St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-12
They WILL Be PAID.
The Council Appropriates
$4,000 to Pay First Ward
LaborerS.
Fight Of the Street Commits
sionep Settled, With But
lep on Top.
The Doodle Agony Is Pro-
longed at Least One More
Day.
Other Matters Considered
ColIom's Trial Continued
Cooks Lecture.

But little business or importance was
transacted at the meeting of the council
last evening 1t was the first meeting
under the new rule; and, although the
time set was 1880, itw was nearly So'clock
when President Johnson called that
body to order. Only two members were
absent. Aid. Gray, of the Thirteenth
ward, was confined to his bed, suffering
from some lung trouble which it is
feared may turn to pneumonia; and
Aid. Phillips, who is just recovering
from a severe attack of la grippe. and
had started for the Hot Springs to re-
cuperate. Clerk Haney walked to his
desk or crutches, suffering from lnftam-
matory rheumatism.
Immediately after the meeting was
called to order. Aid. lngenhutt, by UNI
animous consent, introduced reSolu-
ton setting aside the 5000 which was
appropriated from the contingent fund
for the grading OF Marshall street north
east, to pay number of ward pay rolls.
The resolution was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted, and the laborers who have not
been paid for year will get their
money. A petition was received, signed
by the Sisterhood of Bethany, the Wom-
ems Christian association, and the w.
C. Il. u, asking that separate prison
for the confinement of women be prOVld-
ed. While the petitioners recognized in
the WOrkhOuse an improvement over
the old system of sending all women
convicted of OffenSeS against the state
law or city ordinances to the county
jail, they thought that the city should
provide place where the women could
get plenty OF air and sunshine. Their
idea was to make the place a reforma-
tory rather than prison. The matter
was referred to the committee on work
house. A number of the taxpayers liv-
ing in the vicinity of Thirty-third, Hum
boldt and Irving avenues protested
against the proposed annullment of the
assessments for water mains In front or
their property. A petition asking that
a stone and iron bridge be built across
Minnehaha creek at Nicollet avenue,
and that Nicollet avenue, between
Fifty second and Fifty-fourth streets,
be Strengthened to uniform width was
referred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
It Is Settled Now.
City Attorney Russell in communi-
cation stated that the district court had
determined the case brought by John
Foley, the former street commissioner
of the First ward. against Hugh Butler,
the present street commissioner. The
court decided that street commissioners
under the charter are elected for one
wear, and that the election held in Janu-
ary, 1890, at which Mr.. Butler was elected,
was proper one, that the direction OF the
council to the clerk to cast the ballot
was a proper method of balloting, and
that the election was a proper one as
required by the charter. This ends the
long fight over the cOmmisSiOnerShlp in
the First ward, and MIR. Foley will now
be compelled 10 give up the tools be-
longing to the city which are now in his
possession, and Mr.. Butler will be able
to draw his salary regularly.
City Engineer Rinker reported the
following proposals which he had re-
celved for grading Fifth avenue south,
in the Eighth ward: f. l.. Balch, IL
cents per cubic yard for surplus earth;
Pagan Bros, IL cents per cubic yard;
overhaul, cent; E. Il. Fallon, IL cents:
overhaul, cent; Hurley s. Fallon, Is
cents; overhaul, cent; James Salve, II
cents: James German, Az cents; over
haul, d cent. The bids were referred
to the aldermen of the Eighth ward.
Under the head of reports from special
committees. Aid. Hansen moved to
award the contract to Pagan Bros. Aid.
Warren wanted any action postponed
for the present. inasmuch as it would
interfere with the lowering of the IL.
q D. tracks. He wanted to wait until
the officers of the Milwaukee road could
be heard from. Aid. Hansen tried hard
to carry his motion, but the matter was
laid over until the next meeting.
Upon motion of Aid. Warren, chair
man of the standing committee on rail-
roads, the proposition made by the Min
neapolis Street Railway company. to
pay 81, 900 towards bridging the Thirty
sixth street crossing of the motor track,
was accepted, and work will be COM
menced at that point at once.
To Help Out the Census.
The poor old contingent fund, which
was created to be used in case of an
emergency arising from a sudden Ca
lamity, had another $1,000 chunk sliced
off to assist Supervisor Davenport in
collecting and compiling the census of
Minneapolis. The matter came up on a
resolution presented by Aid. Cole.
chairman of the standing committee on
ways and means, setting aside $1,000 to
be used by committee of citizens con-
sisting of D. NJ. Clough, Loren Fletcher
and A. T. Ankeny, in assisting in the
understanding that if it were found
that anv part of the sum set
aside was not needed in the work it
should be returned to the city treasurer.
The resolution went through with a
rush, the vote being thirty-two yeas to
three NAYS, Aid. FarnSworth. Grimes
and Hansen voting in the negative, Aid.
Gilman and President johnson declin-
ing to vote.
Upon motion of Aid. Potter the city
engineer was directed to make an esti-
mate of the cost of putting in an mean
descent system of electric lighting, COW
ering the entire city now lighted. that
part inside the fire limits to use con-
duits for conducting the necessary
wires, and outside the fire limits the
wires to be placed upon poles and in
Guiding the necessary additional power
at the East and West side pumping sta
ton to operate the same.
The ordinance introduced by Aid.
Reeves, amending the Gale market
ordinance so as to include in it the sec
ton requiring all gardeners and others
to go to the public market to sell their
produce, was passed without comment.
The so-called Benton ordinance for a
market franchise in South Minneapolis
was given its first reading and went
over under the rules. This ordinance
embraces only the territory included in
the Sixth ward, but it is understood
that there will be considerable opposi-
ton to its passage by the Owen people.
who have market franchise for the
Eleventh ward.
odds and Ends.
Clerk Altnow, of the municipal court,
reported the amount of fees received
during the month of March as 81, 1881.
William Tweedy was appointed an as.
sistant engineer at the North side
pumping station at a salary of 81 900 per
annum.
A petition to widen Hennepin avenue
to a uniform width of siXty-four feet
was referred to the committee on roads
and bridges.
The bonds of the newly-appointed
deputy weighmasters were approved.
Upon recommendation OF the commit
tee on workhouse, the bid for raising
the roof of the laundry at the work.
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