St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-11

Total. .... $242, 42S 90
Respectfully submitted by order of the
Board +. r. DELANO, President.
Official
WILLIAM O'GoRMAN, Secretary.
Sept 7. 1886.
Committee on Ways and Means and
Taxes
Gong Striking, Etc
The Board request that an ordinance be
passed to prohibit the striking of gongs and
bells OH the streets of the city. etc.
Granted. (See Ordinance No. 717.)
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
OF Committee on Fire Department G.
Berkman's Petition
Committee recommend that said petit on
be placed on file and no action taken, as the
petitioner has withdrawn, etc.
Adopted.
Of Committee Oh Streets, Sewers and
Bridges-Annie |. Mitchell and Others
Petition
Committee recommend that the prayer Of
petitioners be granted when plat of rear
rangement is accepted and signed, as re-
Quired by law, and that the City Clerk be
and he is hereby instructed to give the no.
tice required for the vacation asked for.
Adopted.
Also,
B. Michel and Others Petition
Committee recommend that said petition
be referred to the City Engineer to invesli-
gate and report.
Adopted.
Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad En-
crOachinentS-
Committee report that in company with
the City Engineer they have examined the
premises in the Sixth Ward where the Min
nesota IL Northwestern railroad were en-
gagged in grading streets for the purpose Of
laying down all additional track thereon.
ana found said company were not author
lied to grade OF lay down any track on said
streets. We also found the company had
suspended said work, and have since learned
from good authority that said company
has abandoned the same entirely. Your
committee further recommend that said
company be strictly prohibited from laying
down any track ON said street or streets in
the future.
Adopted.
Also,
Dale Street Grade. Etc
The Committee Oh Streets to whom was
referred the matter Of establishing grades
on Dale street. as recommended by tile City
Engineer. respectfully report that, in their
opinion, the grade should be so established
at the crossing of Dale street over the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad, as
indicated by the heavy red line on the ac
conpanying profile, making it an overhead
bridge crossing. and that this matter be re-
ferred to the City Engineer and Corpora
ton Attorney for them to ascertain what
fNf,r do nil
company referred to for bridging over their
tracks on Dale street, providing we aban-
don what is known as the Did Como bridge
crossing.
Adopted.
Irvine Avenue Grade
In the matter Of the establishment Of
grade on Irvine avenue, from Walnut street
to Western avenue, your committee, after
due consideration, respectfully recommend
the adoption of the grade for the north and
south lines of said avenue, as shown on
profile submitted by the City Engineer,
dated August II, 1886.
E. G. STARKEY,
Chairman Committee ON Streets.
Adopted (See resOlutiOn)
Of Committee on Public Buildings
Proposals for constructing FOundlings'
Home. Committee submit the following
proposals received by it for constructing
said building, tO-wit:
First story
Bldg complete. complete.
Frank Carri er............S6,4 400 $500
Asher BaSsfOrd. ............ ), 1913 1858
Henry Maltby. .............6 ,345 1874
DODlin Bros. $500 5,90Q
V. B. Parks. 707S $3.50
E. Kiink ertueS. ............. 1884 1000
Aid. Cullen moved that the contract be
awarded to Frank Carrier, upon his fur
nishing a proper bond, he being the lowest
bidder. for constructing the building with
the first story complete. anG that the papers
in the matter be referred to the Corporation
Attorney to draw contract.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
Yeas-Ald. Conley. Dowlan. O'Connor,
Petsch. Cullen. Kerr, Sanborn, Weber,
Kahn, Starkey. Bryant, Minea, MI. Presi
dent-13.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Claims Presented
Daily Globe, $2,8592l; McPhail &
Schindeldecker. S3; John ROthmund,
SIC. 70; r. 0. Sweeney. So; Standard Oil
com pany. 1928; Minogree & Christensen,
So. %: f. Dedolph, SO; Wyckoff, Seamans
d Benedict. $3.50; c. K. Davis, $500; Bob
ert Seeger, SO, 1854; st. Paul Gas Light
company. SIS. 660.15; Great Western and
First Regiment Bands, $3.50: Schickler &
Wilson. $3.50; p. L. Kavanagh, $50; st.
Paul Dispatch, SOL. IA; Duncan Cornell,
81; st. Paul Book Il Stationery Company,
81; S. G. Dickinson. S1.40; f. Knauft.
s535; j. B. Morehead & Son, 50; E. B.
Birge, $3.50; Brown, Treacy & Co., So;
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