St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-07

members will be appointed to act with
similar number from the assembly.
The ordinance of the assembly giving
! every member of the police force one
day off month was considered. 1t was
| finally voted to refer the matter to a
joint committee. to be composed Of two
| members of the board of aldermen aud
one OF the assembly. President niger
soil appointed as the boards part OF the
committee Aid. Copeland and Frank
lin.
The controller sent in a eommunlca-
ton stating that the Robert Seeger con-
tract for lighting streets with gasoline
expires on Feb. / next
Aid. Zimmerman then offered
resolution directing the city clerk to adj
| yertise for bids for lighting with gaso-
| line lamps, OH the every night and all
night plan. beginning Feb. l. 1898, the
| bids to give the rate for lighting one,
| three or five years, and bids to be re-
ceived until Tuesday, Dec. %, at 8 p.
m.. certified check of $500 to ac
company each bid, and the bidders to
! exhibit samples of what they propose to
| furnish three days prior to opening the
bids, and the successful bidder to give
bond i'll the sum of $4,000. Carried.
Voted Under Protest.
| The assembly resolution allowing the
| Judges and clerks of the late election
S25 each, a total of S13,75 Was non
| concurred in. Several of the aldermen,
notably Aid. Cullen and Conley, voted
under protest. saying that they did not
| consider such reduction in their conf
pensation fair, and only voted yea in
order that they might not be longer
! kept out of their compensation.
The board of fire commissioners had
| n n n n a
asking permission to exchange Chemi-
cal Engine No. 3 for a hose wagon and
hose, asserting that better protection
| could be afforded from the hydrants.
| Referred TO the committee on fire de-
partment.
Aid. Warren's ordinance regulating
| the rate OF speed Of street cars, and
| giving the fire department the right of
way while gong TO fires. WAS adopted.
On resolution OF Aid. Conley. the city
attorney was requested to report the
condition of the suit Of Thomas Ken
alley agai lst the city.
City Attorney Lawler had before the
| meeting letter showing the stutus OF
the suit of the city against the MilWau-
kee railway, which has been pending III
tue courts for several years, accom-
panylng which WAS Il letter from Ii. }.
Horn. who has been special attorney for
the city in the case Mr. Lawler leaves
to the common council the matter Of
retaining Mr.. Horn further. The mat
ter was referred to the committee Oh
ways and means.
Dangerous Wiring.
Aid. Zimmerman offered resolution
inStructing the building inspector, in
connection with the corporation attor-
ney, to report an ordinance regulating
and prescribing the proper and safe
wiring of buildings for electric light
and power. Carried.
Maj. Espy made speech in which he
charged that many of the recent disas-
trouS fires have resulted from the negli-
gent manner in which these wires were
put i'll.
A resolution was adopted for the
drawing Of the following warrants:
August Young, 81, 043.30, for the pay
ment OF judgments in the matter of the
assessment for opening, widening and
extending Mississippi street, from
Broadway to Nash street; Theodore
Engelbrecht, 81 ,066.3S, for the payment
of a judgment in his favor; Caroline
Flohr, S33z.39, for the payment of a
judgment in the Mississippi street mat
ter.
A resolution was also adopted instruct
ing the comptroller to include these
judgments in the tax levy for 1898.
A resolution was adopted directing
the removal of three gasoline lamps
from the corner of Thorn street and
Reserve street: from Reserve street, be-
tween Mound and Thorn streets; from
HiaWatha and Thorn streets. and place
the same, one on the north side OF Eau
quier street, between Duluth and Allan
tic streets between Nos. 1899 and 1903;
one on the southeast corner OF Duluth
avenue and Fauquier street; one on the
northeast corner of Frank and Eau
quier.
The Franklin ordinance, requiring
the interurban line to stop at every
street corner on its line. and the signs
stating where cars will stop to be taken
down, was adopted unanimously.
Bicycle ordinances Passed.
The assembly bicycle ordinance
passed by a. vote of 6 TO 5. The presi-
dent declared that two-thirdS vote was
not necessary. Several of the alder
men voted no, because, as they stated,
they wanted districts in their ward to
be included in prohibited sidewalk ter
ritory.
The report OF the clerk Of the munc-
ipal court for November was submitted.
1t showed that on the criminal side
s., 352 was received and on the civil side
1852.
Aid. Franklin offered preliminary
order to the board of public works for
opening, widening and extending Eaton
avenue in a straight line in Il southeast
erly direction, and opening and widen
ing Florida street III a southWesterly
direction in straight line until the TWO
streets interSect, taking such parts of
lots /, 2, Z, and 8, block 4, Eaton IL Nor
risOn's addition, as may be necessary.
Carried.
The building inspector submitted his
November report, showing that 1876
building permits were issued for Struc-
lures to aggregate in value $244.6) D. The
fees received aggregated S305
Aid. COnley offered resolution Civ
ing the engineer of the market house
authority to employ a fireman at 500
month. to serve from Jan. l, 1898, to
May l, 1893 his compensation to be paid |
from the general fund. Referred to the
committee OH public buildings.
On resolution of Aid. Conley. the free
use of the old municipal court room in |
the market house was granted the A. |
NJ. K. church from Dec. 81 to %, incluS- !
i've.
Aid. Warren offered preliminary |
order to the board OF public works for |
a sewer under Como avenue. from d ale
to the Great Northern railway; carried:
for sewer under Atwater street, from
Rice to Gaultier; under Gaultier. from
AtWater to Edmund; Como avenue. |
from Western to Rice; Van Buren,. from
Western TO Como, and Thomas. from
Western to Como; carried. /
Aid. Dorniden offered a preliminary |
order to the board of public works for a
sewer under st. Clair street, from West
ern avenue to Cliff street. Carried.
The resolution granting the city treas
urer 5000 as a contingent fund was
adopted.
Aid. Warren offered preliminary |
order to the board of public works for
sewer under Dale street, from Uni
versity avenue to the Great Northern
railway. Carried.
Aid. Dorniden offered preliminary
order to the board of public works for |
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