St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-08
SALTWATER NEWS.
An Ireland Firm to Set Up the
Binding Irvine Plant.

Binding Irvine Plant.
The committee, composed of j. s.
OBrien. f. W. Temple and M. O. Hall,
which went East to purchase binding
Irvine machinery for the prison plant,
reported to the board of managers yes
terday by simply presenting contract
executed by them and Coombe, Barbour
q COombe, of Belfast, Ireland. The
firm named agrees to furnish a COM
plete system of preparing. spinning,
finishing and balling machinery for the
manufacture of single-strand binder
twlne from American fax or American
hemp or hemp tow, capable of producing
from $500 to 5000 pounds of twine
per day of ten hours each, for the sum
of 1898. and will erect the plant at
the rate of s1S per week for their man
while he is SO engaged in setting up the
machinery snd placing it in perfect run
ming condition. The firm also promises
to deliver the plant in New York on or
before Jan. l, or pay penalty of S25 per
day, for each days delay after that date,
except such delay be caused by storms
at sea or unavoidable causes after that
date. The committee stated to the
board that Coombe, Barbour q Coombe
expected to deliver the plant about Dec.
l, but fixed upon the later date named
in the contract in order to escape the
possible penalty. The action of the
committee was approved by the board,
which, after allowing the expense of
the committee and auditing routine
bills, adjourned.
The city council adopted resolution
instructing the city attorney to notify
the street railway company to comply
with the ordinance requiring it to fur
nish sufficient cars to accommodate the
public. and If the company neglectS to
comply, that the attorney be instructed
to institute proceedings to secure COM
pliance or to vacate the ordinance
granting the company its franchise.
The Schulenburg d BQeckeler COM
pany asked settlement of their contract
of 1882 with the city for extension of
North Main street and work on the levee,
and demand payment of 81, 255 due since
Nav 1885.
Perhaps the largest raft of lumber
ever tOwed out of Lake st. CroiX was
taken yesterday by the steamer Mount
ain Belle for Carson d Rand, of Bur-
lingroR. The tow was sixteen strings
wide and eighteen cribs long, while no
other lumber raft taken down these
waters is remembered as of greater
dimensions than fourteen strings in
width and sixteen cribs In length.
The village election at Marine Mills,
Monday, was warmly contested, and re-
suited in ousting the incumbents of
every Office save one. The successful
ticket is: P. j. Carlson, G. A. johnson,
Louis Champeau, cOuncilmon; A. B.
Falk, recorder and justice of the peace;
Burt Wickman, treasurer; Charles
Bloom, marshal. Religion, more than
politics, entered into the contest.
Among those who will assist at the
Doutney grand complimentary benefit
concert at the opera house this evening
are c. W. Gardner, of Minneapolis, in
club swinging; Mrs. Gardner in soprano
solos, several children in juvenile feat
ures, Mr.. Doutney in dramatic persona
tions, the jubilee singers. Mrs. G. D.
Gish in readings, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Doutney in solos and Duets.
The fact that the Methodist con-
ference returns Rev. j. NJ. Bull to Still
water as pastor of the First Methodist
church gives especial satisfaction to the
many people of the city who regard
that gentleman highly as a man aud a
minister.
The remains of the convict John
Speth, being unclaimed by his wife,
who was notified of the death, they
were buried yesterday in the prison lot
at Fairview cemetery.
The Ben Hershey took out raft of
logs yesterday for the Hershey Lumber
company.