St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-08

work yesterday laying rails on College ave-
nue., from Tenth street to Wabasha, where
the st. Anthony hill line of street cars will
run while the water maiu is being con-
structed on Tenth street The rails were laid
nearly the whole distance yesterday.
The poles for the electric light wires along
East Seventh street in East st. Paul have
been set. The money to pay for the lights has
been raised, and as soon as the wires are
strung Seventh street from the first bridge tn
the harvester works viii be as well lighted as
any street in the city.
The Seventh street museum had large
house last night. The attractions are the
fat peoples convention. the incubator and
novelties. A stage performance with Nc
Andrews, the watermelon man, Hern aud Nc
Gill, and other specialists in the program, was
well received. The same bill will be pre-
Sented during the week.
AT yesterdays meeting of the board of pub
lie works a large number of assessments for
permanent improvements we've confirmed.
Bids for grading DucaS street, Virginia
avenue and constructing sewer on Beau
mont street were received, but no action was
taken. The question of condemning the sum-
init avenue lookout for II public park was
brought up but was laid over for one week.
Examinations at Hamline began yesterday
and will close to-day. Rev. Levi gilbert, pas
tor OF the Central NJ. q. church at Winona,
who will give the address before the united
N. Showers, presiding elder of Winona dis
trict, both conference visitors, are in attend
ance. Friends are already arriving i'll anti
cipation of class day and commencement eX-
ercises.
In the municipal court yesterday Tom Fra
ker pleaded guilty TO assault on wilson in a
saloon last April and was fined 500, with an
alternative of ninety days in the workhouse
Charles Brown, accused of using abusive
language to Officer Rose, was discharged
Thomas O'Brien, who was chal ged with
knocking down Henry Cook and robbing him
of watch, was discharged.
a fraction of the Young Mems Republican
club met in Judge Schoonmaker's office on
East Seventh street last night. 1t was con-
cluded to fix the bonds of the treasurer and
financial secretary at $1,000. Several
changes were made in the bylaws, and the
executive committee was authorized to So
hcit subscriptions for the purpose of secur-
ing club rooms.
The directors of the press club yesterday
decided on the suite of rooms in the south
east corner of Union block, up one fight, as
the permanent rooms Of the club. Some
changes IN the rooms as at present arranged
will be needed to make the rooms suitable for
club purposes, and these and the fitting up of
the rooms the house committee was in
structed to take in hand. The directors will
meet again on Friday afternoon.
AT the meeting of the water commissioners
yesterday morning bills amounting to
SIS, 446.46 were allowed. Bonds of j. E. Fox,
j. r. Mckee, ID. s. Stonbs and d. J. Harring
ton were approved and plumbers licenses
issued to them. a resolution was passed re-
questing the council to credit to the water
board the 100000 premium on bonds issued
March f. last year, to aid in carrying on ex-
tensions. Several petitions for water mains
were referred to the president and superin-
tendent.
The board of directors of the ST. Paul pub
lie library held its June meeting yesterday, at
which Messrs. Ramsey, Upham, Carver, New
port, Auerbach and Pond were present. The
building committee recommended the pur-
chase of a safe, and the library committee re-
ported that finding lists of the new books are
to be printed. The librarian S report for May
gave the number of books issued for home
use as 4,507. The average number of Sunday
visitors was As; new registration for the
month, lis; number now entitled to draw
books, 4,221; received from delinquents,
S47.63; for two lost books, $3.50.