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
err Earth.
Yesterdays Roundup Of the
:. Several Matters OF City
Interest.
TO-DAY.

Is The special meeting Of the board of
aldermen last evening was perfunctory
in character. There were 4 number of
routine matters that it was necessary to
get out of the way, aud it was for this
reason that the meeting was called.
The most notable occurrence was the
presentation of a remarkable communi-
cation from Gates A. Johnson, the ex-
building Inspector 1t was in reply 10
the statement recently maze by In
spector Starkey that il is a matter OF
great difficulty for him 10 furnish tile
usual annual report for the reason that
Johnson had removed certain data
IRON the Office. This communication
alphabetically denied that anything other
than a few notes that could not be un-
dersiood by any one else had been
taken away by Mr. Johnson. The epis-
tie IS eoucned IN peculiar language. ana
dwells particularly upon the episode of
his election from the office, thereby re-
yeaiIng the aniuus OF Tile cOmlnunlca-
/ ton. IL was placed on HE.
Several little claims tor personal in
juries that lave been pending for long
time, and that nave been matters OF litl-
As rule, suits were brought TO collect
damages III the sum OF 5000, but the
aldermen Topped OF the larger part. 1t
was voted 10 pay John MuSser, Hugh
MeCue and Katrina Ischda $50 eacn al
payment IN full. The TWO former were
hurt in a runaway accident out Oh West
Seventh street caused by u steam road
roller, aud the latter was injured by
falling upon defective sidewalk.
The ordinance was passed granting
the Omaha road the right 10 build ana
maintain forever warehouse on Mime
sofa street. south OF Second street, and
the Wisconsin Central road presented
its declinatiOu to accept the ordinance
granting them right Of way for low
grade railway across Sixth street and
along the alley in Kittson's addition,
between Firth 10 Sixth streets 10 Broad
way No reasons were given. and it was
a matter OF surprise, as the line was an
ticiUateu a. dll important auxiliary 10
tile facilities of the wholesale district.
The request OF the board OF public
works, accompanied by a recOmnenda-
ton bv the corporation attorney, that
all proceedings in coudemniug a portion
of the Sixth ward levce, from Delos
street To Annapolis street, be aunulled,
WAS adopted.
j he removal or the ola B0tZeJ 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 it is purposed
to locate the structure. sent i'll a protest
against it on the score that the locality
is within the fire limits. deferred 10
the committee on streets.
L pom resolution Introduced by Aid.
Sullivan. the Merriam Park bank was
designated as a repository for city mon
eys. providing boHd of 800 900 be filed.
tThe ordinance was passed. giving the
81. Paul Show case company a right to
occupy a portion OF Sixth ward leyee
Tor manufacturing purposes. as was the
ordinance granting like privileges to
the Hoop Manufacturing company.
L he ordinance authorizing the issue
of certificates of indebtedness to the
amount of Sll4,590. III anticipation of
the tax collections, was adopted. as was
the ordinance allowing the board of
public works $50 a 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 fayoring the appoint
ment of a matrOn at 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.