St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-16
Cupid Seems to Have Been
Making a Vigorous Cam
paign Of Late.
Opening Session Of the Anoka
Conference Of the Congre-
gationalists.
Summary of the Doings Of
One Day Gathered From
All Sources.
ITS WORK NEARLY ENDED.
fhe City Council Is Winding Up
Its Business---One More Ses-

sion.
The votes cast at the recent city cleo
tion were canyassed by the council last
night. and the successful candidates
were duly declared to be elected. Aid.
Dowlan, O'Comor and Long, who were
named committee by the president,
reported the returns of the election
Judges without any changes.
The new smoke ordinance declaring
the emission of dense smoke within the
city limits and within LOCO feet of six or
more dwellings a public nuisance. and
fixing as a penalty a fine of not less
than $40 or more than 500, was put
upon its final passage and went through,
Aid. RYAN. Sanborn, Weber and Minea
voting in the negative. Manufacturing
establishments applying exclusively for
their own use all the power, heat and
light derived from the products of COM
buStiOn. are excepted from the opera
ton Of the ordinance.
The contract for removing garbage
was awarded to the st. Paul Sanitation
company in accordance with the recon-
,mendatiOn of the committee on streets
and health board. The contract gives
the company the exclusive right to
build and maintain docks at On
tariO street, Wac0uta street. Commercial
street and MinnetOnka street. 1t also
gives the company the exclusive right
to operate cars. steam tugs and barges
for the removal of garbage beyond the
city limits, but does not prevent the re-
mOval by means Of wagons. The COM
pany agrees to eXpend $4,000 in docks,
bargeS and cars within the next sixty
days. The prices to be charged
FOR REMOVING GARBAGE
will be the same as now charged by the
company, and any other person may
bring garbage to the docks of the COM
pany and have it removed beyond the
city limits at sum not To exceed %
cents for each One-h0rse load and 30
cents for twO-horSe load. An accom-
panytng ordinance forbidding the
dumping of garbage i'll the
city limits was also passed.
City Engineer Rundlett submitted a
proposition from w. II. Truesdaie, of
the Minnesota Transfer company. in
which the company offers to build
bridge 1900 feet long across its tracks
on University avenue, with roadway
of 40 feet, and two sidewalks of 10 feet
each, the city to build the approaches.
SO, 600, and to the transfer COM
pany 100000. A resolution by
Aid. Long, authorizing the proper city
officers to enter into such contract
was adopted. Aid. Dowlan voting in the
negative on the ground that the bridge
should be the full width Of the street
eighty feet. The board of public works
has already passed the order to grade
University avenue to the west city
limits, and the work will be completed
this year.
Aid. Kenny introduced resolution
instructing the city attorney to secure
from railroad companies having right
of way across Sixth street, an easement
to enable the city 10 erect bridge and
iii case of the refusal of the companies,
TO report the reason TO the council.
The ordinance granting the Northern
Pacific railroad the right TO lay tracks
through the alleys in lots 40, 4G, AZ. as
40, so and 81. KittSOn'S addition. was re-
ported favorably by the committee Oh
streets. Several interested properly
owners appeared before the council to
protest against its passage, and it was
was referred back to the committee Tor
further consideration.
A resolution by Aid. Hamm instruct
Ing the city railway company to lay
double track on Sims street, from
Payne ayenve to Greenbrier avenue,
and on Greenbrier avenue. from Sims
to Maryland. and cooperate ii as soon
as practicable, was adopted.
The resolution of Aid. Bryant, passed
at previous meeting, TO authorize the
issuing of bonds for the new Broadway
bridge, was returned by the mayor With
out his signature, for the reason that
the result of the vote on the bOnds had
not yet been officially declared.
The city engineer submitted list of
streets to be sprinkled under the con-
tracts recently awarded by the board
of public works. The lists were placed
on file. but were not acted upon, Cor
pOratioD Attorney Murray holding that
it would be illegal until the contracts
have been published.
A MISSION BARGE.
An ordinance was passed under
suspension of the rules TO allow the
Bethel mission to erect scow-barge
with two-Story building on it to con-
tain hall for meetings and dining
room and reading room for the benefit
of the river men. The barge will be To-
Gated at the river at the foot of Sibley
street.
The resolution refunding TO Police
man Thomas Lynch the fine of 500.
which was imposed upon him in the mu-
nicipal court recently on charge of as
sault and battery upon a hackman
named White, who resisted arrest. was
passed unanimously.
The board OF fire commissioners was
authorized to purchase a lot 75X10O feet
at the. corner of Oalldale avenue and
Page street, for $500, and lot at the
corner of Bedford and Beaumont
streets for So, 100, to be held as locations
for two new engine houses to be built
in the Sixth and Second wards. The
purchase of lots 45 and IS. Sloan's addi-
ton, adjoining the hospital grounds. for
the sum of s., 1000, was authorized. The
ground is to be used for hospital pur-
poses.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
:. The vacation of that part of Sher-
burne avenue which forms an irregular
line at the juncturc of Cedar street,
formerly Grant street, was ordered. An
order was also passed Vacating Hazel
Street from Grove to Dale and
Grove street flom Cedar to Ha-
eel. The vacated streets ran
through the Lutheran cemetery. An
order for vacating portions Of Parnell.
SiDley and Starkey streets, on the West
side, was lost for failure 10 receive a
tWo-thirds vote and was referred to the
corporation attorney for an opinion as
to its legality. The alley in block II.
Stinson, Brown q Ramsey's addition.
was vacated. On motion of Aid. San
born the council adjourned TO meet at
7:S0 next Monday evening.
CUPID HAS BEEN BUSY.
The Stickney- Adams Nuptials at
Christ Church-A Double We'd