Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-10
OUT AND IN GAME.

QUIZ AND. In GAME.
HON IT WAS PLAYED IN MINNEAPC.
LIS YESTERDAY.
Do Laittre Steps Out and Rand Steps In
Selah Matthews and Frank Mead Change
Plaoes--A General Change whioh Makes
Several Hearts Acho--Tho Now Police
Observation-Disclosures OF Standing Com
mittees--The New Machine all in Run
ming Order.
The old city counsel held meeting in the
counsel chamber, city hall building, yesterday
afternoon, for the purpose of initiating the new
aldermen. Long before the time for
tho doors to open, interested par
ties beganto congregate about the
entrance to the council chamber. When the
doors were finally opened the crowd thronRed
into the room, and in less time than it takes
to write it, every seat was takeu and standing
room was at . premium.
Shortly after two o'clock the council WA
called to order by President Armstrong, who
occupied the chair. Proceeding to business
the first in order was reading tho minutes of
the last regular meeting, and that of . special
meeting. The minutes being approved the
regular business was next in order.
PETITIONS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS.
A petition protesting against the change of
contemplated by the Minneapolis 4 st..
Louis railroad company, and recommended that
the grade be adopted as suggested BY the CITY
engineer. Referred to the new Council.
The city engineers annual report was sub
mitted and referred to the new Council.
presented number of bills and recommended
that orders be drawn on the city treasurer for
the amount. Carried.
Alderman Corser made the following motion /:
That the thanks Of the city council be pre-
sented to President Scion Armstrong for the
able and impartial manner in which he has
discharged the duties of his position"
Alderman Corser took the chair and allowed
Mr.. Armstrong to thank them for this recop-
milton of his duties.
Alderman Watt moved that q vote of thenks
also be rendered the clerk. Carried.
TRANSFORMATION SCENE.
President Armstrong then announced that tho
time had arrived for the old council to vacate
their seats and allow the new aldermen their
desks. The change was effected amid much
good feeling.
der be made chairman pro tenn. Carried.
The roll heing called, all were found to be
present. Their names are as follows:
Anderson, Andrews. Barrows. Bendeke..
Camp, Corser, Gale, ellison, Haugan, Lyons,
Morse, Nelson, Smith, Snyder, Thielen, Watt,
Walsh, Woodward.
RLECTINa A PRESIDENT
The council proceeded to the cleo
ton OF q president. Aldermen
and the first informal ballot was taken, with
the following result: Mr.. +. s. Corser, IL:
scattering, S.
On motion, the first formal ballot was taken,
with the following result: Mr.. f. g. Corser,
Is; scattering, 8.
Alderman Corser was declared president for
the ensuing year. and took the chair.
ELECTING VICE PRESIDENT.
Next in order was the election of q vice presi-
dent.
The informal ballot resulted as follows:
A. Il. Camp, 10; Daniel Watt, 4; scattering,4
Too many votes were cast, however, and they
proceeded to the first formal ballot. Alderman
Watt declined the Office with thanks:
The first formal vote resulted as follows: A.
R. Camp. IS; Scattering, 8. Alderman Camp
was declared elected for the ensuing year.
Alderman Camp introduced motion chang
ing rule ~, SO as to read as follows:
Standing committees, consisting of five
members shall be appointed on the following
subjects: Ways and means, salaries, claims taxes,
licenses, bonds of city officers, accounts of CITY
officers. public grounds and buildings, roads
and bridges, streets, grades and additions, fire
department. water works, gas. sewerage, mar
kets. printing, railroads, police; and of three
members on the following subjects: Health
and hospitals, cancellations, ordinances and
rules.
SEATING THE COUNCIL.
Alderman Snyder moved that the council
proceed to draw seats by wards choice to be
determined by lot. The three aldermen from
each ward also determining choice of seats by
lot.
This accomplished, the new council proceeded
to business. A committee of three-Aldermen
Barrows. ellison, and Walsh, were on motion.
appointed to wait on the mayor-elect, and in
form him that the new council was in order
and awaiting his pleasure.
MAYOR 4. g. RAND
appeared amid the plaudits of the assembly.
Alderman Barrows introduced the outgoing
mayor, A. G. Rand.
MAYOR DE LArTTRE's MESSAGE.
The outgoing mayor then read quite lengthy
message. He made the following statement
relative to the debt:
Our total funded debt is 81 ,0s6, 900. Of this
amount, $4,000 was paid in New York on the
the treasurer out of the sinking fund, making
the funded debt to-day 81 ,O66 600. Our tenn.
porary or floating debt is $163,98l. The school
board debt of both divisions IL about $7S, 600,
making total of all classes of our debt Of
$1,sO2,9S1, less S124,0OO in sinking fund and
hausting these, of $l,l79, 600. Much as our
citizens may desire it, it is not probable this
debt can be much reduced. Our CITY is younp
and growing and new improvements must Of
necessity be made. Our taxes are a. high a.
they ever ought to be, and it would be folly to
attempt to raise by taxation, in a few years, q
sufficient amount to pay this debt and improve
our city at the same time.
After reviewing somewhat in detail the oues-
ton OF water supply, and other matters, he
introduced his successor.
MAYOR RAND's INAUGURAL.
Mayor Rank proceeded to read his inaugural,
as follows:
Mr.. President and members of the CITY Conn
Gil:
Since my arrival home my time has been oc-
cupied in receiving the congratulations of
f.iends, resting little, and listening to and
readi1g the eloquent appeals recommending
our good citizens to Offices of trust under the
patronage OF the government. The Offices are
few and the applicants many, so very many
are disappointed as usual. The applications
were so numerous, was at first led to think
that the praises had sounded in Eastern ears
with reference to the prosperous condition of
our city were mythical, and that there
was much idle labor, but later reflection
satisfied me that the emoluments and
honor Of public Offices had induced many al
ready engaged in other vocations to make APP
peals for the purpose of bettering their condi.
tions. feel sure our city is suffering less
from the general depression than cities in the
East.
What glorious city We have; my attach
ment to it is firm, and I would put two hun
ired pounds OF healthful mortality into active
life before would permit any one to say be
loves this city more than I do.