St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-28
CURRENT COMMENT.

DR.. Lee, the official inspector of meats,
states that scarcely day passes that he
does not find articles of food offered for sale
which are for some reason unfit to eat, and
which are consequently condemned. Said
he: II am gratitied, however, to note the
marked improvement both in the condition
of meat markets and in the quality of the
meats offered for sale. The butchers seem
disposed to do their utmost to comply with
the requirements Of the city ordinance, and
in few months, I anticipate,
there will scarcely be found a pound of bad
meats for sale. The butchers exercise
every precaution in purchasing cattle and
caring for their stock.
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A Spencer carbine shot gun was used at
the tournament yesterday. 1t is quite nov
city and attracted the attention of all the
marksmen. The gun loads similarly to an
ordinary carbine and repeats as fast as the
trigger can be pulled. 1t did effective work
in nearly all the events yesterday.
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The city attorney was asked by the city
council for legal opinion as to whether the
law making dogs subject to listing and as
sessment under the tax law, or in other
words making them personal property,
was constitutional. The object was to get
his opinion as to whether or not the ordi-
nance creating dog catcher and empower
ing him to kill all unlicensed dogs if not
redeemed in the time specified, would stand
the test. The city attorney makes
the following response: In my
opinion laws relating to dogs
passed by the legislature does not
repeal. modify OF in any way abridge the
power of the council to exercise the power
designated in the city charter" That is,
that the dog-catcher's career may continue
uninterrupted by the new act. This is an
important question, and there are those
who take issues with the opinion quoted.
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'sOh, yes. there is vast difference in the
quality and value of cedar for paving pur
poses" said contractor to GLOBE re-
porter. seYou will notice that the cedar
block pavement laid on Washington ave-
nue. three wears ago is still in excellent con-
dition, while the blocks laid at the suspen-
sion bridge are nearly worn out and must
be replaced this season. L attribute the
difference mainly to the quality of the ce-
dar, yet owing to the narrOwness of the
bridge, the traffic on the same space or
street surface must be more there than on
Washington avenue"
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st was a great surprise to me, " remarked
a resident out on the motor line yesterday,
ito learn of the application made to have a
receiver appointed for the mOtOrs company.
had supposed, judging from the apparently
large passenger traffic of the road, that it
must be in prosperous condition and MAX
ing money!"
5'There is no doubt that the road is MAX
ing money" rejoined a well-informed citi-
zen ''The trouble in this case is lack of
capital. The road has made an
extension at Minnetonka, and one
to Minnehaha Falls, to better
accommodate its patrons, at great cost. and
was obliged to secure large loans for the
purpose / don't apprehend that the diff
Guilty will block the business of the COM
pany. The motor line is now good prop
erty, and there are plenty of capitalists who
will jump at the opportunity it presents for
profitable speculation"
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The new ordinance, placed on its first
reading last night, granting John I. West,
Thomas Lowry and others the right to lay
pipes to conduct water from the InglewoOd
springs to the West hotel, and the right to
tap the pipes for customers along the line,
is supposed to be dispossessed of any OBJ
jectionable clauses, and it is highly proba-
BILE that it will be passed at the next meet
ing of the council.
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The city is now pretty certain to get two
market houses which will be a credit to MS.
One will be in the center of the city, under
the management of Harlow A. Gale, and
the other on the North side, under the man
ooouaont nf r O uohQrt HAYES.
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The members of the city council will par
ticipate in the memorial exercises on Sattlr-