St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-22
Aldermen Will Consider the
Question Of Revoking the
Company's Contract.
a Mass of Business Cleared
UP by the City Council
Last Evening.

Press OF Oct. 6, In reporting the last
meeting of the council, had referred to
the fine Italian work of William Pitt
Murray showing itself in an at
tempt to get the council 20 modify
the contract given to Forrestal
Bros. for the Midway sewer system"
Mir. Murray explained at some length
his connection with the matter, showing
that he had been requested by num-
Der of property owners in the Midway
district to obtain modification so as to
reduce their assessments, and that he
had not done SO on behalf of the con-
tractors. as charged against him. In
conclusion Mr.. Murray said that eff the
Young man who reports for the Pioneer
Press, by claiming that the resolution
introduced at his (Murray's) suggestion
was intended IN any manner to affect
the Midway sewer system contract other
than that shown upon lis face, the said
reporter was constitutional and I'M
1Ditigated liar"
The reading of the letter caused great
merriment to the council. and it was Or
tlered to be placed on file amidst roarS
of laughter.
The census committee submitted
communication to the council, showing
what work had been done by the com-
mittee in assisting j. Ii. Wardle in
Teeounting the city, etc. The matter
was referred to the committee Oh
streets. The executive committee of
the National Educational association
submitted the report of the convention
of the teachers held last June. The
total receipts from all sources were
sl6,4l0.l2, of which the city contributed
5000, 81. 100 from advertisements in the
supplement of Harper's Weekly, and
$4,000 from advertisements in
the Official Guide and $500
from subscriptions. The expenditure
was SIC, 4U492, leaving balance of $500.
which was paid over TO the city by
voucher. The report was accepted.
Williams, Gooden0w Il Stanton sent
q letter to the council saying
that as attorneys for Adam Vierling
they would enter an action for damages
against the city on account Of Injuries
received by son of their client, who
by reason of a defective sidewalk
.ituated on Arundel, between Charles
md Edmund streets. had fallen from
the sidewalk. The matter was referred
TO the committee on claims.
A petition Was presented from num-
Der of property holders living on Green
brier avenue, asking that wooden
bridge be erected over the st. Paul IL
Duluth tracks. principally for the safety
of children attending the Cleveland
school. The children at present have to
walk across the tracks. The petition
was referred to the committee on streets.
The city comptroller informed the coun-
Gil that the contract of
The FOrrestal Brothers
for constructing the Midway sewer sys-
lem, having been forfeited, the sum of
S9,417 was due to the laborers 10y the
contractors. The city engineer re-
ported that there was enough money
10 pay the men and finish the
work. A resolution to pass the
pay roll was introduced by the
committee on ways and means. 1t pro-
Vided that the bondsmen of the For
estalS shall first file in the Office of the
comptroller an instrument authorizing
the city to pay the labortrs, such sum
paid to be considered as part of the con-
tract price, and chargeable thereto. The
resolution was passed by vote of all
present. except Aid. Sanborn, who did
not vote.
A number of citizens living on West
Seventh street asked, in a petition, that
the city railroad company be ordered to
give the people living on West Seventh
committee on streets will look into the
matter. The city engineer reported
that the lowest bid tor building the
Hamline avenue bridge had been sub
mitted by Charles Stone, whose bid was
S3,2l4.50. The contract was awarded 10y
the unanimous vote of the council
The register of deeds of Ramsey county
sent communication to the council
notifying them that their resolution OF
Oct. 8, instructing him to change upon
the records the words dayton aud
Irvine's addition to st. Paul' to ''Rice
and Irylne's addition to st. Paul." was
illegal, and that the matter was beyond
the jurisdiction of the council. The
district court alone had power to rectif,
the error made. The letter was received
and placed on file.
A petition was presented from IL;
citizens living OH Fairview Heights
asking for additional police protection
The district for which protection i
asked is bounded on the north b,
Maryland avenue, on the east ly Edger
ton street, on the south by the Oman;
roads tracks, and Oh the west by Mis-
sissippi street. The matter was referred
to the committee on police.
The council passed resolution au
thoriZing the Chicago. Milwaukee d ST
l.
en- bridge over their tracks at st. Clai
street, and also giving them ten years il
which to put up a permanent iro
bridge. Alderman Van Slyke intro
duced an amendment to limit the tim
to FIVE years, but 1t was defeated. Th
council passed resolution introduce
by the board of public works suggeStin
that the sum of $4,000 be appropriate
from the city treasury to pay for tn
completion of the Midway sewer sy!
TEN, owing to the failure of the Fol
restal Brothers to complete the work.
The bids for coal for the city were n
ported on by the committee on pnbll
buildings, who reported that the loves
bid was put in 10y James Cleary, VIII
offered to supply Youghogheny coal {
S4.70 per ton for car load lots, and s..
per ton for single loads. The contrat
was awarded to Mr.. Cleary by the entir
vote OF the council. An ordinance VIZ
granted to Lee & Hoff giving them pc
mission TO use portion of the levee
the Sixth ward for ten years.
The special committee appointed b
the council to look into the matter of tn
complaints made against the Actin
company reported that theFhad car,
the company had put in the new machii
cry, the odors complained of in til
summer were just as bad now. Til
committee recommended that the opil
ion of the city attorney be taken as
the legality of withdrawing from til
company the contract awarded by I'll
city to the company for disposng of I'll
city's garbage, and close up the con
pany's place of business. Aid. Va
Slyke introduced resolution to ref
the matter to the special committee
and that they report at the next NEE
ing of the council the opinion of I'll
city attorney. The resolution W.
adopted.
Ordinances we're passed as follow.
An ordinance changing the name
ada street to Ada place; an ordindnc
changing the name of Owasco avenu
H. falriDonDt avenue. The ordinaue
Introduced authorizing the drawing {