St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-29
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The revisory board, which has been
trimming down the list of public i'm
provements to come within the 100000
of available funds, submitted its report,
which showed that the amount of paw
ing ordered had been reduced from
1920, S57 SO to So. 800. the curb and gut
ter work from $4,000 to S6,561, sewers
from S475, 529.OS to 1878, 797, and water
mains from $246, 1885.
The total amount of work originally or
dered was 81, 063. 366.5S. OF this the con-
mittee struck out 1898. 107 80 leaving the
figures S724. 259. When the report had
been read. Aid. Kiichli moved to re-
instate all curb and gutter work. on the
ground that only a small portion of the
expense of this work would be borne
by the city, and that if the property
owners wanted the improvements, and
were willing to pay for them, they
should be allowed to have them. The
motion was lost, and the report adopted.
Accepted the Franchise.
Messrs. T. B. Walker, Harlow Gale,
Maj. George Camp and George G. Max
well. of tine Central Market company,
submitted plans of the proposed new
market house and plat Of the lot upon
which it will be built, together with the
required bond OF S25, 900 and the formal
notice OF acceptance of the franchise,
all of which were accepted and placed
on file.
They Want the Hospital.
A communication from the board of
corrections and charities urged the
council to cause the sale of so, 200
bonds, as authorized by the act of the
last legislature. for the erection of
city hospital. and to appropriate such
additional Snm as should be deemed adj
visable for this purpose.
What They Want.
The city comptroller submitted
statement of the estimates of the re-
qulrements for next year, filed with HIM
by the various departments of the city
government, as follows: Fire depart
ment, 1920, 709; police department. $685.
667: street lighting, Sl64,4lS: salaries of
city officials, So. $50; city engineers de-
partment, SAT, 1856; wOrkhouse, S23, 600;
health department, $780, 600: poor depart
ment. S35, 900: municipal court, SIG, $50;
city assessor, S35, 600; building inspector,
81, 400: city hospital. Sl6,552; city hall
expense, s1l, $50; street opening eX-
pense, $1,000; pounds, $4,000; Incl
dentals. $500; stationery and print
luS. ClO.OOOs COltlusOItb AuliNs @AOsOOOs
elections. 5000; armory board, $685.,
900; roads and bridges. $500; allowed
city treasurer for paying employment
on the work of 1891 and 1892, S2.400;
total, 81, O33, $40. The communication
was referred to the committee on ways
and means.
VIII Pay for the Feed.
Under suspension of the rules Aid.
Farnsworth introduced resolution pro-
viding for the payment, from the con-
tingent fund. of the livery bills for the
feed and keeping of Supt. Hender-
sons horse. which were thrown
out short time ago by the committee
on claims. The resolution was amended
to paw the amount from the police fund,
and in that shape was passed.
On recommendation of the committee
on roads and bridges the contract for
stone arch bridge across Minnehaha
creek at Lyndale avenue was awarded
to Charles Stone, whose bid was as fol-
lows: Masonry, per cubic yard, So;
piling, per lineal foot, % cents; lumber,
per thousand feet, S14.