St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-08

| Replacement of hOSe......... $500 90
| apparatus repairs. 1000 90
I Water tower ....... 5000 90
| Addition to No. 2 engine
house for water tower. -. 1900 90
Fire alarm telegraph. ........ 5000 90
Maintenance. ............. 21,000 90
Lot, building and equipment
for chemical engine and
hook and ladder truck for
st. Anthony Park. 80. $4,000 90
Building and equipment for
one steam fire engine CON-
pany, to be located at the
corner of Bedford and Brad
ley streets. ..:............. 10000 90
for above new plant ... 5000 90
Maintenance for new plant. 1860 90
Total. .sSOS, 900 90
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM UGORMAN, Secretary.
Sept. 8. 1888.
Committee OF Ways and Means.
REPORT OF BOARD OF CONTROL.
Report for month of August, 1888,
showing the total disbursements to be
S3.346.i1.
Public Accounts.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Claim
Committee report by ordinance, allow
ing the claimant 50 per cent of the
amount claimed.
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 1,011.)
Also,
Charles Benefits Claim
Committee recommend that said claim
be disallowed.
Adopted.
OF Committee on Streets, Sewers and
BridgeS-JacOb Simmer and Others
Petition
Committee recommends fayorably the
prayer of petitioners.
Accepted.
+. ID. Hager and Others Petition
Committee recommends that said pc
tition be referred to the City Engineer
for more definite information.
Adopted
Also,
Richards q Co.'S Claim
Committee recommends that said
claim be indefinitely postponed.
Joseph GruShot's Petition
Committee recommends that said pc
ton be referred to the City Engineer
and Department of Health.
Adopted.
Also,
Board of Park Commissioners Commu
nieation Relative to Mississippi River
Boulevard
Committee reports favorably thereon
and submits a preliminary order to
Board Of Public Works in the matter.
Adopted. (See order TO Board of Pub
lie WorkS.)
Ordinance
bic recommendation an ordinance en-
titled, AN Ordinance Granting Per-
mission to the Minnesota Natural Gas,
Oil and Fuel Company to Erect Build
ings for Storing Natural Gas, etc"
Adopted, and the said ordinance read.
Aid. Ilamm moved that the rules be
so far suspended as TO allow said Ordin-
ance to pass to its second reading.
The motion prevailed by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Ald. Blom, Cullen. Conley,
Gehan, Hamm, Kavanagh. Leithauser,
Minea, Melady. Pratt, Weber. Yoerg,
Bickel, Mr. Vice President II.
NayS-Ald. Book, Fischer.
The said ordinance was thereupon
read second time and passed. (See
ordinance No. l,OO9)
Also,
Germa;lia Life Insurance Company s
Petition
Committee recommends that the prayer
of the petitioner be granted.
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 1,O15.)
Also,
J. johnson and Others Petition
Committee recommends that said petit
ton be referred to the Board of Public
Works.
Adopted.
OF Committee on Public Buildings, City
Property and Markets-EstiMate
Committee submit approved by ii
estimate allowed ROdger 81 Co. for heat
ing hospital annex and FoundlingS'
home, amounting TO $500.
Allowed and referred to Comptroller
by the following vote:
Ycas-Ald. Blom, Book, Cullen, Con
ley. Fischer, Gehan, Hamm, Kavanagh,
Leithauser. Minea, Melady, Pratt, Weber,
Yocrg, Bickel, Mr.. Vice President-16.
Also,
Ballot Boxes
The Committee on Public Buildings.
etc, have received proposals for fur
nishing the city with 500 ballot boxes.
Three proposals were received. to-wit:
Messrs. Johnson Bros. & LOOMS, st.
Paul Furniture company and Corlies,
Chapman & Drake.
COrlieS. Chapman Il brakes proposal
of 81 ,365 for 500 boxes, or S2.73 per box,
being the lowest, your committee have
awarded said firm the contract, subject
to the approval of the Common Council.
Several changes or improvements to
he made in the box furnished as sam
pie by said firm, which were suggested
by your Committee and accepted by the
firm, to he made without extra cost to
the City.
Said firm to furnish sample box with
the improvements suggested to the City
Clerk, to be approved by him before the
order is given said firm to proceed with
the work. Respectfully,
MATT IEITHAUSER. Chairman.
Adopted and award approved.
Yeas-Ald. Blom, Book, Cullen, Con-
lev. Fischer. Gehan, Hamm, Kavanagh,
Leitlauser, Minea. Melady, Pratt, Weber,
Yoerg. Bickel, Mr.. Vice President-l6.
Of Committee on Public Accounts
Board of Control Report
Committee report that they have eX-
amined said report for the month of
August, 1883, and find it correct.
Accepted.
OF Committee on Gas-Electric Light
Proposals
GENTLEMEN: The Committee on Gas
have received proposals for lighting
such streets, alleys and public grounds,
etc, with electric lights as may be or
dcred from time to time by the Common
Council. But one proposal was received
for arc lights, and that from the st.
Paul Gas Light Company.
Your Committee submit said proposal
herewith. ana recommend that the
proper officers be instructed to execute
a contract on behalf of the city of St.
Paul. with said Company, for the term
ending with the expiration of the con-
tract of said Company for lighting the
city with gas, based on the accompany
ing proposal, that is. 81 cents per light
per night for all night service; the said
Company to furnish all wires, etc, and
hang said lights free of all cost; the
said contract 10 be based on 100 or
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