St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-01
THE CITY COUNCIL.
OnimpOrtant Meeting - Changes
Made in Voting Places.

CnimpOrtant Meeting - Changes
Made in Voting Places.
The city council held a meeting last
night, but nothing unusual was at
tempted OF done. Just previous to call
Ing tn order George W. Marchant, chair
man of the Republican city committee.
and John GoodnOw. all around polite
ian, Strolled in, and proceeded to collect
assessments from the candidates for re-
election. The meeting was very tame
one, SO much so that it was almost I'M
possible to Keep a quorum, and in
order TO prevent too many leaving Aid.
Ingenhutt was appointed Sergeaut-at
arms and stationed at the door to pre-
vent any alderman from leaving. The
principal business transacted was the
passing of the budget numbering $50
warrants and amounting to about 5000,
ONO. the issuing of S200,0G0 revolving
fund bonds, and the granting of all
city employees, except candidates for re-
election, half holiday on election day.
As the charter provides that the cOun-
ell shall meet within a week after cleo
hon and canvass the election returns
the next meeting of the council will be
at $3.50 o'clock next Friday afternoon.
A number of changes were made in
he new polling places in the districts
affected are as follows:
First Ward - First district 1749 Main
street northeast; Eighth district, % Main
street northeast.
Second Waed - Second district skating
rink, ZIG First avenue southeast
Third ard-Eighth district, 1929 Fourth
street north; Ninth district, 92l Washington
avenue north.
Fourth Ward-Fourth di ,trict. 81 Western
lvt nue..
Fifth Ward-Second district, 426 Second
avenue south: Third dirtrict, 223 South
Third street, Fourth district, fremont house;
Eighth district. us Third avenue south;
Ninth district 6''3 Eighth avenue south;
Twelfth district. 1911 Park avenue; Thir
tenth district 1926 Fourth avenue south;
Fourteenth district $40 Twenty-fourth
street east.
Sixth Ward-First district, 1913 Second
street south; Fifth district, 2016 Washing
Ton avenue SOUTH Sixth district, 21t River
sde avenue; Seventh district, 42l Nine
.eenth avenue south; Ninth district. 1925
Fifth street south; Eleventh district 1918
Fourth street south.
Seventh Ward-No change.
Eighth Ward-FifJh district 1928 NicOlIet
avenue; Seventh district, -55S Lyndale ave-
nue.: Eighth district 3OU9 Hennepin.
Ninth Ward-Third district, Broadway and
Adams street; Fifth district. 654 Monroe
street northeast
Tenth Ward-Third district, 1909 Wash
lngtOn avenue.
Eleventh Ward-Second district, 1919 East
Franklin avenue: Fourth district, 2221 FIT
teenth avenue south.
Twelfth Ward-No change.
Thirteenth Ward-Second district, Grard
avenue and Fortieth street.
The report of the ways and means
committee recommending the issuing
of $4,000 thirty-year per cent bonds,
to be used for the purpose of meeting
the fOur-tifths deferred payments under
the revolving fund act, was adopted
and the bonds ordered issued.
A special committee composed of AL
dermen Gray, Crimes, Reeves. Lowell
and MCGOWAN was appointed to act in
conjunction with the board of health to
determine upon some scheme for the
disposition of garbage. This matter
came up in DR.. Kilvington's usual COM
munication, in which he called atten-
ton to the fact that Lane & Leland,
who own the property now used as a
dumping ground, propose to bring suit
against the city.
A lengthy petition asking that Central
avenue be bridged at Ninth street and
Broadway. was referred to the roads and
bridges committee.
Claims for damages were made by
w. j. Howard, who fell in a mole in
tended for fire alarm telegraph pole:
Charles L. Herms, whose horse fell
through a hole in the West avenue
bridge; T. Connolly. for damages to
goods from leakage from the municipal
court" Erick Londen also wants $4,000
damages for injuries received Sept. 10,
while at work on sewer in Northeast
Minneapolis.
Upon motion of Aid. BradiSh the city
attorney was directed TO Investigate
and report by what right the Northern
Pacific Railway company occupies
Eighteenth avenue southeast, between
Monroe and Main streets, with its
tracks.
City Engineer Rinker was directed to
advertise for bids for the grading of the
stock yards road. He was also directed
to estimate the cost of a bridge over
the railroad tracks on Central avenue.
between Eighth and Tenth streets.
Upon motion of Aid. Durham he was
directed to advertise for proposals for
furnishing the city with 100000 sewer
brick.
The report of the special committee
composed of the aldermen of the
Seventh, Eighth. Twelfth and Thir-
teenth wards rejecting the plan pro-
posed for the raising of the Hastings &
Dakota tracks was adopted. This ends
the matter for the present, and Eighth
warders will have to be content with
the tracks as they are now.
The name of Half
avenue south was changed to Longfel-
low avenue, the aldermen of that ward
thinking the latter more euphonious
name.
The bids for the furnishing of coal to
the city were referred to a special COM
mittee composed of the fire department.
WorkhouSe, sewer and public grounds
ami buildings committees.