St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-26
THE COUNCIL MEETS,
And Awards the Contract for
Building the Laurel Avenue
Bridge.
The New Election Division Or
dinance Comes Up and
Is Passed.
The Building Inspector Di-
rected to Tear Down the
Tribune Ruins.
Nicollet Avenue Sidewalks
Now Will Be Used for
Building Lots.

Now Will Be Used for
Building Lots.
Although 7:3O was the hour for the
council to meet, it was o'clock before
President johnson called the meeting
to order. A communication was re-
ceived from the homeopathic hospital
Offering to take charge of all city pa
tients, except those suffering from con-
tagious diseases, at the uniform price OF
S. per week. The usual number of petit
lions for grading, paving. sewers, ETC.,
were received and referred to the regular
standing committees. City Attorney
Russell reported that the suit against
the city brought by Peter Peterson for
injuries received while working in the
sewer. had resulted in verdict for the
plaintiff of $4,000. The case had been
carried to the supreme court and the
Judgment had been affirmed. AS there
was nowno appeal, he recommended that
some provision be made for its pay
ment. The matter was referred to the
committee on ways and means.
City Engineer Rinker reported that
he had made what investigations were
possible as to the cost of lighting the
city with electricity in place of the gas
and oil lamps now IN use, but owing 10
the fact that there was such a wide
difference OF opinion among electricians
he was unable to give anything like
an accurate estimate of the cost.
He recommended that the mat
ter De referred to special COM
mittee for investigation. The recon-
mendation was adopted. and the chair
appointed as committee Aid. Brazie,
Potter, Gray, Smith, Reeves, Lowell
and johnson.
Building Inspector Hazen called at
tention to the walls of the old Tribune,
which, he said, owing to the fact that
Minneapolis was now In the cyclone
belt, and high winds were of common
occurrence, were a constant men
ace to life. He had tried to find
the owners of the property or some one
that was responsible, and failed. he
suggested that the walls be taken down
and the cost charged against the prop
erty. The matter was referred to the
committee on public grounds and build
Attorney Russell called attention to the
fact that the East side dump will have
to be abandoned in short time,
and stated that the court had init
mated that an injunction would
be granted. The matter was referred to
the committee on health and hospitals.
The Joint committee OH health and hos
pitfalls and public grounds and buildings,
to which the matter of the dis
posal of night soil and garbage
had been referred, recommended
that the city should secure suitable
building and have connection with the
main sewer, into which this refuse
should be dumped.
The petition of Simpson q Henderson
asking for permission to extend their
store front eighteen inches in the street
created something of row. Aid. Bra
! dish wanted permission for Maj .Hender-
son to explain just what was needed,
but as there was objection the permis-
sion was not given. Aid. Vande-
walker, Smith and johnson op-
posed the petition, While Aid.
Bradish and Phillips favored it..
After a somewhat lengthy argument
| the report of the committee recommends
| ing that the petition be granted was
| adopted by a vote of IL to IL. Presi-
dent Johnson gave notice that he would
| move for reconsideration at the next
meeting of the council. A resolution
! offered by Aid. Cole was adopted pro-
yiding for the construction of the Laurel
| avenue bridge. and awarding contract
| for the substructure to the Milwaukee
| Bridge and Iron company for SIS. $40.
| For the substructure to E. E. COmstOck
| & Co. at $35 per cubic yard for granite
masonry, S11 per yard for Mankato lime
stone. $40 per 1000 board measure for
| lumber. 81 per yard for excavation and
| rs cents per foot for piling. The ordi-
nance prescribing and designating the
| election districts in the several wards
| came up for second reading and was
| passed. A resolution introduced by
Aid. Cole. setting aside $4,000 for the
| opening of Seventh street, was referred
| to the committee on roads and bridges.
Odds and Ends.
The City Hall Shot Gun club asked
for permission to practice" on the
flats near Franklin avenue bridge. The
request was referred to the committee
| on police and the alderman of the ward.
| Chief Engineer StetSon of the fire de-
partment asked for new hose carriage
and engine for the James avenue sta
| ton. He also wanted water tower
I and twenty-five Keyless doors for fire
alarm boxes.
The regular budget of bills. amount
| ing to S43322, 900 was passed. This is the
| largest amount ever passed by the
council.
Aid. Reeves introduced resolution
providing for the opening of Twenty
| ninth avenue north, from Dupont to
| Humboldt avenue, to uniform width
of siXty-siX feet. The resolution was
| adopted.
Mrs. Charles F. Haney chaperoned a
party of ladies who occupied seats in
the lobby last evening. Consequently
the aldermen kept their coats on and
the room clear of cigar smoke.
The city attorney was Instructed to
notify the Great Northern Railway COM
| panv to construct bridge over their
| tracks at Como avenue and Tenth street.
An amendment was made to the
pawnbrokers' ordinance, providing a
| penalty upon a conviction for any viola
| ton of the law of not less than S25 nor
more than 500.
The city attorney was directed to
commence proceedings against the Min
| neapolis Union Railroad company to
| compel the company to build bridge
| over it's tracks at Fifteenth avenue
| southeast and Fifth street.
A resolution requiring the Milwau-
kee road to operate its gates until IL
| O'Clock at night at all grade crossings
| was unanimously adopted.
INSPITE OF PROTESTS.
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