St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-06-07
SINKS AND JOE SPIEL.
They Capture Soft Jobs at
the Market and City
Jail.
President Hamm Distributes
Committee Plums Among
His Friends.
Aid. Cullen Can Now Get Back
at County Commissioner
Boyd.
Judge Burr Sends a Five
Year-Old Tough to the Re-
form School.

When President Iamm called the adj
journed meeting Of the city council to
order at 80 last night he wore bright
boutonniere and pleasant smile. The
other members were equally gOOd-nat-
ured, and there was no outward evil
dence of the violent storm that racked
the honorable body Tuesday night. The
recent unpleaSantneSS cropped out a
little, however, when President Hamm
shortly afterwards presented his list
of standing committees for the com
ing year. Aid. Sanborn arose and
be laid on the table for while, so that
the Republican members, who were not
fully "onto'' them could examine the
list before perfecting the organization.
Aid. Yoerg objected to any delay,
whereupon Mr.. Sanborn became some
what riled and moved that the matter
be laid over until the next meeting.
Aid. Geban objected to any such course
and moved to amend by confirming the
appointments. This was but a red flag
to the aggressive Republican member,
who again took the floor. IF You de-
sire to choke off all examination of the
transactions here" he said, ''why, go
on.' With this Outburst he subsidized,
and when vote was taken on Aid. &C.
hams amendment Mr.. Sanborn's only
supporters were Aid. Blom and Bickel.
The original motion was then unani-
mously passed as amended, and PreSi-
dent Hamm'S committee appointments,
which were as follows, stood con-'
firmed:
Ways and Means-Ald. Cullen, Gehan,
Pratt.
Claims and Accounts-Ald. Minea, Book,
Pratt, Cullen, Weber, Gehan. Melady.
Fire Department-Ald. Gehan, Kavanagh,
Streets, Sewers and Bridges-Ald Yoerg,
Cullen Sanborn, Kayanagh, Gehan, Pratt,
Blom.
Taxes-Ald, Bickel, Yoerg, Sullivan.
Plinting1Ald. Min1ea' Weber, Blom. ~,
lady and president of the council.
License-Ald. Kavanagh, Conley, Book.
Public Buildings, City Property and Mar
kets,Ald. Gehan; Cullen; Book: 49,,
Gas and Water--Ald. Book, Yoerg, Conley.
Bickel. Kavanagh Cullen, Sullivan.
Workhouse-Ald. Fischer, Minea, Pratt
Legislation-Ald. Sanborn. Minea, Lett
hauser. Bickel, Kavanagh, Sullivan, Melady.
To Represent the Common Council on the
Joint Committee of Seven to Have Charge of
the New Court House and City Hall-Ald.
Cullen. Conley, Pratt.
The election of city market master
was announced as the next business in
order and the president appointed tell
erS to conduct secret ballot Before a
vote was taken Aid. Yoerg withdrew
from nomination the name of Elmer E.
Book, on that gentleman's request. The
Ia of n hn al of
Noah SiDks, who received eleven votes
against two for August Nelson. The
result occasioned no surprise, the cleo
ton of Mr.. Sinks having apparently
been agreed upon previously. Aid.
Book was the only member Of the cOun-
Gil who appeared dissatisfied. and he
had nothing to say. On motion of Aid.
LeithauSer, Joseph Spiel was unani-
mOusly reelected city jailer. q Routine
business was taken up and several
communications from Mayor Smith
were presented, the first asking con-
irmation of the appointment of
Timothy Costello to the regular police
force, vice Frank Ruzicka, suspended.
The council has also asked to take ac-
ton towards the relief of the Johns
town sufferers, and, after considerable
discussion, the matter was referred to
ltlC COiluilItGC vi way anu iuCdtfS lOI q
report. A veto of Aid. Fishers Saturday
half-holiday resolution, in the interests
of city Iaborers, caused no little dis
cussion. Mayor Smith, on the advice
of Corporation Attorney Murray, held
that the city had no authority under its
charter to establish legal holidays or
appropriate money for work not actually
performed, but this did not deter Aid.
Fischer from moving the passage of the
measure over the veto. The statement
by Aid. Cullen that he was ashamed to
find his vote recorded in favor of the
ordinance on it's previous passage,
called out a lively debate between that
gentleman and Mr.. Fischer. With 7S7
employees, Aid. Cullen explained, the
half-h0liday each week would make a
difference Of $3.50 per week or S23, 1888 a
year, and he did not believe the city
could afford it, even were the ordinance
legal. Aid. Fischer thought that the
men, which the half-holiday would
necessitate, was a point in favor of
his bill. Aid. Gehan couldn't see why
Mr.. Fischer should champion such a
measure when it was clearly unconsti-
tutional. ''Mr. Fischer's action" he
said, lis clearly for political effect and
should be discouraged" His motion to
pass over the mayors veto was dis
couraged'' by almost unanimous vote.
The petition of Health Commissioner
Hoyt, asking for an additional compen-
sation of SO per month to Inspector
A. E. Robertson, that he might keep
horse and better cover the Tenth and
Eleventh wards, was laid upon the
table. 1--WE have been increasing the
salary list of the health department
right along" said Aid. Yoerg, land l
think it is about time to STOP" The
long-discussed proposed sewer on Tenn
perance street, between Norris and
dered by a vote of fifteen to
one. The vexatious question of
regulating hotel runners at the union
depot was again brought up On resolu-
lions by Aids. Conley and Fisher, and
an ordinance granting them privileges
on the sidewalk by Aid. Fischer The
ordinance passed after considerable dis
cussion. Ordinances ostensibly in the
interests of the North American Tele-
graph company, the st. Paul Gas Light
company and the American District
Telegraph company, were presented
asking for franchises to construct
electric subways in the streets of the
city on the same terms as are asked by
the Northwestern Telephone company.
1t was apparently a scheme backed by
the Dorsett Conduit company to shut
out the telephone company, ak was
referred to the committee on Meets
without discussion. An ordinance
was passed authorizing the proper
city authorities to negotiate city
bonds for bridge purposes to
the amount of S34, 900. On
resolution by Aid. Fischer, the salaries
of the city dog catchers were increased
from $50 to $40 per month. A motion
by Aid. Yoerg, granting President
Hamm four-mOnths leave of ObSence
to make trip to Europe, was unani-
mously passed. The collection and dis