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fi OFFICIAL. PrnnnpflTiß nf thp PflrciTiinn Ponnrii riJJjLU ['{$ Ul IllD uUiiilllUll uliliul'il. Adjourned Sleeting. St. Paul, March 27, 1884 ) 7:30 o'clock p. m. ) The Council met pursuant to adjournment and were called to order by the Clerk. In the absence of the presiding officer, Aid. Dowlan was called to the chair. Present—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman — COMMUNICATIONS. From Geo. W. Eckles— For permission to remove frame building. Committee on Fire Department. From F. Henning— For rebate on liquor- license. Committee on License. From Geo. Mitsch, administrator, and others Protest against the construction of a , sewer on Seventh street, between Jefferson avenue and View street. Committee on Streets. -■-_■-, '..*-■ REPORTS OF CITY OFFICERS. Of City Attorney—Agreement— To the Honorable the President and Com ' mon Council: Gentlemen: I herewith transmit the agreement of the St. Paul, Minneapolis A: Manitoba Railway company, the St. Paul & Duluth Railroad company,and the Union Depot company, to construct ii bridge over bo much of Third street as said corporations use for tracks. If the agreement is satisfactory I enclose preliminary order to the Board of Public Works in regard to the building of approaches for your approval. Respectfully,- W. P. Murray, City Attorney. March 27, 1884. The contract referred to rend and ac cepted, and the proper cityofficers instructed to execut ■ the same on behalf of the city by the following vie: Yens—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman—9. Or' jiiiiliiinir inspector Deputy Inspector— To the Honorable'tiie President and Com- mon Council of the city <>f Paul: Gentlemen: On the 14th day of January, 1884, 1 appointed James Starkey, Deputy Inspector, and fixed liis pay at fifty dollars per month until Buch time as the office Bhould become more nearly self-sustaining. I think that in view of the great amount of work tiiat this office is now called on [to per form and the fact that the office is now more than self-sustaining the salary of the Deputy should he increased to the limits of the ordi nance of one hundred dollars per month, and with your permission I shall feel it but justice to Mr. Starkey thai I lix his salary at that price of one hundred dollars per month dating from March Ist, iss-i. The work takes the whole of the time, of myself; am! Deputy. I consider that the ordinance is doing a grcal deal of good in getting a better Class of .buildings all over the city: the re ceipts of tiii.- office for this month will be over $350, ami will, 1 think,increase each mouth. Respectfully, Gates A. Johnson. March 27. 1884. Permission granted by the following vote: Yeas—AM. Robert, 'Fischer. Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman —9. REPORT or BOAKDOP PUBLIC WORKS. To the Honorable the President and Com mon Council, City of St. Paul: Gentlemen: The Board of Public Works have authorized the Clerk of said Board to employ assistants at the following compen sation, to-wit: A. W. Mortensen $75 per month W. L. Chopin 85 per mouth W. F. Erwin 75 per month John Farrington, President. R. L. Gorman, Clerk Hoard of Public Works. March 17, 1884. Action concurred in by the following vote: Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer. Otis, Smith, Johnson. Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman —9. REPORT or I'.o.Mtl) OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS. To the Honorable City Council, City of St. Paul: GENTLEMEN: The Board of Fire Commis sioners would respectfully request of your honorable body that a change be made, if possible, in the matter of holding primary ward meetings and precinct elections at the several engine houses in the city where the same are now, or have been held, by old cus tom. Your Commissioners believe it detrimental to Hie lire department service to have these meetings and elections so held, and hope thai the same can be changed. Respectfully submitted. By order of the Hoard. F. 11. Delano, President. March :>.\ 1-' !. Committee of Ways and Means. REPORT OF BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS. The Board herewith transmit the following report of their Superintendent: To tlie Honorable President and Members of the Board of Water Commissioners: Some time ago the Board of Fire Commis sioners made Berious charges against the Water Board and its management, and in justice to your honorable body as will as myself I make the billowing statement: The live hydrants are kept in as good re pair as any city in this latitude, if not bet ter; during February and the first fifteen days of March I had three men and one horse at work on hydrants, and every hydrant that was out of service over night was reported to tlu' Chief of the Fire Department, and there wa< not at any one time over four (4) out of service, and with the frost a greater depth in tbt.' earth than 1 ever saw it before in the twelve years I have been on these works. I would state that every lire that occurs, if it i» put out, it is a splendid lire department; il the building burns down, it is the fault of the water department. That is not only the case here, but all over the country. I would state in regard to the Griggs & Foster lire, the hydrants the lire department complained of were tested and found all right ou Satur day, the day previous to the lire, and also on the Monday following, and any one knows that a hydrant will not thaw out of itself with the thermometer 20 degrees below zero. It was also examined every day the week following the lire and never found out of order. The engineer that claimed it was frozen is known to get so excited at a lire that when they call for water that he opens the throttle of the engine before he opens the hydrant, and it is a common thing to see two (2) men trying to open a hydrant the wrong way by turning to left instead of to the right, and we have a great deal of trouble in repairing hydrants broken by such treatment. There is not a hydiant that any cool man cannot open with one baud. At the Griggs & Foster fire the assistant chief told me that steamer No. 5 could not get water enough, and asked me to go over and sec. I did so, and asked the engineer what was the matter, and he said the main was too small. I told him he could not use % of the water he was gutting, which was the case. The suction hose of No. 5 engine is a 4 inch, and in that suction is a strainer that takes up 65 per cent, of its capacity, which the Chief of the Fire Department was aware of at that time, and for the past three months, and then find fault with the water works. In the above case I tried the hydrant and found the thread partly strained in trying to open it wider, when it was wide open, be cause he could not get water enough. I would also , state that the -fire depart ment got a better hydrant stream than afterwards through the steamer. The above I can verify under oath, to the satisfaction of any fair man. In shutting the hydrant at Third and Rosa bel at the same lire, the fireman that shut it used all the force he could with both hands, and gave it a yank and said, "Damn you, take that," which I could have shut with one hand; this one of my men was a witness to. On the 16th of March, in trying steamer No. 2 at Sixth and Wacouta for Sitting Bull, one of the firemen in shutting the hydrant used all his power with both hands, and I told him that one hand was enough to shut any hydrant, and told him he would break all tlie hydrants. He said he didn't care, they all do it, and I think he was about right. I would also state that several hydrants have been set this winter in rock formation, but the Chief of the Fire Department was notified that they would not be in service un til spring, and it was agreed that barrels should be placed over them and nailed to the sidewalks, so that the fire department would not be deceived and undertake to draw water from them. I have been, reliably informed that in one case on Fourth and Franklin the firemen tore off this barrel . and tried to get water from it. In regard to the cigar box full of stones and gravel taken from suction of No. 1 steamer, which is said to have been taken from a hydrant, I am reli ably informed that this steamer had been at work at a fire cistern and the engineer had not cleaned the suction strainer until after this hydrant was used in which it is claimed the gravel was taken from. Respectfully yours, J. B. Overton, Superintendent Water Works. March 18, 1884. Committee on Fire Department. , REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. Of Committees on Streets and Ordinances — Street Car Ordinance— Committee to whom was referred the draft of ordinance entitled, an ordinance in rela tion to the St. Paul City Railway company, report the same back as amended by said committee. Aid. Otis moved that the rules be so far suspended as to allow said ordinance to pass to its second reading. The motion prevailed by the following vote: . Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman— 8. Nay—Aid. Van Slyke—l. The said ordinance was thereupon read a second time and passed by the following vote: Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Starkev, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman — 8. Nay—Aid. Van Slyke—l. Of Committee on Streets, Sewers and Bridges—Wabashaw and other streets, grades— Committee to whom the report of the Board of Public Works "relative to tin; grade of Wabashaw street, and a change on intersecting streets, etc." was referred, report the same back and recommend that it be recommitted to said board to see if they cannot conform their re port to the petition of the property owners of VVabasbaw street, etc. Adopted. Also, Oakland Street Opening— Committee to whom the report of the Board of Public Works relative to opening Oakland street was referred, recommend that said re port be recommitted to said Board for further consideration. . Adopted. Of Committee on Public Buildings—Tele phones— To the Honorable President and Common Council: Your committee to whom the matter of telephone service for the city was referred respectfully report: After having hail an interview with C. D. .Join--, superintendent for Telephone Com pany, we find, as represented by him. tele phones located in the different city offices as follows: Mayor's office, City Clerk's, City Engineer. Chief of Police and Building In spector's office. It appears that some of these telephones have been paid for monthly until recently. Your committee recommend that one tele phone be taken out of the Chief of Police of fice, and placed in the office of President of Board of Health, and by so doing will not increase the number of telephones in service and will supply the wants of the different city offices. This gives the city six telephones in service, all of which your Committee recommended be furnished and maintained in good work ing order by the Telephone Company to the city free of all charges. Ed. C. Starkey, Chairman Committee on Public Buildings. Adopted. (See resolution.) MISCELLANEOUS. By Aid. Starkey— An order for twenty-five fire alarm boxes, etc.. Committee on Fire Department. Resolutions. By Committee on Public Buildings— Resolved, That the Telephone company rep resented by (has. D. Jones be and is hereby instructed to cause one of the telephones now in the office of Chief of Police to be re moved to the Health office. Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman — Approved March 29, 1884. Ry Aid. Smith— Resolved, that an order be drawn in favor of I*. Tierney for two hundred and fifty four and 87-100 dollars ($254.87) being amount of deductions from his estimates for grading Pleasant ayeuue and Chestnut streets. Yeas—Aid. Robert. Fisher, Otis, Smith. Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman —9. Adopted March 29, 18*4. By Aid. Johnson— Resolved, That the oil lamp contractor be ordered to put up post and lamp and light the same at northwest corner of Uni versity and Virginia avenue. Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman —9. Approved, March 29, 1884. By Aid. Johnson— Resolved, That the Board of Public Works be and arc hereby instructed to cause cross walks to be laid as follows: On the east side of Farrington avenue, across Nelson avenue. On tlie east side of Farringtou avenue, across Marshall avenue. On the cast side of Farringtou avenue, across Igle hart street. Yeas—Aid. Robert. Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman— Approved March 29, 1884. By Aid. St. Peter— Retolved, That the City Engineer is • here by instructed to report a grade on Livingston avenue, from Odell street to Curtice street Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St.Peter, Mr. Chairman— Approved March 29, ISS4. By Aid. Otis— Resolved, That the Board of Public Works cause a crosswalk to be constructed across Summit avenue at its junction with Nelson avenue. Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman— Approved March 29, ISS4. By AM. Johnson— Resolved, That the Board of Public Works cause a crosswalk to be constructed on the west side of Virginia avenue across Univer sity avenue. Yeas— Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman—9. Approved March 29, ISS4. By Aid. Van Slyke— Resolved, That the Committee on Parks are authorized to employ William Tynan and Robert Wright to work respectively in Rice and Irvine parks from April 1, 1884, to October 15, at a salary of $50 per month. Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman—!). . Approved March 29, ISB4. ____ : By Aid. Dowlan— Resolved, That the Board of Public Works, cause a cross-walk to be laid on south side of Pearl street across Jackson street. Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman 9. Approved March 29, 18S4. By Aid. Starkey— Resolved, That the Board of Public Works be and are hereby requested to cause cross walks to be laid as follows: On the east side of Hoffman avenue across Conway,' Euclid, Cherry and Plumb streets, and Hud son avenue. Also north side of Hudson avenue across Hoffman avenue, and on north side of Fifth street across Bates avenue. Yeas— Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman —9. Approved March 29, 1884. By Aid. St. Peter— Whereas, It appears that the pretended vacation heretofore of "Prospect Terrace," I (so called), in the Sixth-ward of this city, THE ST. PAUL DAILY GLOBE. FRIDAY MORXIXG, APRIL 4, 1884. was informal, defective and not in accord ance with law; therefore, be it Resolved, That the City Attorney of this city examine and investigate into the said pretended vacation of said ''Prospect Ter race," and rejxirt the result of such exami nation aud investigation to this Council at the earliest practicable date, in order that such further action may be taken therein as the nature of the case shall require. Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, . Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman—9. Approved, March 29, 1884. By Aid. Johnson— * Eaobed, That the Board of Public Works be and are hereby instructed to cause a side walk to be laid on the cast side of Farrington avenue from Dayton avenue to Marshall avenue, and in front of lot 10, block 5, Nin inger's addition. Yeas—Aid. Robert. Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman—9. Approved March 29, 1884. By Aid. St. Peter— It is hereby ordered by the Common Council of the City of St. Paul: That the muter of grading Bidwell street, from Dclos street to Curtice street be, and the same is hereby referred to the Board of Public Works to investigate and report: First. Is this improvement proper and necessary! Second. Give the Coniicil an estimate of flu- expense thereof, and state whether one hall of the cost thereof is to be paid into the City Treasury before the contract is lot. Third. Can real estate to be assessed for said Improvement, be found benefited to the extent of damages, costs and expense?, in -i Bsary to be incurred thereby? Fourth. Is such improvement asked for upon the petition or application of the own ers of a majority of the property to be assessed for such improvement! Fifth. Send the Council a plan or profile of .-aid improvement as required by law, if you report in favor of the same. Sixth. Send the Council a proper order directine the work to be done. reas-Ald.Rqbert,Fischer,Otis.Smith,John son, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman —9. Approved March 29, ISB4. II is hereby ordered by (he Common Council of the City of -^t. Paul: That the matter of constructing approaches to the proposed bridge on Third street be tween Kittson aud Commercial streets be, and the same is hereby j referred to the Board of Public Works to investigate' find report: First. Is this improvement proper and necessary! Second. Give the Council an estimate of the expense thereof, and slate whether one half of the cost thereof is to be paid into the City Treasury before the contract is let. Third. (Jan real estate to bi assessed forsaid improvement, be found benefited to the ex tent of damages, cost and expenses, necessa ry to be incurred thereby; Fourth. 1- such improvement asked for upon the petition or application of the own ers of a majority of the property to be as sessed for such improvement? Fifth. Send the Council a plan or profile of said improvement as required by law, if you report in favor of the same. Sixth. Send the Council a proper order directing the work to be done. Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman —'.>. Approved March 39, 188-t. By Aid. St. Peter— It is hereby ordered by the Common Council of the City of St. Paul: That the matter of opening, widening and extending Prospect Terrace (100; one hundred feet wide from Hall avenue to Bel lows .street, be, and the same is hereby re ferred to the Board of Public Works to inves tigate and report: First. Is this improvement proper and necessary i Second. Give the Council an estimate of the expense thereof, and state whether one half of the cost thereof is to be paid into the City Treasury before the contract is let. Third. Can real estate to be assessed for said improvement, be found benefited to the extent of damages, cost and expenses, nec essary to be incurred thereby • Fourth. Is Buch improvement asked for upon the petition or application of the own ers of a majority of the property to be assess ed for such improvement? Fifth. Send the Council a plan or profile of said improvement as required by law, if you report in ftvor of the same. Sixth. Send the Council a proper order directing the work to be done. Yeas—Aid. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman—9. Approved March 29, 1884. By Aid. St. Peter- It is hereby ordered by the Common Coun cil of the City of St. Paul: That the matter of grading Greenwood avenue from Concord street to the line of Morrison's addition, to West St. Paul, be, ami the same is hereby referred to the Hoard of Public Works to investigate and report: First. Is this improvement proper and necessary? Second. Give the Council an estimate of the expense thereof, and state whether one half of the cost thereof is to.be paid into the C'ty Treasury before the contract is let. Third. Can real estate to be assessed for said improvement, be found benefited to the extent of damages, cost aud expenses, neces sary to be incurred thereby 1 Fourth. Is such improvement asked for upon the petition or application of the owners of a majority of the property to be assessed for such improvement? Fifth. Send the Council a plan or prolile of said improvement as required by law, if you report in favor of same. Sixth. Send the Council a proper order directing the work to be done. Yeas—Alii. Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, SI. Peter, Mr. Chairman —9. Approved March 29, ISS4. It is hereby ordered by the Common Council of the City of St. Paul: That the matter of paving Fourth street from Jackson street to St. Peter street with cedar blocks and granite curbs be, and the same is hereby referred to the Board of Public Works to investigate and report: First. Is this improvement proper and necessary 2 Second. Give the Council an estimate of the expense thereof, aud state whether one half of the cost thereof is to be paid into the City Treasury before the contract is let. Third. Can real estate to be assessed for said improvement, be found benefited to the extent of damages, cost and expenses, nec essary to be incurred thereby? Fourth. Is such improvement asked for upon the petition or application of the own ers of a majority of the property to be as sessed for such improvement? Fifth. Send the Council a plan or profile of said improvement as required by law, if you report in favor of the same. Sixth. Send the Council a proper order directing the work to be done. Yeas—Aid. Robert. Fischer, Otis, Smith John sou, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman—9. Approved March 29, ISB4. By AM. Dowlan— It is hereby ordered by the Common Council of the City of St. Paul: ' That the matter of constructing a sewer on Mt. Airy street, from Mississippi to L'Orient streets, be, and the same is hereby referred to the Board of Public Works to investigate and report: First. Is this improvement proper and necessary 2 Second. Give the Council an estimate of the expense thereof, and state whether one half of the cost thereof is to be paid into the city Treasury before the contract is let. Third. Can real estate to be assessed for said improvement, be found benefited to the extent of damages, cost and expenses, neces sary to be incurred thereby? Fourth. Is such improvement asked for upon the petition or application of the owners of a majority of the property to be assessed for such Improvement? Fifth. Send the Council a plan or profile of said improvement as required by law, if you report in favor of the same. Sixth. Send the Council a proper order directing the work to be done. Yeas—Aid. Robert. Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson/ Van Slyke^ Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Chairman-—9. Approved March 29, ISS4. Adjourned. Jno. Dowlas, ' President pro tern, of Council. ' Tuos. A. Pkendekgats, City Clerk. OFFICIAL. Proceedings of the Common Council. Regular Meotinjr. St. Paul, April 1, 1884. Vice President Cornish in the chair. Present—Aid. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert, Fischer, Otis. Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Vice President—ll. COMMUNICATIONS. From nis Honor the Mayor—Appoint ments, etc— The Honorable the President and Common Council of the City of St. Paul: Gentlemen: I have the honor to advise you that I have appointed Maurice Drinan upon the regular police force, vice Oliver Peltier, resigned; also that I have appointed Edward Delancy upon the regular police force, vice Patrolman John Casey, deceased. Also that I have appointed • William Mar koe as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Saint Paul Work House, vice A. S. Elfelt, his term of office expired March 31, 1884, and I respectfully request that »aid ap pointments be confirmed. Very respectfully, CD. O'Bbien, Mayor. April 1, 1334. Committee on Police. Also, Appointments, etc. — To the Hon. the Common Council of the City of St. Paul. Gentlemen: I have this day received and accepted the resignation of Mr. P. J. Bowlin as a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners of this city, and have the honor to inform you that I "ha^e on this date appointed Mr. Tcrrence Ken~y as the suc cessor of Mr. Bowlin. Respectfully submitted, C. D. O'Bkien, Mayor. April 1, 1884. Committee on Fire Department. From Margaret Fitzgerald— Claim for injuries received by falling into a coal hole on Wabashaw street. Committee on Claims. From Henry VanuerHnde— For permission to erect frame building in fire limits. Committee on Fire Department. From Michael T. Ward— For permission to pile slabs on the levee in the Sixth ward. Committee on Streets. From William F. Davidson and others — For the paving of Fourth street from Jack son to Wabashaw street. Board of Public Works. From W. F. Golisch and others— For the construction of a sewer on Mississ ippi street from Williams street to Pennsyl vania avenue. .Boardof Public Works with order. From E. M. D. Wright and others — For permission to make certain alterations in dwelling house and barn. Committee on Fire Department. From the Minnesota & Northwestern Rail road company— Acceptance of Ordinance No. 304. Accepted and entered on file. From M. T. Emery and others— For tlie grading of Lincoln avenue be tween Oakland and Victoria streets. Board of Public Works with order. From John Kerwin— Relative to bridge on Mississippi street, etc. Committee on Streets. From Geo. W. Eekles— For permission to move frame buildings. Granted—(See Ordinance No. 380.) From (i. W. 11. Bell and others— For the appointment of Patrick Griffin as Pouudmaster, etc. Committee on Police. From Sncll & Olive, E. Magnussen, Chas. Faber, Chas. Kellerman, G. Obraeht, W. A. Ncubauer, John Kialikenski & Co. and . Sell & Farrell— For transfer of licenses. Committee on Licenses. KEPOKTS OF CITY OFFICERS, Of City Treasurer To the Honorable the President and Com mon Council of the City of St. Paul: Gentlemen: —I have the honor to submit to you the following report of the receipts and disbursements of this office from March 1 to April 1, 1884: ■ ' RECEIPTS. Balance $30,030 70 W. E. Burton, County . Treasurer $171,228 53 City Bonds for Sewerage purposes, $95,000. City Bonds for Workhouse $35,000 120,000 00 Premium on above bonds. 1,950 00 Redeemed Certificates of Sale, paid by owners of property 3,779 15 T. A. - Prendergast, City Clerk 45 00 Gates A. Johnson, Build . ing Inspector.. 384 50 P. Regan, Market Mas ter 200 00 F. Fairchild, Clerk Munic ipal Court " 827 95 F. A. Renz, Supt. Work house 30 05 Fire Department, con demned horses and ma terials sold 549 10 St. Paul Library, lines, etc 45 79 City Water Works 24,000 00 • $323,041 12 Interest on deposits, First National Bank $4 17 Same, Second National 8ank...... 18 93 Same, Merchants Nation al Bank 20 30 Same, National German American Bank 15 S3 Same, Bank of Minnesota 15 50 Same, St. Panl National Bank 11 82 Same, Savings Bank 7 97 Same, People's Bank.... 4 74 8105 £5 $352,197 07 LICENSES. Liquor §1,100 00 Butchers 250 00 Peddlers, with vehicle 100 00 Same, on foot TO 00 Miscellaneous 1,070 00 $-2,590 00 SEWERS AND STREET GRADING. Sewer on St. Peter street... $1,515 50 Sewer on Fifth street 175 Oi) Sewer on'Douglass street... 504 00 Sewer on Walnut street 22 40 32,270 90 Opening Dakota avenue .... $S5 88 Opening Sixth ward levee.. 3 00 ■■;'.:.:;. §88 88 Grading Exchange street... $243 00. Grading Mackhbin street. .. 201 25 Grading Cedar street 19 00 Grading Sherman street 138 00 Graing Pleasant avenue 1,440 40 Grading Bedford and Deca tur '.: 4,787 00 Grading Third street....... 2,510 10 Grading alley in block 30, '.'.■••.: R.I 50 00 §9,448 75 Paving Wabashaw street... 784 75 Sidewalks 2,813 53 Change of grade on Pleasant avenue..... 479 00 §37,078 87 ; . DISBURSEMENTS. . . City orders paid $114,917 63 Interest coupons paid 4,214 00 City workhouse warrants paid .-. ...... 8,540 43 Fire commissioners,' war rants paid 9,105 09 St. Paul library, warrants \ paid. 84 Cl Expense account ; 70 87 Redeemed certificates of sale... .-.. 3,271 50 '. City water works, war rants paid....'...; '.. 25,918 30 Same, interests, coupons paid.. 100 00 — $16C,222 60 By balance 205,450 28 §371,078 88 City funds $202,990 93 City water w0rk5......;. , 482 45 St. Paul library fund.-.:.. " 1,976 90 • —_ §205,456 28 WHERE DEPOSITED. First National bank. 1... „ - §30,705 54 • Merchants' National bank ': \ 30,403 93 National German-Ameri- can bank 30,615 31 ■ Bank of Minnesota 80,697 72 Second National bank.... 19,976 87 St. Paul National bank... 19,835 83 Savings bank 9,847 58 People's bank..... 9,374 01 - 28 Respectfully submitted, George Reis, City Treasurer. April 1, 1884. . Comptroller. Of City Comptroller—Audited claims, viz: Michael O'Brien, §2,805: Kennedy A: Chit tenden, 90 cents: Board of Water Commis sioners, $8; P. H. Kelly Manufacturing Company,sl2.2o; F. G. Draper & Co., -*5.40: Wiley Carkson, 75 cents; Grisrgs & Fos ter, $1,079.23; McMasters & Getty. 81.75; Prendergast Brothers, $40.4:3: J. P. Gribben, §4,453.38. Allowed and ordered paid by the following vote: Yeas— Dowlan, O* Conner, Robert Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson. Van Slyke Starkev, St. Peter, Mr. Vice President—ll. Also, Pay roll returned — to the Honorable the President and Com mon Council of the City of St. Paul: ; Gentlemen: The attached pay roll of the sewer force for March, 1883. is here with presented to the Common Council for special action. The Board of Public Works have increased Inspector Maguire's salary from $1,000 per year to $1,200, which requires confirmation before payment can be made. Very respectfully, John W. Roche, City Comptroller. April 1, 1884. Action of Board of Public Works in in creasing salary approved by the following vote: Yeas—Aid. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert, Fischer, Otis. Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, Mr. Vice President —11. O:' City Attorney —Contingent fund— The Attorney submits his contingent fund statement from November, 1882, to date. Public accounts. Of City Engineer Claims— The Engineer submits, approved by him, the following claims, viz: M.OBricu 5371.50,11. R. DeLaplain $71.25, Peter Steghe $5. Committee on Claims. Of Inspector of Buildings — Report for March, lss4, with Treasurer's receipt accompanying for *412.50. • Public accounts. Of Clerk of Municipal Court— Report for month of March. ISS4. with Treasurer's receiptaccompanyingfor $761.20, eoll< dions for said mouth. Of Chief of Police— Report for mouth of March, 1834, showing the amount of lines and costs collected to be $506. Total number of arrests, 113. Public accounts. Of Captain of Police— Report showing the number of gas and oil lamps, not lighted during the month of March, 18S4. as follows: Total number of gas lamps not lit 88 Total number of oil lumps not lit t>~' Electric lights not lit £> REPORT or BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. Mlnnehaha Street Change of Grade — To the Common Council of the City of St. Paul: The Board of Public Works have had un der consideration the resolution or order of the Common Council approved Feb. 21, 1884, relative to the change of grade on Minnehaha street, from Seventh (7th) street to Burr street, and having investi gated the proposed improvement, respect fully report that said improvement is neces sary and proper; that the estimated expense thereof is ;<20,000 :that real estate to be assessed therefor can be found benefited to the ex tent of the damages, costs and expenses necessary to be incurred thereby: that said im provement is not asked for by a petition of it majority of the owners of property to be assessed therefor, but we herewith send a plan or profile of said im provement, if you desire to make the im rovement. Yeas (5. John Fahkington, President. R. L. GORMAN, Clerk Board Public Works. March 31, I**4. Committee on Streets, Also, Concord Street Change of Grade—. To the Common Council of the City of St. Paul: The Board of Public Works have had un der consideration the; resolution or order of the Common Council, approved August 10, ISB3, relative to the change of grade on Concord street from Andrew street to Arthur avenue, and having investigated the proposed improvement, respectfully report that said improvement is necessary and proper; that the estimated expense thereof is £10; that real estate to be assess ed therefor can be found benefited to the extent of the damages, cost am! expenses necessary to be incurred there by: that said improvement is not asked for by a petition of a majority of the owners of property to be assessed therefor, but we here with send a plan or protile of said improve inent, if you desire to make the improve ment. Yeas 0, nays 0. John Farrtngtox, President R. L. GORMAN, Clerk Board Public Works. March 31, 1884. Adopted, and City Clerk to give the nec essary notice for said change of grade, by the following vote: Yeas. —Aid. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkev, St. Peter, Mr. Vicc-President-^ll. Also, Wabashaw street grade and other streets change of grade— To the Common Council of the City of St. Paul: The Board of Public Works have had under consideration the resolution or order of the Common Council approved July 7, 1883, relative to establishing a grade on Wabashaw street, from Bluff street to Rice, and chang ing the grade on Park avenue, from Martin to Sherburne street, Aurora avenue from Grant to Rice street, St. Peter street from .Martin street to University avenue, Univer sity avenue from Grant street to Rice street. Brewster avenue from Sherburne street to University avenue and alley in blocks 2. 10 and 13, Ewinir it Chute's addition, and having investigated the proposed improve ments, respectfully report that said improve ments, arc necessary and proper,establishing a grade on Wabashaw street, from Bluff street to Rice street, as indicated by the yel low line—and changing the grade on St. Peter street, from University avenue to a point 220 feet south of Aurora avenue. Park avenue from Martin street to Sherburne avenue, Aurora avenue from Grant street to Rice street. University avenue from Grunt ''street to Rice street, Brewster avenue from Sherburne avenue to University avenue, aud alley in blocks 2, 10 and 13, Ewing & Chute's addition, as indicated by the yellow line on the accompanying profiles: that the estimated expense thereof is $70,000; that real estate to be assessed therefor can be found benefited to the extent of the damages, co.sts and expenses necessary to be incurred thereby, that said improvement is not a.-kc-d for by a petition of a majority of the owners of property to be assessed therefor, but we herewith send a plan or prolile of said im provement, if you desire us to make the im provement. Yeas 5, nays 0. John raurixgtox, President. R. L. Gorman, Clerk Board Public Works. April 1, 1884. Committee on Streets. , Also, Aurora Avenue grading— To the Common Council of the City of St. Paul: The Board of Public Works have had under consideration the resolution or order of the Common Council approved January 17, ISS4, relative to the grading of Aurora avenue from Rice street to Western avenue, and having investigated the proposed improve ment, respectfully report that said improve ment is necessary and proper; that the esti mated expense thereof is $4,100, one-half of which need not be paid into the City Treas ury before the contract is let: that real estate to be assessed therefor can be found bene fited to the extent of the costs and expenses necessary to be incurred thereby; that said improvement is asked for by a petition of a majority of the owners of property to be assessed therefor, and we herewith send a plan or profile of said improvement, and an order for your adoption, if you desire us to make the improvement. Yeas 6. Approved March 24, 1884. John Farrixgton, President. R. L. x Gorman, Clerk Board of Public Works. Adopted —(See order to Board of Public Works. Also, Sewer on Oak Street— To tho Common Council of the City of St. Paul: Tlie Board of Public Works have had under consideration the resolution or order of the Common Council approved March 20, 1884. relative to the construction of a sewer on Oak street, from Walnut street to Sherman street, and having investi gated the proposed improvement, respect fully report that said improvement is neces sary and proper: that the estimated expense thereof is *2,040. one-half of which need not be paid into the City Treasury before the contract is let; that real" estate to be assessed therefor can be found benefited to the ex tent of the co.^ts and expenses necessary to be incurred thereby; that said improve ment is not asked for by a peti tion of a majority of the owners of property to be assessed therefor, but we herewith -end a plan or protile of said improvement, and an order for your adoption, if you desire us to make the improvement. Yea- 6. John Fabbetoton, President R. L. Gorman, Clerk Board of Public Work 3. March 81, I>*4. Adopted—(See order to Board of Public Works.) Also, Prairie Street Grading— To the Common Council of the City of St. Paul- The Board of Public Works have had under consideration the resolution on order of the Common Council approved March '20. 1884, relative to the grading of Prairie street from Douglas street to Western Avenue, and hav ing investigated the proposed! fmprovement, respectfully report that said Improvement is necessary and proper that theestimatc expense thereof is $4,800 one-half of which need not be paid into the City Treasury before the contract is let; that real estate to be assessed therefor can be found benefited to tbe extent of the costs and ex penses necessary to be incurred thereby; that said improvement is not asked for by a petition of a majority of the owners of pro perty to be assessed therefor, but we here with Bend a plan or profile of said improve ment and an order for your adoption, if you desire us to make the improvement Feas 6. John Fah!:im;ton. President. R. L. GORMAN, Clerk Board of Public Work-. March 31, I^*. Adopted—(See order to Board of Public Works. Also, Sewer on Broadway. To the Common Council of the City of St. Paul: The Board of Public Works have bail under consideration the resolution or order of the Common Council, approved March 20, 1^!. relative to the construction of a sewer on Broadway street from Third (3d) street to a point one hundred and fifty (150) feet north of Prince street, and having inv< stigated the proposed Improvement respectfully report that said Improvement is necessary aud proper, rebuilding Broadway street sewer from a point 123 feel south of Third street to a point 150 feet north of Princestreet manhole; thatthe estimated expense thereof is $5,655, one-half of which need not be paid into the City Treasury before tlie contract is let; that real estate to be assessed therefor can be found benefited to the extent of tin costs and expenses necessary to be In curred thereby: thai Bald Improvement i- Dot asked for by a petition <>f a majority of the owners of property to bp a—ssed there for, but we hen with .-end apian or prolile of said Improvement andan arder for your adoption, if you desire us to make the im provement. Teas 6; nays 0. John Farringtox, President R. L. Gormax, Clerk Board of Public Works. March 31, 1884. Adopted—(Sec order to Board of Public Works;. Also, Contract Awarded — The Board report that they have awarded Andrew Jaicks the contract for paving Third street from Sibley to Pleasant avenue, with cedar blocks and granite curbs, and construction of the necessary retaining wall on a line ten feet in the street between St. Peter and Market Btreets, he being tin lowest reliable and responsible bidder there for, amount of bid $50,884, bond in the sum of $11,500.00, with .1. P. Gribben and J. T. Young as sureties. Award approved by the following vote: Yeas—Aid. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert, Fischer, Otis, Smith. Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. Peter, .Mr. Vice President—ll. Also, Pay Roll— The Board submit, approved by them, the pay roll of Inspectors for the month of March, iv<4. amounting to $483.60. Allow.-;! and referred to Comptroller by the following vote. Yeas —.\ld. Dowlan. O'Connor, Robert, Fischer. Otis, Smith. Johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey, St. i'eU-r, Mr. Vice President —11. Also, Bond of Clerk— The board submit, approved by them, the official bond of R. L. Gorman, clerk of said board, in the sum of $I,ooo,with E. S. Gor man and Geo. Mitsch as sureties. Committee of Ways and Means. Also, Claims— The board submit, approved by them the following claims, viz • St. Paul Book and Stationery company, -<]os.t;i;-. Mark Costello, $26.77;Ge0. Mitsch, $21.05; J. 1' (iribi.cn. $82.44 ;Geo. .1. Mitsch *v (0.,75 cents ;Ameri can Manufacturing company, $39; Ranney & Hodgman, $12; J. S. Burris, $20; .1. <;. Hinkcl. $6; Jno. Maitin, $16: John Foos, $7.40; Colbert, Hill & Co., ->::: McMasters A: Getty, $1.75. Michael, Bros. tf'J.oo, Brewer^ Rhodes, *40.!)7. Committee on Claims. Also, Sophia Weber's Petitions— The board return said petition and report that, having viewed the premises, they concur in the report of the City Engineer thereon. The Engineer reports to the effeel that the proprietor in question has not been damaged. Adopted. Also, Mississippi Street Change of Grade. The board return the profile for said change of grade, aud report tiiat they have viewed the property on the line of the proposed change, ami still adhere to their report of January 5, lvs4. Recommitted. REPORT OP BOARD OP CONTROL. The Board submit their report for the month of March, LBB4, showing the expendi tures to be cf:'.,i}.»7,accompanied by vouch ers. Public Accounts. REPORT OF DIRECTORS or THE ST. PAUL PL'B l.p LIBRARY. To the Honorable the Members of the Council of the City of St. Paul: Gentlemen: The Hoard of Directors of the public library respectfully submit their second annual report. Tlie report of a year ago, in order to conform to the law, was made in a short time, after the opening of the libra ry to the public, and before the receipt of city funds to operate il, and so the financial por tion of this report will cover the time from the organization of the institution, Sept. 25, 1882. Section 7 of the act of the legislature, ap proved March 4. 1879, requires that "tin: board of directors shall make ou or before the first day in April in < <;<-!i year, an annual report to the City Council, stating the ccpndi- | tion of their trust on the first day of March of that year: the various sums of money re ceived from the library fund, and other sources, and how such moneys have been expended and for what purposes; the num ber of books and periodicals on hand; the Dumber added by purchase, gift or otherwise, during the year; the number lost or missing; the number of persons attending; the num ber of books loaned out, and the general character and kind of such books, with such other statistics, information and suggestions ! as they may deem of genera] interest. The amount received from the tax of 18S2, ! was $4,793.82; received from fines, lost books paid for and other sources, $568.94; total receipts, $5,362.26. The total expendi tures have been $8,272.40, fully exhibited in the hereunto annexed report of the secretary of the board. The principal expenditures being for rent, £1,300; liabilities of the St. Paul Library Association, $146.78; salaries, $2,427.70; gas, £54-^1: fue1,5316.40; books and periodicals, $746.93; furniture, inelnd-I inir fitting up new rooms, $1,400.15; station- i cry and printing, $273.49; insurance, $159.70; binding books and periodicals, $680.75; miscellaneous, ?205.76. We fully believe for these expenditures, probably as much satisfaction has been rendered to the | public as this amount of money ha 3 ever accomplished. The books and periodicals now number 8,731 volumes; there have been purchased during the year 058 volumes, and 244 have been donated; 196 volumes have been worn out and discarded, uud twenty-six lust and j paid for, and only three are misslner; 8,493 persons have taken readerships, of which 1.7 C.7 are males and 1,725 are females. The number of books loaned out in fourteen months is 62,244,0f which 5,043 were history and biography, 1,090 poetry and drama. 2,:('j4; voyages and travels, 43,543 fiction and ju veniles, 1.477 science and arts, and B,CSS were miscellaneous, besides 4.125 not clas.-'. fied. The reading room is tow supplied with sixty-four magazines and newspapers, and will be added to at the funds admit. Its fre quenters show, in their quiet and orderly be havior, that they diilv appreciate the value of this provision uf the'eity srovernment. The number of persons who make use of tha privileges of the library is in excess of the anticipations of its friends; under the old organization there were less than MM) reader ships. Further particulars will be found ia the report of the Librarian, hereto annexed. The necessity of securing larger accommo dations, preparing the hallfor ouroccupancy, and the necessary assistance for the library service, has shown that the tir^t appropria tion of one-eighth of a mill was insuttiiient for the purpose, and. consequently, the war rants we have issued have been in excesa '1 the receipts, and must continue to be so un til the proceeds of the tax of I*>S3 can b<j made available from the June settlement. The lari;! r part of the outstanding warrants are held by our fellow director. Henry I. l;> --ham, and to him the public thanks arc duo for keeping the credit of the Hoard in tha best condition, without any charge for inter est for the money advanced. In our previous report we informed the Council that a lease had been made with 1). W. Ingersoll, Esq., for live years lor our present quarters. For this lease we are to pay the sum of twelve hundred dollars a year. The directors consider themselves very fortu nate in securing this ball; it is roomy, well lighted, well proportioned, with a command ing view, and in everj respect the most dr~ sirable accommodation that could at present be obtained in the city. The terms of the transfer of their books, made bj the Lit.ran Association, required that the directors of the Public Library should assume and provide for the outstanding lia bilities of that Institution, and the Secretary* report shows that the sum .a $146.78 was the total amount required for that purpose. The number of volumes in the Association Library was 8,051, for which we paid at the rate of about one cent and four tifths of a cent a volume, and these 8,051 books have furnished the greater part of the 62,244 cir culation i.f the past fourteen months. We have taken the precaution to place in surance tin the books and fixtures to the amount m!' t,-u thousand dollar-. A reference department was opened when the Library was removed, and a large num ber of persons have availed themselves of its privileges, including many pupils from the higher grades in our public schools, in all advanced cities the public library is becom ing a necessity, and besides being tin- culmination of the school system, it is the people's university, and here all persons of good deportment and habit, as required by our by-laws, can add to their stock of knowledge, if bo inclined. Forad vanced scholars the collection is yet weak, but every department will be augmented, and the lime will soon come when the specialist will be able to here tin.l the book- he desires. our readers an- drawn from every class of -. and they come regularly from the remotcsi suburbs of the eitj ami earn homo it- volumes with tin- highest satisfaction. The younger classes of our population who grow up under tin- Influence of this benefi cent institution will have their pride and their local patriotism stimulated by these helps, ami will advance with a growing grat itude l^r the liberality of the council that haa provided go generously for all. and especially for that large body who in the absence of this aid would haw been wilhoiit reading re source-. That tin- library was a needed want in our city is proved by the use that ha- been made of its volumes during tin- past _\ear. The census of 1880 gave St. Paul a population of 41,473, and Chicago 503,185. The year's cir culation of the Chicago public library lor 1882 was 349,977, while our library circulated last year 59,612. As Chicago largely increased in population during the two years subse quent to 1880, and if the two cities have the same proportion of readers to it.- population, then the census of Si. Paul at thin time must be nearly 100,000, as otherwis ir popula tion must largely excel that of Chicago in the desire to read. It ha- in en prophecied in regard to t'i" relation that the public libra riea hold to populations that ••the library will stand side by side with the school, the press and the church, as on,- ol the lour great in tellectual and moral forces which arc mould* Ing the community." and our people seem t<) be encouraging it- fulfillment. We have every reason to in- satisfied with tlie intelligent devotion to their duties by the librarian and her as.-i.-tan!-. As the rooms now occupied will be too small before the expiration of our lease in 188S, it is a proper time to suggest to your honorable body that it might be well to se cure, if possible, a large portion of the upper story in the contemplated new city hall for the public library, which would answer until the collection was large enough to require a home in a building of its own. In conclusion, the best judgment has been exercised in the selection of the new pur chases, and we shall be gratified to have iho assistance of the council or city authorities, or the public, in the further additions to the library. On behalf of the directors. Alex. Ramsey, President. Wm. 11. Kei.lky, Secretary. St. Paul, March 20, 1534. Secretary's report of receipts and disburse* ments from October 1, 1882, to February 29, ISB4. RECEIPTS. Fines collected «481 L".» Lost book* paid for -':.') SO Old shelving and other ma terial sold 52 15 $568 94 Credited to Library fond March; 1883 31,842 -.'I Credited to Library fund .Inn-, 3,051 03 Credited to Library fund Sept., lbtJ3 200 00 EXPENDITURES. Rent $1,300 00 Liabilities of St. Paul Libra ry Association 140 73 Salaries, librarian, air! four assistants, janitor and sec retary 2,427 70 Gas -'-I-) 81 Fuel 310 40 Books 377 85 Periodicals (two years sub scription) ". 309 07 Postage and expreesage 18 85 Furniture, including fitting up room 1,460 15 Stationery and printing 273 49 ■ Insurance (two years) 159 70 : Binding books 878 50 Binding periodicals 303 25 Librarian's Contingent, on hand 25 00 Miscellaneous 101 91 Outstanding warrants 2,911 30 iSuluiicc in City Treasury 1 16 53.273 02 $8,273 02 Respectfully submitted, Wm. H. Kelley. Secretary of the Board of Directors of the St. Paul Public Library. St. Paul, March 3 1884. To the Board of Directors of the St. Paul Public Library: Gentlemen :—I herewith respectfully sub mit my annual report as l.ibariau, embracing the statistics of the Library from January 1, 1883, to the close of the official year ending February 29, 1884. The Library opened for circulation of books on the "id day of January 1883, with 8,051 volumes, of which about 6,600 were for genera] circulation, and the . remainder were books of reference. The ac cessions since the opening have been 903 volumes, of which 058 have been bought, and 244 have been given. The number of vol umes now out and discarded was 196, of which all but one were books of prose, fiction and juveniles. The number of volumes lost j and paid for was 26. The net increase of j books, therefore, has been 680 volumes. DONATIONS. The donations since the opening of the I Library to the public have been 244 volumes and 422 pamphlets. A list ofthedonora ; and the number of their gifts accompanies this report. book borrowers. The present number of registered book borrowers is 3,492, of which 1,707 are I males and 1.725 are females; 3,444 have deposited certificates of guaranty and 48 have made a money deposit. Of the latter number 30 have withdrawn their I deposit; leaving the number now drawing books ou a money deposit 18. The daily av erage of registration since the opening has | been 10. The amount of fines received for ■- . •, ■ ■ ■>.••■ ' . . . .' s . i ■-- *r. ..._<,■*,'■■■..'■.. i-- ._ •