Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-12
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of The Common Council
Regular Meeting.
Organization.
ST.. PAUL. June Z, 1851

ST. PAUL, June Z, 1881,
The meeting was called to order by
Aid Griggs, who moved that Aid. Otis
act as Temporary Chairman.
The motion prevailed unanimously anC
Aid. Otis took the chair and invited The
Aldermen-elect to come forward and take
the oath of Office.
The following Aldermen responded
thereto and the Clerk administered the
oath, viz: Aid. Dowlan, Robert, Otis
Cornish, Starkey and Mccarthy.
Upon the roll being called the follow
ing responded thereto:
Aid Allen, Dowlan, o. Common, Robert,
Grace, Otis, Ringwald, Cornish, Griggs.
Starkey, McCarthy-ll.
Aid Ringwald moved that a committee
be appointed to wait on Mayor Dawson
for the purpose OF ascertaining if he had
any communication to make before the
Inauguration Of Mayor elect Rice, and
also on Mayor elect Rice, and inform him
that the Council was ready to receive any
communication he desired to make.
The motion prevailed, and the chair ap-
pointed as such committee Aids. Ring
valid, Griggs and Allen.
Committee retired, and in few mo-
ments returned, escorting Messrs. Dawson
and Rice, whcreupon Mayor Dawson de-
livered the following valedictory:
Gentlemen of the Common Council;
Daring the past six years most OF us have
been connected with the city government. 1t
is now more than six years since l was first
elected as an alderman from the Second ward.
During these intervening years our city has
passed through a very important period IN its
history. We suffered long from the effects OF
the financial depression that was felt over the
entire country. In addition to this, there were
causes Of a local nature, which made many Of
our people look with gloomy forebodings TO
the future of our city.
How pleasantly things have chIn~@d. Con-
fdence has been restored throughout the
country, and our local prosperity and rapid
growth during the last two years have more
than realized the fopdest anticipatlons OF our
most sangune citizens. Everywhere around
us you see the evidences of our prosperity
Our own citizens, with the money made
here, are in all the business parts of our city
erecting magnificent and costly buildings.
The days of inferior structures seems to have
passed away. Our citizens are now construct
ing blocks Of -four, five and six stories that
would be credit TO any city in the Union.
Go where you will over our large territory
and everywhere you Will see blocks
of dwellings or separate houses
being erected. AT no time in the history OF
St. Paul has there been such universal pros
,perity. Our merchants are increasing almost
daily in number, and the old established houses
have enlarged their business beyond their ex-
pectations, and almost beyond their fondest
hopes.
OUR RAILROAD SYSTEM.
The rapid settlement. Of the country north
and west of Us partly accounts for our growth
and prosperity. Another cause has been the
development of our railroad system. Among
the number the Northern Pacific has made
ST. Paul its permanent headquarters, and is
now erecting 4 splendid building for its gener-
al Offices
Fortunately the management of the St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad has
passed into the hands OF st; Paul men, who
live among us, and witt aTCe capital and
great energy are pushing their system of rail
roads throughout the entire Northwest
What was known as the St. Paul IL Sioux
City railroad, has now developed into a com
bination known Jas the Chicago, st. Paul
& Omaha. Here they have built their head
quarters, here reside the managers of the
roads, and here arc being built their machine
shops. As these systems of railroads grow
and become great among the great lines OF
railroads in the United States, st. Paul twill
grow with their growth and strengthen with
their strength"
BURNING OF THE CAPITOL.
Near the close OF the last legislature the
capitol unexpectedly took Ire : The ses-
sion of the legislature, and Was 'Ntely
destroyed. The prompt act ION of Gov. :
bury in recommending ar appropriation, anu
that of the legislature in passi e bill 10 re-
build the capitol on its old site, deserves the
thanks of the people of the State at large, and
especially of The citizens of St. Paul.
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
During the past two or three years, ques-
ton which has given rise to considerable
controversy among quite number OF
our citizens has been the social evil
Our policy has been to limit and control it.
Nearly every grand jury that meets in Ramsey
county have presented to them for their action
the misdoings of this unfortunate class. See
how the interference by the grand jury works
in Minneapolis. quote from the last message
of Mayor Rand, delivered last April:
Zone of the most embarrassing questions we
have to deal with is the social evil. Before the
Indictment of the keepers Of the houses of III
fame by the grand jury, and their subsequent
exceptionally free from prostitutes. Those
that were here were "hived,' if you will per-
nit the term, and kept under police
surveillance, were easily controlled, and by an
exacting and arbitrary policy on the part OF
the keepers were kept practically free from dis
ORDERS JnaJ lmperl Inc ne2ltn, welfare anG
happiness of the human race Our courts
have broken up the evil in concentrated
form and most mischievously spread it over
the city and in quarters which were before I'm.
polluted. They are here in increased numbers
plying in a vastly more dangerous manner
their wiles and evil influences, and are beyond
the reach of any enforced physicians care, as
to cleanliness and freedom from disease, and
out of reach of police surveillance. Her room
being her ''castle," no officer withou. war
rant can enter it lawfully. Thus the mis-
eheivous interference of impracticable me1
has succeeded in spreading the direst con
seivable calamity over our city"
Comment is unnecessary.
OUR POLICE FORCE.
Our city extends over so large a territory
that to provide each particular locality witt
sufficient force to afford full protection wouli
require large increase TO our present force
/ would recommend that four or five mounted
men be added; they can pass quickly from
place to place, and will be able TO do more Il
protect the thinly populated parts of the cit,
than five times the number of men on foot
Mounted police have been tried in other citie
and work well.
OUR STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
have on former occasions called your at
tention to the necessity of adopting a bette
plan of paving and grading our streets. st
Paul is bountifully supplied with material TO
matchmaking, and the granite quarries nea