St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-07
The following is the report of the Cor

amined with some care the petition of An
drew P. Croonquist, contesting the election
of Terrence V. Kenny, as Alderman of the
First Aldermanic District of the Fifth
w ard Of the City of st. Paul, which your
committee was pleased to refer to this de-
partment, and l am clearly of the opinion
that it does not state sufficient facts to re-
quire Mr.. Kenny to be at the expense and
trouble of an investigation.
It nowhere appears in Mr.. Croonquists
petition that if every alleged act of illegal
voting were fully proven, and true as
stated. that it would in any manner change
Terrence V. Kenny duly elected Alderman
of the First Aldermanc District of the
Fifth Ward of the City of st. Paul, and
while 1t is alleged that divers persons, legal
voters, were refused permission to vote, it
is not charged that said legal voters were
duly registered and entitled to vote under
the statutes of the state, or that their fail
ure to vote would have changed the result
OF the election as to Alderman.
The records of the Common Council show
that the judges were duly appointed and
the poll books show that they and the clerks
were duly sworn in accordance with law.
Statutes very similar to ours in regard to
elections have from time to time received
Judicial construction, and it has been uni
1ormly held that the purpose and object of
the statutes was to secure the freedom and
purity OF elections, and to place the elector
above and beyond the reach of improper in
fiuences or restraint in casting his ballot, and
that statutes should have such reason
able construction as would tend to secure
these results and that the words Demo
cratic ticket" when printed upon the same
side with the names of the candidates does
not destroy the security of the ballot, or
invalidate the vote.
AS to the request in Mr.. Croonouist's pc
tition that all of the votes cast at said
election for the Office of alderman in and
for said city shall be recounted, etc. No
rule is better established than that an APP
plication for recount of the ballots cast at
an election. will not be granted unless some
special mistake or fraud be pointed out in
the particular box to be examined. Such
recount is never ordered upon general al
legation of error in the count of all, and
giving particulars as to none of the boxes.
L therefore advise that the committee re-
port MIR. Croonquists petition back to the
Common Council, with the recommendation
that they be discharged from its further
consideration for the reasons hereinabove
stated. Respectfully,
w. 2. MURRAY, Corporation Attorney.
Report of Special Committee adopted by
the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Conley. Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Kerr, Sanborn, Weber,
Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea, Long, MI.
President-14.
Of Committee Relative to Foundlings'
Home
To the Honorable Common Council of the
City Of st. Paul:
Your committee appointed to investigate
and devise. if possible, plan for the better
care OF foundlings, would respectfully report
that after mature deliberation they are
satisfied that the best practicable method of
caring for the f0undlings of this city, so as
to secure ecocomy and preserve life, is in
connection with the City Hospital and by
utilizing the lying-in ward of said hospital
for the nourishment provided by nature
We are also satisfied that what is done by
the city should be under the management
and supervision Of the proper officials of the
city.
To that end your committee would rec
ommend the purchase of lot adjoining
the grounds of the City Hospital, and the
erection of suitable building thereon the
present season.
Your committee waited upon the Board
of County Commissioners of Ramsey county
at their session, Aug. 5, 1886, and said
board heartily approved of the plan of your
committee above suggested, and passed the
following resolution, to-wit:
Resolved, That If the City of ST. Paul
will purchase a lot for foundling's home
and put up building, not to cost over
SIS, 600, the county of Ramsey will pay one
b1r of fhn Of
same to be put up under the joint direction
OF the special Committee on Morgue and a
like committee from the City Council
Your committee earnestly recommend
that favorable action be taken at this meet
ing of the Council, so that the necessary
building may be completed before the en-
suing winter. Respectfully submitted.
CHAs. d. KERR.
Chairman Special Committee.
Adopted. (See resolution.)
MISCELLANEOUS.
Claims presented
Foote, SIS; c. E. Keller & Co., S34. 25;
Co., $122.5O; Die Volks-
zeitung. $735.S0; George Mitsch. $685. 81;
House of Good Shepherd, S63. "a; Robert
Seeger. 1904; 7. S. Mcmahon, $40; 81.
Blackford, S12; j. B. Morehead 81 Son,
So; The Board of Water Commissioners,
S62; Abstract Clerk, $3.50; II. E. Wedel-
staedt, So. as.
Committee on Claims.
Ordinances
An ordinance was read entitled can Or
dinance to repeal Ordinance No. 497, emit
tied an ordinance to amend section of Or
dinauce No. 490, in relation to markets"
Aid. Cullen moved that the rules be so far
so as to allow said ordinance to
pass to its second reading.
The motion prevailed, yeas Is, and the
said ordinance was read second time and
passed. (See Ordinance No. 69S.)
Ordinances were read permitting J. B.
Erd to reshingle building. permitting Henry
Boucher to move one-and-one-half story
frame building and permitting Fannie Sa-
bledowsky to build frame building.
Rules suspended and said ordinances
read a second time and passed. (See Ordi-
nances Nos. 500, 700 and 701.)
An ordinance was read entitled an ordi-
nance to extend the fire limits.
Aid. Bryant moved that the rules be so
far suspended as to allow said ordinance to
pass its second reading.
The motion prevailed by the following
vote:
1eaS-Ald. COnley, D0Wlan, OConnor,
Petsch. Cullen, Kerr, Sanborn, Weber,
Kenny, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea
Long, Mr.. President-15.
The said ordinance was thereupon read
second time and passed. (See Ordinance
No. 1922
An order was read repeating a part of
order relative to stone sidewalks, approved
July 81, 1886.
Lost-Yeas 5, nays 10.
Vacations
The matter of the vacation of Taylor av-
enue and the street between lots 1 and
and and 10, of Smiths out lots, in accord
ance with notices of City Clerk, dated Feb
,, 1886, and June Is. 1886, was postponed
and laid over until Tuesday. the 18th day
IF August, 1886. at 7:3O o'clock p. M.
Ordinances.