St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-03
IDES OF NOVEMBER.
City Fathers Select Polling
Places and Judges Of
Election.
Preparing to Fight Fires
That May Occur in the
Suburbs.
Improving Means Of Trans
portation on Various Street
Car Lines.
Aid. Gehan's Bribery Charge S
Laid Away for Needed
Rest.

Laid Away for Needed
Rest.
The city aldermen were in session
last evening, and their deliberations at
tracted the attention of a large number
of citizens. All the city fathers were
present, President Bickel being in the
chair. At the last session of the coun-
ell committee was appointed to confer
with a committee of the county commits
| sioners and locate the offices in the new
court house. Mayor Smith vetoed this.
as it was in cOntraventiOn of the duties
imposed by law upon the court house
| commissioners. Aid. Yoerg, however,
moved that the resolution be passed over
the mayors veto, and this was agreed to.
4 communication was presented from
the teamsters' local assembly, Endorsed
by the trades and labor assembly. favor
ing the adoption of an ordinance by the
council compelling owners Of teams do
ing work for hire to take out license
at 81 per annum. 1t was further sug-
geSted that no person who has not been
a resident of the city for ninety days be
able to take out such license. The COM
mittee on streets will investigate the
subject and report. The testimony
taken by the Gehan bribery investiga-
ton committee once more came before
the council, with the recommendation
of the committee on streets that it be
placed on flea proposition quickly
Endorsed.
Aid. Kavanagh-So that's the end of
it? Laughter.
Health Officer HOyt recommended that
the services of \. f. Robertson, l. B. B.
Sprague, Nicholas Wagner and 4. JabS-
herkek be continued until, in his opin-
ion, they were no longer required. The
suggestion was adopted and their sala-
ries were fixed at so each per month.
The city engineer reported in the
matter of the proposed boulevard from
Summit avenue to Marshall avenue,
that the cost of bridging the rayine
would vary from 5000 to $4,000, ac-
cording to the location decided upon.
The committee on streets are to look
into this subject.
Fire commissioners were authorized
to purchase lots Is and 16. block &c, st.
Anthony Park addition, at a sum not to
exceed $4,000, for location for an en-
CINE house.
The city railway company was
granted permission to extend its line
from the junction of Concord and State
streets, sOutherly on State street to
South Robert street. and thence on
South Robert street to Annapolis street.
Also, to extend the Winifred street
line, from the terminus to Robe street;
thence west On Robbie street to Orleans
street; SOutherly on Orleans street to
Page street. These extensions are to
be completed Dee. /. 1883.
Residents in the vicinity Of the cable
cOmpany's power house petitiOned
against the petroleum nuisance, and
urged its abatement. The alderman of
the ward was instructed to investigate
and report.
The ways and means committee
was instructed to consider reSO-
luton recommending that negotiations
be made to sell Sl60,000 worth of city
bonds for the purpose of paying bonds
issued by the st. Paul Water Works
company.
Expenses amounting to S3,796.41, in
Cured in the recent illumination of
streets, were ordered to be paid.
The commissioners were empowered
to extend Engine House No 2 at an eX-
penditure of Sl,4l9, for housing the
water tower.
a sum not exceeding 81, POO is to be
spent upon the improvement of Mer-
Ram park.
The council agreed to the following
election precincts for November 6:
First WArd-First district. northeast corner
of Mississippi and Thirteenth streets: Second
district, No. 621 Lafayette avenue; Third
district northeast corner of Case and Burr
streets; Fourth district, northeast corner of
Lawson street and Greenbrier avenue; Fifth
HTEfrT nr nwfh agf q Aunn Ia and
Louis street 1894 Arcade); Sixth district,
northwest corner of Brainerd avenue and
Edgerton street
Second Ward-FirSt district. corner of
last and Hastings avenue; second district
Nos 2l1 Bates avenue; Third district No.
Up East Seventh street; Fourth district
corner of Beaney street and Greenbriar ave-
nue.; Fifth district. corner Forest and Mar
garet streets; Sixth district corner of Phalen
avenue and saltwater street: Seventh dis
trict. school house, Newport avenue.
Third Ward-FiTst district, southeast cor
ner of KittsOn and Sixth streets; Second dis
trict, No. engine house; Third district, No.
engine house; Fourth district, northeast
| corner of Eighth and Nacouta streets.
Fourth Ward-First district. old court
! house; Second district. city hail: Third dis
| trict st. Paul armory; Fourth district, No.
! 81 West Tenth street: Fifth district. north
west corner of Sixth and Robert streets;
| Sixth district, southeast corner of Twelfth
| and Robert streets.
| Fifth Aard-tlrSt district. No. 364 west
| Seventh street: Second district No. $40
! Sherman street; Third district No. $40 Sher-
man street; Fourth district, No. 363 West
/ Seventh street; Fifth district. No. 544 West
! Seventh street; Sixth district, No. S91 West
! Seventh street; Seventh district No 1905
| West Seventh street; Eighth district West
| seventh street. junction OF Montreal street
| and Pleasant avenue.
Sixth Nard-FIrSt district, No SO West
! Fairfield avenue: Second district, NO. $50
Dakota avenue; Third district, No. l24 East
| Fairfield avenue: Fourth district, No. 104
| Stale street; Fifth district, Ducas street po-
| lice station; Sixth district, southeast corner
| of Midway and Oakdale avenue; Seventh
! district, Chemical Engine House No. 3, cor
ner of George street and Hall avenue; Eighth
district No. 537 Ohio street.
| Seventh Ward-First district No 36S
| Dayton avenue; second district, Lookout
| building, junction Of Summit avenue and
Ramsey street; Third district. Engine House
| No ,, southeast corner OF Selby avenue and
| Nackubin street; Fourth district, No. 6
| chemical engine house. corner of Victoria
snd Ashland avenue; Fifth district, No. q
| chemical engine house.
| Eighth WaTd-First district No. 215 Car
| roll street; Second district, Ne. 266 University
| avenue; Third district, Office of Keller
! lumber yard. Como avenue; Fourth district
| Mel '0rlpy'S grCpgr, Store corner Rice and