St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-09
DATA FROM A DIRECTORY.
Facts and Humor in the New DAWSON
Novel.
STATISTICS OF THE CITY
Supplementing the Annual Reviews.
s Humorous Combinations Of the
Names.

Names.
The new Dawson directory contains,
beside the nomenclature usual to such
compilations, much other valuable
Information pertaining to munich
pal affairs. A great deal of this, in
cluding the statistics of assessment val
-ues and taxes, banking. commercial and
manufacturing volumes, wheat receipts
and lumber cut, has already been given
in the GLOBE, but is there presented in
concise form for reference and preser-
vation. Of the religious and educa-
tional advantages, it says:
800 RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.
These, the most vital interests of
city's permanent welfare, present
showing equal to those offered by any
city of the world even of much larger
population, and afford the strongest evi-
dence that our beautiful city is, indeed.
built upon rock" In our "MiScella-
neOus department. will be found evil
dence that no less than 143 churches
and missions have been planted in our
midst and have taken firm root. Of
this grand list no less than than seventy
have been erected within the past five
years, and each denomination is we'll
provided for.
The scholastic advantages of Mime
apolis are fully Oh a level with the fore
going, and are source of constant graf
ification. Under the general supervis-
ion Of board of education of seven
members, superintendent of schools,
superintendent of buildings and su-
perintending architect, we find no less
than forty public schools Gncluding
two high schoOlS), besides nine Catholic
and four Lutheran schools. Several
others are now in course of erection to
respond to the cOnstand demand for
more room. In addition to these, the
University of Minnesota, the Augsburg
seminary, three medical colleges and a
number of high class institutes, acade-
mics and business colleges offer invalua-
ble facilities to the army of seekers
after knowledge.
PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The public library of the city was
money paid into its treasury being the
proceeds of lecture delivered by Bay
ard Taylor, the poet. The corporation
took the name of the Minneapolis
Atheneum. In 1870 DIR. Kirby Spencer
died, leaving quite large amount of
real estate in trust for the purchase of
books for the Atheneum.
In 1884 the library contained 1900
volumes, and it has steadily increased
since that time until it now con-
talns over 10000 volumes. In
1884 an arrangement was made
with the stockholders of the Athe
@um whereby the library was made a
public institution supported by taxa
&c In
library board, consisting of the mayor,
president of the board of education and
president of the university eX-officio.
and six members elected at the city cleo
tlonS every two years. 1t is so organ
lied that its annual income from taxa
ton will reach about $4,000, and this
sum will increase by the growth of the
city. The magnificent structure, now
rearing its stately head on the corner of
Hennepin avenue and South Tenth
street, will afford the public library OF
Minneapolis much needed accommoda-
tions before the expiration of the cur
rent year.
THE WATER SUPPLY.
The water supply of the city is OBJ
tained from the Mississippi river, above
present through two pumping stations
located Oh the east and west sides of
the river. The supply will be increased
after August OF the present year by the
addition of new pumping station now
being provided in the northern part of
the West division of the city.
A. At this writing the city has Iii miles
of water mains, 80 miles of which were
laid during the 1887, and the extensions
arranged for during the current year
will add 20 more miles, making an ag-
gregate of 131 miles of completed mains
after Nov. 1, 1888.
There are 1,41O hydrants. III sprink-
ling hydrantS and S45 gates. During the
side stationed pumped 1863, $40, 794 gal
Ions of water, the East side station
1884, ,420, 1856 gallons, the temporary sta
ton 23,95S, ,333 gallons, making a grand
total for the entire city of 1857, ,925, ,S63
gallons. The North side station, when
completed, will add to the above a ca
pacity of 30,000,000 day.
The value of the entire water plant of
the city on the 1st day of March, 1888,
was $1,300,000. The receipts from water
rentals from March 1, 1887, to March 1,
1888, aggregated $4,000, while the run
ming expenses amounted to $4,000.
HUMOROUS FEATURES.
Minneapolis had its full quota of
boys, especially the small DOy," who
was supposed to be numerous, but the
directory dispels this illusion and in
forms us that there are but two. This
will prove welcome news to the vigi-
liant ''cop," who is supposed to concern
himself about the ''small boy'' when he
is awake the boy, not the cop, for
'.cop" never sleeps, that is, hardly ever.
While there are but two Boys three
Kidds are represented. 1t is gratifying to
know there is so much comfort in the
city-seven times does the name Com
fort ''bob up serenely'' in the 1855 edi-
ton. And why should there not be
comfort here? Aye there may be II.
o. Thigh. old time-for we have
Porter, Ale, Sherry, Corn, Rye, Jam,
Dates, Jelly; there is Card, Pack
and, oh think of it. thou manipulation of
the pasteboard, while there is but one
Pack there are 113 Kings, only one Jack
lone Jack he must be :but there are five
Bowers and six Trumps. 1t may not be
generally known that Bismarck lives at
Minneapolis, but those who doubt
should look on page 2S6 of Daviron's
Directory.
Some curiosities in names: Mr.. Bos-
Ton anH Mr. Row raciHapfc nf Minno