Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-17
THE COUNCIL.

Aid Glenn for Consorting With Saloon
Keepers.
A special meeting of the city council
was held last evening for the purpose of
considering the questions of salaries of
city officers, licenses and police appoint
ments.
A communication from Mayor Ames
stating that he had appointed Commits
sioner Merriman, OF the board of water
works, to succeed himself, was confirmed.
Another communication from the mayor
reappointing the present members and
officers OF the police force was also read.
The only change was in the appointing Of
Vim. Gleason, who was formerly patrol
man, as detective, making the court Off
GERS and jailers regular policemen.
The committee on police reported re-
speeding the recommendation of his honor,
the mayor, increasing the police force by
the addition of twenty-four new patrol
men. The committee recommen ded that
the force be so increased.
Aid. Andrews moved to refer to the
mayor.
Aid. Glenn opposed such reference. The
charter gives the mayor the power of ap-
pointing just as many policemen as IN his
judgment is necessary. He moved that
the report be adopted.
Aid Andrews persisted in opposing the
adoption. He was of opinion there was
no money with which to pay the addition
al expense. The speaker wanted it refer
red to ascertain if there were means of
meeting the expense. The report was
adopted by vote of IL to 6.
The appointment by the mayor of Thorn
as G. Brook for duty for the Minneapolis
! & st. Louis railway was confirmed.
The committee on licenses reported in
favor of passing an ordinance which was
submitted regulating all traffic subject to
city license.
The schedule included in the ordinance,
which was given its first reading, was the
same as published in Sundays GLOBE, with
the exception of the addition of license
for hackmen with two horses Of SIS, or one
horse of $3.50; druggists selling liquors for
medicinal, scientific or mechanical pur-
poses, So. The ordinance also specifies
the price for hackmen for each passenger
over twelve years of age per mile at %
cents; between the ages of five and twelve,
Is cents; for hack per hour, with privilege
of driving to various places and stopping
as long as passengers may choose, 81. The
ordinance prohibits gaming in any saloon
or room under the control of the owner, and
forbids any lewd character to be employed
in or allowed to visit any saloon. No con-
cert or theater can be held in any rooms
where liquors are sold except under the
management of local societies. Most of
the features of the license ordinance were
identical with that of last year. 1t pro
vides that upon first conviction of a
violation of the ordinance the municipal
court may, and upon second conviction
must revoke the license.
Upon motion of Aid. Glenn the rules
were suspended and the ordinance was
given second reading for the purpose of
amendment.
Relative to section Aid. Watt
thought matters were decidedly mixed and
moved that it be stricken out.
Aid. Nelson thought such action would
kill the ordinance. The motion was lost
Section fixes the rates. Aid. Hashow,
as a member of the committee on license
rose to explain his position. He had not
| signed the report because If the ordinance
was drafted for prohibitory purpose, sc
far as saloon licenses were concerned
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that it be made $4,000. Upon the roll cal
the motion was lost, to IS.
Aid. Hashow again rose and stated a.
} the vote had demonstrated the fact that i
was clearly not the intention of the coun
Gil to pass prohibitory license, he woul,
move to amend the ordinance so that tn
saloon license should be 500.
Aid. Glenn took the floor to defend tn
position of the Democrats upon the pres
q ent question. The Republican press ha
= made high pretensions to temperance pro
clivities. The vote just taken gives thos
papers the lie. The Republicans of tn
council have voted against the $500
license. The speaker was satisfied that til
recent election had been carried by til
Republican leaders by showering none
!. among saloon keepers. The Democrats c
|. the council have tonight acted independ
: ent of the saloon men. To the Republica
members of the council who had bee
y. elected under the alleged high licens
I standard he would say the Democrats wer
= ready now to unite with them on that issu,
but it is only fair to stat
n that the allies Of the Repub
lican party who manufactur
: liquors are determined to sell their poison
Aney can pay TIE Incense OF = I,OUO an
;. viii. The speaker advocated placing it a
} $4,000 where there might be some hop
of choking the manufacturers Of. AID
IS Glenn handled the question wlthoJ
d gloves, and showed up the inco nsister
pretensions of the Republicans. The Rt
/. publican aldermen were ungratefI
d to those who elected them on high licen;
1t platform upon the pretense of closing Z
the saloons. The Republicans have jus
shown that they don't want to shut up
5; single saloon. He hoped friends on til
4. Prohibition side of the council would joi
y: with the Democrats in making high
f cense.
AS the speaker closed vote was take
E upon the 800 amendment which was los
all the Republicans and Lawrence PRO
r hibitionistl voting in the negative.
~ Aid. Glenn moved an amendment the
! it should be $1,000. Again the Repubi
cans voted against the amendment, bl
the Prohibitionists jsined the Democra
and carried it by eleven to ten.
Aid. Watt moved to amend by strikin
out the $1,000 and inserting $4,000.
Aid. Cleveland rose to a point of ord
and called for the city attorneys opinio
ne Aid. Watt thought the president shou
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