St. Paul daily globe., 1894-09-01
A TAME COUNCIL MEETING.
M. E. Bronson Will Sue the
Northern Pacific for Big
Damages.
HE LABOR DAY PARADE.
Arrangements Completed for
the Procession--NeWs
Budget. ''

The meeting of the common council i
| last night was devoid of any sensational
or ludcrOus features, the aldermen evi
IDENTITY being in no mood to entertain
| either themselves or their audience.
| Among other matters the trades anC
labor union sent in a communication
| calling attention to the distressed con.
ditiOu of the unemployed of the city
and the prospects of still further suffer
ing during the coming winter months
The communication asked the council
to provide some kind of work for the
unemployed. The communication wa
referred to the committees on ways ant
| means, health aud hospitals and water
| works.
| A petition containing about 800 names
protested against the practice of the
Central Market company in leasing
portions of the central market property
| to private individuals and concerns at
low rates. The petition reque sted tba
| the council restrict the use of the mar
ket property to the sale of market prod
| uce only. The low rents, it was claimed,
worked detriment 10 the taxpayers at
large. The petition was referred to the
committee OH markets.
The following motion introduced, by
Aid. Long and referring to the horde ell
Baxter escapade, created laugh:
"MOved that it be and hereby Is
ordered that from and after Aug. 80,
1894, any alderman. or city official who
gives free exhibition of his pugilistic
skill and gets whipped without exer-
| cising the rightOf self-defense, shall be
subject to removal from office and may
be removed ~ vote of twC-thirds Of
all members of The city council"
Aid. Bradish advocated the referrinl
OF the motion to the committee OH Beth
any home, and Aid. Haynes thought the
committee OIL underground wires would
be the proper party. The motion was
placed OH file.
The following bids were received for
the paving Of Nicoliet avenue with Wit.
rified brick:
Toma Brick company, per square
yard. 81 SO; Thomas Riley, st. Paul,
per square yard, S1.37; Des Moines
Brick Manufacturing company, per
square yard, sl.G5; James E. Sny-
der, Minneapolis, for three varieties
of brick, per square yard, Sl.99, 81. %
NNN S~'"c, tSSP>SeAfSA Twin W - VI hOy
Minneapolis, per square yard, Sl.7S; N.
S. Young, Burlington, per square yard.
2.35; J. j. Palmer. Chicago, per square
yard, $2.32; Minneapolis Brick Paving
company, per square yard. Sl.So, with 10
cents extra per yard for removing and
disposing of old pavement.
Two bids for paving Hennepin ave-
nue. with asphalt were received, as fol-
lows: Wester Paving and Supply
company, per square yard, Trinidad
| lake asphalt, 1894; Warren Schaarf
Asphalt company,per square yard (kind
| of material not specified), S2S3.
When the report of the committee OH
licenses came up the council threw out
the application for license in the rear OF
the Jumbo. In this instance j. G. Sodini
was "turned down."
! After lengthy discussion it was de-
cided to readvertise for Dids for the con-
struction of a city gasoline plant.
Aid. Jennings offered an ordinance
! changing the voting districts of the
Third ward. which was given its first
reading.