St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-10
A Recount of the Votes in the First Ward
Appears to Eject John
Dowlan.
The Council Will Meet Again to Hear the
Testimony and Arguments
in the Case.
The Dispute Over the Oakdale I'M
proyement to be Carried to
the Courts.
A st. Paul Mans Fishing Experience
--CapitoI, Court and City
Notes.
THE COUNCIL.
The Votes Counted in the DOWiah-
Simpson Contest.

! wav: to pave Robert street from Third to
Seventh street with the ''Kerr" patent
pavement.
The same board reported that the follow
ing Improvements were not necessary ana
proper: To grade and pave Eighth street
from Wabasha to Locust street; the grad
ing and paving of Wacouta street from
Third to Eighth street.
The board of public works was directed
to open, widen and extend Hoffman ave
nue. from Short street to Lizzie street.
The board of public works was ordered
to Investigate and report as to changing the
grade of Hoffman avenue, from Mclean
street south to the edge of the bluff and as
to a sewer on WacOuta street, from Sixth 10
Eighth street.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The president announced the following
committees:
Ways and Means-Van Slyke, Cullen and
Kerr.
Claims and Accounts-Cullen, OCon-
nor, Minea, SanbOn, Simpson, KAN and
Long.
Fire Department - Starkey. Sanbon,
Petsch. Cummings, Kerr, Minea and Long.
Streets. Sewers and Bridges-JOhnson,
Cullen, Petsch, Starkey, Simpson, Bryant
and Long.
Taxes-Kain, Sanborn and Kerr.
Printing-Minea. Cummings and Long.
Police-President Of council, Starkey,
O'Connor, Sanborn and Bryant.
Licenses-Cumings Petsch and Kerr.
Public Buildings, City Property and
Market-Cullen, O'Connor and Kahn.
Ordinances and Public Accounts
born, Kahn and Van Slyke.
Gas and Water-O'ConnOr, Sanbon and
Starkey.
Parks-van Slyke, Simpson, O'Connor,
Kerr and Long.
Workhouse Bryant, Cummings and John
son.
Board of Healtl-Talbot Jones, health
officer; L. W. Rundlett, city engineer; Kerr,
. Sanborn, O'Connor and Minea.
Legislation-Kerr, johnson. Petsch, Cum
ings, Starkey, Bryant and Long.
COUNTING THE VOTES.
At this point, though there was some
other business to transact, it was deter
mined to take up the matter of counting
! the votes.
J.W. Willis, who appeared for Aid.
J Dowlan, called Daniel McCaine as a wit
; ness, when Fred Allis, who appeared for
Mr.. Simpson, asked for postpOnement on
! account of the absence of eX-GOv. Davis,
ment was denied, and Mr.. McCaine and
! Paul Lavalle were called and testified to
! sealing up the two ballot boxes and deliv-
ering them to the city clerk, and the city
clerk was called and testified to receiving
| and keeping the boxes. Mr.. AlliS objected
! to receiving and opening the boxes because
the law had not been complied with in tax
| ing care Of the votes and the boxes, but the
! president said he had no authority to decide
questions of law, and Oh motion of Aid.
Sanborn the boxes were opened and the
counting commenced.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Orders were ordered drawn on the treas
urer in favor of Mayor Rice for 81, 100 for
contingent fund. Aid. Cullen, O'COnnor,
Van Slyke and Sanbon were appointed to
represent st. Paul in the board of abate-
ment for the county of Ramsey; deed is
to be executed by the city TO Thomas
Bowen for lots 2 and 3, block 10, Asylum
addition No 2, st. Paul. The grade On
Thomas street from Como avenue to Dale
street was established; the city clerk is to
advertise for bids for the Robert street
bridge; E. B. Birge was authorized to erect
frame barn.
REFERRED.
A comm unication from Mr. Postlethwaite
on behalf of the st. Paul & Northern Pa
cific road, asking to cross certain streets in
the city of st. Paul, was referred to the
committee on streets. Another from the
mayor to the effect that the poundmaster
asked for the appointment of two bows at
S25 per month to assist, during the sum-
mer, in impounding cattle, to committee on
police; the protest against grading Portland
avenue, to committee on streets; the re-
quest of William j. Godfrey to have Hud-
son avenue cleaned up, to committee
on streets; the protest of G. B. Glover
against improving Dawson street, to COM
mittee on streets; the petition of Z. NJ. Mac
kubin to vacate an alley in block in Mac
kubin's addition, to committee on streets:
the request of D. S. B. Johnston and others
to grade certain streets in Macalister park.
to committee on parks; the bond of Talbot
Jones as health officer for 81, 600.
with Charles Petsch and r. Schiff-
mann as Sureties, to committee on ways
and means; an ordinance to change fire
limits, to committee on fire department; the
resolution to authorize the Volkszeitung to
print part Of the business of the council,
to committee on printing; Joseph A. San
SONS claim, to committee on claims; the
request of John Wagner to be allowed to
erect frame buildings on the line of the
department; the request of the st. Paul q
Northern Pacific road to have certain
streets vacated, to the committee on streets
and Aid. Van Slyke.
THE RECOUNT.
The committee to do the counting was
appointed by the president and consisted of
Aid Sanborn, Starkey and Van Slyke, with
AID. Cullen and Kahn as clerks. The
o,o,,p+ioor occupipd boUf thIae, l,onr, ,,,d ~
suited as follows:
Second Third
precinct. precinct. Total
Dowlan ...............417 100 52e
simpson ..3S5 14O 52s
Majority for DOwlan. Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. Willis said he was satisfied with the
result. The count had demonstrated that
Mr.. Dowlan was elected by one majority.
He could not see the necessity of going any
further. The report of the canvassing
committee appeared to settle the matter
AID. Sanborn said that if Mr.. Simpson
desired to introduce testimony he ought tC
have the opportunity to do SO. No snaI
Judgment ought to be taken on him. No.
ice, he said, could be given the opposite
party and a hearing could be had
Mr.. Willis claimed that the time had
passed for giving notice The twenty DAYS
in which notice could be given had elapsed
Aid. Sanborn said that there was Nc
question that if the committee saw fit TIC
hear testimony it could do so. Evidence
might be introduced to explain, and MI.
Simpson ought not to be shut out He de-
sired to see fair play.
Aid Starkey said that he would call the
committee together on Thursday evening al
7:30 to hear testimony. This committee
consists of Aid. Stafaey, Cummings. San.