St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-16
ACTION BY ALDERMEN
Mayor Smith Presides at a
Session of the City
Council.
City Printing Causes a Ripple,
Which Is Soon SmoOthed
Out.
The Newsboys' Morals Will Be
Looked After by an Argus
Eyed Bobby.
Members Of the Ramsey Coun-
ty Delegation in Quest Of
information.

The regular session of the common
council at City hall last evening opened
with joint session of that body and the
board of county commissioners, with
Mayor Smith in the chair and Auditor
Kahn officiating as clerk. County Com
missioners Boyd, Bohiand, Lavallee
and Mitsch and the board of alder
men. except Messrs. Gehan and
Conley, were present. An order
was passed declaring that all bills rem
dered for plumbing, steam-titting and
vault Work on the new court house be
allowed and paid. after which the joint
meeting adjourned and the council con-
vened, transacting in long session a
large amount of routine business. The
reappointments by the mayor, Of Paul
Martin and George Freeman, and the
appointment of George Mitsch, succeed
ing Charles n. Parker, as members of
the board of fire commissioners, were
unanimously confirmed.
A petition presented by E. FL. Murray
and signed by sevcnty-five other resi-
dents of Merriam Park, requesting that
a fire engine and the necessary equip
ments be established at that place, was
read and referred to the committee Oh
fire department.
A communication was read from
Jared S. How, secretary of the News
boys Home association, asking that
the mayor be authorized to appoint a
special policeman whose duty, under
the general direction of the chief of
police, shall be the
GOVERNMENT OF NEWSBOYS
and street urchins of the city and the
suppression of crime among them. The
communication was referred to the
committee on police.
Andrew Weiland, who sustained
fracture of rib and other injuries from
driving into hole on Clinton avenue,
between Colorado avenue and Wood
street, alleged carelessnesS on the part
of the city in not protecting him by
danger signals and petitiOned for an
allowance cOmpensating him for his in
jurieS The matter was referred to the
committee on claims.
An address to the council, presented
by Senator Albert Scheffer and signed
by the different representatives from
Ramsey county. was read, requesting
that they take into consideration and
inform the general assembly as sooE as
practicable, of the legislation which it
is proposed to ask in the interests of the
city of st. Paul and Ramsey county.
The contract Of the st. Paul Dispatch
for the city printing was received, and
referred to the committee on printing.
An ordinance, subsequently introduced
by Aid. Sanborn, provided that
that paper be instructed and
directed to print and publish all
the notices and publications which
it shall hereafter publish for the city of
in, met pf
agate, in which their original samples
presented to the council with their bid
for the printing were set. Considerable.
opposition to the ordinance was mani
tested, Aid. Kayanagh stating that it
seemed rather late in the day to present
an ordinance in that shape, as the Speci-
men Oh which the contract was let and
the price fixed was set in smaller type
and occupied less space. The ordinance
finally passed, Aid. Sullivan voting nay.
A communication was read from
Building Inspector Gates A. Johnson,
citing the fact that Ordinance No. 76S
provides that the entire expense of the
inspection of buildings for any year
shall not exceed the income obtained by
said Office from fees collected in such
fiscal year. He stated that the expense
has now reached the limit, and that he
would be obliged to discharge some of
the inspectors unless the ordinance was
changed. The services OF the full force
of inspectors are still required, and in
his opiuion the inspectors SHOULD not be
THROWN OUT OF WORK.
during the winter months, after hard
work during the summer building
season. As remedy Aid. Pratt intro
duced an ordinance as an amendment
to the one now in force, providing that
the building Inspector be authorized to
appoint such inspectors as he may see
fit, and to fix their compensation, and
discharge unsatisfactory employees at
his pleasure, providing, however, that
the aggregate salaries of building in
spector, assistant clerk and inspectors
shall not exceed 12.500 in any year.
In the appeal of Policeman J. W.
Never from the decision of n ,yor
Smith, discharging him from the de-
| partment, the committee Oh police re-
turned an adverse decision, and the ac-
ton of the mayor was sustained unanl-
mously.
An ordinance was introduced by Aid.
Weber providing that the st. Paul Gas
company be instructed to make arrange
| ments to lay gas mains on University
avenue, Iglehart and Carroll streets,
from Rice street to Dale street, previ-
Gus to the laying of payements in the
| spring. -
By Aid. Bock-Resolyed That the
corporation attorney is hereby author
| lied to notify the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul Railway company to con-
struct bridge across the right of way
| on the line of Lexington avenue With
out unnecessary delay. The resolution
was passed, as was a similar order re-
| garding the construction of bridge at
| st. Clail street by the same company.
By Aid. Kavanagh-Resolved, That
| the license fees on all licenses issued
| by the city of st. Paul be and are here
| by fixed for the same rate for the year
| 1889 as was collected during the year
| 1883. The resolution was passed.
A petition was received from several
| business men of the Sixth ward request
ing the council toempower the mayor to
appoint an additional patrolman in West
| st. Paul and indorsIng for the position
| Richard II. Davenport, the man who
| was shot in a scuff1e with burglars IN
| the Never block several weeks ago. The
| petition was referred to the committee
on police.
| An ordinance was introduced by Aid.
| YOerg providing that in consequence of
| the change of name of Mississippi street
| from North Broadway, that the city en-
| gineer be ordered to change and provide
| Street signs and correct numbers in ac-
| cordanee with the present numbers on
Broadway street.
SOUTH ST. PAUL SPARKS.