St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01
CURRENT COMMENT.

While the matter of selecting a candidate
for the appointment to the position of ell
gineeT at the city hall was under discussion
in committee meeting yesterday. AID.
Cutler peTtinently remarked: 1T is not so
much how much a man knows as il is how
much he will do. 1t is not all who will
conscientiOusly do their best" and AID.
Walsh conceded with the theory expressed.
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''My idea is" said Aid. Cutter. ''an
engineer should not only be a competent
and reliable engineer, but he should also be
a practical mechanic, capable of doing ordi-
nary bench repairing. Such a man would
save the city many dollars in the course of
a year. One very urgent applicant per
sisted in arguing his claim for the appoint
ment and L asked him what he is now re-
ceiving and what he expected the city to
pay him. He said he was getting $40 n
month. and he thought the city ought to
give him at least 500. | advised him to
go right back TO his work. An engineer
who is dissatisfied with $40 these hard
times would not be satisfied with anything
the city can afford"
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'Sixth avenue south, across the MiIwau-
kee tracks, is in a disgraceful condition"
was the pointed language which AID.
Cutter used at the city hall yesterday. ut
should be paved. and at the expense of
the railway company"
1T is not half as bad as the crossing on
South Second street." interpoSed Aid.
| HaShOw. 1T is almost impaSSable. and
the council should do something about it at
once"
lit is not of so much Importance, con-
ltinued Aid. Cutter, compromisingly.
TWENTY-FIVE, yes, fifty teams have TO pass
along Sixth avenue while one crosses the
Second street crossing"
''Simply because il is impossible for
them TO cross Second street, " persisted Aid.
Hashow. The dialogue was con-
| tinued at some length, the upshOt being TO
the effect that something should be done to
correct the evils, and Aid. Cutter vol
unteered to call upon Supt. Prior on behalf
of the city.
II cannot give the press asingle pointer
regarding the census of the city," said Mr..
| Case yesterday, land possibly may not be
able to furnish any information for the
public until fall. Weare doing the best we
| can, compiling everything as fast as we can
gather in our lists, but it is a mighty sight
bigger Job than we had contemplated. VIII
we exceed 100, 600? Now. as said before,
/ shall give out no tips" and he winked
| significantly.
Mayor Pillsbury has decided to deliver
no address TO the Mexican editors to-mor-
row. That is right. There is no excuse
/ for inflicting municipal elOquence on a party
of innocent foreigners who have done no
body any harm.
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1t has been said over and over again by
the directors of the Masonic Temple assO-
citation that the matter Of bonus would
settle the question of location. Perhaps
the present boom to Sixth and Nicollet
comes in the line of bonus?
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Law is sometimes singularly inconsistent
/ The other day two prominent business men
were arrested for participation in little
game in which they had 81 on the table be-
/ fore them. Every day men 90 into the Wong
Pong Foo tea store and play for a dollar,
| but they are not disturbed. There was one
| man played for dollar and lost and as