St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-27
APPOINTING NEW POLICE.
A Little Breeze in the Council over
the Appointing Power.
Election District Changes Made and
Other Business Disposed OF.

Thirteen aldermen gathered in the chat
room" at the City hall last night in response
to call by the mayor for special meet
ing. The city attorney and Aid. Petsch
removed their coats as soon as they ell
tered, Notwithstanding the remarks of a
number of the city fathers about etiquette.
The resolution introduced to the effect that
the mayor be given the power to appoint as
many special police officers during fair week
as the good order of the city necessitated.
met with decided opposition from Aid.
Dowlan, chairman of the committee on pO-
lice. He suggested that it any policemen
in addition to the thirty appointed at last
meeting were needed the mayor could do so
without calling on the city council. Aid.
Starkey agreed with Aid. Dowlan on that
point, and saw no reason for. the council
authorizing the appointment OF more
specials. Aid. Sanborn said he had a talk
with the mayor and the recommendation OF
his honor was a matter of courtesy to the
council, and unless the order was made no
more would be appointed. Aid. Dowlan
said six good men were all that need be sent
from the city to the fair grounds as the
fair management had their own officers.
This, with the thirty men ordered appointed
at the last meeting, would give $50 men i'll
the city, and that was. in his opinion,
large enough force for city the size OF 81.
Paul. He did not want to cast any renee
tons on anybody, but would say at this
time that if less men of the kind now Oh
the mounted force were appointed, the bet
ter it would be for the city. Aid. Starkey
thought some specified number should be
mentioned in the resolution. He had not
the least intention of doubling the Judg-
ment of the mayor or chief OF
police as to the number OF men
needed, but suggested the number
be limited to fifty Oh sixty. Aid. Sanborn
thought so too. City Attorney Murray
said the number had been left out because
would be needed. There might be occasion
for fifty and again only ten would be re-
quired. The thirty ordered at the last
meeting had already been appointed by the
mayor The resolution was amended as to
allow the appointment of fifteen additional
policemen.
OTHER BUSINESS.
The appointment Of Phillip Weinstock as
patrolman in place of c. NJ. Cummings was
confirmed. The mayor sent to the council
certificate from the city physician in refer
ence to the physical disability of Officer
Mitchell. The officer, who has been in active
service since 1856. is now unable to do duty,
and the mayor recommended that he be re-
tired upon such pay as the council deemed
proper, also that some general plan be
adopted retiring members of the force who
by reason of age or disability were no longer
able to render regular service. The matter
was referred to the committee on police and
legislation. An ordinance extending the fire
limits so US to take in part
of Bells addition, West St. Paul, was passed.
Tho sum of $4,000 was appropriated from the
No,1-f at,lCn nf
avenue park. An ordinance establishing and
dividing the Second aldermanic district Of the
Third ward into two election districts was
passed under suspension Of the rules. The
ordinance provides that all of the district
living north of the center line of Tenth street
and College avenue and south of the center
line of Minnehaha street shall be the First
election district. All that part OF the district
north of the center line of Minnehaha street
to the north line of the Third ward shall be
the Second district. The committee on gas
were requested to report what the st. Paul
Gas company will charge for the lighting
of electric lights all night instead of half, as
now and also to report the number OF gas
and lamp lights in the vicinity of electric
lights with view of removing them to some
other locality, providing satisfactory terms
can be made to have the electric lights all
night. Aid Starkey said the attention Of the
committee on streets and the city attorney
had been! called to the fact that the Mime
sofa & Northwestern company was laying
roadbeeh ON Starkey street in the Sixth ward
without,the consent of the council. AB.Stick
new president of the road, explained the action
of the road in this connection. The ordinance
granted the company gave them the right to
lay additional tracks along their present
track on Starkey street, from Indiana ave-
nue., TO: y Plato avenue. The increasing
business of the road demanded the laying OF
a double track. He admitted the track did
infringe about three feet on Starkey street,
but it was only between Indiana and Fairfield
avenues, and in front of property owned by
the road. If the council insisted the track
would have to be moved, but if it was the
West st. Paul depots would have to be moved.
The convenience of the public on that side of
the river should be taken into consideration
in the matter. The matter was finally left to
the committee on streets and the city en-
gineer, and work ordered suspended until
such time as the committee should report to
the council.