St. Paul daily globe., 1892-10-28

spectors who are constantly employed
on the outside. and one clerk. 1t would
be impossible to do the work with the
proposed cut. The receipts last month
were $500. and this money cannot be
collected without a complete corps of
inspectors.
Mr.. Reardon renewed his attack upon
the office with increased vehemence.
He asserted that he was as much inter-
eSted IN building as any man in the
state. and he knew that not one build
ing In twenty-five is visited by the in
spectors.
And that's the way the building inspec-
tors Office is rum he concluded.
Perhaps you refer TO the work of the old
inspector" suggested MIR. Daily.
Yes; but the new one is worse, said Mr..
Reardon.
The amount was finally fixed at s6O5,
or rather the board file was -cOncurred
IN; even Reardon voted for it.
miscellaneous Business.
Assemblyman Johnson wanted the
records of the council corrected. He
explained that the minutes, strange TO
relate, show that the celebrated Fifth
ward Transfer, so-called, o. ordinance
granting the franchise. rather, had
passed, whereas it failed to pass. The
records were corrected accordingly.
Tie motion by which the ordinance was
lost was reconSidered, and it was voted to
meet IN adjourned meeting at o'clock
this afternoon
Inc appointment by the mayor of
Albert j. Zacber and James II. Burrell
as patrOlmen was concurred in
a petition for a sewer in Hague ave
nue., from Victoria street to Milton
street. was referred to the board OF
public works.
The Minnesota State Poultry assOcia-
ton asked for the use of Market hall
for the annual exhibition OF the associa-
ton. to be held Jan. to / inclusive,
and the matter was referred to the COM
mlttee on public buildings.
ii. w. Phillips. deputy corporation
attorney, advised the assembly that the
property purchased by the board OF
education Oct. 81, 1883, lots 10 to q of
block 4, tiray's addition to McKenty's
outl0tS, was sold by the county auditor
to Aaron Herr for taxes delinquent.
The present owner claims that his title
IS now perfect, inasmuch as the time
for redemption Is passed. and Mr.. Herr
now offers to settle for 5000, and Mr..
Phllllps advised such settlement. a
resolution accompanied authorizing a
warrant for the same and it passed.
The contracts with the Northwestern
Fuel company for furnishing the fire
department with fuel for the insuIng
year and the contract for furnishing the
department hay, awarded by the fire
board to Frank NJ. loslin aud Edward
"A. BoggS, and the contract for furnish
ing oats. awarded to e.. w. Griggs IS
Co., were confirmed.
1he committee on streets reported
Dack the ordinance restricting vehicles
from riding over sidewalks. 1t seems
that bicycles are classed as vehicles, and
1t is claimed that the ordinance will
WORK an unjust hardship upon cyclists
living i'll outlying districts where
streets are impaired. The ordinance
mad been adopted by the assembly, but
the aldermen defeated the measure.
Mr.. johnson advocated a conference be-
tween both bodies with view to arriv-
Ing. at some amicable conclusion in
which both bodies can unite, and to
THIS end the committee submitted a rec
ommendation embodyingithe suggestion
and IL was adopted.
j. {. Michael. assistant corporation
attorney, communicated that he had
been unable to determine lust when the
board of public works had ordered the
dlscontlnuance of certain street lamps
about which controversy has arisen,
and difference of Sl4.057 is st,ll pend
ing. In order that the interests of the
city be not prejudiced Mr.. Michael
asked that the amount be not paid un-
I'll the return from the East of Mr.. Liv-
lngstone, when the desired information
will be available. Such course was
taken.
An ordinance was adopted granting
j: IL. Burweli the right to occupy the
Sixth ward levee for the purpose of
manufacturing agricultural implements.
The reorganized Commercial bank
ii ed bond in the sum OF $500, 900 as a
city depository, and the same WAS ap-
proved.
The president announced the ap-
pointment of Messrs .Iohnson. Light
ner and Sandell as members of the Joint
committee on the bicycle ordinance.