St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-24
INDIGNANT CITIZENS.
Aid. Bursell Treated to g Red
Hot Roasting Last
Night.
Accused of Betraying His Con-
stituents--The People EX-
cited.
The Single Tax League Is
Caustie in Its Re-
marks.
Some Spicy Stories About the
Police Commission Get
ting Out.

FAbout 400 indignant citizens Of North
Minneapolis met in an open air meet
ing last night at the corner OF Thirty
second avenue north and Emerson. The
purpose of the meeting was to roast
Alderman Bursell fol- voting against
the Anderson & Douglas fran
chise. Every man present seemed to
have an individual and special
grievance AGAINST the alderman.
E. M. Bartlett, the chairman Of the i'm
provement association, called the meet
ing to order, and in stating Its OBJECT
said that they had right to demand
that their aldermen carry out their
wishes, that they had held meeting a
week ago and expressed their opinion
to Mr.. Bursell, and that he had disre-
garded it. HE thought that we were
ignorant and didn't know as much as he
did about that franchise" remarked the
chairman, sarcastically. He said that
hepbelieved that the majority report OF
the council committee on railways was
made in Secretary Goodrich's office.
When Mr.. Bartlett took his seat the
call of ''Bursell! Bursellw rent the
night air for several minutes.
HHe's down town." observed some
one.
HE won't put in an appearance
here" said another.
Then there were several minutes con-
sumed in little second testimonials on
the subject of Aid. Bursell, and they
pretty well used up their subject.
Billings was called on, but refused
to speak.
Aid. Reeves made lively speech that
called storms of applause from his hear
ers. He said: people change like a
weathercock shifting in the wind. The
trouble with the aldermen is that i'll
stead of being lulled by kindly breeze
from heaven they have been struck by
a cyclone from Lowry hill.
o. A. Pray made speech and intro
duced the following resolutions, which
were adopted.
Whereas. Aid. w. j. Russell, of the Tenth
ward, has, by the casting of his vote against
the Anderson u Douglas franchise, ignored
and willfully misrepresented the express
wish of his constituents, thereby causing
much detriment to the Tenth ward and The
city: therefore. be it
Resolved That we, his constituents. in
open meeting assembled, demandphis imme-
date resignation of the office of alderman Of
the Tenth ward; and be it further
Resolved, That we have lost all confidence
in him and regret more than words can ex-
press that we elected him to the office which
he has dishonored: and that by his act he has
merited and does now receive abe emphatic
condemnation of his constituents.
E. A. Perkins, E. M. Barley, ID. G..
Handy and E. Johnson were appointed
as a committee to present the resolu-
lions to Alderman Bursell.
A motion thanking Aldermen Reeves
and Billings for their stand on the fran
chise question was carried.
The meeting adjourned, and the men
began forming in line to march down to
call on their prodigal alderman, but
they were persuaded to let the commit
tee do the work. The committee failed
to find the alderman at home, and will
go to see him again tonight. After
calling the reverend alderman many
bad names the crowd dispersed.