St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-16
THREAT OF DAMAGES
Made to the Council if the
Broadway Bridge Is Con-
I stpucted.
Griggs & Foster Will. Ask the
City to Plank Down
$4,000.
Aid. Yoerg's Philippe Against
the School Board Cut
Off.
A Good Plan by Aid. Bicke1
to Designate Polling
Places.

Vice President Yoerg presided at
last nights meeting of the common
council. The meeting lasted an hour
and half The first matter OF mo-
ment to come up was the Broadway
bridge matter. The contract with Kirk
land 81 Starkey for the substructure of
the Broadway bridge was formally ar-
proved by unanimous vote. A protest
was filed by Chauncy W. Griggs and
Addison L. Foster against the construc-
ton of the bridge, the gentlemen stat
ing that it would greatly damage their
property. If the bridge is built accord
ing to the plans and specifications they
gave, notice that they would bring
an action against the city to
recover S150,OOO. The matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney. Mayor
Smith gave notice of a veto of the reSo-
buttons calling for cement pavements OIL
parts of Rice and University avenue,
for the reason that there was objection
from the property owners.
The st. Louis d st. Paul Packet COM
pany petitioned for thirty years lease
of the warehouse property on the river
bank, between the tracks and the river
front, from Jackson to Sibley streets,
which was referred to the committee OH
streets.
The mayor was authorized to appoint
a police officer for Como park for the
next six months, and $1,000 was ordered
appropriated from the park fund for
the caring of parks for the summer
months. The committee on parks was
authorized to employ Chris .Russgoegn
for Central park. William lyman for
Irvine and Summit parks. Henry
Shorgi for Rice park, Fred JOSlin for
Smith and Lafayette parks. with Nj.
Herman for helper. Their compensa-
ton is to be $50 per month from April
20 to Oct. Is. The corporation attorney
was authorized to prepare contract
with local musicians for park concerts
during the summer months. The gas
company was ordered to light the parks
after April Is.
Aid. Fisher, who poses as a champion
of the down-trodden laboring men, but
cuts a sorry figure at it, some time ago
introduced Il resolution fixing the hours
of labor for city employees at eight hours
| per day, after May l. The resolution
went to the committee on streets and
has not been acted upon by that sub
body. Last evening Aid. Fisher intro
duced a similar resolution, which, Oh
| motion, was also referred to the COM
mittee on streets. Aid. Fisher made a
strenuous protest, the tenor Of which
was a potent bid for the votes OF the
worklngmen in general and city en-
| ployeS in particular.
| Aid. Bickel introduced the following,
! which passed:
Resolved, That the city clerk be and is
! hereby instructed to prepare and place sign
| i'll front of each voting precinct in the city,
before the 22d inst. which shall state the
/ number of the precinct and ward, with the
following words: Voters of this precinct
register and vote here
The city engineer was authorized to
| purchase temporary right-of-way, the
cost not to exceed SITS, through the
| Eighth ward, to be used during the
! grading Of Rice street.
Aid. Yoerg vacated the chair, and,
taking the floor, arose to question of
privilege to address the body upon the
alleged miSmanagement of school funds
| by the board of education. Aid. Gehan
| objected. and the chair sustained his
| objection.
An ordinance was introduced and
passed permitting the Azotine Manu-
featuring company to maintain ferry
from its plant, on the upper flats, to the
west side of the river.
The committee on streets was given
an ordinance granting street franchises
for wires to the ST. Paul and MinneapO-
lis Messenger and Telephone company.