The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-05
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in favor OF each Alderman, for their sala-
ries for the whole year. The Clerk did as
directed, but upon their presentation to the
City Comptroller for countersigning, he
declined, and submitted bis reason TO Coun-
Gil, in II report, yesterday. His duties as
prescribed by the charter, are to audit all
accounts before orders can issue therefor
And a. tho salaries Of the Aldermen had
not been presented To him. he Of course had
not audited them, and hence could not coun-
tcrsign the orders.
The Council, therefore, resolved that the
bills Of the Aldermen, for 5000 each, being
six months salary ,be presented 10 the Comp
trollcr. and upon their being returned cor
rect, the City Clerk should at once proceed
to issue the orders therefor. The change
from the whole years salary to the six
months, was probably in accordance with
an intimation that they were asking too
much Of the city to pay them so long in al.
vance for their services.
REyIvAL.-Fourtccn persons were admit
ted to the Ordinances Of the Baptist Church
at Minneapolis, at their last communion.
| CoxISG DowS.-1hc Merchants Hotel
and the Fuller House reduced the price of
day boarding one dollar, TO take effect from
( the first OF the month. This was unqucs-
tiouabiy vi sc movement as otherwise u
large number ofday boardcrs at these holis-
90 would OF necessity sought cheaper board
ing at private houses. As it il, the Mcr-
chants Hotel is filling up rapidly, and we
presume the same il true of the Fuller House
We haze not learned whether the other
prominent hotels have decided upon re-
duction.
WHAT ABOUT OUR WINTER MAIis-1he
business men of ST. Paul, would no doubt
be glad to know if there is any possibility to
obtain daily mails, ma Prairie du Chem or
La Crosse, this winter, by which we will
be- in advance Of Dubuque time at least two
days. We have heretofore announced that
three lines of stages would run from st. Paul
10 Prairie du Chem, connecting with the
Railroad. We see, bya Hudson paper,
that another route is to he opened this win
ter with the Fast, by which passengers can
reach Milwaukee in two days from this city
The line will be in connection with the St.
Paul and Saltwater stages, and from Hud-
son to New Lisbon on the La Crosse Rail.
road We should he pleased to see com
biacd movement on the part OF our business
men for daily mail this winter, through
Wisconsin, or if you please, Minnesota, but
form Prairie du Chem or La Crosse inste al
of Dubuque.
! 4 THEATRICAL l1EM.--1he boat builders
Of Red Wing have been getting up trim
little craft, called the Theatre, which will
ply all along shore, with a company Of ac.
tors, among whom we notice McManus and
Lady, McWa,c, Clifford, and others, who
Hourished "a brief period in this city at the
Peoples. The proprietors of this floating
! Theatre are Mcssrs. Barnes & Jones. They
performed at Red Wing two nights in THE
/ Honeymoon, The Swiss Cottage, >
Charles II, Hunting Turtle, and The
Limerick Boy"
/ Tur Pm, az Nrvr,xa nx Ttrsn,v Evps
lyt.--1hc long discussion started about the
lab lily OF the City, for street improvements.
and which had about rs much reference To
! the object of the meeting. rs would have
/ been the introduction OF series OF resolutions
for prize fight, horse race, or other iii
version, prevented any action being taken, or
any propositions being submitted. which
might have led to the adoption OF some al
dtional relief measures. The members Of
the Committee. NO doubt. saw the fatal mis-
take they made, in submitting report with
gli,tering gencralities, and proposing at a
future stag OF the procodings, to introduce
propositions. Had the measures been sub
mittcd through the report, they would at
once have come before the meeting, and the
people would havc been spared the necessity
OF spending their time listening To an irrcle-
want discussion.
As the meeting adjourned. without p o
posing any measure, and approved the ac-
ton OF the City Council, We are led 10 be
licvc, that the con6denct of the public in the
security Of the city orders, will be such, that
they viii pass IA freely from hand 10 han'l
as any other currency We could obtain, and
II the City Oriers can lie thus made availa
bic, the County Oricr, and ,he Territorial
Orders will be equally As good for The pur.