Daily globe., 1878-03-06
CITY GOVERNMENT,
Il REPORTsON THE SOCIAL EYIL CUES
TION.

Il REPORT ONTHE SOCIAL LEYILpUEs-
TION.
It Won't Do to License 1t and and 1t Won't
Do to Suppress 1t, But We Can Hide 1t
Little--City Clerk O'Connor Relieved from
Charge of Tampering with the Poll Lists.
The common council met in regular session
yesterday afternoon, with President Dawson in
the chair, Aid. Dowlan. O'Connor and Shepard
being the absentees without leave. The pro-
ceedings were almost entirely of routine char
acter, the business eliciting very few remarks.
pro or cor.
The petition of Elizabeth NJ. Knox, praying
for damages arising from the change of grade
of Fifth street was referred to the committee
on ways and means.
Ohio street grading, was presented a commuca-
ton calling attention to the propriety of certain
notifications that might be made to the ordi-
nances requiring contractors to furnish pay
rolls OF men employed and material furnished
on contract work before an estimate is allowed.
The petitioner did not object to the objects of
the ordinance, but only to the time and
manner OF furnishing the pay-rolls. In the
opinion of the petitioner if the city treasurer
was substituted for the city engineer, the OBJ.
jects of the ordinance would be just AS well
carried out, and would be more accommodating
to the contractor. Referred to the ordinance
committee.
The st. Paul Telegraph company, an associa-
tion of amateur telegraphers, presented a petit
ton setting forth that they had already
stretched wires in certain directions, and
praying for further privileges in the matter
Referred to the ire department committee with
power to act.
petition against lumber yard at the cor
ner of Sixth and Minnesota streets, was refer
red to the aldermen of the Second ward.
petition relative to certain sidewalks in
Warren Wilson's addition, set forth that they
had been laid without the street lines having
been defined, and prayed that the city engineer
be requested to give the lines.
This evoked conversation concerning dis
puted lines in general, Aid. Grace objecting to
the city engineer being employed to do work
for private parties, while City Attorney
Murray stated bill, covering the case,
was now before the Legislature, and would
probably be enacted. The matter was referred
to the city engineer.
The petitition for lamp on the corner of
Nash and L'Orient streets was referred to the
committee on gas.
Jacob Niederhoefer, residing on Richmond
street, prayed fors sidewalk A resolution
works to proceed with its construction.
9. d. O'Brien presented verbal request
from J. G. O'Brien. contractor for the Rice
street cisterns, which was referred to the COM
mittee on streets, with the city attorney and
president.
The city comptroller returned to the council
the estimates of Michael O'Brien, contractor,
on the ground of it's irregularity, full list of
the employees was not given therein. Referred
to the board of public works.
Ann Killela, widow, set forth a lot on Hoff-
man avenue, left by her husband, was assessed
for the grading Of that thoroughfare to the
amount of $3.50, which, with the State, county
and city taxes, would virtually confscate the
property. She therefore, prayed for relief.
Referred to the ways and means committee and
the aldermen of the Fifth ward.
Reports from the various departments and
officers We're read and appropriately acted upon.
The more prominent were the following:
Municipal court: Receipts from criminal cases
1857 40; from civil cases S81.13; total $54s.5
Chief Of police: Number of arrests 56; number
of dodgers 1877. City clerk: Total amount col
lected $lO,315.0O. City treasurer: Total receipts
$79,443.58; disbursements S44 727.S3; deposits
a34,715.75.
The hole ON Third street was referred to the
board of public works and the city attorney
In reference to the matter, Mr.. Hiram Rogers,
by permission, stated his side of the question,
and asked the privilege, if he had to fill the
hole, he might do it at his own expense,
which, he believed would not exceed $50,
whereas the city engineers estimate was 5000
He was referred to the board of public works.
The grade of JOsette street, from Dayton
avenue to Rondo street, was, by resolution
established.
The Louis street grade was referred to the
city clerk for advertisement.
resolution, already published in The GLOBE,
relative to the payment of employees on the
sfroof fnrco tva rofnrro1 tn ttoo<
streets, with the city attorney and comptroller.
The report of the board of public works on
the Farrell sidewalk contract; was adopted.
Street inspector Flynn's sidewalk report was
sent to the committee on streets.
The report of the board of public works on
the Sixth street sewer, was amended, not
to require one-half the cost thereof. to be paid
previous to it's commencement.
The report of the committee claims, was
adopted, and various bills referred.
The changing of certain grades of streets in
First and Second wards, having been adversely
ferred to the aldermen of the Second ward.
Mrs. Gottscheimmer's claim for damages, by
reason Of North street grading, was adopted as
upon by the board of public works.
On motion of Aid. Rhodes an order was
drawn for $541.63 in lieu of one previously
drawn in error for S4O6.29, being the city's
portion of aims house expenses for January
last.
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
prostitution, presented the following report
which was accepted and adopted:
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 report:
Several meetings have been held, to which
the committee invited Mr.. McKibben and 9TH
ers, of whom several were physicians of the city
of large experience to the end in view of OBJ
tanning the views of these gentlemen, based
upon facts within their knowledge, and profess
sional experience bearing upon the subject of
prostitution.
The question seemed to divide itself into
two propositions: First shall prostitution
be licensed and placed under medical survcil-
lance; or second, shall what is known as the
raiding, harassing, or stamping out system be
adopted?
The advocates of the first measure held that
prostitution was necessary evil, and as such
should be SO guarded and controlled as to make
it Us little disastr to the health and morals
of the community as possible. The friends Of
the second method looked upon the social evil
as sin, and, as such. should be neither toler-
ated nor compromised with.
Your committee, without division or discus
sion, decided that the license system while it
possessed certain physical advantages, was not
only unsatisfactory, but wrong. Nor could We
recommend the unqaifed and literal enforce
ment, in all its 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 en-
forcement of certain law might govern or
punish it might fail to protect; while the let
ter of the law might be carried ont, its spirit
might be nullifed.
Your committee find that prostitution exists