Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-10-21
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Common Council.

Proceedings Of the Common Council. |
Regular Meeting.
ST. PAUL, Oct. IS, 1881.
President Dowlan in the chair.
Present-Ald. Allen, O'Connor, Robert,
Grace, Otis, Ringwald, Cornish, Gfiggs,
Trott. Starkey, Mr. Presidential.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From His Honor the Mayor-Police OFF,
Ger Suspended
To the Honorable the President and Common
Council of the City of St. Paul:
During the month of September last verbal
complaints were made that PatrOlman Thos.
McMahOn kept cow that was unruly, and
was daily annoying his neighbors by breaking
upon l instructed the Chief of Police to notify
him that he should get rid of his cow if he
could not prevent her from trespassing
upon his neighbors. As no officer could
be permitted to violate the ordinance
relating to cattle running at large; which no.
tice, as he admits in the testimony, was duly
conveyed to him. Afterwards and on the 9th
day of September, the complaint OF John B.
Brisbin, Esq, herewith transmitted, was laid
before me, which charges that McMahon's
cow was found almost every night upon
premises owned by him, doing damage and
causing annoyance, that Mcmahon had
been repeatedly notified of the facts and that
they were still allowed to exist, and request
ing action to be taken either to restrain the
nuisance or punish Mcmahon.
then. on that day, suspended Mcmahon
and his pay also, and directed the chief to mott.
fy him to appear before me the next day at 10
o'clock a. m. He appeared at the hour named
and I explained the charges to him. He de-
MED them, except that he admitted that
the COW had been once in Mr.. Brisbin's
bins yard. He further said that
if the COW had damaged his neighbors they
could sue him, and get their remedy in that
way. instructed him that as an officer he
| should be the last to violate an ordinance
which he had sworn to support; but informed
him that he was entitled to hearing and that
formal trial would be had if he wished it.
| To this he assented, and the 18th Of October
| inst. was subsequently fixed for the trial, of
which he had notice.
At2 O'Clock D. Witnesses were sworn
and testified in support of the charge and he
was sworn in his own behalf, after which the
hearing was postponed until the next day at
| ~ a. m. when he produced witnesses in de-
tense, who were sworn and testified. All the
testimony was reduced to writing by Theodore
E. Parker, ESQ.,, who acted as clerk, and was
signed by the witnesses respectively and
is herewith transmitted for your
| information, in accordance with rule 81 of the
police manual.
My coAklusion is that the charge is sus-
tanned by the proof, and that police officer
who can conceive that he may violate an ordi.
nance, which it is his duty, as to others, to
enforce, hardly possesses the intelligence
requisite to discharge his duty to the public
| From the information he received from his
small boys, who seem to have the main care OF
the COW, and from others of his family, he
may have been led to believe that she had but
once encrOached upon his neighbors' prem
| Uses; yet the evidence of Officer Shields shows
| that complaints had been made that she was
trespasser early in the summer, of which
Mcmahon was notified by him, and since Their
that Poundmaster Cunniff had impOunded her
and Mcmahon himself had obtained her re
lease In his testimony Mcmahon announces
that he shall keep her upuntil spring and then
dispose of her, but not before. Yet the next
day it was complained to me that the cow was
again in Mr.. RrisbIn's yard as tresspasser as
usual, although as to this last complaint nc
proof has been token, nor McMahon's atten-
ton called to it.
Mcmahon has been on the force nearly
seven years; and has the reputation of being a
sober, steady man and fairly good officer
and in view of this make his sentence lighter
than I otherwise should be inclined to do.
The sentence is that he be suspended with.
out pay from the 9th day of September to the
81 tn day of December, 1881.
Oct. IL, 1881.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
| Accepted, and with the testimony re-
ferred to, referred to Committee on Po-
lice.
Also,
Rice Park
To the Honorable the President and Com
mon Council, of the City of st. Paul.
lam assured by the City Engineer that Rice
park can be filed to the grade of the sidt
walk from the street cleanings without any
extra cost during this fall, winter and early
spring, so as to be in readiness for sOdding Of
seeding, as the Common Council may direct
in time for the grass to spring up, and be il
readiness for the customary use of the public
the coming summer.
accordingly respectfully recommend youl
honorable body to adopt resolution directing
him to canse the park to be thus filled witt
the street cleanings.
EDMUND RIoE, Mayor.
Accepted, and referred to Committee
on Parks, witty power to act.
Also,
License Revoked
To the Honorable the President and the Com
mon Council of the City of st. Paul:
For your information, have to state thai
on the 18th day of October, inst, I revoked
the liquor license No. 247, issued to Andrew
| tion," mo. SO Westminster street,, which
license was dated March 2, 1881, for the rea
SONS that said Burnside's house, where liquors
were dispensed, was disorJerly, and the resort
of disorderly persons. EDMUND RICE,
| Mayor.
October II, 1881.
Accepted and action sustained
Yeas IL.
Also,
Concealed Weapons
To the Honorable the Preside at, and Common
Council of the City of st. Paul.
| The practice of carrying concealed weapons
in my opinion, leads to the commission OF
many crimes that would not otherwise be
| committed.
think, therefore, that in conformity with
| article 80, of the City Charter, approved March
5, 1874, an ordinance should be passed prohIb-
| itlng the carrying of such weapons except In
such specified cases as your honorable body
may think proper to provide for.
| enclose herewith draft of an ordinance,
which, in substance, embodies my views upon
| the subject, and which I respectfully submit
for your consideration.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
October 10, 1881.
Accepted, and with ordinance referred
to, referred to Committee on Ordinances.
Also,
Sidewalks
To the Honorable the President and Common
| Council of the city of st. Paul:
The sidewalks on a portion of the south
side, on all of the east, and portion of the
north side of the city buildings occupied by
the Treasurer, Comptroller, City Attorney
and Mayor, are in a very bad condition, and
in places dangerous, I respectfully recon-
mend that your honorable body cause them to
be rebuilt or repaired.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
October IA, 1881.
Accepted and referred to Committee
on Public Buildings.
ALSO