St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-05
THE GOSSIPER.

IN.
How sadly in need of more room for
market purposes is st. Paul. The
city has developed so rapidly of late
years that all available space has been
taken up, and the city is awakening to
the fact that there is no room for the
market hucksters. 1t has been neces-
sarv, and is so still, for huckSterS to dis
tribute themselves all along st. Peter
and Washington streets and dispose OF
their vegetables. Now the property
owners on st. Peter street south of Sixth
street have entered very serious pro-
test against their sidewalks and pOrches
being used for vegetable repositories,
and the consequence is that hereafter
the hucksterS will have to find pastures
new. Within the past few days Ninth
street, between Wabasha and st. Peter
streets, has been occupied by these
same tradesmen. The street itself, the
walks and every available spot
within sight. are covered with fruit
and vegetables. Now the residents of
that particular block are by no means
elated over this new acquisition to their
quiet street, and they, too, are kicking,
and kicking hard. They complain that
these hueksters come in from the cOun-
try about II o'clock at night with loaded
wagons and proceed to camp on the
curbstone until daylight. They do this
so as to get the choice of positions in
the morning, as they are firm believers
in the maxim that it is 1.-THE early bird
that catches the WOrm." The people
who live on the street are not to be
blamed for kicking. as who is there that
would care to have his front yard
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dozen or 80 of decaying muskmelons re-
posing Serenely on the front stoop?
Some one has suggested that Rice's
park be utilized as a stamping ground
for the vegetable hucksters, because,
they argue, it is not good for anything
else. There is one thing certain, and
that is that the pretty little park has
resembled market square more than
anything else for some months past.
The place is absolutely filthy-lOOking.
Leaves and dry twigS are scattered all
over the place. The flowers look for
lorn and wilted for want Of proper
care; the fountain, instead of as be-
fore, symphony of spray and gilt, now
resembles an antiquated old wash tub.
The city hires and pays a man a good
salary to keep things in order at the
park, but there is a wOful lack of order
there now. The place is not frequented
to near the extent that it was before,
simply because people do not care to
wade around in dust and leaves, when
they can do the same on the streets.
This state of affairs has evidently es-
capped the eagle eye of the park COM
mission.
Acting Mayor Yoerg is a man of a
great deal of determination, and has de-
cided that, at least while he is at the
helm, all persons in the employ of the
city must pay their just debts. Bailiff
Patterson, of the city hall. is one man
who can testify to the acting mayors
determination. Tuesday complaint was
made at the mayors Office that the
bailiff owed a small bill which he re-
fused, or at least neglected to pay. He
was called before the acting mayor and
ordered to be on hand yesterday MORN
ing with enough money to pay the bill,
or with the receipted bill in his posses
sion. Bailitf Patterson is an old-time
member of the police force, and he did
not think it right that he should be
forced to pay bills until he got ready.
He Informed the acting mayor that he
had been on the police force very long
toisuch an indignity before.
You have been on the force alto
gether too long," retOTted Mayor Yoerg.
Yesterday morning he failed to show
up at the appointed time, although the
bill was sent in receipted by another Of
fetal, who had paid the amount for him.
This was not what Mayor YOerg wanted,
so he sent for the luckleSS bailiff and
promptly fined him SO. The bailiff
consequently thinks he is the most mis-
used man on earth.
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There is a regular system of broker
age going on in the city hall, which nets
the brokers engaged In it a neat sum
every month. and ADDS quite figure to
their already munifcent salaries. All
city employees receive their pay once a
month. and very often before pay day
comes around they are "buSted" and In
need of cash. For instance, a policeman
gets SIS per month. He makes out an
order for his months salary and takes
if to one of these brOkers-who, by the
way, are all on the city pay ROLAND he
scalps it. That is, he advances about
sos on the order, and when pay day
comes around he collects the full
amount, thereby making neat little
''Take Off" Several OF these city brokers
are known to make over s., 900 year by
this scalping system, besides their regu-
lar salaries.
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The mayors reception room in the
city hall is fast nearing completion, and
will be, when completed, one of the
most elegant rooms in the whole build
ing. The freScOing on the walls and
ceiling is a work of art, and the Garnet
ing on the floor as soft as velvet. The
furniture for the room has not arrived
as yet, but 1t promises to be something
elegant. 1t was felt that some room
was needed to show visitors and impress
them with the wealth and grandeur of
the city. so no money or pains is being
spared in its furnishing.