St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-10
The Council in Executive SeS-
sion Discusses the City's
Water Power.
Preparations Have Been Well
Begun for this Seasons
Exposition.
New Officers Elected for Com
pany I--Seeond Ward
Democratic Club.
Notes From the Social and
the Theatrical World
Minor Matters.
TWO EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.
The City Council and Representa-

The City Council and Representa-
tive Citizens in ConsuIta alton.
The city council held special meet
ing yesterday afternoon i'll accordance
with the request of Mayor Ames, who
was present, together with Loren
Fletcher, Dorilus Morrison, ID. M. Car
penter. II. G. o. Morrison, w. E. Steele,
John S. Pillsbury, George r. Newell,
j. S. Pillsbury, George A. Pillsbury, +.
b. Winston, j. w. FarnsWorth
and other prominent cltlzens
whom he had invited to attend.
CITY Attorney Smith reported that the
district court would enjOin the st. An
thony Water Power company from shut
ting off the water at the East side pump
ing station until the termination OF the
pending suit to determine the rights OF
the city, provided the council would
furnish the necessary bonds. Inc
proper officers were instructed to give
bonds and the council went into eXecu-
tive session; the blinds were pulled
down, reporters and other lnqulSltlve
visitors were excluded. The session
lasted about three-quarterS OF an hour,
when a recess was taken and the doors
were opened. 1t then TRANSFERRED that
the important public matter for the
consideration of which the meeting mad
been called was in reference to the
needed repairs of the apron at the falls.
AS the GLOBE stated Sunday, congress
has made no appropriations preserving
the government works since 1884. The
apron was put in place ABOUT ten
wears ago. and presumably needs some
repairs. In the event that congress does
not consider the preservation OF the
falls a government matter and fails to
make an appropriation, which, Judging
from present indications, is likely. 1t
will be necessary to secure
special act of congress delegating
to the city of Minneapolis the power
to make the needed repairs at the
proper time. Upon this statement OF
the situation, the entire matter was re-
ferred to a committee of fifteen, consist
ing of the mayor, city attorney, city en-
gineer and Aid. Cooley, Cloutier, E.
NJ. Johnson, Mills, DAVIS and Stofty,
and the following citizens: d. Morri-
son, 0. G. Merriman, p. w. Walker, j.
S. Pillsbury, j. j. Hill, Charles A. Pills
bury. The committee is to meet
at the city hall at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and formulate plan for immediate
and decided action.
THE CITY'S HEALTH.
After the recess the council took up
the long-delayed report of the commit
tee Oh rules, which was the special order
of business, and adopted the parlia-
mentary regulations suggested, in the
main. Another executive session
was then called. 1t appears
that Health Officer Kilvington, in ac-
cordance with instructions, has been in
shutting an investigation as to the
cause of winter cholera and desired to
make his report. The contents OF the
intestines of number of persons who
have died from the disorder have been
sent East for examination, as well as
specimens of water taken from
the river at several points
and from wells i'll different portions
of the city. These have been analysed,
and the opinions of several eminent
pathologists obtained, as well as the re
suit of the inquiries of the state board
of health as to the prevalence Of the
disorder in other places. For some rea-
son he desired the report to heard at an
executive session, but two OF three of
his aldermanic opponents raised OBJ
jections, and adjournment was taken.
without the report being received.