St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-19
THE CITY'S BUSINESS.
Oceans of Minor Matters Passed
TInOu NV tho Council

Lie COlllnllJU6o OH licenses maze q re-
port that the theater licenses be reduced
to $3.50 from $500. The report, was
adopted. Several plumbing licenses
were granted. The names were pub
lished yesterday. The committee re-
commended that an assistant janitOr be
detailed for the city hall at a salary of
S45 per month. There was considerable
opposition to this, as the janitor is now
getting 81, 800 year for caring for the
city hall, and it was thought that this
was enough and allowed him plenty to
hire assistant help. Before the vote
was announced Aid. E. NJ. Johnsonarose
to point of order, his point being that
the salary of man could not be in
creased during his term of office. A
general discussion followed, in which
some of the Republican members got in
some pretty hard slaps at the reform
administration" Several aldermen
changed their vote to no, which killed
the motion, and JanitOr Henry will plug
along without an assistant. Then the
matter was referred to the city at
tOrney.
The contract for roofing the new
pumping station in North Minneapolis
was let to Robert Weishart, he being
the lowest bidder.
The ordinances allowing the owners
OF various springs to run supply pipes
into the city were referred to the city
attorney.
The following plats and additions
were adopted: Louis Kampff's addi-
ton, Farnham's addition and Mime
haha Falls Third addition.
A sewer was ordered constructed
on Minnehaha avenue, from Twenty
fourth to Twenty-sixth streets, on con-
dition that the Milwaukee road advance
the cost.
The bill of A. G. BauSman for print
ing the first alleged report of the police
commission was not allowed, on motion
of the committee on printing.
Certain lots in Forest Heights owned
by Samuel Ryan were ordered drained
or filled in inside of two weeks. An
ordinance fixing and establishing the
curb line on Sixth avenue north from
Fifth street to the westerly limits had
its first reading and was laid over.
A wire van for conveying prisoners to
the workhouse, was ordered for summer
use, in place of the heavy sheet iron
now used.
The superintendent of the workhouse
was directed to purchase S12 worth of
trees to set out in front of the work.
house.
The committee on gas made report
recommending that the cost,of street
lighting be reduced to not more than
S133, 900. The report was adopted, to-
gether with recommendation that all
lamps ordered after Sept. l, 1887, be dis
continued.
Simon Porter was unanimously
elected poundmaster of the Thirteenth
ward, after a good deal of fun, in which
;oL
figured conspicuously.
On motion of Aid. Hanscom all pro-
ceedings in the matter of opening
Fourth street northeast were ordered
abandoned. A resolution was adopted
ordering the Manitoba and the st. Louis
roads to at once construct sidewalks
across their tracks Oh Washington ave-
nue., Third and Fourth streets: and the
st. Paul & Pacific road was ordered to
construct sidewalks at several places
where the tracks cross.
On motion of Aid. L'Herault the 20
lice commission was instructed to close,
all houses of ill-fame between Central
avenue and the Exposition building.
A petition was presented, signed by
residents of the Ninth ward, asking that
the council refuse to pay any bills con-
tracted by the street commissioners and
the aldermen of the Ninth ward. After
a short discussion a motion to Law on the
table was lost. The communication was
finally referred to the city attorney. e
aldermen of the ward and the commit
tee on ways and means.
Several claims for damages bv the
overflow of Todd's pond were presented
and referred to the committee on claims.
Gustave Carlson, of the city engineers
department, asked that the charges of
Irregularities made against him by one
johnson be investigated. Referred to
the committee on paving.
John NJ. Reese's appoin tment as dep
uty clerk of the municipal court was
confirmed.
City Attorney Smith sent in COM
municatiOn in which he said that the
claim of j. B. Smith against the board
of health for SIS was legal charge and
should be paid.
The council accepted the invitation of
Chief Stetson to visit the various engine
houses next Wednesday morning.
The appointment of the men who
were recently put on the fire department.
was referred to the committee on fire
department..
The bids received for Stating the roof
of the new pumping station in North
Minneapolis were read and referred to
the committee on water works.
Bills aggregating S4S,251 were pre-
sented and ordered paid.
A warrant was drawn in favor of An
drew Grasky, who was injured while