St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-03
GENEROUS ALDERMEN,
They Remit the Penalty Imposed
Upon Delinquent Contractors.

They Remit the Penalty Imposed
Upon Delinquent Contractors.
But little business other than routine
was transacted at the meeting of the
city council last night. President,
Bicke was in the chair, and che abseii-
tees were Aid. Gehan, Yoerg and
Minea. The action taken by the council
at the previous meeting, by which
a penalty of $1,000 was imposed upon
McMullen Il Morris, contractors for the
masonry of the new Wabasha street
bridge, was repealed and annulled. 1T
was shown by the contractors that tile
delay was caused by notifications by
the city and hindrance by other con-
tractors. The work should have been
completed on Jan. 1, but was not COM
pleted until Feb. 10. Mr.. Hall, a resi-
dent of Como Villas. presented a Pc
tltion signed by many citizens living in
the vicinity of Lake Como, asking that
measures be taken to abate
the terrible stencil that arises.
from decayed vegetable matter
along the banks of the lake. The CON
stantly receding waters of the lake have
left large amount of water mass and
water-weeds upon the banks that has
already began TO decay. Assistant
Health Commissioner Hendrickson ap-
PoaiCu III uthall vi Vic petitioners ana
stated that the nuisance was a constant
menace to the health of the people of
that vicinity. The matter was referred
to the committee on streets, the health
department and the city engineer, with
instructions to report at the next
meeting. A petition was received from
Arnold kalman asking that portion of
the funds set apart for open air concerts
be devoted to securing weekly concerts
in Summit park by the Great Western
band. 1t was also ordered that S1,T5O
be expended in placing in order Sum-
NIT, Rice, Central, Lafayette and Irvine
parks, and the city engineer was au-
thorlzed to engage five men at $50 per
month as park keepers. A resolution
was passed providing that the proper
authorities be intrusted to issue
water works bonds, under recent act
of the legislature, in the sum of $780,
600. The bonds ordered are payable in
thirty years, and bear interest at the
rate OF AZ per cent. The old matter of
the hotel runners came uD again on a
report Of the committee on police. Iec-
ommending that a walk three feet in
width be constructed on Sibley street,
between the depot and Third street, for
their use. This was objected to by
Aid. Sullivan, who remarked, 1T may
relieve the sidewalk, but it cannot
relieve the people of their foul
language" A resolution was finally
passed by vote of nine to three pro-
vding that all licensed runners he al
lowed to solicit Oh this walk. providing
they do so in quiet and orderly man
ner. Aid. SanbOrn presented a new
ordinance regulating and controlling
these men, which will come up at the
next meeting. A resolution presented
by Aid. Book provides that the board of
fire commissioners be authorized to in
crease the compensation of all firemen,
except chiefs and others whose salaries
are fixed by law. So per month, in ac-
cordance with an act of the legislature.
The council then went into executive
session to perfect arrangements for the
legislative banquet at the Merchants
next Thursday.