St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-19

might make would have no influence on the
next council. Mr.. Warner thought that il
this council was clothed with the legal
power to canvass o vote it was, per Sc, also
clothed with power to determine whether
there had been any legal election. He
wanted to proceed properly under all rules
of the council, but wanted this question left
open, and not that any decision now should
act as any estopel on the new council.
The vote of the Seventh ward was then
canvassed and after the clerk had been
given time to add the totals the result was
declared, Aid. johnson in the chair. The
figures on treasurer and judge were: Refs
6,593, Newson 4,476; Ford 5,965, Schoon-
maker 4,724. The aldermen were all de-
clared elected except in the Seventh ward,
where the figures were given according to
the return of the Seventh ward" instead of
elected for the term next ensuing" as
follows:
OConnor; Third ward, o. o. Cullen; Fourth
ward, r. A. Smith, Henry Weber; Fifth
ward, Terrence Kenney. E. Starkey.
The following were declared elected
school directors:
FL. c. Schumacher, A. T. Wampler, p J.
Geisen, j. j. Ellis, II. II. AtheY, A. G.. Pos
tlethwaite. J. N. Curtiss, William Berlandi,
Il. Il. Pratt.
OTHER BUSINESS.
Communications from the mayor referred
the matter of the injury of Mr. Cummings
by Chief Blacks horse at the carnival
grounds to the council, with the recon-
mendation that some allowance be made.
Referred to the committee ON claims and
the city attorney. The revocation of the
saloon license Of p. Neugaard was with
drawn.
A communication from Comptroller Roche
stated that he understood 81, 600 had been
placed in the hands of the mayor as con-
flngent fund to purchase firearms for the
police; stating also that such appropriation
was contrary to law. MIR. Starkey said he did
not know where the comptroller got his in
formation, as no such appropriation was ever
passed. But an appropriation had been
made OF 81. 600 for contingent fund for
the transportation of militia from the city
OF st. Paul to their annual encampment.
He thought the comptroller should get bet
ter posted before he sent such communica-
lions to the council. The communication
was then laid on the table.
SUMMIT PAVEMENT.
A resolution from the board of public
works ordering asphalt pavement on Sum-
NIT avenue, from Selby to Dale streets,
brought out a protest, presented by Aid.
Sanborn and signed by Messrs. Auerbach,
Bunker, Warner, Gribben, Bend and others,
who want cedar block pavement. Aid.
Sanborn said that parties representing both
sides were present desiring to be heard,
and moved that they be allowed to speak.
w. L. Warner spoke against the asphalt,
and asked that the matter be postponed at
least one week, in order that the other side
could be heard. Mr.. Oppenhelm
gave history of the movement for
the pavement of Summit avenue. He said
that after the residents had decided what
kind to have a majority of the property
owners had petitioned for the asphalt. w.
b. Dean spoke in favor of the asphalt pave
ment, giving its merits and some partic-
ulars about contractors for it. All these
gentlemen INDUCED in further discussion,
when the order was passed by vote of IA
to nothing. Aid. Sanborn then moved a
reconsideration, that everyone might vote,
and the order was again passed by vote of
II to 3, Aid. Kahn and Starkey voting in
the negative. The following additional
improvements we're ordered made:
Constructing sewer on Tilton street, be-
tween ST. Peter and Rice; sewer on Green
br1er avenue, from Seventh to Margaret and
on Margaret, from Greenbrier avenue to
Hope; paving Seventh, from the bridge to
Hope street Outside the car tracks,; sewer
on Grove, from point fifty feet northeast
erly OF Canada to Broadway; sewer on Rosa
bel, from Thirty-fifth to Fourth; grading
lglehart, from Mackubin to Lexington avenue;
grading Sherburne avenue, from Grove to
Rice; grading Third, from Robert to
jackson; sewer on Sibley, from point
twenty feet north OF levee to Third grading
and paving with cedar blocks the alley in
block IL, ST. Paul proper.
The following plats were approved:
Smiths subdivision of block 6, Brown 81
Jackson's addition; NJ. Grube's subdivision
OF block 104, Lyman Dayton's addition;
Martins Encouragement of lots 1 and 2,
block &c. West st. Paul proper; Kuhps ad-
ditIon; Thomas subdivision of block II,
Brown & Jackson's addition; Dehmer's
subdivision of lots 1 and 2, block l, st.
Paul north out lots; a. E. Phinney's addi-
ton. Resolutions were adopted employing
Charles Fallen to take care of Lafay-
cite square and Smith park, and
Frank Hedman to care for Central park.
A resolution of Aid. Petsch was adopted
ordering the Manitoba Railroad company
to construct a bridge across Jackson street
over its right of way. An amendatory Or
dinance was adopted making all violations
OF the liquor laws punishable by a fine of
not less than $40 nor more than 500. The
following changes of grade were ordered:
On Colorado street, from Greenwood avenue
to Dakota avenuei on Virginia avenue, from
Aurora avenue to Ellen street, and Fourth
street from Maple to High.
The name of Toronto avenue, north of
st. Clair street, was changed, to st. Adams
street. An ordinance granting the Street
Railway company the right to use motors
on Ramsey and Oakland streets and Grand
avenue, went to the committee on streets
and goes to the city attorney.
AN INDIGNATION MEETING.
After the council meeting last night the
following was left at the GLOBE office:
The citizens of the Seventh ward will
hold an indignation meeting at Woodruff
hall, Merriam Park, at 7:30 Saturday even
ing, protesting against the action of the
city council in not declaring the result of
the election of alderman in that ward.