St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-03
CITY COUNCIL.
Hours and Pay for City Work.
More Lights.

The communications and petitions re-
ceived and gwen proper reference at last
nights meeting of the council were numer
Gus. The police appointments, as elsewhere
published, were confirmed. The committee
on ordinances was instructed toreport an
ordinance creating and regulating the Office
of city purchasing agent. 1t was voted to
open and widen Humboldt avenue. from
Western to Plymouth. The electric light
at the corner of Twenty-fourth street and
Portland avenue was changed to Twenty
fifth street and Portland avenue, and the
electric light on the corner OF First avenue
south and University avenue changed to
Central and University. The committee
on health and hospitals, together with the
health officer, was authorized to employ a
competent man to take charge of the quar-
antine hospitals. An auctioneer's license
was ordered issued in favor of H. j. Mitch
ell, in place of license No. 341. revoked by
the mayor. The city engineer was directed
to make such tests as he may deem nee
essary in order to determine suitable
route for a tunnel to discharge the sewerage
of Northeast Minneapolis into the river
below the falls. Plats of the following
additions to the city were adopted:
Stough's subdivision in Maben, White &
Co.'S addition; re-plot of blocks Is, A, 10,
20, %, 30, of jackson. Daniels & Whit
ney's addition; JOhnSon'S subdivision of lots
8 and 9. in block 80, East Side addition.
The committee on fire department was
authorized to provide storm windows for
the fire department houses and to advertise
for proposals for putting steam fixtures in
Cataract engine house, and also to furnish
the Oak Lake engine house.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
were ordered located as follows: At the
city water works, Sixth avenue south and
Canal street, Seventh avenue south and
Canal street, Eighth avenue south and Sec
ond street. Nicollet and TWenty-ninth
street, Nicollet avenue and Thirty-tirst
street, Grand avenue and Lake street, Thir-
teenth street and Sixth avenue north,
Thomas place and ElwoOd avenue, Thir-
teenth avenue and Eighth street south and
Seventh street and Eleventh avenue south.
The committee on fire department recon-
mended that warrant be drawn in favor
of E. T. Wilcox in payment of damages to
hack and the proposition provoked vigorous
opposition. After a lengthy discussion it
| was referred to the committee on claims.
An ordinance changing the grade of Uni
versity avenue at its intersection with Fifth
avenue southeast and other streets was
given its first reading, and an ordinance
changing the name of Birch street to First
avenue north was passed.
The committee on police was authorized
to purchase fifty stand of arms for use of
the police department.. That on workhouse
recommended that Henry NJ. Young be ap-
pointed engineer at the workhouse, and
that he be directed to inspect the work of
putting in the steam apparatus, but not to
assume the duties of engineer until the
workhouse is completed. Mr.. Young is a
member of the fire department and it was
proposed that his connection with the fire
department shall not be severed.
Aid. johnson fought the proposition. He
made novel suggestion, i. e., that Mr..
Young be discharged from the fire depart
ment and appointed as Inspector at the
workhouse at salary Of S25 per month.
The report was finally adopted.
The special committee reported back the
resolution presented by Aid. Walsh, to the
at least S1.50 per day on all city work.
and recommended its adoption. Adopted
At the request of Aid. Walsh further
| time was granted the committee to submit
more elaborate report.
THE EIGHT-HoUR QUESTION.
Aid. Gibson moved that eight hours be
established as a days work on all city
work. Referred to special committee of
which Aid. Gibson is the chairman.
The ordinance regulating the matter of
measuring and selling coal was taken from
the table and passed.
1t was voted that no water mains be dis
tributed on the streets faster than actually
needed in laying.
Aid. Lawrence introduced a preamble
and resolution to the effect that the system
OF stating the wages of people employed on
public works is impracticable, ETC., was re-
ferred to the special committee having Aid.
Walsh's motion in charge.
A warrant was ordered drawn in favor of
McClary & Quigley for S164.45, payable
out of the Second ward fund.
Aid. Sly moved that messenger boy be