St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-20
AT THE Prison CITY.
Warden Randall and Prison Man
ageFs-Building Permits and
Grand jury Report.

Nothing of importance was done at
the meeting Of the board of prison man
ayers yesterday, except completing the
biennial report. 1t Vas supposed by
great many that something would be
done in regard to the proposed change
in the WardenShip at the prison, but as
far as can be aScertained. the matter did
not come up for discussion.
at late hour yesterday afternoon the
grand jury presented indictments
against the following persons: Charles
Price, murder: Robert Hamilton and
Robert jackson, assault with intent to
kill: Robert Elschlepp. larceny from
dwelling, and Andrew Peterson, forgery.
No indictments were found against Her
man Schmidt, for larceny, and Charles
French Tor obtaining goods under false
pretenSes. and they were ordered re-
leased. In the report to the judge, the
grand jury recommended that an addi-
ton be built to the county jail, for the
separate confinement of women and
young men, whom it Is desired to pre-
serve from the COMMUNICATING influences
of public jailS.
At the meeting of the city council
Tuesday evening the sewer assess
ment rolls on the following streets were
adopted and ordered sent up to the
county auditors office: Third street,
from Olive to Orleans street; Olive,
from third to HOlcombe, and Pine, from
Third to Williams. Curb and gutter
assessment rolls on Second, from Laurel
to Wilkin and from Wilkin to Balsam
were also adopted.
The county commissioners failed to
finish their business at Tuesdays ses-
sion and reaSSembled yesterday morn
ing. The most important business done
by that body was an appropriation of
500 toward constructing bridge over
the St. Paul & Duluth railroad tracks at
the Browns creek crossing. The pro-
posed bridge will cost about $4,000, of
which the city and the st. Paul d Du-
luth Railroad company each pay one
third, the county contributing the bal
ance.
According to the semi-annual report
of Building Inspector R. K. Knight
there has been total of forty-seyen
building permits issued during the last
six months. the aggregate cost OF the
buildings being S13S.G00. During the
same period last year there were issued
fifty permits, the cost of the buildings
aggregating $4,000.
Supt. Covell, of the tub and pail
factory at the prison, who was injured
Tuesday while at work in the factOry,iS
improving rapidly, and will be able to
attend to his duties in few days.
j. II. Love. apparently vagrafit, was
ordered out of the city yesterday while
trying to work the shell game on num-
Der Of unsuspecting individuals.
The German Lutheran Salem confer
ence is holding three days session at
the German Lutheran church. Minis
tiers from all parts of Minnesota are
present.
Thomas Barrett returned yesterday
from Sitka, Alaska. where he has been
employed by the Alaska Fur company.
The Fall Il Mccoy mill, at Lakeland,
closed down Tuesday, after successful
run of nearly seven months.
Will Lane, a son of Joseph Lane, of
this city, was married Tuesday to Miss
Nellie Brown, of st. Paul.
The parish aid society of Ascension
church will meet this afternoon with
Mrs. l. E. Staples.