St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-24
IN A LORDLY STYLE.
Assembly Of the City Council
Passes Upon Matters Of
Public Interest.
Contractor Sweeney to Re-
peat His Tale Of Woe to a
Special Committee.
Proposition to Improve Sum-
nit Avenue and to Create
a New Street.
The Ambulance Resolution
ReSuscitated. With the
Usual Reference.

The sultry atmosphere last evening
did not prevent the assembly from at
lacking mass of work which came up
for consideration, and which took two
and half hours to dispose of. PreSi-
dent Murray still continues to WELD the
gavel with energy, and last evening
was number of times called upon to
rule members out of order when they
persisted in giving their views on mat
tiers after they had been disposed OF.
A communication was read from
Sarah Z. Nichols which may lead to
most important public improvement.
Mrs. Nichols owns the property known
as the Nichols homestead, on Summit
avenue, and asks that certain portion
of the property facing on the avenue be
vacated. The quantity is about LOO
square feet. At present the line of the
avenue is irregular. If the property is
vacated it will make the avenue straight,
am Mrs. Nichols proposes TO plat the
land she owns into lots and blocks, to
be called Summit Crescent, and dedi-
cate street clear through to lgiehart.
The letter was ordered to be placed on
file.
The resolution of the joint committee
appointed to decide the wording of the
resolution authorizing the issue of
certificates of indebtedness for S350.000
to pay the floating indebtedness of the
city up TO March "a last, was adopted.
Alderman Sanborn's resolution thus
prevails, and the money will not be
placed to the credit of the ward, gen.
eral and local improvement FUNDS as
provided in the resolution or Assembly,
man Van SIyke, which the committee
rejected.
Assemblyman McCafferty introduced
a resolution upon the ambulance ques-
ton, shelved 50 often by the old coun-
Gil. The resolution was to the effect
that two members of the assembly and
three of the board of aldermen be APP
pointed a committee to examine the eX-
pediency OF providing
Ambulance Facilities
for the city hospital and the police de-
partment. The resolution prevailed,
and the president appointed Messrs.
from the assembly.
The ghost of the Langford park sink
hole still haunts the council chamber,
and last evening again stalked forth.
The committee OH streets recommended
the appointment of conference COM
mittee to see what could be done for
Contractor Sweeney, who, in dumping
in earth into the hole, has at the same
time sunk his money to the last cent.
The assembly favored the recommen-
dalton, and the president appointed
Messrs. McCafferty, BanhOlZer and
Elmquist to meet the delegation from
the lower house.
A petition from the Young Peoples
infx Of rtric& ndn VIZ Of
Anthony Park, protesting against the
issue of LIQUOR license at or near the
Minnesota Transfer, waslreferred to the
committee on licenses.
The mayor sent to the assembly let
ter he had received from Mexican,
Render IL Goodwin, attorneys repre-
Senting owners of lots fronting Oh Ross
street, and protesting against the build
ing of a .roundhouse by Chicago. st.
Paul, Minneapolis u Omaha railroad on
Edgerton and Payne avenue. The
matter was referred to the committee
on streets.
A motion of Mr.. McCafTerty to make
the committee on streets consist of SIX
members instead of five was passed.
The contract for city job printing
awarded by the aldermen to j. III.
Burns was confirmed, bonds being fixed
at Sc, 800.
A resolution by Mr.. Van Slyke that
the matter of disseminating electric
lights In Summit park and the main
tenance of lights in other parks be re-
ferred to the board of public works to
report upon was passed.
Assemblyman BanholZer's resolution
that the proper city officers
Lease the ArmorY
building for the national guard for one
year, in accordance with the law passed
by the legislature. was passed.
A communication from the city attor-
ney stated that in regard to the letter
referred to him at the last meeting from
the president of the board of school in
spectors, relative to the appointment of
a supervisor of school buildings, i'll
his opinion, it was within the power and
duty OF the council to make the APP
pointment. The matter was referred to
the committee on schools.
In the matter of certain claims con-
tracted by the board of education, the
city attorney reported that he advised
the claims be referred to the committee
on claims. The claims were so referred,
but later in the evening were passed.
A communication from the secretary
Of the board of school inspectors, adj
dressed to the city attorney and calling
attention to certain repairs needed in
schools, was, on the suggestion of the
attorney, referred back to him to report
whether the repairs should not be paid
for out of the appropriation for the
| maintenance of the public schools.
Alderman Conley's resolution provid-
| ing for the widening of Sixth street, be-
tween Broadway and Pine streets, by
cOndemning and taking lot 4, of block
| A, of Kittson's addition to st. Paul, was
referred to the board of public works.
The resolution passed by the board Of
aldermen extending the time for COM
pleting the .Langford avenue line until
August l, was confirmed.
A resolution was also passed giving
the president power to call special
meetings when either he or the mayor
deem the same advisable.
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