St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-31
co UNCIL CHATTER.
Important Matters Sifted From the
Mass of Routine Work.

mass OF Routine work.
At last nights meeting of the city council
the usual number of petitions and commu-
nications were received and referred. Per-
mission was granted the Illuminating COM
pany to illuminate Nicollet avenue at the
opening of the Industrial Exposition.
Charles Hecker petitioned for free saloon
license at No. 123 North Main street. Re-
| ferred to committee on license. Plumbers
| licenses were granted Hobert & Willis, S.
We'll. Site & Cavenaugh, Sherrin Bros.
and J. E. st. Ledger. The Northern Pa
cific railway asked permission to erect
wooden structure near their tracks for the
storage of tools until the road shall have
been completed. The company offered to
| give bonds to insure the removal of the
building at that time. Referred to the
aldermen of the Third ward. Dr. Martha
G. Ripley and others asked that matron
be appointed to care for female
prisoners at the central station Re-
ferred to the committee on police.
The city attorney reported that the city is
not liable for damages inflicted upon l.. j.
Jordan by l.. S. Caswell while the latter
was city detective. The salary of the
janitor of the municipal court was increased
to $40 per month. The city pay roll,
amounting to $40, 1858. H. was passed. The
city engineer was instructed to have the
barn at the third precinct station connected
with water. 1t was voted that streets be
sprinkled as follows: Lyndae avenue,
from Hennepin avenue to West Thirty-frst
street; Lyndale avenue, from Plymouth
avenue to Eleventh avenue south.
WATER MAINS.
Water mains were ordered laid as fol-
lows:
In Chicago avenue, from Twenty-fourth to
| Lake streets; in Hawthorne avenue, from
Twelfth street to Lyndale avenue; in Linden
| avenue, from Sixteenth street to Aldrich
avenue; in Madison street, from Sumner
| street to Fourth avenue northeast; in Madi-
son street, from Fourth to Third avenues
northeast; in Sibley street, from Eleventh to
| Thirteenth avenues northeast; in Fourth
| street northeast, from Sixth avenue to
| Broadway; in Hennepin avenue, from Six
teeuth street to Seventeenth street; in Fifth
avenue north. from Lyndale to Aldrich ave-
nues; in West Nineteenth street, from Nicol-
let avenue to Vine Place; in Third avenue
from Third to Sixth streets. Twenty gas,
twenty globe and three electric lights were
ordered hung in the suburbs.
Sewers were ordered laid as published in
the GLOBE last Tuesday. An ordinance
creating public market in South Mime
apolis was referred to the city attorney
with instructions to report at the next
meeting. 1t was voted that the city fur
nish the park commission with lumber to
construct drain across a low place at
Prospect park. The city engineer was di-
rected to make estimate of costs for sewers
in South Minneapolis. Aid. Mills moved
that Brutus Heilman be appointed official
page at the council and Aid. johnson
fought the motion, but it prevailed, and
Brutus is now not only official bootblack
but he is page.
COMMISSIONERS LYNOT.
The special com mission which has de-
voted considerable time to investigating the
charges made against Street Commissioner
Lynot made documentary report. The
report recited the evidence as hitherto pub
lished. showing by admissions made
by Lynot that there is now due
the city the sum of S269.05, the money he
has collected, besides many other irregular
tiles. The committee found that the COM
missioner had committed gross carelessness
in keeping account on the dirt sold, and
that some SIS, 900 worth of dirt had been
sold by the commissioner. The COM
mittee recommended that the COM
mission hereafter shall keep
true and accurate account Of all money