St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-21
SALTWATER SILHOUETTES
The Postoffice Is to Rave New, C0nyen-
lent Quarters.
WASHINGTON COUNTY CRIME
Another Attempt to Get the st. Paul &
Duluth to Bridge Cross
inq.

The Saltwater poStoffice is to have
new. cOmmOdious and convenient quar-
tiers, either by an entire TemOdeling, en-
largement and reftting of the present
room, or through removal to another To-
cation. The lease of the building now
occupied expires on the oath of this
month, and Postmaster Mccarthy wrote
the department to that effect, and asked
that an official be sent to look over the
ground with view to making needed
improvements. Consequently Inspector
Childs was here yesterday, and recOg-
niZing the inadequacV of existing ar
ranePmentS, Will Immediately advertise
for bids returnable Nov. %, for suitable
building. The inspector will return on
that date, open the bids, and probably
award the contract. Among the re-
quirementS will be steam heat, private
Office for the postmaster, vault for the
storage of stamped envelopes. and also
water service, none of which are at
present supplied. Since the free deliv-
cry system went into local operation
eleven men are obliged to work in one
room too small to accommodate the Or
binary furniture and accessories of the
office. The mOney-Order Office is
llllO CAlOoCN anu
corner, and the postmaster. in order to
secure any privacy, must go out
into the back yard. With the
free-delivery system but 90 of the LOO
boxes are now needed, and by the re-
moval of some of the sections and cur
failing the lobby, sufficient room might
be obtained at the present quarters,
but it is uncertain whether MI. MOffatt,
the owner. will care to attempt all the
radical changes insisted upon by the
department. The owner of the place on
South Main street, just vacated by the
Sawyer furniture establishment, is fig
urlng on bid to be made. and propos-
ais from other sources will probably lie
forthcoming.
The grand jury was excused yester-
day from further attendance after re-
turning indictments against Fillmore
and Wilson for burglary in the third
degree, at Newport. and Ed Carroll for
grand larceny in the second degree in
stealing one of the Schulenburg 81
BOeckeIer Lumber cOmpany's horse S, at
Oak Park. No indictments were found
against Thomas JOurdain, George A.
ROney and Robert Broom, charged re-
spectively with petty larceny, obtain
ing goods under false pretense and at
tempting to shoot his wife. Court adj
journed until 80 to-day.
The board of county commissioners
yesterday renewed the movement to re-
Quire the st. Paul q Duluth railroad to
bridge the track at the point where the
latter crosses the sO-called Point Doug
las and TaylOr's Falls public road at
Browns creek, near the northwestern
limits of the city. The place is an es-
ppcially dangerous one, and as long ago
as September, 1873, the commissioners
adopted resolution inStructing the
county attorney to compel the rail
road company to supply the desired
safeguards. About two months ago
Commissioner Moffatt and Mayor Du-
rant visited the Duluth general offices
at st. Paul. and were assured that the
matter would receive early attention,
but nothing has been done.
Chief of Police ShortaII, who in 1871
took out his first papers, was yesterday
trict court. Others similarly diStin-
guished were Andrew Anderson. An
drew W. Anderson, and John Anderson.
The MendeIssohn Quartette concert at
the First Presbyterian church this even
ing, and the Denman Thompson CON-
pany in 1.-The Old Homestead" at the
Grand opera house, will divide the at
tentiOn of all lovers of elevating and
healthful amusements.
Hugo Eichstadt. for assault and bat
terry on F. ROthapfel during an attempt
to collect money due from the latter on
a sewing machine, was fined SIS and
costs in police court yesterday.
Two Mobiles county cOnvicts, LANDER
son and Terrill, sentenced to six and
four months, respectively, for grand
larceny and burglary in the lesser de-
grees, were received yesterday.
At the informal meeting held in Oak
Park Tuesday evening the plan to erect
an independent school district received
the approval of the citizens by large
majority.
A small party of Saltwater gentlemen
met the Ravenna at Prescott on her
home trip Tuesday night, and shot forty
six ducks while coming up through the
lake.
Hon. John McKusick will go about
Dec. to California, where he will spend
the winter with his brother, Harrison
McKuSick.
Miss Allie BlOomer, of Duluth, is WIS.,
ting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Boomer.
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