St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-06
While Garbage Heaps Smell
to Heaven, Dump-Build-
ing Is Delayed.
A Music Fest at the EXPOSE
tion--To-Night's Pyro-
technic Display.
The Census Developments
Very Tame Thus Far
General News.


have been sufficient to set last nights
council meeting ablaze, it was SO dry.
The nearest approach to departure
from the dusty highway for the turfy
lane occurred when E. NJ. Johnson ten
dered his resignation as member of
the council, he having been nominated
for the state senate. After action on
JohnsOn's resignation had been post
poned for week, Downs moved that
the designations of all candidates for
the legislature be accepted. and
MCGOWAN moved to amend SO
that it should read, designations
of all Republican members of the coun-
Gill;" The motion as amended did not
pass. There were seven absentees last
night and not much business for the
other thirty-two to do. The ordinance
governing the erection of Harlow Gales
market did not come up; neither did
Harlow. The nearest approach to mar
ket matters was the resolution presented
by Aid. Gray providing for the prepare
ton of plans and estimates for the paw
ing of sufficient ground to accommodate
200 market teams. In relation to the
South side market, City Attorney Rus
sell reported that he saw no reason why
part of Benton's market building could
not be exempted from taxation without
the exemption of all of it.
The new and famous garbage Ordi-
nance came up for second reading and
passage, but it could not be considered.
the president decided, because last
nights session was not regular meet
ing. The city engineer reported that
the proposed building to be built for
dump purposes at the old steam
boat landing would be 50X100 feet
and that it would cost $1,000.
Aid. Hunter moved that special COM
mittee be appointed to consider the adj
visibility of using the steamboat land
practicability of the proposed system of
dispOsing of garbage, and that the city
engineer be ordered to suspend work GU
the building pending the investigation.
The motion was adopted. In this man.
ner, although the health of the city is
constantly menaced, action is deferred
on such an important matter.
For some unknown reason E. F. Com
stock d. Co., to whom was awarded the
contract for building the sub-structure
of the Laurel avenue bridge, have re-
fused to go Oh with the work, and last
night asked permission to withdraw
their certified check. 1t was decided to
award the contract to Ring 81 Tobin, the
next lowest bidders, for S35 per cubic
yard for granite masonry, 81 per yard
for Mankato limestone, S22per thousand
for lumber, 81 per yard for excavating
and 20 cents per lineal foot for piling.
Parry to the Fore.
Aid. Parry is currying favor with
workingmen. Last night he introduced
resolution to raise the pay for brick
layers on sewer work to 60 cents instead
of 40 cents per hour. 1t was referred to
the committee on ways and means.
Several petitions from bricklayers on
the same subject were similarly re-
ferred. Aid. Billings gave notice that
at the next meeting of the council he
would move that the street railway
company be allowed to equip all
its car lines with electric power.
City Engineer Rinker reported that the
Louis tracks at Seventh street, which
must be done by the city, would be
SIS, 155, the superStructure to cost S40,-
954. Substructure S17,201. Such bridge
would be composed of two spans of 100
feet each and one of 144 feet, the road
way to be Sc feet wide, with two side
walks of s feet each. Clerk Altnow, of
the municipal court, reported the re-
ceipt of So, 553.97 during the month of Au-
gust. City Clerk Haney reported having
received $432.40. The following saloon
keepers were convicted of having vio-
lated the liquor ordinance during
August: A. III. Manila, 400 Second
street north; b. M. Thompson, 200
Plymouth avenue; A. Olson, 120-122
Second avenue north. The resolution
10, s,,o f-,,
the new North Side police station was
adopted. A resolution, accompanied by
plans, for all
Extension of the City Limits
was referred. The matter of securing
polling places for election day came up
on the presentation of the city clerk of
an ordinance governing this subject.
1t was referred to all the aldermen.
Contracts for sewer brick were ordered
with the following: w. B. Griswold.
100000 brick at $3.50 per thousand !:
Wisconsin Red Pressed Brick company.
100000 brick at SS.47, with the privi-
lege of furnishing an additional l,OOO.-
600 feet at the same price: Hewson-
Hergog Supply company, 100000 brick
at SS.47 per thousand.
The special committee composed of the
committees. who have been at work
cutting down the improvement sched-
ule so that it would come within the
limit of funds, reported the list of iul-
provements, heretofore published,
which should be postponed for a year,
and the report was adopted. A self
appointed special committee, composed
of Bradish, Vandewaker and Grimes.
reported that, in addition to his other
duties, John F. Calderwood, city comp
troller, be ordered to accept renomi-
nation for his present Office, and the re-
port was adopted. 1t was a joke, but
half of the council didn't see it..
The street railway company invited the
council to take a ride on the trial trip
car over the new Washington avenue
electric line at 1920 this morning, and
the invitation was accepted. The coun-
Gil adjourned until next Thursday even
ing.