St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-05

tract to the Herzog company he did
not cast any reflection upon City En-
gineer Rundlett, in whose ability
and integrity he had the utmost con-
fidence. Other members of the as
sembly also expressed the same SEN
timentS.
While the vote was being taken
Reardon could be distinctly heard
TALKING ABOUT LUMP BIDS"
The only other matter of impor-
lance was resolution introduced
by Mr.. Strouse, which will reopen
the controversy over the paving
with asphalt of Seventh street from
Brook street to Seven Corners. The
council decided last fall, after sew
eral hearings granted to property
owners, to compel the street rail-
way company to pave between their
rails and tracks with asphalt. The
resolution introduced last night au-
thorizes the street railway company
10 lay standard granite paving on
concrete foundation between its
tracks and rails. This resolution was,
of course, referred to the committee
on streets.
Another resolution by Mr.. Robb
1nstructs the board of public works
and city engineer to direct Hennes-
sey & Cox, the contractors for the
seventh street paving, not to begin
the work of paving between the
tracks and rails until ordered to
do so. There will in consequence be
some more noisy conferences be-
tween the property owners and the
council committees on streets.
ROUTINE BUSINESS.
Messrs. Arosin and Robb were an
pointed a committee to investigate the
gasoline lights, some of which are al
legged TO have fallen below the required
16-candle-power.
The mayors appointment of Charles
L. Jessrang as license inspector in
place Of George Roedler, resigned, was
confirmed3
The action of the board of aldermen
In awarding the contract for paving
Sixth street with asphalt to Hennessey
& Cox was concurred in
The resolution from the board of
aldermen directing that the telegraph
poles be painted black to distance OF
eight feet from the ground, and the
remainder white, was adopted.
Aid. Markham's resolution author
izing the employment from month to
month of a bookkeeper in the office of
the health department at a salary of
$50 month, to be paid out of the
general fund, was adopted, notwith-
standing Comptroller cCardy's opin-
ion that the salaries of all employees of
the health department must be paid
out of the fund specified in the tax levy
for that department
The assembly concurred with the
board in passing a resolution appoint
ing committee of two to confer with
the city attorney relative to the advis-
ability of the city's appealing from the
judgment of the district court, wherein
the Azotine company secured a YER
dict of SIS, 900 against the city.
George w. Dayton was given per-
mission to remove the brick pier and
substitute an iron column in it's place
on the corner of the old market house.
and also to put in a plate glass win
dow, after he has lowered the floor as
agreed.
The action of the board in awarding
to Griggs Bros. the contract for fur
nishing oats and hay to the police de-
partment, was amended by reSolu-
ton awarding the contraction supply
ing the oats, to William Egan, and that
for furnishing the hay, to Griggs Bros,
each bidding the lowest on the re-
Spective materials.