The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-01
BONDS FOR WATER WORKS
Will BE SO1d-ComO- Interurban Il
Asked For.

Asked For.
The city council at the meeting last even
ing voted to sell 900 worth of bonds and
go on with work on the new reservoir.
A communication was received from S. r.
Child, on behalf of a committee of the board
of trade requesting the appointment of a
committee to confer upon the question OF a
new city charter under. the Sheehan home
rule charter amendment. Upon motion OF
Mr.. Crosby the request was granted and Pres
ident Loye appointed a committee of five as
follows: AID Crosby, Long, Adams, Colburn
and Fort.
Comptroller Nye advising that it would not
be necessary in the future to levy special
assessments in advance of the laying of
water mains, as there is money enough In
the water works fund for this purpose. The
object of delaying until after the improve
ment has been made is to avoid the trouble
and expense of crediting in cases of an
nuled assessments.
A special committee reported that it had
settled the citys interest in the assets Of
the defunct City bank and had realized 80
cents on the dollar out of a total deposit at
the time of the failure of $34, ia. 05.
Bids upon lumber supplies required for
the coming season were received from G. A.
Smith & Co., the acknowledgements Lum-
Der company and the Bevey-De Laittre Lum-
Der company, and referred to the committee
on roads and bridges.
Two bids were also received and referred
for chemical hose telegraph poles and Wit
rifed pipe.
The election of poundmasters of the several
districts taken up on motion of Aid.
Phillips, and without contest the following
were chosen: First district, Second ward),
Ninth wards, w. j. Wallace; Third district
(Third and Tenth wards), laid over; Fourth
district eighth and Thirteenth wards), T.
F. Adams; Fifth district Fourth, Fifth and
Sixth wardS) laid over; Sixth district Seventh
and Eleventh wards) Daniel Loyal; Seventh
district Twelfth ward), L. M. Owens.
Aid. Lane moved that inasmuch as it has
become known that ex-City Treasurer A. G.
Haugan advanced funds belonging to the
city to certain individuals interested in a
New York railroad enterprise, and it having
come to the knowledge of the city attorney
that said parties now stand ready to adjust
the claims of the city on terms which may
be most favorable to the best interests of the
city, that a special committee of three be
with power to act in the matter of effecting
a settlement with said parties as to the city
funds so invested by said Haugan in said
railroad enterprise, and that the city attor-
ney be added to such committee The motion
was adopted, after Aid. Kiichli had stated to
| the council that he had been told that Mr..
Haugan's interests had been purchased by
H. G. Gjertsen and ]. w. Field, and that the
committee to be appointed could no doubt
| learn something about the matter from these
gentlemen. Aid. Lane, Kiichli and Webster
were appointed as such committee by the
president.
]. c. Hubinger, manager of the Mississippi
Valley Telephone company, presented an ap-
LEGATION for the right to construct and main
tain a telephone exchange in Minneapolis.
The petition referred to special COM
mittee on telephones, consisting of one alder
man from each ward.
Several petitions, signed by nearly all
the larger business houses of Minneapolis
and many other citizens, were presented with
seven special reasons, which were stated in
detail, for double track line out Eighth
street and Tenth avenue northeast to Como,
to connect with line from st. Paul. The
matter was referred to the committee on rail-
roads. and one alderman from each ward not
represented on that committee, as follows:
Aid. Lane, chairman; Alexander, Durham,
Adams. Elliot, Rand. Shepley, Hewett, Lloyd,
Schwartz, Nelson, Dickinson, Currier.
A petition signed by Mayor Pratt and other
citizens was presented asking for an ap-
preparation of 81, 500 for the decoration of the
city during the Elks reunion and grand lodge
meeting.
w. H. Garvey, ]. NJ. Allen, I. w. Cone,
Josiah Jones and ]. A. P.ummer were appoint
ed deputies in the city assessors Office, and
i the appointments confirmed by the council.