St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-21
SETTLED At LAST.
The Council Decides to Rebuild the
Wabasha Street Bridge.
IT WILL COST ABOUT $115, 900
An Issue of Bonds Authorized to Build
the Smith Avenue Bridge---Alder-
manic DoinQs.

The council settled the question of
rebuilding the Wabasha street bridge
last night by adopting the report of the
committee ON streets, favOring the re-
struction of the bridge to width of
ffty-six feet, from the Wabasha street
abutment to the first pier beyond the
long span, at an estimated cost of S115,-
600. Aid. Bryant introduced resolu-
ton instructing the city clerk to adver-
tise for bids to do the work according
to this plan, and instructing the city
comptroller to include in the tax levy
one mill for the present year, and such
proportionate amount for the succeed
ing year as shall be required to pay for
the improvement.
STREET RAILWAY MATTERS.
The usual number of resolutions re-
lating to the street railway company
were passed. Aid. Weber introduced
the firSt-to require the company to
build and equip an additional half mile
of road on University avenue, west of
Kent street, and have it in operation
during the next six months. Aid. San
porn sent up resolution to give notice
to the street railway company to cease
using bituminOuS coal at its power
house on Dale street and Selby avenue;
to cease to discharge from its chimneys
all SCOT and black, diScOlOring smoke,
in accordance with section OF the cable
line ordinance, and declaring the same
a nuisance. Aid. Kerr introduced a
resolution to require the company to
furnish transfer tickets from one of it's
lines to another.
CALLS 1T AN INJUSTICE.
Comptroller John Roche sent a COM
munication to the council complaining
that he had suffered an injustice by the
passage of resolution directing him to
record all deedS~in his possession giving
property condemned for improvement,
so that the proper deductions can be
made upon the assessors books for
1888. Mr.. Roche suggested that the
board of public works should furnish
list of condemned property. The
matter was referred.
AN ISSUE o BONDS AUTHORIZED.
A resolution was passed authorizing
the proper city officials to issue $4,000
in bonds of the denomination of $1,000,
proceeds to be applied to the building
of the new high bridge across the river
at Smith avenue.
MINOR MATTERS.
A communication from Health Com
missioner Hoyt, requesting the appoint
ment of three additional inspectors. was
referred to the committee on streets.
An ordinance changing the names of
certain streets in outlying districts was
reported favorably from the committee
on streets and passed under suspension
of the rules. The report of the commit
the favoring the establishm ent of
public scales on st. Peter street,
near the market, was recommitted
to Aid. Ryan. property owners in the
vicinity objecting. The adverse report
of the committee Oh license on the Or
dinance to license the sale of milk was
adopted. The special committee to in
vestigate the gas company submitted
the report presented to the chamber of
commerce \ onday morning, and it was
adopted. The bid of f. j. R0mer to
construct the administration building of
the new city and county hospital for
$4,000. awarded by the hospital COM
IN iSSiOn, was approved.