-Gibson, Phelps and
HushOw.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Comstock and SLY.
Ordnnccs-.Iohnson Eichhorn and Cole.
Bonds of City -Echhorn, Noeren-
bcrgh, Gibson. Fleethnm and Morcck.
Accounts of City Oficers-SwansOn, Hau-
gan, Sly, Phelps and Fleetham.
Public Grounds and Buildings-Cutter,
Walsh, Downs, Noercmhergh and Pratt.
Roads and Bridges-Comstock, Babb, Cut
ter, Echhorn and Morse.
Streets, Grades and Additions-Clough,
Pratt. Bnrrows, HaShow and Morcck.
Bulcs-NCcrcmncrVh Swanson and Barrows.
Workhouse-Sly, Morse, Walsh, Cutter and
Barrows.
Pvng-waIsh, Barrows, Noerembergh,
Cooley aud Johnson.
Bethany Homo-Phelps, Gibson and Swan
son
Supervisors of the Poor-Norcck. Clough,
Pratt, Morse, Downs, Swa nson, Noerembergh
and Babb.
ISSUING CITY BONDS.
The resolution authorizing the increase
OF bonds, passed April /. was received. and
In its stead the committee on ways and
means introduced Il resolution authorizing
that committee to sell bonds of the city To
the amount of $500. zoe, in such sums and
such manner rs they may deem for the best
interests of the city. under the limitation of
the act of the state legislature.
Warrants to defray election expenses
were ordered drawn in favor of parties rec
commended 10y the city comptroller
AN OAK LAKE HOSE HOUSE.
The committee on fire department recon-
mcnded thas the city engineer advertise for
proposals for erecting u hose house on the
site recently purchased for the purpose in
Oak Lake addition, and the report was
adopted.
CITY TREASURER TO QUALIFY.
AID Johnson stated that il is necessary
fox the city treasurer to qualify within ten
days after his election, and he therefore
moved that when the city council adioumS
Il adjoumS until Friday afternoon at :
o'clock and the motion prevailed.
SEWERS
were ordered built rs follows: In First
avenue south from NicOllet street 10
Eleventh street, in First avenue south from
Eleventh street To Twelfth street.
Aid. JoluSou'S motion to grant TO Harlow
\. Gale an exclusive right - market priv
ngEeS within certain lines defined in
TIE MARKET ORDINANCES,
which has laid upon the table of the city
clerk ana IN the hands OF the committee
since Christmas, excited considerable de
bate, in which Aid. Johnson and Aid. Ha-
show We're the principals.
I'm ordinance to provide for paving the
eity'S employees on pay-roilS was presented
by the committee ON ordinances, which was
passed under suspension of the rules, and
an ordinance amending the pound ordinance
was given j first reading.
\ contract Tor making the earth I'LL for
the new bridge across BaSSett'S creek was
ordered awauict % W. T. Bowen. and the
contract for constructing the truss bridge
was 3warde, to the Canton Bridge COM
pauy the price 10 De S54. ,G0.
John AlstSd was elected poundmaster of
the Third want.
" ATEE MAINS.
Water mains were ordered laid rs follows:
II Hillside place. from Groveland avenue
"a Mount Curve avenue; in Groveland ave
nue.. from Hennepn avenue 10 Hillside
place; in HeuUepiU avenue. from Seven
ieenth street "a GroyeiaBd avenue; in Mount
Curve avenue. from Hillside place to South
Humboldt avenue.
Seveui additional streets were ordered
sprinHed.
LICENSE ORDINANCE
The license ordinance was brought up by
Aid johnson. who moved tina; II De referred