St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-20
ALDERMANIC BOARD.
The Vice Presidency Of the
New Body Falls to Aid.
Gehan.
An Effort to Pass the Sweeney
Ordinance Over the Veto
Fails.
President Cullen Announces
His List Of Committees
as Revised.
Steps to Turn Over to the
Government the New Post
office Site.


toned for the vice presidency of the
council, to succeed Aid. Minea, now of
the assembly. On motion of Aid. San
born the vote Of the council was cast
for Aid Gehan. That gentleman made
short address thanking the members
of the body for the honor conferred.
A message from Mayor Smith, accom-
panying the Sweeney ordinance, which
was returned unsigned, gave as a reason
for the veto that there were no funds in
the treasury available for such a pur-
pose, and advocating as the best means
OF securing the necessary amount a re-
assessment of the property to be ben
Gifted. Aid. Gehan moved a
reconsideration Of the ordinance.
An effort was finally made
to pass it over the veto, which was un-
successful. The vote stood 6 for the
passage and 5 for against it. AS the
question involved expenditure the ordi-
nance stands defeated. An effort was
also made to pass over the mayors veto
the Melady resolution raising the sal
ary of Baliff John C. Mccarthy from
$500 to $1,000. This was defeated by a
vote of to 4.
dElIOn
by the council in the matter of the
misplaced school building on let's 6
and Z, Brown and JacksOn's addition,
was urged in a communication from
the city attorney. The communication
stated that suits for ejectment had been
begun. The matter was referred back
10 the attorney with Instructions to
draw up the necessary condemnation
papers to condemn the land in dispute.
Site for the POstofaee.
A resolution by AssembIyman Cos
tellO was passed, that an order be drawn
Oh the city treasurer in favor of the
owners OF lot l, block s, Rice 81 Irvine'S
addition, for the sum of $4,000, and de-
llyered to said owners on delivery to
the city of warranty deed to the prop
erty. A similar resolution relating to
lot 2 in a similar amount was also
passed. Another by Assemblyman Nc
CatfertY authorized the issuance of GER
tificates of indebtedness in favor of
Mayor Smith for the sum of $50, 600, at
rate not to exceed per cent, payable
seml-annually. These three resolutions
refer to the lots donated by the city for
the erection Of the new pOstoffice.
n resolution was adopted inStrueting
the proper officers to convey to the gov
s, Rice IL Irvine'S addition, except a
strip on the south end OF said block
dedicated for public use for the widen
Ing of Fifth street i'll front of said
block.
New Committees.
The following are the council COM
mitteeS, as revised by President Cullen:
Ways and Means-Sanborn, Conley and
Dobner.
Claims-Sullivan Copeland. Dobner, Dor
niden, Bott Sanborn and Couiey.
Fire Department-Sanborn, Bielenberg,
Dorniden, Bott, Melady, Gehan and Cope
land.
Streets-Gehan, Sullivan. Sanborn, Bielen-
berg Bott, Melady and Copeland.
TaXes-Dorniden, Dobner and Copeland =
Printing-Bott, Sullivan ana Dobner.
Licenses-Bott, Conley and Gehan
Public Building-Bielenberg Copeland and
Gehan.
Ordinances-Dorniden, Dobner ana Sulli-
van.
Parks-Melady, Dobner, Gehan, Bielen-
berg, Bott Dorniden and Sullivan.
Observation-Disclosures Sullivan, Sanborn,
Copeland, Melady. Dorniden and Bielenberg.
General Business.
A communication was read from En-
gineer Rundlett, stating that by the
terms of Ordinance No. 1913 the city
twenty-five feet in the center of Uni
versity avenue for street car purposes.
From this it will be necessary, says the
communication. to change the form of
the street. Engineer Rundlett recon-
mends that the cross section of the
street be so arranged as to give two fif-
teen-feet sidewalks, two rOadways 32.5 5
feet each, and center boulevard of
twenty-five feet, and that the water
board be notified to move their hydrants
within the lines of the proposed curb.
The communication was accepted and
placed on file.
Section 8 of Ordinance No. 1101, reg
ulating sale of butchers meat, is
amended to read, ANY person or per-
sons found guilty of violation of any of
the foregoing sections shall. on conyie-
ton, be fined not less than $50 nor more
than $780,"
A resolution by Assemblyman Ban
hOlzer, that warrant be drawn in
favor Of Cochran & Walsh for 1890. % IN
payment of the city's proportionate
share of the Indebtedness of School
District No. 20 of Ramsey county. as
provided by the act of 1887, by which a
portion of said district was included in
the city limits, was adopted.
By Aid. Minea-A resolution author
iZing Chief of Police Clark to employ
four men, wagons and teams for sixty
days to assist the police officers in dis
posing Of dogs, at rate of $3.50 per
day for each wagon.
City Gas.
A resolution by. Aid. Meladv. that the
proposition of the st. Paul Gas Light
company for lighting the city with gas
be accepted, and that the corporation
attorney be Instructed to draw up a
contract with the company based on
the proposition, was passed.
By resolution of Aid. Bott, Aid. Con-
ley. Melady and Gehan are appointed a
committee to confer with the assembly
committee On the leasing of suitable
quarters for a central police station. A
communication from Mayor Smith an
nounced that the committee on streets
of Boston would shortly visit the city.
The mayor recommended that action be
taken for their entertainment. Mayor
Smith, City Attorney LAWYER City En-
glneer Rundlett and Aid. Cullen, Gehan
and Bott are constituted a committee to
entertain the visitors from Boston.
An ordinance by Aid. Copeland
granted the Columbia Electric company
permission to erect poles on MARYLAND
and Edgerton streets.
A resolution was passed constituting
Aid. Dobner, Gehan and Dorniden a
committee to confer with a committee
of the assembly on joint rules.
Two resolutions by Assemblymau
Van Slyke authorizing the issuance of
certificates to the amount of $3.50, 900 to
take up the outstanding Indebtedness of
the city as provided by the recent act,
and S350.000 for the redemption of GER
nf - =. 4
education, as also provided by the re-
cent lnuiSlatura 1uara rnfnrrnd 70 4I, .