St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-01
PEACEFUL AS LAMBS.
The City Council Has a Com
paratively Quiet
Meeting.
The Board of Health Hankers
for Increased Au-
thority.
An EIopement Which Creates
An Elopement Which Creates
Something Of a Social
Sensation.
The Immaculate Conception
Parish to Be Divided
Appointments.

liant oratOrical display on the part of
the aldermen, and there was a general
absence of interest as the purely rOu-
tine business was transacted. In fact,
the general inattentlon on the part of
the members became so marked that
when President johnson put the nee.
essary motion on adopting a report of
the committee on street grades and adj
ditions recommending the abandoning
of a street on the East side, he said /:
"Ihe report of the committee is
adopted. nobody voting either for or
against it,
Upon the recommendation of City
Attorney russell the claim of Mary j.
Hemperly for S10,350 against the city
for injuries received in falling upon a
defective sidewalk at Fifth avenue
south and Twenty second street was
compromised for $3.50 and a warrant in
favor of Mrs. Hemperly was ordered to
be drawn for that amount. City Engi-
neer Rlnker recommended that the city
adopt the White machine to be used for
excavations upon sewers. 1t was re-
ferred to the committee on sewers.
Clerk Altnow, of the municipal court,
gave notice of the conviction for viola
tons of the liquor ordinance of Otto
Johnson and Albert Peterson. Thomas
Lowry, n behalf of the Minneapolis
Street Railway company, formally ac-
cepted the permission of the council to
change the proposed cables to cleo
trlclty on the street railways.
RECORDS DESTROYED.
a communication was received from
A. j. Blethen, of the Tribune, relative
to printing and binding the proceedings
of the council. In his communication
MI Blethen says that the Tribune conl-
pany has, according to its contract,
printed from time to time the proceed
lngs OF the council and delivered what
copies the city clerk needed for the use
OF the aldermen and the heads of the
city departments, and the city treas
urer has paid the Till in full. At the
time OF the Tribune fire large amount
of this printed matter was stored in the
Tribune building, and it was conse-
quently all destroyed. Mr.. Bleth-
en- claims that his company
should not be responsible for
the loss of the printed matter
belonging to the city, as it naturally
followed that after the city had paid for
it, the city had allowed 1t to remain I'm
the building simply as matter of con-
venleDce. If. however, the city council
is OF the opinion that Mr.. Blethen should
be held responsible for it, he saws he
will commence on the work at once,
Should the council decide that the
printed records of the city when were
burned at the time of the fire were at
that time the property of and in the pos
session of the city, Mr.. Blethen offers
to reprint them at the actual cost to
him, without adding any profit on either
the stock or the labor employed. The
communication was referred to the city
attorney for investigation.
MORE AUTHORITY WANTED.
There was an innocent-looking ordi-
nance introduced at the request of the
health commissioner making sweeping
change In regard TO stock yards and
slaughter houses. President johnson.
however, would not allow it to have it's
first reading, and referred it to the con-
miiteeS on health and hospitals and or
dinances. The proposed ordinance pro-
vides that all slaughter houses and
stock yards must be confined
to prescribed limits, and gives the
health officer general supervision of
them. 1t also provides that otfal, man
ure and refuse must be moved daily to
place designated by the said board of
health, and provides penalty of a fine
OF $50 or sixty days Imprisonment for
each violation. 1t also repeats the
ordinances approved June Is, 1872, and
amended May %, 1885.
The crematory, the pride of the health
department, and the unmitigated nuis-
ance which the aldermen from the East
Side declared made everybody sick on
the east SIDE OF the river. and which,
AFTER long fight, was finally declared a
nuisance and closed by the order of the
council, is to be sold for old Junk. Unon
the recommendation of the cOmmittae
on public grounds and buildings they
were ordered to receive bids for lie
entire outfit as it stands, and in a few
weeks it will be sold.
PROTECTION FROM FIRE,
The committee on fire department
made report of their inspection of the
Harris theater. In their report they
recommended stairway from the gal
iery to the roof of the building, and the
hre-prOohng of all doors on the base
ment floor and upon the stage. They
failed to find the building at all dan
gerous. and the general impression was
that the Harris theater was as safe, if
not safer, than any other theater build
ing in Minneapolis.
AID. Woodward introduced a resoiu-
ton providing for the appointment of
special committee to make q thorough
examination and inspection of all the
tleaters and amusement halls in the
city as to the dangers from fire and the
manner in which escapes are arranged.
President johnson appointed as the
committee: Aldermen Woodward. Han
sen. Melloy, Lavell and Barrow, and
advised them to visit the places .'only
when interesting plays are in progress
Inc hre-escape ordinance, which pro-
vldes for one or more metallic ladders
upon the outside of all buildings, except
dwellings over two stories in height,
and ire escape or fre-prOOf stairway
for each twenty-five persons employed
above the second floor in manufactures.
was given its first reading, and referred
TO the committees on fire department
and ordinances.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The regular monthly budget Of paw
rolls and bills amounting to $50. 600. wss
ordered to be paid.
Michael Llnot, the eX-Street commits
sioner of the First ward. was allowed
S. 0back pay.
The committee on accounts of eitv
officers reported that they had exam
ined the books of r. A. Daily, formerly
clerk of the municipal court, and found
them correct.
Street Commissioner William Mar of
the Twelfth ward, was formally exhon-
Grated by the committee appointed to
investigate the charges brought against
him. The report of the committee paid
a high compliment to his industry and
fitness for the Office.
The ordinance regulating the Iicens-
ing of hacks and express wagons was
referred back to the ordinance commit
tee.
Aid. Brueshaber's smoke ordinance
was postponed indefinitely.
At the request of the committee on
markets. the ordinance granting John
Minneapolis market was repealed.
Upon the motion of Aid. Sterling the
council will hereafter meet only on the
second and last Friday of each month.
Aid. Vandewaker succeeded In hay
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