St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-07

school house at Merriam Park; Second
district, public school house at Macales-
ter Park; Third district, Randolph
street and Smelling avenue.
THAT BREAKING BRIDGE.
The city engineer submitted several
plans and estimates for reconstructing
the Wabasha street bridge. For re-
building the bridge on the old piers the
estimate of cost is $4,000; for rebuild
ing piers and SuperStructure from
the WabaSha street abutment to the end
OF the long span with thirty-six-foOt
roadway and two walks of ten feet each,
$4,000; for rebuilding piers and super
structure from the Wabasha street
abatement to the first pier beyond the
long span with thirty .six-foot road
way and ten-foOt walks, $115,-
900; for rebuilding the re-
about S150.000. 1t will be necessary il
any of the last three plans are adopted,
to close the bridge to travel, for at least
six months. The plans were referred
to the committee on streets.
The contract of C.. l.. Strabel for
building the new high bridge across the
river from Forbes street to Mohawk
avenue, now Smith avenue, was ap-
proved. The contract calls for the con-
pletion of the bridge by Jan. l, 1889,
ana the contractor furnishes a bond in
the sum of s340,324. For every day
after Jan. |, 1889, until the bridge Is
completed the contractor is TO forfeit
800.
City Attorney Murray gave it as his
OPINION that majority vote was Suffi-
clent TO issue certificates of indebted
ness for the purchase of land for a
county Jail site. A resolution author
lZlng the Issuance of S35,U0 in certifi-
Gates payable in one, two and three
years in payment of. the city's one-half
or the purchase money of the south
east corner of Fifth and Cedar streets
for site for the new Jail building was
tnen passed, Aid. Cullen and BRYANT
voting in the negative.
a resolution was introduced by Aid.
Dowlan declaring the office of Consta-
bic Thomas Gallagher vacant, and the
council proceeded by ballot to elect q
man to the place. Aid. Dowlan pre-
scented the name of James f. Dilley, and
AID. Kahn nominated Thomas Gahagan.
Dllley was elected by vote of to 4.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
An ordinance granting the Economy
Steam Heat company the right to erect
telegraph poles and put in an under
electric currents in certain street ),
was read and referred to the COM
mlltee ON stteetS. A proposition
OF {: F. Hoist to erect public closets for
gentlemen in the streets, according to
the European plan, was referred To tho
same committee. Mr.. Hoist offered to
put up ornamental closets twelve feet
In circumference, -four in diameter and
eight feet high, at his own expense, to
be used by him for advertising purposes,
provided he is not required
to pay. assessments, the closets
TO belong to the city after
lapse of ten years. The plans for the
new city hospital building were sub
mltted by the special commission and
approved, and William Roger u
Co. were awarded the con-
tract for heating the Found
lings' home and hospital annex with hot
water. An ordinance fixing the license
OF milk dealers and milk pedders
at $40 per year was referred
to the committee on ordinance.
Aid. Kaln's ordinance, requiring
agents soliciting orders for mems wear
ing apparel, representing houses out
side of the city, to pay a license of $500,
was passed. Aid. Sanborn voted
i'll the negative, on the ground
that the court had ruled that
ordinances of the kind were unconsti-
tutional, because they interfered with
the commerce between states. The ordi-
nance is designed to protect
the city tailOrs against competition
of Eastern houses. A resolution
was passed making the Chase National
bank the financial agent of the city in
New York. An omnibus ordinance
changing the names of many
suburban streets, and combining sew
eral streets now known 10y different
names, was referred to the committee
on streets. All claims audited by the
claims committee were approved, in
Guiding S3,933.0S for the expense OF
street illumination during the carnival.