St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-04
SAINT PAUL.
Additional City News on Page s.
ODDS AND ENDS.

Again has the question of providing
Che city with ambulances been post
pOned by the committee on streets, to
whom it was referred by the city cOun-
ell. The subject should have come up
at the committee meeting last evening,
but, for some reason that cannot be eX-
planned, nothing was done. Our pres
ent system of removing sick and wound
ed persons is disgraceful, and it is to be
regretted thot so urgenta matter should
be ignored bv the authorities every
time the matter is mentioned.
a feeling is gaining ground among
many citizens that the only way to Sc
cure reform of certain evils is to go IN
body to the council chamber and reg
lister a gcod-siZed ''kick." The resi-
dents of the Fifth ward secured the
abatement of the awful stenches arising
from the rendering establishments by
proceeding time and time again to the
council chamber and kicking" before
the city fathers. The method was sue
cessfpl, and the citizens of the Fifth
ward have been followed by the citi
Zens living on the Grand avenue cleo
trio car line, who kicked pretty hard
last evening before the committee on
streets as to the inadequate service
supplied by the company. There are
many things to be remedied in our city,
and, as the BARRIERS say, next, please"
is the order of the day.
The electric light masts are doomed.
There is proposition OIL foot which
will take the form of a measure to be
introduced into the council shortly, for
the removal of the masts, and the lights
surmounting them, on the ground that
the former are unsightly, and that the
lights are of no practical use as at
present applied. The matter has been
discussed a good deal in aldermanic
circles, and although the idea of remov-
ing the lights met with great opposition
at first, and will still find deter
mined opponents, there are many
who favor a scheme for utilizing the
light now concentrated on Bridge
square, Seven corners and st. Anthony
hill. The scheme is to take the eight
cen lamps now grouped on the masts
and distribute them at advantageous
points on the Robert street and Waba-
sha street bridges. There has been
great deal of complaint that these
structures are inSufficlently lighted,
and the struggle in the future handling
of the question will be between the de-
sire to retain tie maStS as they are and
that of securing better illumination for
the bridges. The matter may not come
up for some time yet, but it is brewing,
and will certainly figure in the business
OF future sessions of the city council.
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
The farce comedy 1.-THE Hustler" will
close profitable weeks engagement at
the Grand opera house this evening.
At the Newmarket theater ''The Pri-
vate Secretary" has been witnessed dur
ing its stay by large audiences, who
have enjoyed one of the best perform
ances seen in st. Paul for long time
A matinee and performance this even
ing will bring the short engagement to
a finish.
The version of Dumas's realistic novel,
"LeS Miserables," presented this week
at the Peoples theater under the title
of 49," has drawn large audiences who
enjoy plays of sensational type. A
matinee will be given this afternoon.
Dare Brothers Folly and Burlesque
company will close a successful engage
ment this evening.