St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-09

Il. L. GORMAN, President.
j. T. KERKER, Clerk Board OF Public Works.
Feb. %, 1891.
Alderman of the ward
Also,
Commercial Street Slopes
To the Common Council of the CITY of st.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had under
consideration the resolution or order of the
Common Council, approved Sept II, 1899,
relative to taxing and condemning an
easement in the lands abutting on CONNER
cial street, between Plum street and Fifth
street for the construction of the necessary
slopes in the cuts and fills in grading said
street between the points named. and hay
ing investigated the proposed Improvement,
respectfully report that said improvement
IS not Necessary and proper at this time, for
the reason that at a hearing before said
Board this day, large majority of the
property owners interested were opposed to
the proposed Improvement.
Yeas 4, nays0
R. L. GoRMAN, President
j. 7. KERKER, Clerk Board of Public Works
March 2, 1891.
Alderman of the ward.
Also,
Contract-Alley Grading, Block 2, Schurmeier
ana Evans Addition
The Board reports that it has awarded
Charles \ onnemacher the contract for grad
ing the alley in block two (2) Schumacher and
Evans addition to st. Paul, he being the
only bidder and his bid being reasonable
and he being a reliable and responsible bid
der; amount of bid. l,191; bond in the sum
of $40, with John Boldthen and Peter Bot
as sureties.
Said award taken up and approved by fol-
lowing vote:
Yeas-Ald. Banholzer, Bielenberg. Bott
Copeland, Dorniden, Flandrau, Gehan. Nc
Nance, Melady, Minea, Sanborn, Sullivan,
Mr.. President-I3.
Claims
The Board transmits. approved by it, the
following claims, 10 wit:
Merrill's Toilet Supply, So; Mathew Craig,
Sl4: q. W Merrill, $50.
Committee on Claims.
REPORT OF BOARD OF CONTROL.
The Board of Control su bmits its report
for February, 1891, showing total expend
lures, $3.50 .46.
Committee on Ordinances and Public Ac-
counts.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
OF Committee on Streets. sewers and
Bridges accumulation of Oliver j. Tong
Secretary Board of Control, Relative to Bids
for Burials. (Referred to Committee Feb.
3. 1S91)-
Committee recommends that said commu-
nication be referred TO Corporation Attorney.
Adopted.
Also.
William Grace's Petition for Grading Road
in Dakota County
Committee asks that said petition be re-
ferred to City Engineer.
Adopted.
Also,
A. M. Lawton and Others Petition for Re-
funding Money-Assessment Condemna-
tiOn-State Street
Committee recommends that said petition
be referred to Corporation Attorney.
Adopted.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
Ot Aid. Sanborn-Report of Board of Public
Works (Referred to Committee Feb. IL
1S91) Relative to Goodrich Avenue and
Other streets Sewers
Committee recommends that said report be
accepted and adopted
Adopted
OF Special Committee Appointed to Iuvesti-
gate Matter of Storing Powder and Dyna-
mite in First Ward
Committee reports as follows:
TO the Honorable the President and Common
Council of the City of St Paul
Gentlemen: Your committee appointed
by resolution approved F-b Is, 1891. to ascer-
tain the right of certain parties TO store pow
der and dynamite in the First ward, have
seen several of the parties referred to. and
we are not able 10 ascertain that such parties
have any such right
Some of these parties built here before the
territory was within the city limits, and are
willing to move their buildings as soon as
can reasonably be done.
we submit herewith resolution calling for
the removal of these buildings aud recon-
mend its adoption.
Respectfully,
JNo. COPELAND, Chairman.
Accepted. (See resolutiou.)
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ordinances
An ordinance was read appropriating $4,000
to Robert A. Smith, Mayor-entertainment
National Editorial association
Rules suspended on motion of Aid Elan
drau. yeas 13, and ordinance read second
time and passed. (See Ordinance No. 147S.)
An ordinance was read permitting j.
Quincy Haas to erect bay window
Rules SlISuendAd on motion al
holZer-yeas T.; nays, Aid .Sanborn, land or
dinance read second time and passed (See
Ordinance No. 1419.)
An ordinance was read changing name of
Miller street to Avon street.
Rules suspended on motion of Aid. SAM
born, yeas -, and ordinance read second
time and passed. (See Ordinance No. 14SJ)
An ordinance was read-SI25 30 to Joseph
Neubauer.
Rules suspended on motion of AID. Dobner.
yeas ID. and ordinance read second time and
passed. (See Ordinance No. 14SI.)
An ordinance was read granting LIE Febvre
and DeSlauriers permission to use portion
of levee in Sixth ward, and to repeal Ordi-
nance No. 1851.
Rules suspended on motion of Aid Minea.
yeas Is, and ordinance read second time
and passed. (See Ordinance No. 1922
An ordinance was read granting unto j. A,
Willard, q +. Piper, Z. S. Warner and G. W.
Baker partners as The St Paul White Lead
and Oil Company. permission to use portion
of the levee in the Sixth ward
Rules suspended on motion of Aid. Minea.
yeas IL, and ordinance read second time and
passed. (See Ordinance No. 1882
| BY Aid. Bot
Resolution requesting Board of Fire Com
missiOners to locate and maintain fire alarm
box at East Seventh and Minnehaha streets.
Board of Fire Commissioners.
Aid. McNamee was granted leave of alb
sence for two months
A motion was made and adopted that when
council does adjourn It adjourn until Tues
day, March 10, 1891, at 7:3l o clock p. M.