St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-06

ised to make up the balance. Under
these circumstances Mr.. Miller asked
to have the bill returned, and as there
was no chance for the bill to go through
it was ordered returned.
The same official also sent in
lengthy communication relative to the
manner in which exTreasurer Refs
kept The books while in the office. THIS
was referred without reading to the
special joint investigating committee.
MIR. Miller claimed the errors pointed
out by the GLOBE on Monday were a
result of the condition of the books as
he found them on taking Office.
A sTAGGER AT ECONOMY.
Comptroller McCardy informed the
council that the recommendation of the
mayor as to the consolidation of the fire
and police alarm systems was good
thing, particularly as responsible par
ties offered to take charge of the whole
business for $1,000 per annum.
The communication also requested
the repeal of the resolutions auJhoriZ-
ing extra help in the Office OF the super
intendent of police alarm. The laws of
1887, he said, provided that the super
intendent should receive SIS, 200 per an
mum for himself and all assistants. This
being the case, both resolutions above
mentioned were illegal.
The communication and resolutions
repeating were sent to the committee
on police.
NEW PRoBIBIT0RY DISTRICT.
Aid. Zimmerman introduced an ordi-
nance, which was passed under a SuS-
pension of the rules, repeating ole
passed June 26, 1898, and making pro-
hiblted district for saloons in the terri
tory in the Sixth ward bounded by
Annapolis, Ohio, Chippewa avenue and
the river.
THE ROUTINE GRIsT.
The final order for the planting of
shade trees on Summit avenue. from
Kent to Lexington avenue, was passed.
The Northwestern Telephone COM
pany was given the right. TO erect
line of poles and wires on Como avenue.
from harrington and Park street.
The sum of S.. S49.93 was ordered paid
out of the fire department fund, being
the balance of the sum advanced to pay
the fire department pay roll for Novem-
Der. 1892.
The petition from property owners
asking that the garbage contractors he
requested to move their platform on the
800" line. near Cottage street, to some
other locality, was sent to the special
committee on garbage.
Henrietta ID. Wood notified the coun-
by defective walk on Marshall avenue,
and claimed damages. The.committee on
claims will investigate.
A resolution was passed giving Will
lam Cunningham permission to place a
public hay scales on University avenue.
Another resolution was introduced and
referred to the committee on Streets
repeating the right given to John Dow
Ian q Son to place scales on Sixth
street.
The ordinance allowing the street
car company until Nov. to change the
East Seventh street cable to an electric
line was Indefinitely postponed.
The Selby avenue safety device
ordinance was referred to a special joint
committee, the aldermanic members of
the committee being Aid. Cullen, Mont
gomery and Copeland.
The petition of Merriam Park resi-
dents to have the cable run from Fourth
and Broadway TO Prior and University
avenues Was referred to the same com
mttee.
A resolution introduced at the request
OF the mayor authorizing him to appoint
man at $50 per month to measure
wood and weigh coal was referred to the
committee Oh police. Aid. Cullen
thought the market master and his as
SlStantS could do the measuring and
weighing of fuel, and by this means
save the SS5 per month.
The police matron will probably re-
ceive her pay for July and August, a
resolution ordering 500 paid to her be-
ing passed.
The resolution of Assemblyman Rear
don directing the mayor to enforce the
resolution requiring the street car COM
pany to run the cars on the jackson
street line around the loop was passed
unanimously.
Final orders were passed for the re-
paving of Fourth street. from Jackson
10 Broadway; paving Rice street, from
Como avenue to Front street, and the
widening of RondO street, from ST.
Anthony to Western avenues. The
aldermen cOncurred in the &C.
ton OF the assembly annulling
all proceedings in the opening and
grading of East Third street from
White Bear avenue to the city limits.
The city attorney was also directed to
Supulate judgment in the case now
pending between ID. j. Hennessey and
the city in suit growing out of this
Improvement.
ASSEMBLY MEETING POSTPONED.
The special meeting of the assembly
called for this evening has been de-
card off. The object of the meeting
was 10 pass the August pay rolls ana
take acton OH the resolution of Aid.
Cullen relative to the issuance of $1,000
worth OF certificates of indebtedness
with which to employ laboring men out
Of WORK. Owing TO the absence of AS
semOiymen Lightner and Schuette from
the city and the fact that il takes eight
of the nine votes in the assembly to
pass the resolution, the meeting was
postponed.
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