St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-02
SAINT PAUL MATTERS.
Old Members of the City Council Retire
and Make Room for the
New Ones.
Supt. of Schools Wright to Hold His Posi-
ton Until the End of
the Year.
Col. Allen of the NJ erchants Surprised
--Methodists' Social Union--
Chi Psi Association.
Visitors for a Day--New Workers Pre-
pairing an Annual Entertain
ment-- Local.
TIE 6LpANn The NEW.
Elections and Routine Business by
City Fathers.


Elections and Routine Business by
City Fathers.
The Council was called to order at 2:15
yesterday afternoon in adjourned session to
complete the years business and dissolve.
All the aldermen were present except Mr..
Van Slyke.
a petition was received from number
of employment agents for the city to re-
fund the amount of licenses paid at various
times to the city, as the ordinances under
which they were collected were void and as
the city had 10 right to exact such license.
Referred to the committee on ordinances
The committees on streets and ordinances
reported in favor of postponing action on
the ordinance granting the use OF
a motor on street car line on
Ramsey street, Oakland avenue and
Grand avenue. The report was adopted.
The committee on streets reported in favor
of ordering the Northern Pacific Railroad
company to build bridge over their tracks
on Mississippi street. The committee to
whom was referred the petition of Aid
Long, conteSting the election in the Seventh
ward, reported that it was proper matter
for the new council and returned the petit
ton for action by that body. A resolution
by Aid. Petsch was passed calling for
special committee to locate public hay
market and report at next meeting. The
chair appointed Aids. Kahn. Petsch and
Kerr. as such committee. Plats No. l, 3
and 4. of Lexington park, Hamline Syndi-
cate. No. I, 2 and 3, were approved. A
proposition of the Thompson-Houston
Electric Lighting company to furnish all
night lights at so cents each was referred to
the committee on gas. The old council
then adjourned sine die.
THE NEW COUNCIL.
The new council was Immediately called
to order by Clerk Prendergast and Col.
Kerr was chosen chairman pro tenn. The
new aldermen then arranged themselves in
a line in front of the clerk, held ND their
right hands and took the oath of office and
affixed their signatures to the oath. Clerk
Prendergast had some little difficulty in
calling the new roll with his accustomed
velocity but got through it at good speed.
On motion of Aid. Starkey the council
proceeded to elect a president, and
Aid. r. A. Smith was elected
unanimously, the clerk being authorized to
cast the ballot of the council. Mr.. Smith
took the chair and thanked the aldermen
for his election. saying he would endeavor
to perform the duties of president to the
best OF his ability. A ballot was then taken
for vice president with the following re-
suit. Messrs. Starkey and Sanborn acting as
tellers: Kerr 9, Starkey 9, scattering 3,
and Mr.. Kerr was declared elected. Aid.
Cullen nominated P. O'Regan for market
master, and Mr.. Starkey nominated Emil
Mol. The ballot resulted O'Regan 10,
Mol 8, and O'Regan was declared elected.
At this point Mr.. Faunteleroy stated to
the council that he desired to enter pro-
fest on the part of Mr.. Croonquist against
the seating of Terrence Kenny, and that he
would in a few minutes file the papers with
the clerk. The president stated that this
was out of order at the time, but the papers
could be filed at a subsequent meeting.
Joseph Spiel was unanimously chosen
jailer, and the council then adjourned until
7:30 o'clock in the evening.
THE EVENING SESSION.
The following Improvements were ordered
made:
Grading Arch street from Jackson to
Columbia; opening, widening and extend
ing Fuller street from Kent to Dale; grad
ing Jefferson avenue from Victoria to the
st. Paul a6S2 Sioux City railway right of
way; condemning and taking an easement
on Sherburne avenue from Rice to Grant
street for slopes; opening, widening and
extending an alley in block So. Irvine's en-
largement of Rice 81 Irvine's addition;
grading Carroll street from Dale to Chats
worth; opening, widening and extending
Fuller street from Kent to Dale; opening,
widening and extending st. Clair street
from the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul railway to the river;
opening. widening and extending
James street from Oneida to Western ave-
nue.; opening, widening and extending
State street from the west line of Morrison'S
addition to Bunker street; grading st. An
thony avenue from Rice to point l, 500
feet west of Lexington avenue; Martin
street from Arundel to Kent, Mackubin
from Rondo to Fuller; opening Wells street
from Forest to Greenwood avenue; grading
ST. Adams from Marshall avenue to Uni
versity avenue.
The City Engineer reported adversely on
constructing sewer on Fifth street, from
Williams to KlttsOn. and grading an alley
in block 6. Terrace Park addition.
Aid. SanbOrn offered a resolution to the
effect that it was the sense of the Council
that no ordinances granting an infringe
ment on the ordinances OF the fire limits be
passed until after notice by publication and
report by fire committee. The resolution
passed by q vote of to 4. This is in
tended III the language of Aid. Kerr, ''to
stop this everlasting infringement on the
fire ordinances, which allow any man who
desires it to erect a frame building wher-
ever he likes inside the fire limit
The following sewers were ordered con-
structed:
On ST. Adams street, from st. Clair
TO Summit avenue; on Lincoln avenue, from
Dale to Victoria; on Grand avenue, from
Oakland to Avon; on Summit avenue, from
St. Adams to Dale; on Ashland avenue, from
Dale to st. Adams; on ST. Adams, from Ash
land avenue to Marshall avenue.
The following plats were approved:
Kerst's subdivision of block 33 of Stinson,
Brown s. Rsmsey's addition; Lyon & Brown
subdivision of lot SO, Lake Como villas: W. S.
Monroes subdivision of lot g. block 2, College
j. n. Rogers fifth additions Coles Randolph
street and Pleasant avenue addition.
The old territorial road was ordered va
Gated between Western avenue and Mac
kubin street. The board of health reported
in favor of an addition to the city hospital
for cases requiring isolation, and the clerk
was instructed to advertise for bids
A LIGHT BANQUET.
Just as the council separated President
Smith stated that he was authorized to say
that a gentleman would be pleased to see
the aldermen and reporters at the Windsor
hotel. The company. twenty-five in num-
Der, soon assembled in room % at the Wind
scr and partook of light banquet with
plenty of champagne and cigars. by reason of
Mr.. Smiths detection as president of the
council.