Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-13
commended that the fee for license should be

increased.
think fee fixed at $3.50 will drive very
many of the low dram-shops out of existence
and place the trade in safer hands, and am
surprised that our legislature, while liking
the salaries of this city's servants, did not ar
range this very important matter at the same
,, time.
The power vested in the executive to re-
yoke licenses, If not abused, VIII serve u
benign purpose. its moral effect will restrain
the vicious and deter many from committing
breaches of the ordinance.
The expenses of the fire department Tor the
fiscal year have been S34 ,2OO.22, property and
apparatus purchased, S7,9SS.9S; total, Sf2,
1920.
In the police department 1 find there have
been 2.47S arrests, 4Sl commitments, 346 for
drunkenness, 224 for larceny, 293 tramps.
This department has cost the city for the past
year for salaries S26,30O.
recommend at once the appointment of a
city forester.
The total income for the year outside of the
tax levy is as follows:
From water works. .S2u,olo oil
From municipal court. ............ IO,25S so
From licenses. .............'.... @o,foO 20 20
Miscellaneous. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2,OOU w
1Otai. $3.50: .|'o,o0o ~
Our assets, including all personal and real
The bonded debt has been reduced since
April, 1878, S135, 7l0.T.
On motion of Aid. Grethen the election Of
city officers was proceeded with in the follow
ing order: City clerk, city attorney, superin-
tendent of the poor, city physician, city en-
gineer, sealer of weights and measures, health
officers, assessors, street commissioners, chief
fire department and poundmasters. The 1rst
ballot in each case to be an Informal one.
The first on the list was that of city attor-
new, which resulted as follows: Informal, 16
votes cast for r. c. Benton. Formal, II votes
cast for r. G. Benton. The election was made
unanimous. The second was for the election
of a superintendent of the poor. The informal
ballot showed C. L. Snyder 9, Nelson Williams
s. The formal ballot showed the same re-
suit, and G. L. Snyder was declared elected
The next was the election of city physician,
and no result was obtained until the thirtleth
ballot. The candidates were Drs. Salisbury,
Spauldng, Evans, Cockburn, Foster, Pratt,
John DeLaittre and Belmont. On the fifteenth
ballot the vote was slightly changed, probably
by the aldermen who had voted for John
DeLaittre and Leon Mary Belmont, Ed. A.
Stevens receiving one vote and Dr. Hammond
another. At the close of the sixteenth ballot
motion to lay the matter of the election of
citv physician over until the next meeting
was lost by vote of 10 to Z. The twenty
ninth ballot showed, IN addition to Evans,
Salisbury and Foster, three new candidates,
Drs. Towers, Van Cleve and Ames.
On the thirtieth ballot DR.. A. H. Salisbury
received 10, SpauldIng 6 and Foster l. DR..
Salisbury was declared the physician with
sigh of relief from each of the tellers and re-
porters.
The next in order was the election of city
engineer. The informal ballot was Andrew
Rinker 10 and H. Baker Z. The for
NAL ballot resulted in Rinker receiving II
votes and Baker 6. Rinker was declared the
city engineer for the year. The informal bal
lot for sealer of weights and measures, D. w.
Albaugh s, o. Byorum 6, Ed. McDermot 1,
blank l. The formal ballot resulted as follows:
D. w. Albaugh IL, o. Byorum 5, Perkins 1.
When the informal ballot for health lnspec'
tor was announced, Aid. Grethen made mo-
ton that two health officers be appointed, one
from the East and one from the
West Division The motion was seconded
and adopted and the first formal ballot tor
health Inspector of the West Division re-
suited in the choice of j. d. Rich. For the
health officer on the East Side Gail W. Valen
tine received II votes on the informal and
formal ballots
The office of assessor for three years Was
voted to w. w. Woodward by vote OF 8;
G.. D. Perkins 6, and G. F. Smith 1. The as
SCISSOR for two wears, G.. d. Perkins, was elected
by vote of 10; A. G.. McFarlane receiving 4,
and O. Byorum 2. The assessor for one year
was chosen IN the person of A. Il. McFarlane,
he receiving II votes and o Byorum 2.
On motion of AID. KEGS the three street
commissioners were chosen, one from the
First aad Second wards, one from the Third
and Fourth wards and one from the Fifth and
Sixth d. G. Rowe was elected from the first
named district, J. G. Price from the second
district and John Feuer from the third. Welt
more O'Brien, Jerry Sullivan and D. G. Fisher
were reelected poundmasters from the three
districts of the city.
W. NJ Bracket was unanimously reelected
chief engineer of the fire department.
Louis Runge was reelected janitOr OF the
city hall.
On motion of Aid Walsh the following
gentlemen were appointed members of the
board of health health; Aldermen Haugan and
Watt, Drs A. A. Ames and A. E. johnson,
with the health officer. Adopted.
On motion of Aid. Walsh the regular meet
ings of the ouncil will be held on the first
and third Wednesdays of each month at 1880
Pm.
A communication from Grove B. Cooley,
Judge of the municipal court, notifying the
council of the appointment of Ed A. Stevens
as clerk of the municipal court. The appoint
ment was confirmed.
The city engineer was authorized to adver-
tise for bids for the grading of Franklin av-
enue.
Adjourned.
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