Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-11-12
Proceedings Of the Common Council.
Adjourned Meeting.


Kittson, Grace, Ringwald, Minea, Mr.. Presi-
dent-8.
The matter of the vacation of parts of
Van Ingen, DeBow and other streets, as per
notice OF City Clerk dated Sept. 18, 1880,
was postponed and laid over until e1e next
regular meeting of the Council, Tuesday,
the 18th inst, at 3 o'clock P. n.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor, the Mayor
To the President and Common Council of the
City of st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: Some time ago, q petition,
signed by several citizens, was presented to
your honorable body, requesting that you
would provide for the publication of all orGi-
nances and resolutions of general interest that
may be passed hereafter by your honorable
body; as also all legal notices relating to the
opening of streets, building of sewers, assess
ments and confirmation of assessments, cleo
ton notices etc., in the German daily paper.
Die VOlkzseitung.
This petition was referred to the Committee
of Ways and Means who made report st some
longth, and concluded as follows: Your CON-
mlttee cannot recommend all of the printing
asked for to be done in Die Volkzseitung, for
two reasons; the first is, owing to the
large cost; the second, because they
believe it unnecessary; but they do
recommend that all ordinances, all orders for
the opening and grading Of streets the coz
struction of sewers and notices of confirmation
of all assessments, etc., be Published in
Die Volkszeitung."
The report of your committee gas ADOPTED.
Having examined the report, at once request
ed the City Attorney to notify the owners and
publisher of Die sVolkszeitung that did not
consider that the mere adopting the report Of
committee sufficient authority under the
city charter to allow q large expenditure of
money without a resolution of the Common
Cnl1nciI and ma LOFT he nd
to publish such papers with the expectation of
being paid for publishing them. find in the
proceedings of the Common Council that the
Die Voikzeitung has presented three bills for
printing, amounting to $1,000, all of which
has been allowed. One hundred and twelve
dollars of these bills fall on Lafayette avenue
improvement; adding that sum to the already
over burdened property owners on that
avenue, if the purport of tho report be car
ried out 1t will force every property owner who
pays special assessment also to pay tribute
to Die Volkszeitaug.
l have refused to sign these orders and will
continue to refuse to sign them or any other
orders of a similar character. The law requ ires
the proceedings of the Common council aud all
other official papers to be published ic English
in the official paper Of she city. and if you es-
tablish the precedent of publishing official pro
ceedings in foreign language, where will it
end? If the Germans are fairly entitled to it,
why not the French the Swedes, the Danes, the
Norwegians and the Bohemians, and why
should the readers of English papers, the Pio-
neer Press, the Dispatch. the Chronicle, ETC.,
be deprived of privileges granted to Die
Volkszsitung, and why should the readers of
the German papers, the Wanderer and the Dem
ocrat, be treated worse than the readers OF
Die Voikszeitupg.
For my own part, [ am utterly opposed to
granting any special privileges to any citizen
of foreign birth that is denied 10 native born
Americans.
1 think when we of foreign birth are treated
as well as native born Americans, we should
ask no MORE In Justice to our citizens OF Ger
man birth will state have asked great num-
Der of them, among whom are many of our best
citizens, and the almost universal answer was
that they were opposed to any such precedent
being established.
It may be said that unless the assessment
notices be published in the daily, Die Volks-
zeitung, that lots may be sold without the
owner. being German. having any knowledge
of such sale. The same argument can, with
equal force, be applied to the readers of every
paper published in the city, except the readers
of the official paper.
As matter of fact, the City Treasurer sends
printed or written notice to every
property owner whose property Is assessed
whenever such persons can be found IN tho
city
1 am informed by gentleman well posted
OH such matters that the subscribers to the
daily Die Volkszeitung are nearly all people in
easy circumstances, aud probably there Is not
one of them who cannot read English.
earnestly urge upon your honorable body
to consider your hasty action in this matter
and duly consider the rights of all persons
who have to pay for building sidewalks, open
ing and grading streets, building sewers, etc,
and not add any unnecessary burdens on one
class of citizens for the benefit of others,
Very Respectfully submitted,
w. DAWSON, Mayor.
cation to the Committees of Ways and Means
and Printing.
Ala. Ringwald moved as an amendment
that it be laid on the table.
Amendment lost.
Yeas-Ald. Ringwald and Tiuea-2.
Nays-Ald. Allen. Dowlan, O'Oonnor. Kit
son, Grace Mr.. Presidential
The question being On the motion of Aid.
Dowian it was carried by the following
vote.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Dowlau. O'Oonnor, Kit
son, Grace. Minea, MIR. President-7.
Nays-Ald. Ringwald-l.
From j. E. Merton
For permission to remove frame building
over the streets and the St. Paul bridge.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
From Andrew NippoIt-
For permission to make excavation on
Sibley street, etc.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
FromsJames w. and Elizabeth A. Heather
For vacation of Floral street between
Grand avenue and Oakland street, accom-
panied by a plat showing street asked for
vacation.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
From Caroline Schurmeier, The Board of
Education of the City of st. Paul, and
others
Asking that so much of Rossbel street be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets be vacated as
to reduce said street to an alley width-2O
feet.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
From Oliver Crosby and others
Asking that the grade of Rivoli street be
established, and that the removal of earth
from said street be prohibited.
Referred to Committee on Streets.
From The Saint Paul Water Company
Notice of mains laid and hydrants located.