Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-15
Action of the CITY CoM,,cil.


A special meeting of the city council
was held last night, to take appropriate
action with regard to the death of the
late president of the council, the Hon
William Rhodes. Vice President Grace
presided, and there were present Aids
Allen, Dowlan, O'Connor, Otis, Ring
wald, Cornish, Minea.
The following. communication was
read from Mayor Dawson:
Vice President and Common Council St. Paul
GENTLEMEN: have deemed it my duty to
call you together this evening to take such
action as you may see fit to pay proper re.
spect to the memory of the late president of
the common council, William Rhodes.
I served several years a member of the COM
mon council with Mr.. Rhodes and during the
past three years since he became president of
the council have came in almost daily con-
tact with him in matters connected with our
city and county government.
1have always found him ready and willing
to bear his full proportion of the ardous duties
his office imposed on him and always with q
full conviction that what he did would
be done intelligently, honestly and faithfully.
Aid. Rhodes, for the past few years, hav.
ing retired in a great measure from business,
devoted large part of his time to the in.
terest of the city, and can truthfully say that
in the death of Aid. Rhodes the city of St.
Paul has lost one of it's most efficient officers
and valuable citizens. Very respectfully,
VIM. DAWSON, Mayor.
The communication wae accepted.
Aid. Cornish said he believed every
member of the council conceded with
the sentiments of respect and sadness ex-
pressed by the mayor; the loss was keen
and unexpected and deeply felt by all.
Aid. Cornish closed by moving that a
committee of five be appointed to draft
resolutions and arrange to attend the
funeral
Aid. Allen said that once more the
council had been called to take action con-
cerning sad occasion; it had not been
long since they were called upon to mourn
the death of Mayor Maxfeld, and they
now mourn the death of one equally
prominent in the councils of the city. /
have known Capt. Rhodes, ,!he continued,
since his arrival in st. Paul, and purer-
nobler or more honorable man l
have never kApwn; he was jealous of the
interests of ST. Paul; he was not swayed
by financial consideration; and when en-
gagged in the interests of his friends his
motives were always pure
| concur in the sentiments of the mayor
and hope that all officers of the city, with
the police and fire department, will all
join in paying their respects to so worthy
a man; man whose place would be hard
to fill. The council would regret his
loss at their regular meetings; they
would miss his kindly features, his i'm
partiatity and fair methods of doing
business. Col Allen closed by express
ing his sorrow at the death of one whom
he so highly admired and respected.
On motion the chair appointed the fol-
loving as a committee on arrangements
Aldermen Dowlan, Grace, Otis, Ring
wald, Cornish and City Attorney Murray.
Alderman Allen was named as one of the
committee but Alderman Grace was sub
stituted by request. Remarks were made
by Aldermen O'Connor, Ringwald and
Otis
The ecommittee were given the power
to act and it was stated that the funeral
would take place on Thursday at 2 P NJ.
1t was decided that the committee report
at the meeting to-day, after which the
council adjourned.