St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-14
CURRENT COMMENT.

''Who do you think will succeed Commits
sioner Baldwin Brown on the water boards"
was asked Superintendent Henion of the
water works department yesterday. 81 am
not betting man." replied the genial colo
mel with smile, ''but will venture a wager
of new hat that Baldwin Brown will sue
coed himself. l don't believe Mayor Pills
bury can find better man for the position
in the city, and 1 believe, furthermore, that he
realizes the fact.''
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s'The dead line has been an abiect failure, !"
said Washington avenue business man
yesterday. ''My employees tell me that there
are more saloons running in various parts Vt
the city than ever before. Liquors can be
obtained in any ward and at almost any hour
of the day or night, Sundays not excepted.
Not nearly so many licenses have been issued
as usual, and the only conclusion that can
arrive at is that liquors will be sold wherever
there is demand for them, and if the saloon
keeper cannot get license he will sell with
out license"
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| An ice dealer says that many of his custo-
mers among the saloon keepers favor con-
tinuance of the active patrol limits, 'be-
cause" said he, ''they do not have to take
| out license, and thereby save just $780,"
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The question of electing city attorney is
exciting more interest than any other office
to be filled by the city council to-day. Even
attorneys who are not aspirants are giving
the subject deal of attention. You can
scarcely step inside law Office and not find
the occupants engaged in an earnest dis
cussion of the question. The popular senti-
| ment is that the city should employ the best
and ablest legal talent to take care of its
! affairs. The salary is now only 1,S00,
which is generally considered too little. The
best attorneys cannot afford to accept the
Office for mere bagatelle. Said one attor
ney: 81 don't believe the city has won
three suits the past two years, unless they
were attended to by some attorney other
than the city attorney. remember one suit
the city did win, and it was defended by He.
Benton. The city had agreed to issue bonds
for 1853, 600 in aid of the OsseO branch and
afterwards the road was goobled up by the
Manitoba Railway company. R. G. Benton,
the attorney for that road, brought action
against the city to recover the S63, 900, and
Fl. G. Benton was retained to defend the
case. The court gaTe judgment for the
city and Mr.. Benton's fees were $4,000 or
just $500 more than the salary of the city
attorney for an entire year. How much bet
ter it would have been to have given Mr..
Benton the $1,000 for years services. 1t
is true that no city attorney ever before had
so many suits to defend, but can it not be
that the reason that everybody who has the
slightest claim against the city brings an
anfin IN fhn licfri nf 10
because the precedent has been established
that the plaintiff usually gets judgments"
Tn above is a fair sample of conversations
which may be overheard at almost any hour.
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Aid. Parker has not entirely given up hope,
but will allow his name to be presented to
the city council this afternoon for appoint
ment to the Office OF superintendent of the
poor, and he has pretty good following.
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81 am anxious for an opportunity to put
my boot through that caucus slate this after
noon," remarked Republican alderman.
eff do make kick there will be music in
the air. There are several others who stand
ready to follow me, and think we would get
the Democratic support"
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DR.. John T. Lee stood first Yesterday in
the examin alton of applicants for the meat
lnspectorship and his name will be presented
to the city council for appointment. DR..
Lee is an eY-alderman, graduate Of the col
legiate department of the Minnesota College
hospital, and a gentleman of recognized
ability and integrity who will certainly fill
the position satisfactorily.
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There is another plan on foot to furnish
temporary court house, and so prevent the
spending of another dollar in patching up
the old court house. This scheme involves
the remodeling of the Harmonic building and
its advocates are confident that it will surely
''knock the persimmons."
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The talk about a new union depot to be
located at the haymarket and bridge across
the river is so vehementlY denied that the sus-
picion arises that there is something in the
report after all. A well-known gentleman
who is in q position to know stated yesterday
to the GLOBE that there is no doubt as to the
scheme being carried out in due time, and
advises the public not to be too fast in ac-
ceptng the statement of railroad officials and
interested parties to the effect that it is
"ridiculous.'
MEAT INSPECTORS LAST