St. Paul daily globe., 1888-02-08
MORE POLICE NEEDED.
Mayor Smith Agrees With Chief Clark
ON Increasing the Force.
FIFTY MORE PATROLMENI
The Wabasha Street Bridge Again Pro
nounced in Weak Condition
Routine Business.

Vice President Dowlan occupied the
chair at the council meeting last night,
as Col. Kerr was absent. The follow
ing communication from Mayor Smith,
accompanying Chief of Police Clark's
annual report, was read and referred to
the committee on police:
81 transmit herewith the report of the
chief of police for the fourteen months
ending Dec. 81, 1887. AS shown by the
able and exhaustive character of The re-
port, the city has enjoyed singular i'm
munity from crimes of a serious nature,
the absence of many grave attempts
upon life and property being largely
due to the active vigilance and eXertions
of the police force, for which commend
able state of affairs the department is
entitled to great credit.
''In this connection desire to call the
attention of your honorable body to the
recommendations of the chief of police
for an increase in the force. He recon-
mends All increase of fifty patrOlmen
and eight additional mounted patrol
meu. The rapid and constant increase
in the population, the large area of new
territory recently incorporated into the
.sonable demand for greater police pro-
lection, constitute urgent grounds for
an increase of the force, and | trust the
recommendations of the chief of police
will receive your favorable action"
h. A WEAK SPAN.
The mayor also sent in a cOmmunica-
ton from City Engineer Rundlett call
ing attention to the dangerous condition
of the long span of the Wabasha street
bridge. The engineer says: ''lt is only
question of time when the
BRIDGE WILL FAIL,
and some parts already show signs of
overstraining. 1t may last some years
and it may give away from suddenly
applied load. would advise that con-
tract be at once let for rebuilding the
structure, and that in the meantime no
loads OF over 1000 pounds be allowed to
go over the bridge, and that no trotting
be permitted" The mayor ind0rSed the
engineers recommendations and ad-
yiSed the appointment of two officers to
be stationed OH the bridge; and that the
city clerk be authorized to advertise for
bias for its reconstruction. The matter
was referred to the committee OIL streets.
The committee to fix boundaries of
election districts, appointed by Presi-
dent Kerr IN accordance with resolu-
ton passed at a previous meeting, was
announced: Aid. Dowlan, O'COnnor,
Cullen, Sanborn, Hamm, Minea, Long.
Resolutions were passed refunding
moneys paid by property owners for
opening and extending Fairview street,
from the intersection of Robert and
Jackson to Pennsylvania avenue, and
Brewster avenue, from University ave-
nue. to WabaSha street, the assessments
being annuiled.
Final orders:.were sent to the board of
public works for opening, widening and
extending Earl street, 100 feet wide,
from Mound to Como and Phalen ave-
nue., at an estimated cost of $50, 600;
Forest street, from Maryland to Lake
Como and Phalen avenue, at an esti-
mated cost of $4,000, and Seventh
street, from White Bear avenue to east
city limits, at an estimated cost of S12, 900.
BILLS SENT IN.
The bills for street Examinations dur
ing the carnival, amounting to 81, 405. .85,
were referred to the committee on
claims. A. claim of Rev. Father John
Conway for 81 900 damages fer! injuries
sustained to himself and horse, by rea-
son of driving oyer. the bluff at Geva-
land avenue one dark night in Noven-
Der. was referred to the same com
mittee. jig. ..r.. ,aitd
Lucien Warner and Louis b. Smith
sent in communication renewing their
offer of the northwest corner of Fifth
and Cedar streets for Jail site. The
corner is 10Oxl00 feet and is offered for
$4,000, or $500 front foot. as against
$500 front foot for the southeast cor
ner. The communication was accepted
and filed. a,-.....
Two claims Of s599.40 and s2OO.s0, for
labor, on which Judgment have been
rendered against Folsom q Murray.
city contractors, accompanied by res
OlutiOn authorizing the comptroller to
satisfy the claims out of estimates al
lowed the contractors, were laid over.
Aid. SanbOrn refused to vote, giving as
a reason that he is attorney for the
German-American bank, which has sued
for the same money.
Five bids were opened for heating the
new Foundlings' Home by the hot water
system, according to plans and specifi-
cations by the architects, and were re-
ferred to the committee on public build
ings and City Physician Aneker. The
lowest bid was S4,S82.9O, from VIM.
Rogers & Co.
COURTHOUSE BILLS.
In joint session OF the council and
county commissioners, Mayor Smith
presiding and County Auditor Kahn act
ing as clerk, the final estimate of Mr..
Breen for stone-wOrk, s., 294, and an es-
innate of HOugh, ketchum 65 Co., for
lathing, $2,75S.90. were approved. f