St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-19
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Routine Grind of Last Nights
Session.

The Routine Grind of Last Nights
Session.
The city council last night considered
considerable routine business Aid. Sly
introduced an ordinance, under suspension
of the rules, establishing and controlling
the work hours, which was re-
ferred to the committee on ordi-
nances. Aid. Phelps presented an ordI-
ance prohibiting herding cattle in the Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth wards. Referred.
Aid. Clark presented an ordinance amend
ing the butchers ordinance, III order to
strengthen it. Also referred. Proposals
were opened for building a wooden bridge
across BasSett'S creek on Western avenue.
Charles Filteau was the lowest bidder.
The city comptroller reported his first
quarterly, showing total payments Sl2S,-
69S.4S, total receipts $3.50, 25S.9S, taxes
still due, $2SS, 101. 06; estimated disburse-
ments OH account of general fund, reported
to council Sept. 2, 1885, $592. 725. Re
ferred to the committee on ways and
means. Aid. Haugan introduced resolu-
ton authorizing the proper officials to issue
city bonds with interest at f a per cent. i'll
the sum of Sis, 900. Referred to the commit
tee on ways and means. 1t was moved that
the committee on public grounds and build
ings be authorized to make certain changes
in the boilers and the bOiler-room OF the
city hall. and it obtained. The committee
on streets, grades and additions reported
recommendations to adopt the following
platS of additions to the city of Mlnneapo-
lis: Pleasant Place addition; j. l.. Par
ker's addition, and Parker Il Jermains adj
dition, and the report was adopted.
The chief of the fire department was
authorized to make an arrangement Tor an
exchange of the use of four steam fire en-
gines and as many hose trucks with st.
Paul in case of serious confagration. The
st. Paul 81 Northern Pacific presented an
ordinance granting certain rights OF
way in South Minneapolis. Re
ferred to the committee on railroads.
The committee on water works recon-
mended that the sum Of 50, 053.25 be paid
to Robinson 81 Mead for street sprinkling
in the month of May. There have been
numerous complaints regarding the made
quacy Of the sprinkling, and the above sum
of money had been held out by the COM
mittee on claims, but the committee on
water works, in making an investigation,
found that there had not been
provided the number OF MIGRANTS
arranged for, and there was cause for COM
pldllU Oh DOlu SlueS. iilu. IdCt, 0NChoOii,
Eichhorn, Clark and others testified that
the sprinkling had been most Shabbily done,
and they had their votes changed so that
the motion to draw warrant was lost. A
contract was ordered executed with Charles
Filteau for constructing the Western avenue
bridge across BaSsett's creek. The pro-
ceedings in the matter of opening. widen
ing and extending Franklin avenue were
abandoned. 1t is now proposed to extend
the avenue without widening. An ordi-
nance establishing Twenty-fourth avenue
south and other streets in the Sixth ward
was given its first reading. An ordinance
amending the ordinance regulating licenses
was also reported. 1t strikes out the word
land" and inserts the word ''or." so as to
read ''meat or game" 1t was read and
went over under the rules. Aid. Sly's
Workhouse ordinance was next placed on
its first reading.
The committee on workhouse reported
that the cells and interior of the workhouse
had been inspected and found satisfactory.
Supplies and furniture were ordered pur-
chased for the house. The aldermen OF
the Third and Fourth wards reported a
recommendation that the sum of 81, 500 be
set apart for improving and extending
Sixth avenue north to Keegan's lake and
bridging BaSSett'S creek, provided the Sixth
Avenue North Improvement association
accept the amount in full Of
all expenditures made by it.
Adopted. Aid. L'Herault brought up
the old city hall repairs job. and wanted to
know what the committee on claims had
done with the S7S6.22 paid to Boynton,
old foreman. A motion was made that a
warrant for $4,000 be drawn in favor Of
Robinson. and made in payment for street
sprinkling, The aldermen from each ward
were directed to instruct all street COM
missioners not to work their men after 5
o'clock Saturday afternoons, and not to
deduct any time.