Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-18
OFFICIAL
Proceedings Of The Common Council.
Special Meeting.

ST. PAUL, July II, 1882.
President Allen in the chair.
Present-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Ro-
bert, Fischer, Otis, Smith, Cornish, Van
Slyke, Starkey, Mr.. Presidential.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From his Honor, the Mayor-Call for the
meeting
To the Honorable the President and Common
Council of the City of st. Paul:
In Difference to public sentiment, as ex-
pressed by the chamber of commerce in a resc-
luton unanimously adopted at its session this
morning requesting your honorable body to
take action to day in behalf of the Russian
refugees now in this city, and in accordance
with my own conviction, you have been re.
quested to assemble for the purpose of taking
such action as you may deem advisable.
There arrived In this city on Friday last
some two hundred of these refugees who were
driven from their Russian homes and occu-
pations by prosecutions which annihilated
their property and the lives of many of their
kindred, and to preserve their own lives fight
was their only recourse. By the aid of an Or
ganzed society in England they have been
furnished with transportation and consigned
to this city with the expectation,
as understand, that their
labor in the various occupations
to which they have been trained will be In de.
mand and thereby they will be self sustaining,
and ultimately be merged in the great mass of
useful and Industrial citizens of our state and
neighboring communities which have absorb.
ed SO mauy people from foreign countries.
While | think it reprehensible, and cruel in
the extreme, TO have sent these unfortunate
people to this place, or any other, without in
forming the authorities in advance, or to have
sent them at all, without fuAds to maintain
themselves until they could find employment,
yet we must consider their condition as it is
Several of their number are sick, none have
any bedding, but their wants for food have
been temporarily provided for. They are occu-
plying at present. the immigrant house belong
ing to the union depot company, the officers
OF which upon the intercession of His Excel
lency Gov. Hubbard and my self kindly assented
to their remaining there until tomorrow, when
they mustof necessity be removed. There are
many africans and farmers and laborers among
the men, who constitute about one-half the
number, who in few days doubtless will find
employment by the aid of the Hebrew Relief
society, and some of the females in like man.
ner will have employment, and thus all will
soon be maintained by the employed.
The Hebrew society have never before been
obliged to call upon any but their own race
and creed for assistance, but having but re.
Gently taken care of and found employment
for a large number of destitute Russian
refugees at a cost of several thousand dollars
and furnishing in this particular instance TO
a fund now Immediately demanded over $500
the burden of raising more money for the large
number now here is wholly above their
financial ability. Towards their temporary
relief his Excellency, Gov. Hubbard, ad-
vanced from his contingent fund $50, to which
the mayor added 500 from a like fund; which
is now exhausted. Thus, added to the fund
contributed by the Hebrew relief society, and
ali Including private contributions disbursed
by 1t, these distressed people have been so
far preserved from starvation.
With what money has been and is being
raised large sum, not less than $1,000 or
$1,000 will remain to be provided to carry out
the purposes ] have indicated 1t only re.
mains for me TO say to your honorable BODY
that l have hastily stated the facts as to the
actual condition of theee sorrowing refugees
for your consideration, desiring You to take
such action In their behalf as in your wisdom
you may think best, assuring you that what
ever measure you adopt to that end will re.
ceive my cordial approval, and trust that OF
the entire community also.
July II, 1882.
Accepted. See resolution.
By unanimous consent a communica-
ton from Herman Greve was read ask.
ing permission to place iron front in
building known as the Cook livery barn
on East Fourth street.
Committee on Fire Department.
Also,
BY unanimous consent a resolution was
introduced instructing the City Attorney
to prosecute railroad companies convey
ing paupers in or to this city.
Adopted.
RESOLVED, That an order be drawn upon the
treasury in favor of Edmund Rice, Mayor, fol
the sum of five hundred dollars as a contin.
gent fund, and that so much OF. said amount
may be used by said Mayor as he NAV deem
proper in aid of the Russian refugees now in
this city. /.
Yeas-Alds. Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert
Fischer, Otis, Smith, Cornish, Van Slyke
starkey, Mr.. Presldent-1O.
Approved July IL, 1882
Adjourned.
A. ALLEN, President of Council.
THos. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk,