Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-11
SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING.

Tho Davidson Block Walls Condemned
Auerbach. Finch, Culbertson \ Co. AU-
thorIzed to BuiId-Matthias Roch Con-
firmed a Member Of the Board OF Pubiic
works-The Vacant Justiceshfp-Thanks
to the Minneapolis Fire Department..
The official report of proceedings OF the
City Council at special meeting held yester-
day afternoon, will be found elsewhere In
to-day's issue. The meeting was called by
order of the mayor to take action regarding
the condition of the walls of the Davidson
block. and Alderman Grace offered resolu-
tion directing that the dangerous walls should
be removed by the owner or agent or else be
copdemned as q nuisance and removed by
the chief of police, under direction of the
mayor. ~,
4 communication was read from the
chief engineer of the fire department, IN
which he expressed the opinion that part
of the walls were liable to fall at any time.
President Rhodes stated that the board OF
underwriters had adopted the opinion that
the dropping of the walls of the two upper
stories would leave the walls of the lower
stories safe, but, as they desired to drop the
walls all outward, into the street, and were
advised that that could not be done, they had
given it up. Aid. Bell and O'Connor object
ed that the resolution rs read seemed to re-
ouire taking down all the walls, unsafe and
safe: but the city attorney, Mr.. Murray, ex-
planned that the order required only so much
to be removed as would leave the remainder
safe to life and property. Mr.. Murray also
read the ordinance (No. 11) to which the res
CLINTON refers and which prescribes the form
70 cfruptnrnS The res
olution was then adopted by a unanimous
vote.
Under suspension of the rules, an ordin-
ance was then adopted which permits Auer-
bach. Finch, Cnlbertson & Co. to erect and
maintain a wooden building on lots 9, 10,
II and II of block 90, st. Paul proper.
A communication from the mayor an
nounoed the appointment of Matthias Koch
to be member of the board of public works
in place of H. II. Timme, whose term has
expired, and tho appointment was CON
firmed.
Aid. Bell submitted resolution recitina
that the vacant iusticeship Occurring from
the death of Justice Bernand) is to be hlleo
by election at the next city election I'm May
and resolving that the council should not Ill
the temporary vacancy. Aid. O'Connor Oh
iected to considering the resolution at this
meeting, and it went over.
Resolutions of thanks to the Minneapolis
fire department for the prompt response te
the call for aid Sunday night, and for the
efficient service rendered, were submitted
and adopted, and the council then adjourned
The Gypsies and the Child-s.ealing Case
Mr.. John Young, one of the head men O.
the party of gypsies who have been residing
in West st. Paul since October last, visited
the GLOBE Office yesterday to protest agains
the imputation that his party was in any way
concerned in the stealing of the child o,
John f. Spencer. of Wright county, refer
ence to which has heretofore been made IL
these columns. Mr.. Young states that he il
resident and propertyowner of Cincinnati
is well known there, and can bring undoubt
ed testimonials as to his character for hon
esty. He has twelve children of his OWL
and several of his deceased brothers to sup
port. and wants no more. Furthermore, he
asserts that his party has never engaged in
the business of child-s stealing. he refers
also, to the business men of West st. Paul
with whom he and his party have had deal
ings for the past five months, all of whom
will testify that they have paid all their billt
promptly and conducted themselves in an
orderly and peaceable manner. During theil
residence in West st. Paul, though there are
about seventy-five in the party, there have
been no complaints from their neighbors as
to their conduct.
1t is but justice to tho party to say thai
residents of West st. Paul with whom I
representative of the GLOBE conversed yes
terday, confirm Mr.. Young's statements il
every particular. The party, as intimatet
yesterday, will soon start on their summer
tour through the country.