St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-18
THE SALTWATER BUDGET.
A Council Meeting Which Lasts Till
2::30 A. Nj.
MOUNTED POLICE WANTED.
Death of Jacob Fisher, One Of the
Pioneers of Washington
County.

The city council began Tuesday even
ing session that lasted until 2:30
O'Clock Wednesday morning, much of
the time being consumed in discussing
street improvements. AS to the laying
of the railway track on Main and Chest
nut streets, the, city engineer reported
that it would be better to allow the COM
pany to take out the Main street pave
ment foundation in order to place the
ties. since by so doing the foundation
of the track would then be independ-
ent of the pavement foundation and do
less injury to the pavement itself
than if the stringers were laid
on the planks. He insisted
that the stringers on both streets be
wide enough to allow plank flooring
to to, be laid on the ties between the rails.
The report was adopted. The contract
for building sewers on North Main.
Mulberry and Water streets was
awarded to the lowest bidder, John
Gleason & Son, Minneapolis, at the ag-
gregate figure of S5,973. Currie & Val
ley were given the contract for sewer
connections on Chestnut, Second and
Myrtle streets at 80 cents per linear
foot. Mayor Durant appointed as regu-
lar policemen Henry White and Fred
erick Siegler, and recommended that at
least two mounted police be provided to
patrol the South and North hills be-
Tween a. m. and p. m. Mounted
police will be useful novelty here.
The mayors recommendation was re-
ferred to the finance committee. The
city clerk reported that he employed c.
III. Gray as assistant at salary of $50
per month, and the city engineer SINH
larly gave notice that he had employed
E. ID. Rhame as first assistant at 81 200
per annum.
Jacob Fisher died of heart disease
while at the dinner table Sunday, at
Rochester hospital for the insane, where
he was recent patient, having been
committed April 9. The hospital au-
thorities, instead of communicating
with his guardian, wrote of his death to
Mr.. Stussi, employed to take Fisher to
Rochester, so that, StuSsi not being at
known in Saltwater until yesterday.
Mir. Fisher came to Saltwater in 1S43 or
1914 and is a part of the history of this
valley. Though about fifty years old
when the civil war broke out he en-
listed and served faithfully till the vol
unteer army was disbanded.
a Miss 1ngebOrg Lovgren, a passenger
iii the abandoned steamer Danmark,
was a frequent visitor here to the homes
of Mr.. John Caesar and Mrs. A. T. Lind
holm. She was not, as published, sis
ter of Mrs. Emil Olund, formerly Miss
Inga Ekstrom, though both were men,
bers of the famous ladies' quartette.
On the Danmark's voyage Miss Lovgren
was accompanied by Mrs. Olund's little
sister, Bertha Ekstrom.
MargarrettaV. wife of Charles T.Jelli-
son, died yesterday at the age of twenty
two years, of consumption. The funeral
will be held at o'clock to-day from the
home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Wissler, 365 Olive street.
The entire logging outfit and camp
equipage of the st. John iusolvent
estate will be sold next week by the re-
ceiver.
One of Stillwater's ladies, possessing
dramatic ambition and talent, will
shortly attempt the role of Armande in
LED Astray'' at the opera house.
The opening of Samuel Mathews &
Co.'s new stores has been postponed
until tomorrow friday morning.