St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-03

when authorized the city to remove the |
old city hall clock to Cleveland school |
at an expense not exceeding $500.
Changed His Mind.
Aid. Sullivan raised question be-
fore the close of the meeting. There |
was bill of SO before the committee
on claims for the collection of dead ami
mails. This resolution had been passed
by the assembly, and the aldermanic
committee had decided not to report it
until the new. contract for the collection
OF garbage, etc., was made.
Aid. Gehan-I think it was under
stood not to take it up until the COM
mittee saw fit to take it up.
Aid. Sullivan may be mistaken. but
the point | want to make is this: That
do not like to go Oh record as holding
anything that has passed the assembly.
L thlnk we ought to act upon 1t here,
and decide it one way or another.
Aid. Gehan-Did not you vote to have
the committee hold the bill
Aid. Sullivan-I did, it is true: but
have changed my mind. am i'll favor
of having the bill reported.
Aid. Gehan- Well, don't see how
can report the bill without the sanction
OF the committee.
Aid. Suliivan-All right.
Look up the Law.
City Treasurer Refs referred the let
tiers that had passed between him and
Supt. Scott. of the city railway COM
pany. respecting the report of the gross
earnings of the railway for the year.
Supt. Scott had not furnished an item
lied report as requested, ana Mr.. Refs
wanted to know what he should do in
the matter il the refusal was persisted
in. The following statistics were given:
Gross earnings
1880. $500 500 ~
1871 Observation-Disclosures. 7S3, 3Sl 66
The gross earnings reported by the
Minneapolis Railway company for last
year were 81, 325, 900. Aid. Gehan moved
the reference of the communications to
the city attorney.
Claims A Against the City
City Attorney Lawler reported back
c. S. Little's claim for injuries alleged
TO have been sustained by reason of a
defective sidewalk on East Cook street
the morning of Sept. 81, 1891. Little's
hip was injured, but he failed to give
the thirty days statutory notice to the
city authorities, and Attorney LaWler
gave his opinion that the claim could
not be enforced by all action at law.
Little asks for $500. Aid. Copeland had |
the petition referred to the committee |
OH claims.
all CluCl Wdo duttiOflZcl III Ut uTdWI
ON the city treasury in favor of Kittie |
HaZelton for $500 damages for injuries
sustained Sept. 16, 1891, by falling |
through a hole and defect in the side |
walk on Canada street. Her ankle was |
badly strained.
Aid. DObner secured the adoption of |
resolution inStructing the board of |
public works to suspend operations I'M
der the final order of the council for the |
I Oh n
nue. TO width OF eighty feet, between |
Hamline and Smelling avenues, until |
further orders.
The assembly ordinance, designating |
the south side of upper Third street, |
from w aOaSha west to Seven corners, |
and the south side of Second street, |
from Wabasha east. as public market.
was adopted.
The action of the aldermen on the |
this matter is especially interesting, as
the locating OF the market at this point
depended the erection of the new Pabst
building, estimated to cost S75, ZOO. MIR.
TarDoX, it is said. is also going to make
alterations amounting to $4,000 OH his
property.
Odds and Ends.
Among the miscellaneous matters
passed upon by the board were:
The proposals for the collection CT gar
bage. as recommended by the joint commit
tee of the council was agreed to-
Building Inspector Starkey made his first
report 10 the council. There were forty |
nine permits issued last month. the aggre-
gate cost of which was estimated at $40 200
The fees for the same were &c.,
The aldermen adopted the recommends
ton OF the ways and means committee that
the old ballot boxes be used DIT the coming
spring and fall elections. 80
Chief Clark reported Si,616 received in
in na arit,1 II |
court for January. Of this sum ST. 0eei was
fines paid by keepers of houses of ill-fame
The board of public works was requested,
on the motion of Aid. Melady. to report
upon the opening extension, ETC., of An |
napois street.
The license fees of the Metropolitan and
the Grand were fixed the same as last year
S100.
The extension of Annapolis, proposed by
Aid. Melady. was referred to the committee
OH streets.
The report of the board of public works
recommending the lowering and rebuilding
of the sewer on Robert street from Sixth |
street to the Mississippi. This is made neces-
sary, because i'll case OF heavy storms the
present sewer would overflow and flood the |
big blocks in the neighborhood
The city attorney was instructed, on the |
motion OF Aid. Bieienberg, to take whatever
action may be necessary to have all the OBJ
structions removed from Rayoux street be- |
tween Carroll and ondo streets
The petition of a majority Of property
owners tor the vacation of FairmOnt place,
included within the boundaries of lots 7 |
and9 of West Crocus Hill B." was adopted.
An ordinance was adopted granting the ST.
Paul Electric Manufacturing and Construc-
ton company permission TO erect poles and
string wires i'll the Sixth ward
William Schmidt was recommended to be
employed as fireman at the market house at
salary of Sis a month, his employment to
date from Oct. Is, 1891, to April is, 1892
NJ. j. Egan was recommended for watch
man at the market house at salary of $50 a
month. the employment to commence from |
Oct 10. 1891, and continue to May 1, 1894.
Assembly Files.
Assembly files were disposed of as
follows:
The order authorizing the board of public
works to condemn, ETC., for constructing
sewer through strip of land twenty feet |
wide, extending from Fourth street to Phaieu |
creek culyert atSeventh street, also strip
OF twenty feet wide from Canal street to the |
right of way of the Duluth road, was agreed |
The order for the opening, etc., of East
Fifth street. between Maple and Hope streets.
was eOncurred in.
company desires permission to use portion |
OF The Sixth ward levec-lots 3, 4 and of |
block B, Robertson's addition-aud an or
dlnance giving them a franchise for the |
same for twenty years was referred to the
committee on streets.
The assembly resolution requesting the
city engineer TO inquire into the cost of mar |
ket sheds at Como and Rice was killed
kingsland Smith wants permission to use |
lots 3, and of block B. in Robertsons addi-
ton, Sixth ward levee for the erection of
Touring mill. His request went to the com
mittee OH streets.
The recommendations of the Third street
property owners, relative to Bridge square
being used for market purposes, was adopted
The board adjourned shortly before
10 o'clock.
n. Y. Life's Policy Holders
Will fud instructive and interesting
reading from President Beers on our
first page this morning. 1t is glowing
account of the prosperity and stability
OF this enterprising company, and ably
defends the Investments made in build