St. Paul daily globe., 1888-10-08
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings of the Common
Council
Special Meeting.

Special Meeting.
ST. PAUL, Oct 4, 1888.
President Bickel in the chair.
Present: Aid. Blom, Book, Cullen,
Fischer, Leithauser, Minea, Melady,
Pratt, Sanborn, Sullivan, Weber, YOerg,
Mr.. PreSident-13.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor the Mayor-Call for
the Meeting
The Mayor called the meeting to con-
slider such business as might come be-
fore it.
Accepted.
From Il. Nambu-
Representing that he is an engineer
from Japan, and asking for copy of re-
port on water supply in wholesale dis
trict.
Accepted, and City Clerk instructed
to forward copy of report as requested.
REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS.
From City Comptroler-TaX Levy
CoMPTRoLr.ER's OFFICE, CITY HALL,
ST. PAUL, October 4, 1888.
To the Honorable President and Com
mon Council of the City of ST. Paul:
GENTLEMEN Your honorable Com
mittee of Ways and Means and
Taxes, at a meeting held last even
ing, resolved upon reduction of
seVen-tenths 90 of one mill,
from the city tax levy estimate,
and three-teDths (0.3) of one mill from
the Board of Education estimate. The
County Auditor consents to reduc-
ton of two-tenths (0.2) of one mill for
county purposes. which, including the
state tax and the regular One-mill
school tax fixed by statute, will make
the grand total tax levy for all purposes
as follows, viz:
For the first five assessment dis
tricts, 1850 mills.
For the Sixth assessment district.
17.40 mills.
For the Seventh assessment district,
1920 mills.
For the Eighth assessment district,
Is mills.
For the Ninth assessment district,
1920 mills.
For the Tenth assessment district,
1910 mills.
The above levy includes one Umill
for repairing the Wabasha street bridge,
under a resolution of the Council APP
proved March %. 1888, which cannot
be changed without your further
action. The law provides that tax
levy not to exceed one mill ~ on the
assessed valuation shall be levied in any
one year, | most respectfully suggest
that, as an additional levy will have to
be made next year for to cover the con-
tracts anyway, that further reduction
of fiYe-tenthS (0.5) of one mill be made
for such, which, if done, the accompany
ing resolution will have to be changed
accordingly, making the total tax levy
for all purposes as follows, viz:
For the first five assessment
DlStrlcUS. -.-...... lo.UO IulllS
Sixth Assessment diStrict.... 1890 mills
Seventh Assessment district. 1910 mills
Eighth Assessment district. 1850 mills
Ninth Assessment district. 1870 mills
Tenth Assessment district. 1920 mills
Very respectfully.
JOHN w. ROCHE,
City Comptroller.
Accepted. (See resolution.)
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ordinance
Aid. Sanborn moved to reconsider the
vote by which was passed an ordinance
entitled "An Ordinance to Establish and
Fix the Places of Holding Elections in
All of the Election Precincts of the
City of st. Paul." passed Oct. 2, 1888.
Adopted. Yeas 13.
Aid. Book moved that said ordinance
be amended by striking out the descrip-
ton of the polling place for the Second
election district of the Fifth ward, to-
wit, the words and figures ''NO. 342 Sher-
man street." where the same occur in
said ordinance, and inserting in lieu
thereof the words 'cOrner of Chestnut
street and Pleasant avenue" and by
striking out the description of the poll
ing place for the Third election district
of the Fifth ward, tO-wit, the words
nd Ent ssNn $40 Sherman Ctrppt ~
where the same occur in said ordinance,
and by inserting in lieu thereof the
words ''corner of Chestnut street and
Pleasant avenue"
Said amendments adopted-yeas 13-
and said ordinance as amended read
and adopted. Yeas 13. (See Ordinance
No. 1,034.)
An ordinance was read entitled can
Ordinance Permitting the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
to Construct Railroad Track Across
Chestnut Street."
Committee on Streets. Yeas s, pays5.
Aid. SanbOrn moved that resolution
appointing Judges of Election, referred
to special committee Oct. 2, 1888, be
taken up.
Said resolution taken up and adopted.
Yeas IL, nays 2. (See reSolution.)
III CllCCIo-DlOOh
Street Vacation
Aid. YOerg moved that vote by which
said report was adopted at meeting of
Oct. 2, 1888, be recOnsidered.
Said vote reconsidered-yeas 13-and
the petition for said vacation recon-
mitted to Committee on StreetS-yeas 13.
The President appointed, pursuant to
resolution of Sept. Is, 1888, the follow
ing committee to confer with the County
Commissioners concerning the selection
of offices in the new court house and
city hall: Aid. Weber, Sanborn, Minea,
Pratt, Yoerg.