St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-24
DONE In SHORT ORDER.
The Varied Routine Business Trans
acted by Council Last Night.

aCIeO council Last Night.
Council waded drearily through a lot of
routine business last night, while a crowded
lobby waited ard nervously shifted about
until something important should arise.
The something came, but was quickly dis
posed Of and the meeting adjourned early.
Mayor Ames reported the name of Hon.
c. A. Gallagher to succeed w. Ii. Davis as
member of the water board. 1t took the
usual course and went to the committee on
water works. The nominations to posi-
tons on the police force were read, and on
motion of Aid. Lawrence went to the COM
mittee on police.
The monthly budget of bills, amounting
to IS, ga. was ordered paid.
The important business lin anticipation)
was in relation to Aid. Gibson'S eight hour
ordinance. Aid. Haugan. the chairman.
said this was his first official notice of his
appointment, therefore he would announce
a meeting of the committee on Wednes-
day evening next.
a communication was received from the
International association Of plumbers. of
Minneapolis, recommending Michael J..
Guerin, as a fit candidate for inspector of
plumbing. On notice of Aid. Johnson, the
papers was referred to the committee on
public ground and buildings.
Aid. Johnson presented an ordinance.
amending the existing ordinance, so that
instead of the mayor issuing a permit to
occupying street for building purposes.
the building inspector shall issue it. The
fee Of 81 is also abolished. The ordinance
went to the ordinance committee. The
same alderman called up an ordinance
amending the building ordinance of the
city. 1t was a long and weary, though
important document, and little attention
was paid its reading, though it passed by a
unanimous vote.
Aid. Eichhorn gave notice that at the
meeting for next Friday evening he would
introduce an amendment to the license
ordinance, abolishing the patrol line.
FROM CITY OFFICERS.
Engineer Rinker called attention to the
dangerous condition OF the bridge over Bas-
sets creek, at Cedar Lake road, and the
affair was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges, The same officer sub
mitted, as the total estimated cost of n
bridge over Bassetts creek at Tenth avenue
north, 81. 057.14, which went to the same
committee. The engineer was authorized
to purchase, to the best advantage. what
lumber is necessary for sewers, side and
crOSSwalkS.
Chief Marshal StetSon of the fire depart
ment, asked council to order the annual in
spectiOn of the department on "Wednesday.
April %, at a. M, which was so ordered.
Building Inspector Pardee asked for an
additional assistant for clerical work; also
for Improved facilities in the Office Re-
ferred to committee on public grounds and
buildings.
PETITIONS REFERRED.
The butchers OF the city sent in petit
ton asking revocation of the license tax
on their business. Referred to license COM
mittee.
Citizens Of First avenue south. between
Seventh and Eighth streets, asked the sus-
pension for one year of the order to Law side
walks at the place designated. Referred to
sidewalk committee.
Edward Lodergren was permitted 10
erect a hay scale at $500 Harrison street.
Citizens along Como avenue petition for a
water pipe for fire protection. Referred 10
water commissioners. Property owners on
Thirteenth avenue southeast asked for the
grading of that street. Referred to ward
aldermen. A petition from Highland parl;
people for similar work took the same
course. Citizens of the Sixth ward remon-
strated against the erection of a warehouse
by the Globe Oil company in block 6, Han
cock q Rice's addition. The matter went
to the committee OH fire department. A
petition to extend the water main on Sec
ond avenue south, from Sixteenth to Sew.
enteenth street, went to the water board.
MOTIONS.
BY Aid. Gibson, providing for a dumping
mound in the Seventh ward; by AID. Cooley,