St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-04
the residue of the property shall be con-
Sidered and included.
CURRENT CONTENT.

CURRENT COMMENT.
While it is undoubtedly true that certain
persons and even publications are inclined
to ridicule the board of trade, there is not
one of the scotfers can deny that it has been
of the greatest benefit in Building up and
developing the commercial interests Of Min
neapolis. The board is unfortunate in hav-
ing in its membership roll THO names OF two
OF three captious persons, fq whom, how
ever, the board itself should not be held
responsible. When it CONS to the enter
tanning OF visiting delegation, however,
there is nobody to scott at the board. but its
aid is always the first to be sbught. 1t lent
its influence and its money 70 the reception
of the WatertOWn eXcurSbniStS. When
other organizations drew batk and declined
to assist in the Legislative banquet, the
board came to the rescue and Itself made
that reception a success. 1t was at the
front in the recent entertainment of the
passenger conductors, and has already been
approached to lend its aid % medical con-
ventiOn to be held in Auguit.
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The commissioners of tie water board
were planning yesterday h wv to divide UP
the present city council chamber for the
offices of the superintendent of the water
works and the chief engineer of the depart
ment. They spent considerable time in the
work and were somewhat IprpleXed, when
in the midst of the problem Commissioner
Davis facetiously remarked 1.-The trouble
is we have got more pigs than we have room
for pig pens"
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xx,Eor will tho yuOrlv of
taking the census be caInpleted?" was a
question propounded to City Assessor Case
yesterday. July l." wis the reply. cit
will require every day albted to the work
and exert our utmost eIdeavOrs. We are
exercising every possible precaution, and
when completed the WORT shall have been
thoroughly DONE"
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The city council has fixed the salaries of
the health inspectors at $50 per month,
which, in comparison with any other city
Office, is amazingly small. Said city of
fetal yesterday: ''It ought to be fully $1O0
per month, and each INSPECTOR, during the
busy season especially, sh puld be furnished
with horse, as are the street commission
ers. The city ordinance requires that in
cases where an inspector discovers a piece
tary condition the inspector shall serve a
personal notice upon the owner OF the prem
Uses in question. An Inspector may. con-
sequently, discover enough in one short
hour to keep him busy on foot, and accept
ing street-car service, whenever possible,
for a full day Oh ten hours in serving these
notices to abate nuisancs, etc. For in
stance, the inspector goes out On Park ave-
nue. and discovers back yard
in a deplorable condition. The owner
of the premises may live below
the state university in Highland park OF in
the Monroe street addition. So you can
see the number of miles lie is liable to have
to travel in serving one notice. l said the
salary is too small because the peculiar
duties of the office are such as require some
little ability to perform them. The in
spector should have some knowledge of
hygiene, for instance, and consequently
competent to earn much larger salary"
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Another gentleman whose relations with
the city government are intimate was APP
preached upon the subject. Eyes" said
he, 81 have given the subject some little
thought. I cannot help believing that the
salary has been placed too low. Men COM
potent to fill the office cannot be retained
for the money, and onl! competent men
should be placed in the POSITION"
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cit looks a little sutpicious," remarked
Eddy Whitcomb last night, in commenting
upon Western league matters, ''that there
is general desire for other clubs in the
league to come to minneapolis to locate.
First came the Omahas. They wanted the
world, as Jules Meyer would put it, and [
would not attempt to give it. Now comes
Cleveland, but [ dbn't know what they
want. [ presume, however, it's money,
and 1 have concluded not to have anything
to do with it,. [ made big effort to get
into the league with my team but failed,
and now l quit, and peremptorily, too"
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81 assure you We'll have club next
year." continued Mr.. Whitcomb in the
same strain, and We'll have membership
in the league too and don't you forget it.
feel confident that Minneapolis is a first
class base ball town, and that she has some
winning ball tossers too"
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The Athenarm committee appointed to
devise some scheme for uniting that organ
iZation with the city library board has not
yet arrived tany definite conclusion, but
state that everything will probably be salts
factOrily arranged before another meeting
Of the library board is held.