St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-13
COUNCIL TRANSACTS CONSIDER
ABLE BUSINESS IN a VERY
ECONOMICAL MOOD.
NO COIN FOR TYPOTHETEE.
THE CITY TOO POOR TO HELP
ENTERTAIN THE NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
j. C. OSWALD TURNED DOWN.
His Offer to Advance Money for
the Bryn MaYvr Sewer Re-
jected.

The city council held a long, but
dreary, session last night, which was
occupied chiefly with routine bust
ness. The principal business done
was the practical rejection of John
c. Oswald's offer to advance $50, 900
for the construction of a sewer to
drain North Bryn Mawr. a number
of long-standing claims were cleared
up, and a special committee was ap-
pointed TO settle finally the trouble
arising from the bridging Of the
Great Northern tracks on Main
street.
City Comptroller Nye submitted a
reminder that certain city departments
had exceeded their pro rata share of
their appropriations for the portion of
the year so far elapsed. The figures
have been printed.
Building Inspector Gilman sent in
request that the council take immedi-
ate action on the matter of overhead
wires, which has been hung up with
the underground wires committee for
three months. His communicate ton was
shelved, practically, by a reference to
the same committee.
The health and hospitals committee
sent in a report urging the abandon
ment for the summer months Of the
pumping stations at the falls on ac-
count of the danger to- the public
health caused by the use of water con-
taminated by sewage
The following scale of wages for the
fire department repair shop was sub
mitted by the committee on salaries:
Machinists, 2712 cents per hour; black
smiths, % cents; helpers, 171h cents;
harnessmakers,2 5 cents; foreman paint
shop, % cents per hour; painters, 20
cents; wheelwTights and woodworkers.
% cents; engineers, $50 per month; la
borers, $3.50 per day. The schedule
was adopted. Hitherto the men have
been paid according TO the regular
classification of the fire service. and
have had to sleep in the stations and
do ire duty at night. Hereafter they
will be relieved entirely from fire duty
at night, and by day except in the
event of general alarms.
The salaries for the new health de-
partment officials We're fixed as fol-
lows by a report Of the salary commit
tee: Chemist, $1,000 veterinarian,
S1,000; sanitary inspector, $500. After
long discussion the report was
adopted, Aid. Alexander, Long and
Anderson being the only negatives.
The request of the local typothetae
for $3.50 for the entertainment of the
ninth annual national convention of
the typothetae brought out a majority
and d minority report form the com
mittee on ways and means
The majority resolution was lost. re-
ceiving only thirteen votes, while a
three-fourths vote is required for ap-
preparations from the contingent
fund.
Sheriff Eye was awarded $500 as the
reward offered by the city for the cap
ture Of the Harris murderers.
The Commercial clubs request that
the city share the expense of the paw
ing exposition of last winter was
promptly rejected by a unanimous
vote.
The claims of Northeast Minneapo-
lis property owners for damages re-
sulting from the bridging of the Great
Northern tracks on Main street were
/ referred to a committee of five to be
appointed by the chair.
AID. Drew, from the chair, appoint
ed Aid. O'Brien, Nordeen, Schwartz.
Dickerson. Fort.
The ordinance reducing the license
for 25-cent circuses to 500 for each
| day was adopted
j. c. Sodini asked for a rebate on
his theatrical license revoked by
! Mayor Pratt.
Anna Boberdries filed claim for
damages for injuries sustained by a
fall on defective sidewalk
Bids for cement for sewer work were
opened as follows: ]. S. Holman. 50. 90:
Twin City L. & c. Co., $3.50: n. Y.
Lime e c. Co., $40; N. W. Lime Co.
! $3.50 to $40
Aid Miner made the fight for the
minority in the matter of the Oswald
sewer
The minority report was adopted.
! requiring Mr.. Oswald to build and paw
! for the sewer.
The amended hotel runner ordinance
was passed. Aid Jennings. Dick
/ inson, Schwartz and McAIlfster voted
no.
The fremen whose names were Sc
( lected by the committee made no fight.
| and the list as revised was adopted
without debate.
! Aid. Nordeen wanted s., 800 appropri-
ated fov the Improvement of Chicago
! avenue, from Thirty eighth to Forty
sixth streets, so that the street car
| line could be. extended to the Catholic
cemetery. Laid on the table
Aid. McAlhster introduced a resolu-
! ton increasing the salary Of NJ j.
! Malloy, secretary OF the chief OF police,
from $1,000 to s., 500 per year. Carried.