St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-17

Mayor Smith-An officer is never so good
an officer when he is on a salary as when he
is receiving fees. Ny experience in county
affairs warrants me in saying this.
a committee representing the state prison
board left last evening for the East. Messrs.
Temple. O'Brien and Hall constitute the
committee. and their object is the purchase
of machinery for the manufacture of bind
ing twine. OF course their expenses will be
paid by the state. This is the third junKeI
ing committee representing the prison board
that has been sent East within two years.
The first two committees were sent for the
purpose of obtaining information as to the
cost of engaging in The manufacture of bind
ing twine. Is it not singular then, after the
exhaustive inquiries of the two former COM
mittees a third one is essential to purchase
the machinery?
Supt. Porter is making for himself a great
record AT the head OF the census bureau.
The accuracy of the statistical data that the
department will shortly issue may be judged:
Mr.. Porter ordered a recount in st. Paul be-
cause the first count was fraudulent That
being so, ii would seem proper for Mr. Por-
ter to cease working up statistical data from
these padded returns. But no: enumerators
of the first count are daily receiving CON-
munications from the census bureau, indi-
eating that the officials are using the sched-
ules for the complication of those complex
tabulated returns for which the department
has become so notorious If Mr. Porter be-
lieved the original census fraudulent. why
does he not order his subordinateS to await
for the schedules sent by Mr.. Wardle, which
claimed to be absolutely accurate 1t is a
farce and gross waste of PUBLIC money to
order recount of city and then. except for
population purposes, use returns tainted
with fraud.
The crusade which Chief Jackson, of the
fire department, is making against gasoline
dealers deserves commentator. Life and
limb and public property should be properly
safeguarded, and its not merely the duty of
the fire department to curtail the ravages of
fire, but also guard against it. The storing of
gasoline, ETC., in an improper place should
be vigorously prohibited.
President Egan, of the Kansas City, denies
that General Passenger Agent Busenbark has
been appointed assistant general manager.
The public. however, may rest assured that
Mr.. Busenbark will be appointed to higher
position. The friends of General Agent
Holdridge-the genial. rollicking, whole
souled Charlie-would like to see him step
into the general passenger agents position.
but they are doomed to be disappointed.
There are others whose claims must be con-
sidered before Mr.. HoIdridge.
Whas is the sin the people have committed
that they should be afflicted with three
column review of the census troubles? Is
the P. 2. in its dotage?
There really ought to be some regulation
of contractors hacking up the public road
way. In a new city the people must tolerate
a certain amount of Inconvenience, but there
is a limit toeverything. Why should con-
tractor be allowed to leave a street unre-
paired for days after some pipes have been
lald? On Seventh street all yesterday pedes-
TRANS had to walk a narrow plank over a
cutting which had been three parts filled ana
then LETT Vehicular traffic was also stopped
on certain part of Third street owing to
cutting a contractor was aying made across
the street. There was really no necessity for
this. Halt the street might have been hacked
up and finished before the other half was
touched. The convenience of the public re-
ally should be considered There are sup
posed TO be certain pnblic rights, but they are
getting Simmer every day.
There are 800 convlcts in the state prison,
and the board of managers declare they are
having lively hustle to keep them all en-
ployed.
The legislature of 1889 ordered the prison
board 10 investigate, and, if found practical
BILE, establish the manufacture of Irvine at
the state prison. The legislature of 1890
will be in session before the factory will be
established. Two years have been wasted in
Investigations and junketting trips.
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The Fifth.ward kickers are not in it when
the Selby avenue properly owners meet to
discuss the bridge assessment The council
chamber becomes too warm for even a city
alderman, and that Is saying great deal
The vigor displayed by the park commits
sioners is commendable. After being twice
knocked out by unconstitutional law,
the commission comes up smiling for the
third round. Another law is to be prepared
for introduction into tho state legislature
and, with past experience to guide them: an
lod
against which refractory citizens can pit
themselves in vain.
Principal Carmen (of the high SCHOOL,
The total enrolment of students is nearly
600 We have 225 studying Latin: 25
Greek; ] 80 French, and 205 German. These
figures show the large percentage taking
solid classical course