St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-22
Conduits Sanctioned on Ger
tain Streets for a New st.
Paul Company.
The o. K. Of the Assembly,
However, Must Be Affixed
to the Ordinance.
Board OF Aldermen SummaP-
lily Dispose Of a Mass Of
Business.
The Quietus at Last Given to
the Langford Park
Trouble.

| council chamber at the city hall last
/ evening and transacted vast amount
/ of routine business. Among the i'm
portant measures passed was an ordi-
! nance giving the ST. Paul Light, Power
/ and Heat company permission to con-
struct and maintain electrical subways
under the streets and alleys of st. Paul
/ tor twenty years, the following streets
! being designated at this time:
Third, from ST. Peter to Broadway.
Fourth, from Seven Corners to. Broadway.
Fifth, from st. Peter TO Broadway.
Sixth, from Market TO Kittson.
seventh, from Ramsey TO hlttson.
Wabasha from Third to University.
Minnesota from Third TO Eighth.
Robert from Third to Eighth.
Jackson. from Third TO Eighth.
WacOuta. from Third to Eighth.
Broadway, from Third to Eighth.
After this period of years permission
NAV be given by a tWO-thirds vote OF the
branches, to extend and continue these
subways.
Aid. Dobner, Copeland and Dorni-
den were appointed an ambulance
committee, and the matter Of making a
coal and wood inspector was taken
up. Aid. SanbOrn opposed this, while
Aid Gehan favored it. Aid. Melady
thought it would cost more 10
have an official wegher, and cited as
an example an instance of West side
ward delivering coal to a school on that
side of the river. If they are obliged
to drive across the river to be weighed
tie cost would be increased.
Aid. Gehan fathered an ordinance
providing for a sewer on Jackson and
Fairview from Fifteenth to Pennsylvania
avenue.
\ communication was received from
the city clerk Of Chicago notifying the
council that
Delegation Of Aldermen
from that city would visit st. Paul to-
dav. The matter was referred to the
! mayor for action.
The State bank of this city made ap-
plication to be made a depository for
city funds. The committee on ways
and means will take charge of the APP
plication.
The Seribner-Libbey company offered
the building now occupied by them, at
the corner of West Fifth and Washing
ton streets. for a police headquarters,
Oh the ground that they desired to
| change their quarters. The matter VIII
| be held over until the committee sent
| out to inquire into new police head
/ quarters SUOulu ildhC ibS lCDOlls
The LangfOTd matter came up and
was finally settled by the passage of the
| bill allowing the board Of public works
| to 90 on and finish the work. There is
| now some 81, 700 in the treasury TO the
| contractors credit, and the wOrkmen
| having time checks will probably be
! paid out of this amount. The matter is
| now practically settled, provided the
! bill passes the assembly. The balance
! of money for the contract, $1,000 will
| he turned over to the city engineer to
| finish the work. Aid. DOrniden voted
| against the order.
The aldermen agreed to maintain two
electric lights in each of the following
! parks: Summit, Rice, Irvine, Central,
/ Smith and Lafayette. These lights
! will be continued until Nov. 9, when
| they will be discontinued till May.
The trustees of Manchester college
protested against the narrowing of AS
| bury avenue from a width Of eighty
| feet to sixty feet. The matter was re-
| ferred to the alderman of the ward.
! The resolution that 4 warrant for 3d.
| O59 be drawn OH the city treasurer out
of the general fund, to pay the regular
| expenses of the fire department for
July, was passed. Some
objection Was Raised
on the ground that the month of July
had not yet passed. but it was shown
that if the resolution were not now
passed the men would not get their pay
on the first of the month, as the alder
| men do not have another meeting this
month.
Action in the matter of grading Stin-
son, Burgess, Topping, Atwater and
Ireland streets and Capitol avenue was
suspended.
The plat of Stone & Rogers addition
to st Paul, as recommended by the city
engineer, was accepted by the alder
men. The city clerk was ordered to adj
yertise for bids to remove city garbage
by the "MerZ" system for one year. The
garbage has not been regularly removed
since the burning of the AzOtine works.
Permission was given j. +. Condhn tO
erect posts for arc lamps along the outer
edge Of the sidewalks on Fourth street
in front OF the Arcade and Dickinson
| buildings: on Fifth street in front OF
the Dickinson. Arcade and Germania
! bank buildings: on WabaSha street in
front of the Arcade aud Germania bank
buildings; on St. Peter street in front OF
the Dickinson building. This work is
to be done under the supervision of the
city engineer without expense to the
| city.
The lease of the property on lot l,
block IS. Rice and Irvine's addition, as
submitted by the corporation counsel
was accepted. This property is to be
used for a city Jail, and the proper city
officers were authorized TO execute the
lease on behalf of the city.
Certain lots in st. Anthony Park,
which are continually covered with
StaCnaut wafer were reported by the
health commissioner as being public
nuisance. They were declared so by
the board.
Pretty as a Peach.
Summer NegIige Shirts at "Tht
Plymouth"