St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-02
the police commission laid away in
metallic casket bearing the inscription:
Lost to the memory of all
Except that of A. II. Hall,
HIUW % TIC WIIlus lIk6 Chilli,
Don forget to write our epitaph.


Thrown TO the winds like chaff,
Don't forget to write our epitaph.
Like dutiful son, he will see thatthis
request is carried out. He will soon be-
gin to write the epitaph, and is already
preparing material for it. The intro
duction he expects Freeman P. Lane to
assist him In getting up, and Ed A.
Stevens has already been engaged to
see that it will conform in every partic-
ular to the revised city charter and or
dinanceS. The work, like the city
council, will be walking encyclopedia
of thirty-nine volumes, neatly bound in
calf. The price has not yet been set,
but it Is said that the newsboys are to
get them at half price, and will be forl
sale OH all the street cars.
If some of the members of the last
legislature from Henepin county sue
coed in getting back to the state capital
next fall. they propose, among other
things, to give the municipal court
great deal more authority than it has
now, and also extend the jurisdiction
of the justices courts. The city, if the
present programme is carried out, will
be divided into five justice districts, in
stead of three, as now, and their jurls-
diction extended from 500 to $500. A
pol C justice, it is said, is also contem-
plated.
The Peoples Political Reform club
has not made any footprints in the
sands of Minneapolis politics yet. If
reports are true the reform club will not
be heard Of again. The leading spirits
in it, except Sam Johnson, have all been
sat upon, and they felt the heel of the
friends of the present administration so
hard that they promised to "'tend to
their knittin'" and let politics alone
until the proper time came. Even big
Police Commissioner GjertSen is said to
have put out his tongue several inches
under the choking pressure and shouted
quits" Sam johnson. 1t is said, wanted
to be treasurer of the club, and being
unable to furnish the necessary bonds
was ruled out, and it was decided that
each member take care of his own
money. They evidently have not
great deal to do in this line, as a num-
Der of them can be seen standing on the
street corners almost every day now
with the same old clothes on that they
bought when in Office.
E. NJ. Johnson's idea to establish a
board of public works is not going to
meet with favor at the hands of the
taxpayers next election. 1t was a good
thing for the property owners of Mime
apolis that Mr.. johnson forgot himself
when he gave the proposed plan of the
Union League on this subject. Unlike
the way the police commission was
forced on the people, the board of pub
lie works will not be railroaded through
the legislature without the people know
ing something about it. When the old
board OF water commissioners was
abolished four years ago. an effort was
made to get bill through the legisla-
ture creating board of public works,
but it was defeated. The public gem
orally are opposed to such boards. as
their names in Minneapolis are synony-
nous with scandals and costly investi-
cations that are productive of no good
and great deal of expense. Mr.. John
son will have strong backing from
those who expect to profit by the
change, but the masses will oppose ii.