The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-01
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CITY NEWS.

IA" iTs Suy tOcuCh arg
about getting themselves into trouble In relA.
lAtion to street certificates, which they have
Issued against various property in the city for
street Improvements. No less than six sdver-
| tisernents appeared in tho Iinnesotian Of Thurs
I day, cautioning the public against purchasing
{ certificates issued by Street Commissioners, or
whomsoevsr else, against the property Of the
advertiser, for grading on Fourth street, be
F tween RosAbel aud Jackson, and on account Of
/ sewer in Robert street. alleging that all such
/ certificates are Illegal and will not be paid by
/ them.
The sewer on Robert street Is alleged by the
+ Commissioners Of the Second ward to be a
] necessary and valuable improvement not con
I fined in its advantages to the property on that
street, but TO greater or iess extent benefit
/ ting the whole Of the second Ward, lying be
: tween Robert street and Wabashaw street; and
with this view Of the matter they propose TO as
sess the lots on Third and other streets for a
portion Of the expense Of building the sewer.
This ia objected to by the parties owning pro
perty on said streets, mainly, we believe, be-
cause the sewer Is Of no real or practical adj
vantage to their lots.
I The sewer, about which this difficulty with
/ the city 10 TO arise, at present, commences on
/ sixth street, and extends TO the river. At no
point in It's whole length, are there proper open
ing. for side drains TO enter it, nor has there
been any provision made for a surface drain
age fl2m any Of the .,.sets inelin!ng towards l.
and taking II altogether, II appears to have
been built without any special reference to use
except 10 drain the swamp lands, Of which
/ seventh street from Robert to Minnesota streets
are the centre.
Among said lots or parcels Of lands by the
+ street Commissioners, with the assistance Of
the City Surveyor, Provided, however, That
when sewers are constructed through alleys
no lots shall be assessed therefor, except those
situated in the block or blocks through which
such sewers may lie constructed, and where
sewers are constructed through streets, no lots
shall be assessed therefor, except those situa
ted in the blocks fronting on such streets.
sewers may be ordered ny the Street Com
missioner, and built a, the expense OF the lots
! or parcels OF lands benefited thereby. which
shall he apportioned.
For public Information, we publish the fol.
lowing extract from see. ), Chap. I, of the
city Charter, relating to this subject
The costs and expense of sewering streets,
alleys, sidewalks, sewers, and estimating work
thereon, and Of repairing and cleansing streets
and alleys, and Of constru ting and repairing
reservoirs and sewers, shall be chsrgeablc to
I and payable out of the fund Of the proper
Ward"
MorusE WAHUES Tn VIcriN or Co>.rinA.
cNC)-On Wednesday evening, a crowd Of per.
suns went 10 the house Of Mother Warren, Ga
well'known character 10 fast people) and ere
ated disturbance, drinking liquor breaking
glasse'. doors windows, &c. sufficient to at.
tract the police to the ground who. with their
usual promptness succeeded in allowing all the
men to escape, but arrested the girls IN the
house, five In number, along with Mrs. War
rem. Mrs. w. 10th 10 20 to the watch house,
rendered check on her banker for 500, as Sc.
. carity for her own aud friends appearance on
Thursday morning.
Promptly to tina time, they were on hand,
and 80 was our modest friend, the city Ator.
ney. charge was preferred against Mrs.
Warren for keeping house of III fame, and the
case coming before hi. honor. Judge Simons.
occupied most of the day examining witnesses,
Mrs. W. conducting the defence, and the City
Attorney the prosecution. The character Of the
house was proven 10 he bad, but no direct ey-
dence was brought against any Of the inmate
Ms. Wsucn summed up the evidence, and de-
lsered caustic philippe against the character
of the witnesses for the prosecution. Although
denying the bad character of her house, she
was willing To suppose her house to be all that
was represented ; aud II 80, she wanted to
Know who among the respectable people Of ~.
l'suI would hire Que OF tho poor girls who
found their homes with her, even for the most
mealal service. After being reduced TO then
position by the ycncss and abuse Of men. they
were a. ontcasts, and was necessary that some
mstrou, some person with the milk OF human
Kindness flowing out freely TO all. should Offer
them home, les, they should sink lower and
lower ia the scale OF society, and become nui
ssnees aud Migrants in the city. She then wen,
on to say that the arrest was tho NUT Of con
,p'racy, On the part Of The police. to break mp
her house
The Prosecuting Attorney submitted the sasc
without argument on his part, and the Judge
said that without reviewing the evidence, he
was satisfied the allegation sct forth was true.
AMI a. II had not been her first appearance be-
fore tbs Judge, he MAS constrained to give her
the fall benefit Of the law, and he therefore or.
d"red fac Of 800 and costs. which Mr.. ".
paid, sni va. discharged.
~rssgr rRnt ruE ratRp W,Rp.--We
hear II stated that the street Commissioners
are abou, To be enjcinei from prosecuting Ger
tain street improvement, in the Third Ward.
caused by ncglec,ing the legal aad proper
forms necessary 10 prosecute the work. We
dad not learn VIA, portion Of the vorA j. thus