St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-07
ROUTINE MATTERS.
The Eastman PropOsition---Eno
RaiIway---Minor Matters.

The Eastman Proposition---Eno
RaiIway---Minor Matters.
The committee on claims sent in
communication stating that the various
department funds would overrun the
estimates as follows: Health, s3,OSS. "A;
street lighting, s6,O37.35; city hall,
S949.79; municipal court, S1,292.O5; poor
department, SSS2.74. 1t was further
stated that there was no fund which
could be drawn on to- meet these eX-
cesses, and it was earnestly recon-
mended that the departments keep in
side the limit.
Bills aggregating s25O, 1924 were pre-
scented and ordered paid. OF this amount
S11S,991 is the return of a loan to the
permanent fund. The totalf of the diff
ferent funds were as follows: Perma-
nent improvement, S9,461. 9S: revolving
fund, S53, 400.55; general fund, S11S,99l:
water works, s47. 661. 40; ward, S21 ,954. 81.
This does not represent the amounts
expended this month, however.
Mayor AmeS sent in communication
recommending that The city accept the
offer of the Nicollet Avenue nluminat-
ing association to use the gas fixtures
put UP during the exposition last year,
on consideration that the city pay for
the lighting this year. The matter was
referred.
An ordinance granting the Enos Elec-
trio Railway company the right to
change its proposed line was referred to
the committee the first ordinance was
referred to, after short discussion.
Two protests against the road were re-
ceived and referred to the same COM
mittee.
A communication was received from
the trades and labor assembly request
ing the city to allow no more railroads
to enter the city unless all streets and
avenues to be crossed were eithr
bridged or tunneled. Referred to the
committee on railroads,
City Attorney Smith reported against
the acceptance of an alley, proposed to
he donated to the city by w. w. East
man. The attorney also sent in a COM
munication recommending that several
claims made by residents near Todd's
| pond, who claimed to be damaged by an
overflow of water, be not allowed, as the
| city was not to blame. The claims were
as follows: Michael Gleason, 81, 900; q.
| Parmlee, $3.50: John Collins, $3.50.
The fire limits on Nicollet island were
| changed so as to cover nearly the entire
| island. On motion of the committee on
fire department the Improvements in
| the department. recommended by the
council after the annual inspection was
ordered at once. On motion of the COM
mittee on gas 800 Wheeler reflector
| lights and four electric lights were or
! dered out. a.
The matter of the overdrawn account
Of the North Minneapolis sewer tunnel
came up again and was referred back to
the committee OH ways and means. The
| request for attainment of sewer tax.
made by j. M. Underwood, was not al
lowed. The committee on claims recon-
mended that Sidewalk Inspector De
Ravens salary be increased $40 per
month. Aid. Gibson moved that the
salary of Light Inspector Runge be in
creased $40 per month. A mild discus
sion followed, several alderman holding
that no city officers salary should be in
creased at the present time, as taxes
were too high now. Aid. Gibson's mo-
| ton was lost, as was also the recon-
mendation of the committee on claims.
The city engineer was instructed to
| advertise for bids for furnishing 9,O0O,-
| 600 bricks for sewers, to be used in 1889.
The committee on markets was in
| Structed to look up the matter of the
new East side market and find out when
| anything was going to be done toward
erecting the building.
The committee on workhOuSe made a
report fayoring the sending Of two dele