St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-09
ITS DAYS NUMBERED.
The City Council Met Last
Evening and Transacted
Routine Business.
Archbishop Ireland Receives
Permission to Grade Ram
dolph Street.
Judges and Clerks Of Election
Will Together wallow
$11,23S.
Canvass Of the Vote Is De-
ferred Until the Next
Meeting.

The reelected members of the council
wore a Self-satisfed expression last
evening, due doubtless to the result of
Tuesdays election. The defeated and
outgoing aldermen were detected i'll in
verse proportion. Col. Barr, of the
street car railway company, presented
draft of ordinance, supplemental to No.
1927, giving the st. Paul City Railway
company the right to lay single track.
with necessary connections, Oh Eighth
street, from Robert street to
Wabasha street. Without discus
sion the matter went to
the committee on streets. The object
of the track is to form complete loop,
around which all the electric lines to be
constructed will run, avoiding the de-
lays incident to turntables and switches.
1t is understood Col. Barr will appear
before the committee Oh streets when
the matter is set for hearing, and will
argue in its favor.
A resolution was adopted allowing to
535 judges of election the sum OF sci
each; total or S11.235.
Archbishop Ireland was granted per-
mission to grade Randolph street. west
from Cleveland avenue to the river;
also Goodrich and Lincoln west to the
river from Cleveland avenue.
A resolution calling for the expendi
ture of 5000 to place West Congress
street in passible condition met the
oppositisn of Aid. Sanborn and Cullen,
who thought street improvements
should be by assessments upon prop
erty. But the resolution passed.
The committee on ways and means
got through the resolution calling for
the issuance of $4,000 in bonds for the
purpose of aiding in the acquisition OF
property Oh the West Side for park pur-
poses.
A resolution from the board of con-
troll asking the council to provide an Of
flee centrally located for the use Of the
city physician caused considerable dis
cussion, the opinion being that the
physician should be located in the
court house building. In this connec-
ton il can be stated that DR., Ancker
objects to this on account of the lack OF
privacy and the number Of contagious
diseases which visit his office. The
communication was referred to the
joint committee Of the court house.
IlG Ctl I'D Mao oiiONICNi
to keep in condition the grass plot to be
constructed by the property owners be-
tween the rails of the electric line on
Grand avenue, from Oakland to the
Mississippi river.
The committee on streets got the
ordinance requiring every tenant to
provide and maintain watertight re-
| ceptacles for the deposit of garbage,
| and to the same committee was referred
| the ordinance prohibiting the putting
| down of any but stone walks OIL streets
| that have been paved; also an ordinance
| transferring all interests of Ramsey
county i'll the Marshall avenue bridge.
according to proposition from the
county commissioners.
John Leyde was elected engineer of
the market house, vice Charles Yeager,
resigned.
Aid. Conley introduced a great deal
of business. He reported the sale Of
two patrol horses untitled for service at
S199 and the purchase Of two for central
station at $3.50, and he secured the ap-
pointment of five dog-catchers for the
summer work, four assistant pound
masters and special policeman for
Como park.
Clerk PrendergaSt announced that a
week from tomorrow the clerks and
judges of election would be paid.
The canvass of the vote caused some
discussion, the matter going oyer the
next meeting OF the body.
After adjournment canvass of the
members who will occupy seats i'll the
new council, as to preferences for pres
ident, developed a division of opinion
as to Flandrau, Van Slyke and Cullen