St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-26
and dlsposal of garbage and offal ac-

and DISPOSAL of garbage and offal ac-
cording to specifications prepared by
the health commissioner, were opened
and referred to the special committee
Oh garbage. The bids were as follows:
W. j. Preston, one year. S23, 400; two years.
$4,000; three years, Sl9,90. Thomas Gehan.
one year, SIG, 40b; two years, S22,SCO; three
years, STAGE or for three years for $685. 400.
Patrick White, one year. Sl2.o00; two years,
5000; three years SPY, COO. Guion d "ymaii,
one year. $4,000; two years, $l4,0oO; three
years. S12.C0O. Isaac A. Grant one year,
S26 600; two years. S25 0CO; three years, SCI 009.
Isaac A. Grant. year. S24.t01; 2years, so,
000; years, So, $50. Thomas Reilly $4,000,
according TO specifications, or 5000 by the
Patrick system. Joseph a. Sansome, year,
SIS. $50; = years, So, 16O; years, s22. $50.
Nicholas Feven. year, 500, $50; years, $50
OOO; years, S5a 600. King & Ringer. year,
$4,000; Two years, S60,000; years. $4,000.
The Wolterstortf Haskell Manufacture
ing company requested the council to
pass resolution directing the chief of
police to order the immediate removal
of boat houses and logs from the leyee
st. Paul This was asked because the
firm mentioned desired to build at once
factory Oh the land, and the owners
of the distractions refused 10 vacate
the premises. A resolution, ordering
the chief of police to have the Obstruc-
lions removed, was passed.
An ordinance that a member of the
police force be detailed as license i'll
spector at a salary of 81, 500 (the same as
at present. after Aug. l was referred
to the committee on license.
Ordinance 1906, passed July %. 1892.
was amended so as to prohibit bicycles
from being ridden on the side walks.
The pay rolls of the health depart
ment for October and November. 1891,
were passed. These bills could not be
paid at the time, owing to there being
no funds on hand, but the collections
having since been paid in. it was decid-
ed by the comptroller to settle up.
The city engineer was requested to
report, as near as possible, the amount
Of funds available for the repair of
damage to streets in the Sixth ward. oc-
casioned by recent rain storms. Also
what amount of repairs can be made in
said ward before the winter season in
terferes with the work.
The matter of annulling all proceed
ings in the opening and widerng of
East Seventh street, between kosabel
and Broadway. was disposed of. for
time, at least. by being indefinitely
postponed.
The assembly confirmed the report
ing the approval Of the contract Of
Fielding & Shepley for paving East
Fourth street. The ordinance granting
The st. Paul Gas company and the West
ern Union Telegraph company the right
to construct condultS was referred to
the city attorney to see that the rights
Of the city be carefully guarded.
The complaint of Schachrel d Reuter-
that they were refused saloon license
Illegally by a committee was referred
to the committee on license.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany were notified To repair the bridge
over their right Of way on Rice street
without delay.
The committees recommendation that
the use Of Wabasha and Seventh street
be discontinued as public market was
adopted.
The city was authorized to
audit pay rolls of men discharged from
the street and sewer force during the
month of August. This was ordered at
the request of the city engineer, who
said it would be necessary to discharge
large number OF men, and as the reg
ular pay day was not until sept. II. the
men ought to be able to get their money
when discharged.
The communication from the board of
fire commissioners calling attention to
the financial condition of the board was
referred 10 the committee OH ways and
means. The city treasurer and corpOr-
alton attorney were ordered To enforce
the collection of the $1,000 alleged to be
due the city from the street railway
company. ..-
The city clerk said he had received
letter from the directors of the Mime
Rpolls exposition asking that statements
alleged TO have been made at a council
meeting 10y member Of the council
about the failure to have an exposition
this year be corrected. In reply, he
said he had written letter denying
that such statements had been made at
any council meeting.
William Knopp asked for 1884 dam
ages to property on Concord street 10y
the flood of Aug. 8.