Daily globe., 1878-03-08
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EoRxs.
SIXTH STREET sEwER.

nesota street to point about half way between
Wabashaw and Cedar streets, that the esti-
mated expense thereof is 81, 500. co. one-half Of
which should be paid into the city treasury be-
lore the contract is let, and real estate to be
assessed therefor or can be found benefited to
tne extent OF the costs and expenses necessary to
be incurred thereby; that said improvement is
not asked for by petition of majority or
any Of the owners of property to be assessed
therefor: but is demanded as public necessity
reason of storm water, and we herewith send
plan or profile of said Improvement, and an
order for your adoption, if you desire us to
make the mprovement-yeas q.
n. 81. TMME, President.
r. L. GoRMAN,
Clerk Of the Board of Public Works.
Approved (see order.)
OF same
Relative to paying the street force.
Referred to Committee on Streets, Attor-
ney and Comptroller.
OF same
Relative to building sidewalks.
Referred to Committe on Streets.
OF same
For formal order for the building of a
sidewalk on Third street and Hoffman ave-
nue..
(See order.)
Of same
Disappearing claim of M. B. Farrell for
sidewalks laid under contract of Jacob Mil
Ter.
Adopted.
OF same
Recommending the passage of an order
relative to the widening of North street.
Approved. (See order.)
REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
On the Social Evil
To the Common Council:
GENTLEMEN Your committee to whom was
referred the communication of Rev. VIM. Nc
Kibben, requesting the Council to rigidly en-
force the ordinance relating to prostitution,
known as ordinance No. 10, beg leave to re-
port:
Several meetings have been held, to which
the committee invited Mr.. McKibben and
others, of whom were several physicians of the
city of large experience, to the end in view of
of obtaining the views of these gentlemen.
based upon facts within their knowledge, and
professional experience, bearing upon the sub
ject of prostitution.
two propositions: First: shall prostitution be
licensed and placed under medical surveillance:
or second shall what as is known as the raiding,
harassing or stamping out system be adopted
The advocates of tho first measure, held that
prostitution was necessary evil, and as such
should be go guarded and controlled as to make
it as little disastrous to the health and morals
of the community as possible; the friends Of
the second method looked upon the social evil
as a sin, and as such should be neither toler-
ated nor compromised with.
Your committee without division or discussion
decided that the license system, while it pos
sessed certain physical advantages, was not
only unsatisfactory, but wrong. Nor could we
recommend the unqualified and literal enforce
ment, in all it's details, of the ordinance known
as ordinance No. 10.
Your committee recognize the fact that laws
are intended not only for the government, but
for the protection of society, and while the
enforcement of a certain law might govern, or
punish, it might fail to protect. While the
letter of the law might be carried out, its spirit
might be nullifed.
Your committee find that prostitution exists
in st. Paul under the following forms, which
they think relatively mischievous in the order
named: First, prostitutes ply their vocation
in the guise of cigar vendors, in companies of
two or more, in small shops on public streets;
second, in private furnished apartments in
public buildings, under the name and pretence
of shop, or sewing girls; third in houses of
public prostitution on our more public thorough
fares; fifth, in houses Of prostitution, on what
is known unfrequented streets.
Your committee take the broad ground that
the first duty of the city is to remove tempta-
tion from the innocent and unwary, and to
this end they would advise that all prostitution
existing under the head of other callings be as
soon, and so far possible, summarily sup
pressed, and to effect this the more easily, they
would advise that all owners and lessons of
buildings be held to strict accountability for
the character and calling of the occupants of
the same. While it would be difficult to con-
vict or even find cause for arrest for one sus-
pected of vice. it would not be difficult to Sc
cure the ejectment of a suspected female from
a building, by notifying the owner or lessor of
the same of her tainted character.
All houses of prostitution upon the more
public and travelled thoroughfares, your COM
mittee think, should be suppressed as soon
as possible, and under no circumstances
should another house of prostitution be allowed
to be opened in the city.
In the above suggestions your committee
heartily and unanimously subscribe, and in ad-
dition they express the hope that the time is
not far distant when public prostitution will
be vice unknown in our city, and your COM
mittee further hope and desire that all owners
and lessons of buildings will be more cautious
to whom they rent rooms and houses in the
future, and they confidently expect that all
good citizens will unite in supporting the
Mayor, the Common Council and the Police in
all wise and humane endeavors to decrease and
limit the growing and terrible evil of prostitu-
ton.
(signed.) Aid. W. Dawson,
VIM. RHODES,
II. NJ. SMYTH,
g A. ALLEN,
G. w. GR1aGs,
Health Officer, BREWER MArrocKs, M. d.,
Committee.
Sr. PAUL, March 4, 1878.
Adopted.
To the Honorable the Common Council of the
City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN:-Your committee to whom was
referred the request of M. j. O'Connor ESQ.,.
city clerk for an investigation of the matters
charged against him by the report of the last
Of certain names upon the poll lists of the
elections of 1876, on file in his office; having
fully investigated the entire matter, and the
conduct and connection of the ci4u olorlr 4h.o,o