The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-01
ALDERMEN PLANIO
OWN LAMP HEADS.
STEP TAKEN TOWARD MUNICIPAL
A-.., OWNERSHIP. 81
Council arist Includes Petition to
= Extend Oak Streetcar Line to Frank
lin Avenue Bridge and Request from
Salvation Army to Cancel Lease of
Old City Hall. .s.5ge

Several additions to the controllers
estimate for next years maintenance
and improvements were made bv the
city council at it's meeting last evening.
The largest item was an estimate Of
$4,000 FOR purchasing lampheads with
incandescent attachments for the street
lamps. This is a move in the direction
lampheads are secured it will mean an
ultimate saving Of thousands of dollars
a year after the first year in the cost of
street lighting. y.
The council also included an item
of $1,000 for an apparatus for testing
electric meters in ) accordance with
Alderman Walkers new ordinance. and
$1,000 for placing the gasolene lighting
service on an allnight basis.
The request Of the Juvenile Protec-
ton I'll league Tor an appropriation Of
prisoners will be considered later. The
appropriation is urged by the iudges
of the district court and all those in
terested in the juvenile court work.
Pruning Committee Named.
A committee to revise the estimates
and later on to act as a pruning com
mittee was appointed as follows: Alder
man Sattcrlee, chairman; Gerber,
MMu Mr. staE EkH Hertig. Rand,
Petersen Bow and Schoonmaker.
On motion Of Alderman Platt B.
dermen Merrill, satterlee, Holmes, Nye
and Walker, was appointed to confer
with the government officials and
others on the question Of the most t
availa hle and desirable site for the new
federal building and postoffce.
Alderman Walker also secured the
passage of an ordinance granting per.
mission to the Rock Island Railway
company to lay additional spur tracks
across Eleventh avenue s for the &C.
commodation of a fruit storage house.
The Salvation Army is planning to
remove it's headquarters from the old
lease Cancelled. A petition from W. 81.
Gooding, making this request, was re-
ferred to the council committee on
public grounds and buildings.
The old matter Of extending the Oak
street carline to the east end of the
Franklin avenue bridge was intro
duced, agar! by petition from the
second ward. It was referred to the
committee on railroads and the alder
men of the ward. IT. 80
Standard Oil Wins.
The contract for lubricating oil for
the pumping, stations was awarded to
the Standard Oil company at the rate
Of 10 cents the million gallons pumped
The company did not bid on gasoiene
for street lighting and the contract
was awarded to the. Climax Refining
company for 5000 gallons at 1411b cents
gallon. -=.i..
Two bids for supplying. eighty steel
wagon boxes for the garbage collection
service were received, The lowest bid
was that of. the William Bros Boiler &
box.
department was directed to send the
usual amount, of fire apparatus to the
state fair grounds for service fair week
Permission was given'to the; city
clerk to spend SIS for. a burglar-prooi
safe. The municipal building commits.
sion will, be req uested to install a
burglar alarm system in the city clerk 8
vault and to reinforce the steel win:
doWs.