St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-19

cepting those purely etfecting the organ
ization of the assembly, must be passed
upon by the board of aldermen. For in
stance the following:
The chief of police was authorized to en-
ploy four dog catchers at S. 50 a day for sixty
days.
The proper officers to be instructed to issue
and negotiate certificates of Indebtedness for
$3.50, 900 at per cent. This moneyls to liqui-
date the indebtedness of the school board.
Instructions issued TO negotiate certificates
of Indebtedness for S60,000 to purchase lot l,
block S, Rice and Irvine's addition. The land
is required for the new postoffice.
The water commissioners to furnish at cost
to the city water for the sprinkling of Uni
versity avenue from Lexington to the west
city limits, the spIinkling to be done by the
city railway company.
The board OF public works to suspend the
grading of Stinson, Burgess, Topping, At
water and Ireland streets and Capitol avenue
from Grotto avenue to Dale street.
The financial officers to be instructed to ne
gotiate certificates of Indebtedness for $780,,
900 ate per cent to pay off the floating in
debtedness of the city.
The assembly decided to insti tute the
the following Investigations for their
own information:
Messrs. Banholzer, Van Slyke and Costello
were appointed committee to confer with
a committee OF the board of aldermen for the
purpose of reporting the leasing of police
headquarters.
The board of public works were requested
to report upon the sweeping of Summit ave-
nue. from Selby to Dale
1t was decided for the proper working
of the assembly the following commit
tees would be requisite:
Wars and Means, Claims and Accounts and
Ordinances-Three members.
Streets, Sewers, Bridges and Public Parks
Five members.
Education and Public Schools-Three mem
bers
Fire Department-Five members.
Taxes and Printing-Three members
Police and Workhouse-Three members
and president of assembly.
Licenses-Three members.
Public Buildings. City Property and Mar
kets--Three members.
Gas, Oil Lamps and Water Works-Three
members.
President Murray will announce the
makeup OF the committees at the next
| meeting of the assembly. The follow
| ing communications were read and re-
| ferred:
The st. Paul Gas Light company sent in its
contract for lighting the city for five years, as
, follows: For each lamp s.. 46 a month, with
| the forfeit OF proportionate amount night
! for any lamps not lighted. The cost of light
| ing to be borne equally by the city and gas
| company The interest charged as provided
| by the gas company's charter of 8 per cent to
! be reduced 10 2 per cent on lamps not placed
/ at Tue Qale Oh tue acceptance OF tnlS oHer
| by the city, and on all new lamps located
| after its acceptance per cent instead of s
| per cent. The gas for pubic buildings to be
supplied at s. per 1,000 cubic feet. less dis
| count Of IS grer cent.
The contract offered by the gas COM
! pany is practically renewal of the old
| contract, excepting in that part relating
to reduced rate of interest received by
| the ccps9aay for the cost entailed in
erecting lamps and maintaining them.
| Residents on Gocdhue street between
| Western avenue and Richmond street. wrote
protesting against the sprinkling on that