St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-08

A license was granted Sherin & Nicholas
to tap sewers, and the petitions of large
number of other plumbers for licenses, were
referred to the committee on licenses.
President Cough appointed as COM
mittee to investigate the Brockett block
catastrophe, Alderman Clautier, Fly, Mer-
rick, Bawows, and Pratt, and as commit
tee on Decoration day, Aldermen Babb,
Morse and Downs.
Sackett d Virgins asked for a special
license at the dime museum on the ground
that they afford the citizens with cheap
entertainments and are therefore public
benefactors. The petition was referred to
the committee on licenses.
The city attorney was directed to take
immediate steps to prevent the Globe Oil
company from erecting or moving any Oil
warehouse upon the premises. as asked for,
and the motion prevailed.
Warrants were ordered drawn for the
monthly budget OF bills.
The committee on claims recommended
that the sum Of $40 be paid to S. c. Kirk
ham, the eX-sergeant of the police. the
same being for attorneys fees in the suit
brought against him for false imprison-
ment. The motion prevailed, and the war
rant was ordered drawn for the amount.
AID. Cooley moved that the police pay
roll for the month OF April be allowed, and it
was carried.
A motion was made that warrant be
drawn in favor of NJ. w. Glenn for $4,000
Aid. Hungan raised the objection that it
had not been properly investigated, and 1t
was referred to the committee on claims, to
be reported at once.
The veto message Of the mayor was read
for second time and roll call being
taken on the ordinance failed to pass over
h. 10
Aid. Swenson voting with the Democrats,
and Aid. Phillips being absent from the
city,
The committee On accounts of city Off
GERS reported that the expert employed for
the purpose had examined the books of the
city officers and found them correct, ex-
cept in few minor particulars. Placed on
file, and Aid. Maereck moved the transfer
of certain small ward warrants to the
general fund, but it received no second
a matter of a warrant for S155, in favor
of S. Rogers, the expert accountant, was
presented and referred.
PlatS of subdivisions Of lots 5, 6, Z and
8, block II, Cobbs' addition to st. Anthony,
Franklin Heights addition and Ovitts ad-
dition to Minneapolis. we've adopted.
Aid. Morse reported that the committee
on fire department wonld inspect the ap-
paratus of the department next Tuesday
afternoon.
Fifteenth street. from Vine place to Oak
grove was ordered sprirkled until Nov. 1,
1886.
A sewer was ordered laid in Eighth ave-
nue. south, from Ninth street to Tenth
street.
The committee on railroads moved that
the engineer be instructed to stop the Min
nesota q Northwestern Railway company
from grading and laying tracks across any
of the streets and alleys of the city. He
thought the railway companies should pro-
cure permission from the city before block
ing up streets. The motion prevailed,
The committee on ordinances requested
that it be given further time to report the
BARRIERS Sunday ordinance, for the reason
that in the opinion of the city attorney the
council has no right to pass such an ordi-
nance.
Aid. johnson presented an ordinance de-
claring smokeStacks in the city without
smoke condensers a public nuisance, and
the ordinance was given reference.
Electric lights were ordered placed as fol-
lows: Twenty-secOnd street and Twenty
third avenue south, Twenty-eighth street
and Stevens avenue, Lake street and Stew
ems avenue, Seventeenth avenue south and
Eighteenth street, Ador avenue north, Third
street and Sixteenth avenue, Seventeenth
avenue and Eighth street south. Twenty
fourth avenue and Franklin, Twenty-sixth
avenue and Riverside, Twentieth avenue
south and Third street, Twenty-seventn
street and Lyndale avenue, Fourth street
and Broadway.
The committee from the Sixth ward re-