St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-28
ABOUT THE CITY.


and log-roIling over the annual elections by
the Press cluD that many of the leading mem
bers have made up their minds to work for
the smashing OF all four of the states prepared
for the occasion. If there is such honor in
occupying the soft chair presented to the club
the office should seek the man, and some OF
the present tactics SAVIOR too much Of the
button hole to be entirely palatable. The
good sense of the pencil pushers Will prevail
and their Fabers will industriousiy score all
tickets presented for deglutitiOn without mas
tication.
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Some Of the rising and independent Jehus
of Minneapolis are suffering for want OF
stiff curb, and their patrons are feeling the
effect Within the past day or two numer-
Gus cases have come to light where hackmen
have practiced Niagara Falls tactics on
strangers as well as home people, in defiance
of the ordinance limiting the fares. This de-
sire to get rich suddenly should be checked
and an example made. The tactics of Nj
agara will not go down at st. Anthony Falls.
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Now that the city charter has been so
amended BY the state legislature that Min
neapolis has two municipal judges, the ques-
ton rs 10 where each shall sit is exciting con-
siderable comment among the attorneys and
others interested in forensic matters. The
two court rooms now in use are Inadequate
to accommodate the large and increasing
judicial business Of the city. The main room,
however, with the various smaller or side
rooms, affords ample room for the dispatch OF
the criminal business.
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81 am in favor Of fitting up the two front
rooms in the municipal court building"
said an attorney who has almost daily
cases before the bench, ''for trying civil
causes. The city, | have been Informed, has
two years lease Of the building, and there
is no doubt that it can be renewed at the eI-
Uiration Of that time. As rents are rated in
this city consider the price paid quite mod
crate"
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Another attorney was Intercepted respect
ing the court and he also pronounced him
self in favor OF keeping both benches in the
same building at woald be a matter Of
great convenience" said he, ''to both attOr-
ncys and clients. As a matter of course the
municipal court library will be left where it
now is If the civil bar should be estab-
Iished in some building removed or
distant from the criminal bar, you can appre-
ciate the trouble the attorneys would be COM
PEELED to take to get books from which to
quote authorities. We would either bc
Obliged TO take an armful Of legal works
from our own libraries or 90 over to the
other courts and borrow"
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Despite the above being pretty generally
the preference Of lawyers, there are many OF
the city officials who are Incorporating ad
vocates OF the proposition to fit up rooms in
the city hall building for the civil court,
leaving the criminal court where it now is,
owing to its convenience to the city lookup,
aud there are other officials who think il ad-
vsaDlc 10 vacate the preseLt municipal court
rooms entirely and 10 locate both branches
of the court in the city hail.
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The sidewalk ordinance in regard to snow
and ice should now be enforced. There is
no longer any excuse for some Of the horri-
BILE and dangerous walks that may be found
on any OF TIE principal streets. The ice is
loose and may easily he removed ana should
be without delay Nothing gives a. stranger
more uufnvorable impression Of large
city than to find the public thoroughfarcs in
the condition of some Of ours.