St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-08

But should the tales but rumors be
Accusers will be up tree,
The city council has determined to eX- |
ercise its rights under the charter and |
investigate the charges made by the |
Times. Apparently a large majority or
the members court the fullest mvestl-
CATION. After the statements published |
on March > in the Times, there was |
nothing left for the aldermen to do but |
10 take cOgnzance of the matter The |
stories had been public property for |
weeks, and grave insinuations were |
made on all sites. The Times claims |
situations aud charges, and the !
city editor, under whose depart |
ment the proceedings of the council /
comes says he is ready with his proof. /
That there nave been "ppculiar' trans (
actions in the local Legislative body no /
one will deny. That any one alderman |
has accepted a brihe, or that he IS |
bOOdleT. no one has yet openly charged, |
although the names of one or two nave |
been connected with such transactions |
by cuTrentr umOr. Under the city char |
ter the council is empowered to make |
a searching investigation. 1t has the |
right to compel the attendance OF Wit |
nesses and the production of papers, |
and for cause it can remove any Ofhctf |
of the city whether appointed by the |
council or elected by the people. The !
committee appointed by President john |
son seems TO be an honest one, and It's |
personnel is a guarantee that the lnVeS- |
tigatiOn will be carried on without fear |
or favor. The term of office of every
one of the committee expires this year,
and they all, with probably one eXcep- !
ton. will he candidates for reelection,
and it is not likely that they Will dare
attempt any withdrawing, as the
people of Minneapolis are not in
a humOr to be trihed with. Ii
the statements made in the
Times were untrue and cannot be sub
stantiated it is the committee business
to say so. If they are proven then their
duty is equally plain, and no matter
what may come the people demand a
full investigation, and if the charges
made by a reputable newspaper are
shown to be true then the people have
right to exclaim let no guilty man
escape"
An expert accountant IS to be en-
pluyed to examine the books Of all the
city departments. After County Aud Tor
COndit's talk about rocky bookkeep-
ing" perhaps an expert may discover
something.
Has the city engineer recommended a
patent artificial stone for the curblng
and gutter OH Twentieth avenue north
in preference to natural stone? Per
haps the artificial stone Is the best.
Several OF the aldermen have applied
TO Vincent Reeves for job on his
chicken farm. They see the handWrit-
ing on the wall, and after the election
they expect to have considerable spare
time Oh their hands.
It is reported that Sergeant Wild is to
be succeeded as a museum freak by the
Journal reporter who invaded the
Jumbo saloon and was "Obdurate, al
though she pleaded earnestly"
DR.. BurreH. when asked. us Talmage
a humbug?' says No; but he is SEN
sationalist and egotst of the most pro-
nOunced type" SOmbody should put !
the question to Burrell, "Are you a
humbug?"
It's strange that Farmer Loren
Fletcher did not attend the Farmers al
lance, but left it all to Farmer Merriam |
and Farmer SchetfeT.
Some of the aldermen we're inquiring |
about rates to Canada yesterday. OF |
course they thought it funny, but IL
wouldn't be quite so amusing If some OF
them suddenly discovered that they had
business in that direction.
After months of hard work the gem
tlemen who represent the First ward in
the council have succeeded in getting
$1,000 out of the city treasury to pay the
lab0TerS for work done last summer. 1t
Is right that the men should be paid,
and it is safe to say that after their eX-
perience no more work will be done
under a retrenchment and reform adj
mmistraIiOn unless the ward has the
cash in its treasury to pay for it.
Has any one heard of Golighty Nor
rill since the light of the reform club
went out9
Tt'stO be hoped that Librarian Putnam
will 90 East shortly, and thus save a
repetition of the interesting fact that he
is to 90 East from day to day in the
morning and evening papers.
The council evidently thought that it
could bluff the Times, but that paper
doesn't appear to be scared to death,
and is liable to give the old hulk Of
"Retrenchment and Reform" body
DlOW VI bMO DClOiO IllC 5ilb 10 OFCAs
AID. Sterling struck a happy chord
when, in his speech before the council,
he said he was opposed to thirteen cities
inside the one. A board of public
works would abolish the ward lines and
eauaiZe taxation; but then it would
rob the aldermen of much of their pres
ent power. Perhaps the peXt legisla-
ture will provide for board Of public
works for Minneapolis; but it won't if
the aldermen can help it.
There is what is known as "the con-
tingent fund" in the city treasury. The
amount set aside is 100000 and it was
intended that this money should be
used in case of q sudden emergency
arising, The Fist ward has succeeded
in getting s., 00O OF this money and the
Twelfth ward only lacked one vote of
getting $1,000 more. After the next
meeting there will only be $4,000 left, so
a grand scramble is in order for the
traders"
From the contradictory statements of
amateur dam builders in the papers 1t
looks as though water might be made to
run up hill after all.
A South Minneapolis church has gone
llltO the sunday 'RIatC sacred concert
business, and will probably put in auto
matte p-a-nckel-in-the-slOt ana get
all opera glass arrangements.
Supt. West, of the wOrkhOuse, claims
70 have cured an opium iend. The
hams raised and cured at the wOrkhouse
are said to be excellent. but this is their
first experience with hongyah.
Aid. Adams voted against an apprO-
pration OfS3. 900 for his own ward yester-
day ''On principle" and it was his one
vote that kept the Twelfth ward from
getting the money. The principle may
be all right, but Mr.. Adams may have
to explain his reasons to some of his dis
appointed constituents.
The Athletic association in searching
for new quarters should get building
provided with an elevator or else locate