St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-10
STREET SAYINGS.

Judge William Barrett the reelected
president of the board of public works. has
been a member of that organization since
1882, having been elected TO ill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of j. c. Quinby.
He is lawyer by profession and an old
settler in the city, and Is fortunate enough
to own considerable property within the
corporate limits He was elected president
of the board to fill the uneXpired term of
President Harrington, who resigned last
August. In the workings of the board Mr.
Barrett is familiar and Is ALWAYS on hand
when there Is business for the board to
transact. He is a cool-headed man and
never jumps hastily into any proposition.
but gives every movement his closest con-
sideration. In placing him at the head the
board has acted wisely.
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Overheard returning from the COMEDY
Of Errors" last night. Coy young lady.
leaning on arm of athletic young man
1.-The costumes worn by the dancing girls
in Phryne's villa were horrid, don't you
think so, George?"
Yes. they were, but then I'm so NOR
bidly curious, you know. that anything hor-
rid rather pleases me-"
eff they had appeared in those costumes
at the Olympic, the people would have
thought it terrible"
''Yes, you are right; but that only proves
that there Is just as much difference in
people as there is In anybody"
Il agree with you perfectly"
lied Sullivan is bound to give st. Paul
base ball club If she'll show any DISPOSE
ton at all to entertain one," said George
Allen yesterday. 'All they've got TO do is
to build fence around the grounds and
erect grand stand. Ted will furnish the
nine, and al the end of each game offers to
let the builders of the fence and stand take
out certain percentage of the receipts to
pay for them. and when the grounds are
not used by the club be will allow them to
be rented for other athletic sports. This Is
about as good an offer as any man make.
and there is no doubt If a club was prop
erly managed that it would be a success"
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The business that is now done In the
building inspectors office indicates that the
spring will open with a marked and un-
usual activity In building. From twelve TO
eighteen building permits are being issued
each day. and the great majority OF them
are for dwellings to cost from 81, 500 TO
$4,000. Tim Reardon is 10 put up four
story building on Seventh street to cost
$50, 600. and plans for several others more
elaborate and costly buildings are nearly
completed.
The mourning draperies put up at the
death of Vice President Hendricks were
taken from the city hall yesterday. and the
old flag that has floated at half mast since
the death was announced was lowered and
housed.
Aid. "Dick" O'COnnor is expected back
from his five weeks sojourn in Southern
sunshine this morning. Aid. O'COnnor's
term as member of the city council ex-
pires in the spring. but it is understood that
he will be a candidate for reelection. and
with proper care, backed by his prosperity.
he will undoubtedly outstrip all competi-
tors.
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Mr.. Foster of Mankato who was known
during the last session of the legislature
as 1.-THE gentleman from Blue Earth" and
got the record during the session of making
a little longer and little dryer speeches
than any other man on the floor. announced
that he is in the hands of his friends when
it comes to the next election of representa-
tives. Ii is said that Mr.. Foster has his eye
on the bench instead of a representatives
chair and that he would like TO NIL the
particular seat held by District Judge
Severance of Mankato.
So
"How many candidates for governor are
there?" repeated ID. K. Myers the other day
to a GLOBE reporter. "Why. how many
men are there in the state that haven't been
governor? Find that number, and then
take out one, and you will get a list as &C
curate as possible, If my observation
amounts to anything"
who's that one that's to be taken out?"
That's myself. So far as can learn.
I'm the only man that doesn't want the
place"
But they say that Mr.. Myers would like
10 go to congress from the st. Cloud dis
trict, and that he has a little boomlet of
his own up there that is being tended and
cared for as gently as IL the first frost
would nip it. OF course he don't want to
be governor.
"No man can be elected road surveyor
this year unless he has a grip on some ring
that he can turn TO the advantage of all the
other officers, from alderman TO United
States SENATOR" said an official at the can't
tol yesterday. There's going to be more
fun in the political world this year than
ever before in the history Of the state" 1t
would seem 80.
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Major General Kennedy who was suspected