The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-06


mission to Erect a Large Build
Ing on Front Street-Other BUSH
ness Transacted by the Assembly
Mt Last Nights Meeting.
There was some little discussion at the
meeting of the assembly last evening
over the passage of the ordinance grant
ing a lease to David Gaslin Of seven lots
on the West side levee short distance
below State street. The ordinance pro-
vided that Gaslin should have lease
for twenty-five years at 81 per year, and
in consideration of the grant he was to
erect and operate a sawmill employing
not less than forty men.
Assemblyman Albrecht cross eXamined
Mr. Gaslin as to his financial standing
and secured the information that the
grantee had but little capital OF his own,
but that the scheme was backed by
wealthy lumbermen from saltwater, VINO
would assist him soon as the ordinance
was passed. Assemblymen Craig and
Thompson urged that the ordinance be
passed, and Aid. Bell and James Middle
ton enlarged on the benefits a-plant SUCH
as Mr.. Gaslin intended to operate would
be to the city. The ordinance which was
passed by the board of aldermen at its
session Tuesday night was passed by the
assembly by a vote Of 8 to l, Mr.. AL
brecht voting against 1t. The property
leased to Mr.. Gaslin is lots to u, inclu-
sive, block II, and to 8, inclusive block
IS, Brooklyn addition.
Messrs. Albrecht, Craig and Dix voted
against the ordinance which granted
Lennon & Gibbons permission to erect a
board fence 10, by 70 feet on the Wabasha
street front of the old Market house
property. The measure passed, however,
the other six members favoring the
grant.
The bonds of the National German
American, Merchants National, State,
ST. aul National, Union and Scandina-
vian-American banks were approved and
the institutions named as repositories of
city funds.
A resolution authorizing the health
commissioner to employ bookkeeper
and inspector at salaries Of $50 and $40
per month"; from June 1 to Jan. l, was
passed. The salaries are to be paid from
the health department fund.
The city clerk was directed to adver-
tse for bids for furnishing the city with
a complete police alarm system, under
the specifications drawn by Supt. King.
The bids will be opened by the assembly
Nov. 2.
The Northwestern Grass Irvine COM
pany was granted permission to erect
three-story brick building at it's plant on
Front street by an ordinance which was
passed under suspension of the rules.
Assemblyman Craig stated that some
talk had been made as to the refusal of
Building Inspector Haas to grant the
permit for the building The inspector, Mr.
-oiI ho6 onrfnn ricrht 10
under the ordinances the permit could not
be issued. He had examined the plans,
however, and was of the opinion that
the building would be strong enough for
the purposes for which it was intended.
The factory will be 414X77 feet, built Of
brick and cost $780, 600.
The ordinance granting the ST. Paul
Gas company the right to erect poles
and put in conduits for the purpose Of
conducting electric power from its plant
at Apple River Falls was sent to the
committee on streets.
The contract with Fielding & Shepley
for boulevarding and improving Igle-
hart street, from Wabasha to Lexington
avenue, was approved. The contract
price is $21, t75. An adverse report from
the board of public works for the boule-
varding and improving of Maple street,
from Seventh to Hastings avenue, was
concurred In.
The resolution fixing the tax levy rate
per cent for 1899 as passed by the board
of aldermen was concurred in without dis
cussion:
Assemhlyman Benson had passed pre-
liminary order for the paving of Jackson
street. from Third to Seventh and from
Ninth to Grove streets.
A final order was passed for the grading
of Albany avenue, from Pascal to Ham
line avenue.
An ordinance amending the one passed
by the council in 1898 fixing the amount
of money to be expended by the school
board for the school year ending June 80,
1900, was referred to the committee on
ways and means The ordinance present
ed last evening amends the one passed
Oct. 10, 1885, and allows 1927, 1854 to be
expended for teachers salaries and $92,
23466 for all other expenses. 1t was ex-
planned that the amendments were SIM
ply to balance the books of the school
board, as the council had by previous
ordinance allowed the board to expend
only $9O,942.SS for expenses other than
teachers salaries AS $1,000 more had
been extended the board was anxious to
have the figures changed so as to make
the Expenditures and the ordinance jibe
The city engineer was directed to al
low Health Commissioner Ohage to use
old lumber from the Wabasha street and
Raymond avenue bridges for the con-
struction Of bridge from the West side
to the public bath house on Harriet
island.
The Mississippi Valley Telephone COM
pany was granted by resolution the right
to lay conduits across Fifth and Seventh
streets and to put up distributing poles
in certain alleys