St. Paul daily globe., 1886-11-06
OUR LOCtL con ESS.
What the City Fathers Did Last
NiChI--MOre Police Inquiry.

What the City Fathers Did Last
NIGhI--MOre Police Inquiry.
The business of last nights session of the
city council opened with big list of COM
munications and petitions, which were re-
ferred to proper committees. The library
board requested the sale of the bonds
authorized for the benefit of the public
library and the same was referred to the
committee on ways and means. Compl aint
was made that the street railway company
gave inefficient service on Twentieth ave-
nue. north. to the effect that the cars were
too infrequent to accommodate public
travel, and that
VEXATIOUS WAITS
were necessitated much to the annoyance
especially to ladies in stormy weather
Referred to the aldermen of the Third
ward. Jacob Barge and others protested
against the action of the motor company
in making excavations and obStrucGlng
First avenue south. greatly to the damage
of bus ness. Referred to the committee on
railroads, A protest against DONG street
paving by the day was referred to the
committee on paving. The sufferers from
the cyclone at Sauk Rapids entered COM
plant that the sum of $4,000 was still III
the hands of the executive committee, and
stated that all the buildings III st. Cloud
were rebuilt, while very few of the build
ingS destroyed in Sauk Rapids had been
either repaired or rebuilt, and requested
that the money be expended as intended by
the donors, rather than to be returned To
the city. The matter was given reference
to the comm ttee on claims the mayor and
president of the council. Engineer Rinker
submitted all estimate for sewer in First
ward at $87,2SS G. r. Hills
name was Withdrawn from the
payroll and the claim of NJ. SynOtt was
withdrawn from the budget of bills, the
remainder being passed upon. The COM
mittee on claims reported motion TO draw
a warrant in favor of Eva Anderson for
S127. 50 to reimburse her for damages suf-
fered by her on account of her house being
Quarantined, owing to
A SMALLPOX CASE
in her house. AID. johnson opposed the
proposition. and said he was willing 10 con-
tribute to the woman if necessary. He was
told that Mrs. Anderson was in destitute
circumstances. that she mad fifteen boarderS
quarantned and that they paid her moth
ing. The motion prevailed.
Aid. L'Herault GAINED that NJ. Lynott is
in debt to the city for dirt sold as street
commissioner of the first ward, and that
nothing should be paid him upon his con-
tract for street grading in the Third
ward. The city attorney said, in
his opinion, the claim could not
be offset, and Aid. L'Herault insisted that
something should be done to recover the
money retained from the First ward. The
matter was settled by vote TO pay the
grading claim. 1t was voted to continue
building inspectors in Office the balance of
the fiscal year. Tie proceedings in laying
out and opening Willow street and East
Twenty-sec0nd street were abandoned.
Plats of the following new additions were
adopted: Higgins First addition, Belle
Plaine addition, Brown d Supplies
addition, Turner u Warnock's Second addi
| ton. Brown & Mclntyres Encouragement
of block 1,Rees & Bairds Encouragement of
lots %. "a, % and 2e, in block l.
The committee ON railroads reported an
ordinance changing the grade of NicOllet
stleet near the Manitoba road on Ncollet
island. The committee on police moved
that a covered Patrol wagon be purchased
and that a temporary barn be purchased
for the same, which prevailed. The build
ing ordinance was read and laid
over. The ordinance granting the North
ern Pacific Railway company the right Of
way across certain streets and avenues on
the East SIDE was passed. Aid. johnson
moved that the matter of awarding contracts
for curb stohes be referred back to the COM
mittee for further consideration. and upon
its adopt on petition from property own
ers was read asking that the contract be
awarded to j. Fl. Nevns, the lowest bid
der. This was referred to the same com
mistee The sum of $1,000 was loaned the
rd fund
rent expense fund, and the
chief of police was requested to
station an officer at each of the Manitoba
railway crossings to prevent the obstruction
of the crossings. The sum of $3.50 was au-
thorized paid out of the Third ward fund
| into the Fourth ward fund. Aid. Dwyer
moved that the Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company be required to erect
and maintain proper gates at the Franklin
avenue crossing A warrant was ordered
drawn in favor of Charles Dahlberg for $50.