St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-16
Action Taken by the City
Council Upon All Of Next
Years Work.
Something Done for a City
Hospital, and st. Paul De-
prived of a Circus.
It Will Be Decided To-Day
Whether Ray Will Be
Held.
The Foresters' Picnic--The
Census Recount Will Be
Concluded To-Day.

Last nights meeting of the city coun-
ell, while not long one. was most
important one from the fact that 1t was
the last meeting at which permanent
improvements for the coming year could
be ordered. But eight absentees were
recorded on the first roll call. Presl-
dent johnson was suffering from long
vice." complicated with nervous pros
tration, consequent upon his oratorical
effort OH Bridge square the night be-
fore, so the carmine-bearded pa
triot from the Eighth ward was
permitted to vibrate from side
to side of the presidents chair.
AS soon as the real business of the ses-
sion was done with, the dignilied city
legislators began to feel Ill Sportlve
mood. A motion to adjourn was voted
down just as a Joke. OF course some
business had to be transacted before
another motion to adjourn would he in
order, so President johnson was intro
duced to buy the cigars, which he did,
Jay Phillips acting as messenger. The
council then adjourned until next tues
day evening. when a short session will
be held to consider the report of the
special committee to which were re-
ferred all the permanent Improvements.
The ordering of permanent improve
ments for the year 1891 was, OF course,
the main business to come before the
council. After all proposed improve
ments had been ordered, a motion was
adopted providing for the reference OF
all these improvement matters TO me
ways and means committee, and the
aI1o r,ff In
water works and paving, who will re-
port at the next meeting on such I'M
prouementS as should be annulled.
Cedar block pavementS were ordered
as follows: Central avenue. Seventh
street to Twentv-fifth avenue northeast;
Como avenue, Fifteenth avenue south
east to Oak street; Fourth street north,
from First avenue to Second avenue;
Fifteenth avenue southeast, from
Fourth street to Como avenue; Grant
street, Nicollet avenue to Vine place;
Hennepin avenue, from Spruce place to
Groveland avenue: Marshall street,
from Fourth avenue northeast to Fifth
avenue northeast; Nicollet avenue,
from Thirteenth street to Grant;
Oak Lake avenue, from Tenth
avenue north, to Sixth avenue north;
Plymouth avenue. from Lyndale ave-
nue. to Girard avenue; Riverside ave-
nue., from Cedar avenue to twenty
fourth avenue south; Stevens avenue,
from Grant to Lake; Second street
north, from Tenth avenue to twentieth
avenue; Second street northeast. from
Central avenue to Broadway; Sixth ave-
nue. north, from Washington avenue to
Lyndale; Seventh street northeast. from
Central avenue to Third avenue; Tenth
avenue north, from Washington avenue
to Oak Lake avenue; twentieth avenue
north, from the river to Washington
avenue; Twenty-fOurth street, from
Third avenue south to Park avenue;
University avenue northeast, from Cen
trail to Fourth avenue; Vine place, from
Grant to Groveland avenue; Washing
ton avenue north. from Twentieth ave-
nue. to Thirty-Second avenue.
Sewers were ordered laid on the fol-
lowing streets, all egg-Shaped sewers TO
be of brick, and all oval sewers to he OF
cement: Blaisdell avenue, Twenty
second to Twenty-fifth street; Blalsdell
avenue, Twenty-ffth to Twenty-SiXth
street; Bryant avenue, Western avenue
| to Fourth avenue north; Columbus av-
enue, Eighteenth street to Franklin
avenue; Eighteenth street, Chicago
avenue to Columbus avenue; Frank
| lin avenue, Chicago to Columbus
| Fifth street ssto Division street; Four
| teenth street, Nicollet avenue to Vine
| place: Fourteenth street, Vine place to
| Spruce place; Fifteenth street, Vine
| place to Spruce place; Girard avenue.
| Twelfth avenue north to Plymouth;
| Groveland avenue, Hennepin to Hillside
| place: Highland avenue, Lyndale ave-
nue. towards Royalston avenue; Logan
| avenue, Crystal Lake avenue to Hillside
avenue; Pillsbury avenue. Twenty
seventh street to Twenty-eighth
street; Spruce place, Grant
| street to Fourteenth street;
| Spruce place, Fourteenth street to FIJI
| teenth street; Stevens avenue, Frank
Sixth avenue north, Oak Lake avenue
to Glendale avenue; Seventeenth street,
Park avenue to Chicago avenue;
Tenth avenue south, Third street to
Fourth street; Tenth avenue south,
| Fourth street to Fifth street; Thirteenth
| street south, Yale place to Mary place;
| Twenty-fourth street, Columbus avenue
to Chicago avenue; Twenty-siXth street,
Fourteenth avenue south to Twenty
seventh avenue south; Twenty-seventh
et,Lyndale avenue to Hennepin ave-
nue., University avenue northeast, Ihlrd
avenue to Fifth avenue; University av-
enue northeast. Fifth avenue to Sev-
enth avenue; University avenue south
east, Fourteenth avenue to Fifteenth
avenue; University avenue southeast,
Fifteenth avenue to Oak street; Vine
Mace. Grant street to Fifteenth street.
The council ordered the laying OF all
water mains and curb and gutter on
various streets and avenues as recon-
mended by the various committees and
published during the past week. Pro.
vision was made for the sprinkling OF
all the streets and avenues which re-
uuire it, Sidewalks were ordered laid
in several parts of the city all, III fact.
that were asked for.