St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-23
ACTION OF ALDERMEN
Nothing But Routine in These
Piping Times Of City
Politics.
Accumulated Matters From
Tuesdays Failure Worked
Away.
The Remains of w. H. Dixon
Laid to Rest in the Moth
er Earth.
Yesterdays Roundup Of the
:. Several Matters OF City
Interest.
'SREGIsTER TODAY.

y The special meeting of the BOARD OF
aldermen last evening was perfunetory
in character. There were number of
routine matters that it was necessary 10
GET out OF the way, and it was for this
reason that the meeting was called.
The most notable occurrence was the
presentation of remarkable cOmmuni-
cation from Gates A Johnson, the ex-
building inspector. 1t was in reply TO
the statement recently maze by In
spector Starkey that it is matter Of
great difficulty for him TO furnish the
usual annual report for the reason that
Johnson had removed certain data
from the Office. This communication
emphaticaily denied that anything other
than few notes that could not be un-
derstood by any one else had been
taken away by Mr. Johnson. The epis-
tie is eouehed in peculiar language, and
dwells particularly upon the episode of
his election from the office, thereby re-
yeaIing the auimus OF The eOmmunlca-
ton. Ii was placed on HE.
Several little claims for personal in
juries that lave been pending for a long
time, and that have been matters OF liti-
CATION in the courts, were compromised.
As a rule, suits were brought to collect
damages m the sum or 5000, but the
aldermen Topped oil the larger part. 1t
was voted To pay John MuSseT, Hugh
McCue and Katrina TSchda $50 each as
payment IN full. The Two former were
hurt in runaway accident out on West
Seventh street caused by steam road
roller, aud the latter was injured by
falling upon defective sidewalk.
The ordinance was passed granting
the Omaha road the right TO build and
maintain forever warehouse on Mime
sofa street, south OF Second street, and
the Wisconsin Central road presented
its declinaton to accept the ordinance
granting them right of way for a low
grade railway across Sixth street and
along the alley in KittSon'S addition,
between Fifth 10 Sixth streets 10 Broad
way. No reasons were given. and 1t was
q matter OF surprise. as tile line was an
ticiDated as all important auxiliary 10
the facilities OF the wholesale district.
The request OF the board OF public
works, accompanied by recOnnenda-
ton by the corporation attorney, that
all proceedings in coudemning portion
of the Sixth ward fevce, from DeloS
street to Annapolis Street, be aunulled,
was adopted.
The removal of the old BotZet frame
building from the corner OF Seventh
and Cedar streets is still at issue. The
property owners in the vicinity OF Sixth
and Fort streets. where 1T is purpOsed
to locate the structure. sent in protest
against it on the score that the locality
is within the fire limits. Referred TO
the committee on streets.
Upon resolution introduced by Aid.
Sullivan. the Merriam Park bank was
designated as a repository for CITY mon
eys, providing boud of $4,000 be fled
,Fhe ordinances was passed giving the
ST. Paul Show case company right to
occupy "a portion OF Sixth ward leyee
Tor manufacturing purposes, as was the
ordinance granting like privileges to
the Hoop Manufacturing company.
II he ordinance authorizing the issue
of certificates of indebtedness 10 the
amount of Sl14,590. III anticipation of
the tax collections, WIS adopted. as was
the ordinance allowing the board of
pu bile works $50 year for livery hire.
The Bell charter directs that the board
shall make periodical inspections of the
street lighting services, and this was
the occasion of the ordinance.
The report of the committee on police
from the assembly fay9rlng the appoint
ment of a matron ut the central police
station was. referred to the committee
on police, and the resolution directing
the city clerk to advertise for proposals
for collecting dead animals was
adopted. '