St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-02
OF PUBLIC IMPORTANCE.
The AldePmanic Board Transacts
Matters of General Interest.

The Aldermanic Board Transacts
Matters of General Interest.
All the members of the board of alder
men were present at last evenings
meeting, with the exception of Aid.
COnley. The usual routine was varied
by the visit OF the committee on audi
forum, of the citizens committee Of
one hundred. who laid their views be-
fore the meeting regarding the building
of an auditorium, the full particulars of
the same being published i'll another
column.
The board was unanimous in concur
ring in the action of the assembly, in
passing resolution cancelhng all in
surance policies OH school buildings,
and establishing a special fund for pay
ing for any losses sustained by fire in
schools in the future. The claim of At
torney Horn for $50, 024, balance of fees
for services rendered in defending the
suit of tie city against the Milwaukee
road, gave rise to some discus
sion. The committee on claims
reported favOrably on the claim,
and then Aid. San6orn spoke
in favor of allowing the claim. as it was
a just one. He moved that the action
of the assembly. instructing the comp
estimate for 1892, be cOncurred in. The
matter was put to a vote and lost by to
4-Messrs. Copeland, DObner, Gehan,
Sanborn, Sullivan and the presi-
dent voting for the claim,
and Messrs. Bielenberg. Bott
Dorniden and Melady voting against it,
The president ruled the motion lost, 4
two-thirdS vote of the board being re-
Guired to appropriate money. A motion
to reconsider was also lost by six to four,
a two-thlrd vote being required to re-
consider. Eventually to save the claim
being killed it was referred to the COM
mittee on claims.
A petition from the Ramsey County
horticultural society. asking that sheds
for gardening purposes be erected on a
lot owned by the city on Thomas street,
west of Como avenue, was referred to
the committee on streets. The claim of
Edward Price for 5000 from the city
of st. Paul, as damages for the death of
his wife, alleged TO have been caused
by detective sidewalk, was
referred to the committee on
claims and the city attorney.
The report of the clerk Of the municipal
court for November showed receipts
from fines and fees amounting to
s., 1880. The preliminary order To the
DOdfu OF puDllc WOfbS, IlldC Inc sewer
on Robert street, from Sixth street to
the river, be lowered and rebuilt, was
referred to the committee on streets,
though the city engineer stated that the
work was absolutely necessary in order
TO carry off storm water and prevent
flooding of cellars.
A resolution by Aid. COnley was
passed authorizing the board of public
works to change the street curb at
Seventh street and Broadway as may
be necessary to facilitate travel at that
point. The ordinance granting the st.
Paul Electric Manufacturing company
the right to string electric wires on the
West side, and which was vetoed by the
mayor, as no bond had been filed by the
con. pany, was again presented and
passed, the necessary bond for So, 600 ac-
cOmpanying the petition of the compa-
ny. The ordinance to allow hay mar
ket to be established Oh Thomas street,
near Rice, was passed. The prelimi-
nary order passed by the assembly, in
structing the board of public works to
take steps for the grading of the West
side levee, was cOncurred in.
The matter of opening, widening and
extending a street around the shore of
Lake Phalen within the city limits was
sent to the board Of public works to re-
port upon. The resolution from the
assembly that the city comptroller in
clude in his tax estimate for 1892 the
sum of 900 to aid in the construction
Of the Tenth ward sewer was passed
unanimously.