St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-07

Of Committee on Police-Police Sentry Box
| Contract
Committee to whom was referred the re-
port of the Corporation Attorney relative to
said contract recommend that the City Clerk
be instructed to readvertise for bids for
said boxes.
| Adopted.
Death of Patrol Horse
Committee submit a statement from &C.
Berkman showing cause of death of patrol
horse-cause of death paralysis Of the
| heart.
| Accepted.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
| OF Committee on Purchase of Horses for
| Patrol Service
| To the Honorable President and Common
Council, st. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: Pursuant to resolution of
your honorable body for the purchase of
| one horse for patrol-wagon service, also the
| sale OF one at public sale, respectfully re-
| port that we have purchased one horse for
| the sum of two hundred and ten dollars
| ($210); also sold the horse unfit for patrol
wagon service at public sale for the sum of
siXty-four ($64) dollars, for which you will
find statement and City Treasurer's receipt
| Respectfully, E. @. STARKEY,
Chairman Special Committee.
| Public Accounts.
| OF Committee on Foundlings' Home
To the Honorable, the President and Com
| mon Council of the City of st. Paul:
| GENTLEMEN: Your Committee to whom
was referred the communication of his
honor, the Mayor, to the Common Coun-
Gil, relative to proposed st. Paul Found
lings' Home, beg leave to report as follows:
| We have given the communication of the
Mayor that consideration which its impor-
cles of incorporation Of the ST. Paul
Foundlings' Home; have listened to the ar
guments used by those who desire the
erection of such an Institution; have care
| fully investigated the needs of the city of
such home; have inquired into the proba-
BILE annual expense of maintaining such an
institution, together with the source of in
come derivable from fines in the Municipal
Court, for its proper support, and have in
vestigated such other matters relative to the
subject as were necessary and proper to
clear understanding of the matter.
We heartily concur with the Mayor that
there lis urgent need Of home for the
large number of infant waits thrown upon
our charity" and that Ito care for them is
the unquestioned duty Of every humane and
civilized community" That there is an
urgent and pressing need for such an insti-
:. tuition in St. Paul is apparent to all who
give the subject even the most superficial
| examination.
We have public or private charities for
the benefit of almost every other kind of
misfortune and suffering. But at present
there is no public, private or sectarian in
stitution devoted to the care and protection
of infants under two years of age, and these
waits. in the majority of instances de-
serted by unnatural parents, are either
thrown upon the hands Of the city govern
ment, who possess no building adequate to
| their needs and support or else they are
farmed out, often to ignorant and indiffer-
ent persons, to be raised.
Statistics show that when these infants
are thus farmed out that an UNNECESSARILY
large mortality occurs amongst them. We
believe that, if instead of the present
method of disposing of these waits, an in
stitution or home were erected, adapted to
| the needs of young infants, with proper
food and skillful medical attendance. a
large number of lives would be annually
saved. We therefore believe that this sub
| ject strongly appeals to the sympathy and
| humanity of the community. and that pop
ular sentiment will approve and support
| CORPORATION Counsel about $500 per month,
derivable from fines in the Municipal Court
| from enforcing Ordinance No. 10, if the
| Common Council so orders, can be appro-
priated for the purpose of maintaining
| founding homes.
Your Committee are of the opinion that the
| fines received from the sources before men
| toned properly belong to the establishment
and maintenance of organizations such as the
petitioners represent. and as large sums OF
money are being paid out and expended an
nually by the City of ST. Paul and the
County Of Ramsey for the care and support
of foundlings, as matter Of economy it is
believed that they can be better taken care
of with lest cost in homes established and
maintained expressly for that purpose.
Your Committee are advised that there is
another institution in the city which is
equally entitled to aid, if the Common
Council deem it advisable to assist in the
maintenance of founding homes. This
being true, your Committee recommend
that the fines derived from enforcing Ordi-
nance No. 10 be hereafter appropriated as
follows: One-half to be given to the Catho-
lie Foundlings' Home, and One-half to be
given to the St. Paul Foundlings' Home.
and submit herewith an ordinance to carry
out it's recommendation. Very respectfully,
E. G. STARKEY,
Chairman Special Committee on Found
lings' Home.
Accepted, and the foregoing, together
with all ordinance to carry said report into
effect, recommitted to said Committee for
further consideration.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Claims Presented
Daily Globe, so, orr IA; Die Volkszetung,
S759.62; Sisters of Good Shepherd. S95 .4S;
Robert Seeger, 81, 901.34; A. S. Hall, $4S;
G. Donaldson. $50.
Committee on Claims. with exception of
claims of A. S. Hall; S4S, and 6. Donald
son. $50, which were allowed and referred
to Comptroller by the following vote:
| Yeas-Ald. Cummings, Dowlan, O'Con-
nor, Petsch, Cullen, Kerr. Sanborn, Van
Slyke, Kahn, StarFey, Bryant, Long, Mr..
| Vice Presidents.
| Proposals for Hay and Oats
The following proposal was received in
accordance with advertisement OF the City
Clerk therefor, viz: McNamee & Keigher.
oats, 3S cents per bushel; hay, S14 per ton.
Committee On Police.
Proposals for Infrmary-
The following proposals were received in
accordance with advertisement of City
Clerk therefor, viz: Frank La Barge,
sass; E. Klinkerfeld, So, 400; g. W. Dor
rance, SO. 3S7.
| Committee on Public Buildings and Board
| of Health.
Ordinances
An ordinance was read entitled an ordi-
nance to authorize the st. Paul Gaslight
| Company to lay gas mains across the Waba-
sha street and Lafayette avenue bridges.
Aid. O'Connor moved that the rules be
suspended as to allow said ordinance to pass
to its second reading.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote: