St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-04
WHEN STREETS ARE VACATED
An Ordinance Changing Somewhat
the Method of Procedure.
The Summit Avenue Paving Contract
Awarded without Debate.
Along meetfng.

-SOA6 NACCSAM&s
At the meeting of the council last night
the committee reported by vote of to g.
in favor of an ordinance providing for the
payment of money by persons acquiring
any public property which may be vacated,
such money forming a park fund to be
credited to the ward in which such vaca-
ZION be made. Aid. Sanborn, one of the
dissenting members of the committee,
argued against the audience, and
Aus. Starkey, Kerr and Dowlan spoke in
FAVOR OF 1t. Mr.. Starkey said he had gone
over the proceedings of the council for
elghteen months. aid found that S25, 900
worth OF real estate had been vacated; that
Al one titile property was vacated in the
western part OF the city equal to nine lots,
where lots were worth S40O
piece. The ordinance was adopted
with only Mr.. Sanborn dissenting.
After quantity of routine business a re-
solution of Aid. Bryant, in conformity
with the recommendation of the CITY engi-
neer was adopted authorizing the grading
OF the leyee under the south end of Robert
Street bridge at an expense of 5000. A
communication from the board of public
works submitted the two bids for paving
summit avenue with asphalt. accompanied
W q lCtGCl llOlll 1SSluGQG barrett giving
his reasons for voting against awarding the
contract, which he requested be spread
upon the records of the council. The COM
munication was placed on file and the con-
tract awarded without remarks to the War
rem. Scharf company for S95.6OO. Aid.
Starkey casting the only negative VOTE
Mr.. Barrett's objection to the contract was
that 1t called for an annual expenditure by
the city OF ~. 700 for keeping one mile Of
pavement IN repair, or $27, 900 for the ten
years. lie cited the engineers report
showing that the cost of keeping in repair
all tne paved streets of the city last year
eight mlles-was only S1,46O. IL. which in
GUIDED repairs for the taking up and relay
ing the pavement for sewer. wafer and yas
connections.
IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED
The following improvements were ordered
made: Grading Daily street, from James tn
JEFFERSON avenue; grading, crawling and
curbing Greenbrier avenue. from Mapesret
to Seventh; grading Cherokee avenue from
ONO TO city limits; constructing sewer on
Randolph, from View to Pleasant avenue.
A communication from the board of health
recommended the appointment of Patrick
McManus and W. S. Henke-two of the tenn
porary lnspectors-for permanent inspectors,
brought out some objection from Aid. San
born, but was adopted with only two dis
senting votes.
In accordance with the report of the special
committee on foundings home resolution
was adopted authorizing the establishments of
a Ioundhngs home near the city hospital
Inc committee on police reported in favor of
awarding the contract for building the cells in
the sub-police stations to the Pauly Jail Build
ing company Of st. Louis for So, S65 ~ AL.
though this bid was not the lowest Architect
Hamilton, to whom the bids had been referred.
Ia nC NN1
were the Il t. A remonstrance against
awarding th,s contract was received from Mr..
McLeague OF this city who had been the
lowest bidder. The contract was awarded.
only Mr.. kenney voting against it. The com.
mlttee on markets reported in favor of the
ordinance repeating the ordinance recurring
Venders or vegetables to have city license,
and the report was adopted. The special
committee to whom was referred the contest
OF Mr.. kinney's seat by Mr.. Croonouist re-
ported In favor of not granting the petition OF
Mr. Croonqulst, and the report was adopted.
me following plats were approved: PHILLIP
Potts addition; Dawson's rearraneemept OF
block ~, Brown Jackson's addition; Lang.
evln's Fourth addition; Manns rearrange-
ment of part of block 5, Leech's addition;
BushnelPs Encouragement of lots l and 2
block 3, of College Place West Division: War.
rem McDowelPs subdivision of block 4
Rogers u Hendricks acre lots; F. w. Hoyt'i
Encouragement of lots 25, 26 and 27, Hall
Browns addition to Hyde Park
A resolution was adopted extending the
fire limits TO include the west side of Dakota
avenue. A communication was read from r,
A. Hendrickson for the St. Paul Heat and
Power company. asking the passage of an
ordinance granting the right to convey natu.
raj gas, if found. through the streets to the
small consumer. The company is composed
of ST. Paul and Pittsburg capitalists, and
proposes to experiment for the purpose of
ascertaining if natural gas can be had in st.
Paul. The council adjourned until Tuesday
evening of next week. when the cable and
motor line ordinances will be acted upon.