St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-18
THE CITY COUNCIL.
The Routine Business Transacted
ut Last Nights Meeting.

ut Last Mig hts Meeting.
At last nights meeting of the city coun-
Gil, communications were received from
various parties and given proper reference.
Thomas Thompson petitioned the coun-
ell to refund the money paid by him for a
butchers license, explaining that his place
of business had been closed by a writ OF
attachment. Referred.
Lawrence Clarity protested against an
assessment made against his property. and
it was referred to the committee on taxes
Catharine Bvrns complained that she
had been enormously assessed for water
main. Referred to the committee on wa
ter works.
S. j. Kirkham asked that he be allowed
$40, as attorney fees, paid by him in de-
Tending the case brought against him by
Armstrong English for false pretenses.
Referred to the committee on police and
city attorney.
A large budget of objections to the con-
firmatlon of certain openings were referred
to the committee on roads and bridges.
A plat of Roberts addition to Minneapo-
lis was referred TO the committee on streets,
grades and additions.
Charles Witt presented a lengthy pro-
pOsal to build slaughter house, which was
on health and hospitals.
A warrant was ordered drawn in favor of
Samuel Hill for the sum of So, OBI. 40. in
full payment and satisfaction of that GER
tain judgment rendered in favor of Mr..
Hill against the city Feb. 6, for So, $50. Al,
in the district court.
The committee on public grounds and
buildings was instructed TO deliver to the
exposition directors an abstract OF the prop
erty turned over to the board.
The committee on roads and bridges re-
ported that the new Washington avenue
bridge had been thrown open to the public,
and recommended that the bridge be ac-
cepted. Adopted.
DICoURTEoUs TO THE MAYOR.
The committee on roads and bridges
moved that Charles Getchell be appointed
as Waterman of the new bridge, at a salary
not to exceed $40 month, but the PROPOSE
ton aroused considerable opposition. Aid.
Hashow thought that it was showing dis
courtesy to the mayor, on whom is vested
the appOintive power. Aid. Haugan took
the same position. A motion to adopt was
lost.
Aid. Swanson moved that the
mayor be requested TO make an
appointment, at salary not to
exceed $40 month. Aid. johnson arose
TO point of order, claiming that the gen.
tlemen had not the permission to introduce
a motion out of the regular order, and the
chair sustained the point. The city en-
gineer was directed to advertise for pro-
posals for plank sufficient to cover the road
way of the Washington avenue bridge.
The standing committee on streets grades
and additions, recommended the adoption
of the following additions.
Rce's addition to Minneapolis, Gould e.
Whitman's addition, Exposition SUBJ
division Of the addition to the Falls
of St Anthony. The report was adopted.
Aid. Sly moved that II. S. Young, en-
gineer for the workhouse, be placed under
pay at once and that he be directed to get
up steam for the purpose of heating and
drying the wOrkhouse.
A warrant for the sum of S315 was Or
dered drawn in favor of Bethany home. the
same being half the amount CT fines collected
from fallen women for the month of jan
uary. Commissions in the matter of laying
out and extending streets, re-
ported the following for confirmation:
an alley in block 81; Eighteenth avenue
south. from East Franklin avenue to East
Twenty-second street; Eighth street south
east from Mill company's addition and
Andrews, Moulton IL Co.'S addition. Com
missiOners were appointed to make awards
and assessments in the matter of laying out
and extending the following streets: TWEEN
ty-eighth avenue north, from Lyndale ave-
nue. to west line of Highland Park addition;
West Lake street, from Excelsior avenue
to western limits Of the city; an alley
through block IA, Horman's addition;
Lyndale avenue. from Superior avenue to
HenneDin avenue. SeVpn-aud-a-half
avenue south, from Franklin avenue TO
East Twenty-second street, Franklin ave-
nue., from Cedar avenue to Twenty-ninth
avenue south; Franklin avenue, from the
east line of Jackson'S addition to Riverside
avenue.
The city attorney was directed to investi-
gate the records to ascertain whether or not
taxes have been paid on all the property
occupied by hose houses.
The salary of the engineer of the work
house was fixed at SIS month. The sum
of S1.400 was ordered paid to James Ken
nedy, 5000 to o. c. Merrill, $3.50 to c.
Meyers, $50 to John McAntiff. 81. $50 to S.
II. Chute. $500 TO Abbey z. Newell, the
same being the amounts awarded as dam
ages in the matter of laying out Washington
street. The city attorney was directed to
commence suit against r. w. Cummings to
cause the opening of Polk street through
Maple hill cemetery, the same having been
closed up. The city engineer was directed
to advertise for proposals for building an
engine house on the lots recently purchased
for the purpose in the First ward.
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CANCELING ASSESSMENTS.
The City Engineers Certificate To