St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-20
OFFICIAL.
ToCeedingS Of the Common Council.
Regular Meeting.

1ain. Starkey, Bryant, Minea, Long, MI.
President-13.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor the Mayor-Appointnen
of Fire Commissioner
To the Honorable the President and Com
mon Council of the City of st. Paul:
| have appointed Charles Y. Parker as a
member of the Board of Fire Commission
ers of the city of st. Paul, (whose term OF
Office expired on Dec 81 last by Limitation,
and to continue until a successor should De
appointed and qualiied) to succeed HIM
self.
AS the personnel of the Board is now con-
stftuted believe the unity and efficiency
of the Fire Department will be better sub
served by the reappointment of Mr. Parker
than any other person in the city who could
be induced to take the position, and to my
mind it is so important to the interests of
the city that / again request your advice
and consent to his appointment.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
AID. Sanborn moved that the appoint
ment be approved and consented to.
Aid. Dowlan moved that the matter be
referred to committee of one from each
ward. together with the Chairman of the
Committee on Fire Department.
The President asked Aid. Dowlan if his
motion was offered as an amendment to the
motion of Aid. Sanborn.
Aid. Dowlan replied that it was not, as
he claimed the motion of Aid. Sanborn
was not i'm order, as the vote by which the
appointment Of Mr.. Parker was rejected
at a former meeting of the Council was not
reconsdered.
The President ruled Aid. Sanborn's mo-
ton in order and that of Aid, Dowlan out
of order.
l. lo1 frosf, ha
of the Chair
The appeal being seconded the question
was put. Shall the decision of the chair be
sustained.
The roll being called those voting iii
the affirmative were:
AID. Kerr. Sanborn, Johnson, Van Slyke.
Bryant. Minea. Long,.
Those voting in the negative were:
AID. Cummings, DOwIan, Cullen, Kahn,
Starkey-5.
SO the decision of the chair was sus-
tanned.
The question arising on the motion of
Aid. Sanbon to approve and consent to
said appointment. it was approved and
consented to by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Kerr. Sanbon. johnson,
Van SIyke, Byamt, Minea, Long, Mr. Pres
ident-S.
Nays-Ald. Cummings, DOwlan, Cullen,
Kahn, Starkey-5.
Also.
Death of Gen. Hancock
To the Honorable the Common Council
of the City of ST. Paul:
Since your last meeting, death has
stricken down another great soldier. Win
field Scott Hancock. senior major general
of the United States army. died at Cover
nOr's Island on the 9th inst. AS tribute
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the illustrious dead, | ordered the city hall
draped in mourning. the flags on the
city buildings displayed at half mast
the city bells tOlled during the fu-
neral obsequies and the public
offices closed from the hour of 3 o'clock on
the 18th inst. the date of the funeral, for
the remainder Of the day. He stood high
i'm the esteem of his cOuntrymen for his
great qualities as an able and brilliant SOL
der, for his patriotic devotion to duty, for
the splendid qualities displayed in the dis
charge of the delicate and complicated OBJ
legations devolved upon him as military
governor of the department of the gulf
pending the reconstruction acts of congress
in which lie subordnated the military to the
civil law. He was a model man, an illus
lrious soldier. pure patriot and cOnsci-
entious commander. l recommend such
y
occasion. EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Accepted.
Upon the conclusion of the reading of
the foregoing Aid. Sanborn presented
series of resolutions relative TO
the death of Gen. Hancock and
said: We are again called upon
to pay tribute to the memory of another
great soldier who has passed away. Win
field Scott Hancock. The country is filled
with sadness over his loss He was a born
patriot, faithful citizen. an humble man
and one of the greatest of soldiers, etc.
Aid. Kerr seconded the resolutions and
said that he could speak to them as a SOL
der. that he considered Gen. Hancock the
soldier par excellence of the Army of the
Potomac; that there was never a better
soldier nor more faithful leader than he,
etc.
Resolutions adopted unanimously. (See
TeSOlutions).
Also,
Contingent Fund for Police Department
The Mayor recommends that an appro-
priatiOn of 500 be made to Acting Chief
of Police John Bresette. to be used in the
service of the police department.
Adopted. (See resOlutiOn.)
From the Baltimore q Ohio Telegraph
Company, by j. K. Zeublin, general SUI
perintendent-
For permission to erect poles and string
wires on certain streets of the city, ETC.
Granted. (See Ordinance No. GIL
From Albert Scheffer-
For the vacation of the alley between
Blocks Nos. 3 and 4, Suburban Hills addi-
ton.
Ordered on file in the City Clerks Office,
and said Clerk instructed to give the proper
notice for vacation asked for.
From the st. Paul Chamber of Commerce
Asking that the land to be occupied by
the Minnesota 81 Northwestern rail
road on the West st. Paul levee
be designated; also that no part of
the levee be granted to corporations
or individuals for any purposes whatever;
also that the city authorities build such
docks and warehouses as may be necessary
to transact the business and charge such
wharfage rates as may be sufficient to pay
interest on the cost of the same, etc.
Committee on Streets.
From Frank Simon and Others
Protest against license being granted to
any person for conducting a saloon on
Superior street, between Western avenue
and Richmond street.
Committee on License.
From Ann E. Badly and Others
Relative to sewer on Lincoln avenue, etc
Referred to Board of Public Works and
City Engineer to recommend whether the
prayer of the petitioners should be granted
From l. st. Peter and Others
Asking for the establishment of a grade
on Eaton avenue. etc.
Committee on Streets.
From Stewart & Cummings and Others
For transfer of liquor licenses.
Committee ON License.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
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