St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
STREET SAYINGS.

''The work on the Robert street bridge
foundation Is still progressing dreadfully
slowly" said the city engineer yesterday.
1T Is going behind every day. OF course
they are laying few stones, but the work
that is being done really amounts to moth
ing"
''Will the contractors be compelled to pay
the penalty after contract timer" was
asked.
That rests entirely with the council. 1
imagine they will, however, and if they do
1t will cost them something"
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The board of education endeavored to
hold meeting last evening, but failed for
the want of quorum. Some of the mem
berS who were present and who came long
distance to attend the meeting felt a little
out of patience because there We're not
members enough present to do business
and declared they would not come hereaf-
ter except to regular meetings. Other
members declared that If the inspectors
would talk less In the meetings and be more
regular and industrious in the committee
work they would not need to have so MANY
called meetings, land so say we all of us. -
49,
1t is now reported, though not officially,
that Stone and Schifmann will row again
Sept. "a at lake Elmo. There are many
who think and do not hesitate to say that
the result at Minnetonka was such as to
cause very serious dissatisfaction in the
minds OF people generally which will have
the effect Of very considerably modifying
public interest in any future contest these
oarsmen may have. Possibly this condition
of the public mind may be unwarTanted,
but it is a fact that it exists, and it will be
very difficult to remove it.
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There are wbisperings' which point to
some difficulty inregard to the arrangement
Of the rooms IN the new court house.
There are ominous shakings of the head.
with intimations that unless certain things
are done or conceded there will be a re-
fu,al ON the part of certain other persons.
who form a part Of the joint convention. TO
take such action as will permit the work on
the building to go forward. with that de-
gree OF rapidity that is desired.
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The meeting of gentlemen interested in
the opening Of the Metropolitan hotel re-
suited in nothing definite yesterday. An
other meeting will be held in day or two
when the matter will, it is expected, take
shape Some parties have signiGed a de-
sire 10 open Inc building on conditions.
which have not been made public.
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eff you want to see disgusted-looking
man ask Sergt. Murphy what he thinks
about dogs" remarked a much-amused ip-
dividual last night. a few evenings ago
he was strolling around looking after his
men when he dropped on one of them sleep
ing. He concluded to pinch the mans star.
which OF course would settle the officer as
soon as the star was presented to the
mayor. As the sergeant stealthily ap-
preached the officer he was confronted by
a laundering big dog who would allow him
to go just so faIfand no further. The ser
geant first tried to coax the dog and
then scOlded him, but it Was no go. The
dog knew his business better than the
sergeant, so the latter had TO keep his dis
lance. Finally. in disgust, the sergeant
called the officer and that brought him to
his senses. Next day the officer was taken
before the chief of police when he claimed
he was only testing the merits of his dog.
AS the sergeant lacked the essential proof
of the mans sleeping on duty, the charge
was Summarily dismissed"