St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-18
THE CITY FATHERS.
Removal of Snow from Public
Streets---The Jail Site--No Coal
Westminster.


Weighmaster.
The city council held its regular meet
ing last night, Aldermen Dowlan, Gull
len, Petsch, Ryan, Weber. Kenny, Kahn.
Hamm, Bryant, Minea, Weber and
President Kerr being present. Aid.
Kenny offered resolution calling on
the city engineer to give the amount eX-
pended in clearing the snow from the
streets in the Fifth ward, and what
amount, if any, was removed from
streets on which the street cars were
operated. The city engineer stated that
about 1924 had been so expended, the
larger part of which was along streets
occupied by the street ears. This was
caused, he said, by the snow plows
throwing it up on the sides, from where
it must be removed.
A petition of Thornton 81 Shaw for
S1,6S7,S5 for additional expense on grad
ing Irvine avenue was referred to the
committee on streets. A resolution to
apply $4,000 for the construction of APP
prOacheS to the Dale street bridge was
similarly disposed of. A communica-
ton from Mayor Smith, reciting the &C
ton of the county board in regard to a
Jail site, was read and placed on file.
The contract and bond of the st. Paul
DAILY GLOBE, which was elected city
printer two weeks ago, were referred to
the proper authorities for execution.
The city attorney reported that the
lumber yard between Summit and Col
lege avenues was outside the fire
limits. and therefore could not be
declared public nuisance, as
prayed for in the petition of IL. L.. Will
liamS and others. In accordance with a
recommendation of the board of public
works the sum of $, 200 was transferred
from the bond fund for improvement of
Dakota avenue to the local improve
ment fund, to be applied on the con-
tact for the paving of Dakota avenue.
For want of twO-thirds vote reSOlu-
ton providing for the purchase of set
OF scales
FOR WEIGHING COAL,
and the appointment of weigOnaSter
stood to 5 in favor of the resolution.
A motion was passed to allow the Eu-
reka Improvement company the use OF
certain streets and bridges. The
petition of +. s. BlOdgett, for S22, 046. o.
on account of unforeseen expenses in
the construction of the Marion street
sewer, was not allowed, the city attor-
ney giving as his opinion that there ex.
listed no legal claim against the city
An order for 81 ,350.96 was ordered to be
drawn in favor of the board of control
for the December expenses of the
board.
The Jail site matter then came up on
report from the special council commit
tee appointed to confer with a similar
committee from the county board. The
committee reported three sites-tht
northeast, northwest and southeast cor
nerS, respectively, of Fifth and Cedar
streets. The majority of the committee
recommended that the southern corner
be chosen. This is known as the Smith
Taylor u Rogers block, 671Sx1OO feet
and can be purchased for $4,000. A
motion was made to adopt the report O
the committee, which, after some dis
cuSSion, resulted in vote of 8 to il
favor of its adoption. The chair rulet
that the report had been adopted, bu
owing to the fear that it was motion
requiring a two-thirds vote, it wa
agreed to refer it to the city attorney
Resolutions were passed authoriZin,
.the,negOtiation of $500, 600 water bonds t
run thirty years at AZ per cent. TIL
proper officials were authorizes
10 execute deed to lots 8, and 5, o
Rice q Iryine's addition to st. Paul, +
The United States as a site for a post
Office building. The following plat
were then accepted: Cleveland Place
J.angevin's Fifth addition to 81. Paul
Dorn's subdivision of lot 40. Cottag
Homes, and the Victoria Street addition
\ number of small bills were then Pre-
yided for and the council adjourned.