St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-09
STILL WATER SILHOUETTE$
The New City Council Holds Its Initial
Meeting.
MAYOR DURANT TALKS.
Indications That the Lumber Season on
st. Cr0ix Lake and River Will
Be Busy.

At the meeting of the new city cOun-
Gil last evening there were received the
annual reports of the city clerk, chief
of the fire department, treasurer, city
engineer, health officer, chief of police,
health officer, city attorney and street
commissioner. Mayor Durant submit
ted the financial aud other reports of
the various departments, spoke in laud
atory terms of the police, fire and health
departments. called attention to the
enormous amount of money required to
build and maintain streets in city so
peculiarly laid out geographically and
ended his communication with the fol-
lowing:
The past year to our city has been compar-
atively prosperous one. During the year
an electric railway, five miles in length, has
been constructed and tested, and the result
has been gratifying alike TO the stockholders
of the road and to our citizens as well.
The water mains have been increased two
miles in length, with thirty-seven additional
hydrants. Several uof our most important
streets have been graded, with permanent
cutters and sidewalks. The health of the city
has been exceptionally good. We have en-
ioyed fair degree of commercial prosperity.
Labor has found employment at remnnera-
tive prices. see no reason why our city
should not increase in all the elements that
tend to build up communities. The natural
advantages of Saltwater are unsurpassed,
and it only remains for the citizens and the
city government to act well their part;
study economy in public affairs, as we do in
private business, and as each year rolls away
it will add to our prosperity.
The long fight over the Office of street
commissioner. in which Thomas G. But
Ter has been the central figure. was fin
ished at $3.50 by the election of Mr. But
ler by vote of to 8. F. 3. Yates was
elected president and John Sutton vice
president of the new council.
Activity in connection with the COM
ing season of rafting, navigation and
saw milling ON the st. CroiX river and
lake has suddenly appeared. The boats
Menomonie and Ravenna were yester-
day moved from their mid-Stream moor
lngS to the levee to receive their finish
ing touches in the way of overhauling
and refitting. The Ravenna has new
engines, with the latest improved appli-
ances, and the Menomonie will come
out with new smokesstacks and other
Improvements. At the East Side Lum-
Der company's mill the planer, employ
ing twenty-five men, was started up,
and it Is thought that the saw mill it.
self will begin the seasons work by
Monday. All that hinders now is lit
tie ice clinging about the slips and in
terfering with handling the logs. There
are 100,000,000 feet of old logs between
the boom and Taylor's Falls, and to get
these in the st. CroiX Boom corporation
will open the boom not later than Mon
day, putting Oh from $50 to 200
men at the inside gap. This force
of men will gradually be increased to
about 500, distributed between the in
side and outside gap. Cowan & Co.,
who brought their entire log cut to
Saltwater by railroad, have hig crew
at work breaking the landing above the
elevator and rafting the logs as they
reach the lake. One brazil is ready
for the tow, and Capt. COwan told the
GLOBE yesterday that complete raft
would be made up by the time that
Lake st. CroiX opened. The latter
event is variously put by retired old
boatmen at all the way from April Is to
the Goth. There are log buyers here
every day from down-river points, and
find themselves deceived by reports in
certain newspapers about the surplus
of logs on the st. CroiX waters. Those
reports are untrue, and tend to depre-
ciate legitimate prices for st. Crolx logs.
Hersey & Bean sent up 100 men yeSter-
Qdy 10 uIlN0 Oh GTOuuUuOuSG, GuC uTSb
logging stream to be free of ice, and the
Schulenberg IL Boeckeler company for
warded a crew to Crotty brook. trib.
utary of the Upper st. CroiX. Che ice
went out of the st. CroiX river last Fri
day, but hangs in the lake here.
The ladies Of Ascension parish will
hold their annual sale and supper this
afternoon and evening at the residence
of w. W. Mcpherson, South Third
street.
Onsaccount of small attendance. oc-
casioned by the rainy weather, the
parish meeting of Ascension church was
adjourned Monday evening for one
week.
The re-opening of the boom Monday,
or perhaps earlier, will give immediate,
profitable employment to at least $50
men.
The ladies of the Universalist society
will meet this afternoon with Mrs. f.
Whitman, South Second street.
Tomorrow evening the ladies of the
Swedish Lutheran church will give a
festival at Music hall.
A sociable will be held at Grace
Congregational church tomorrow even
ing with supper from to o'clock.
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