St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-11
PRESIDENT NO MORE.
E. M. Johnson Ceases to Die
tate to the Members Of
the City Council.
Some Routine Business Trans
acted Without Any Excite
ment Whatever.
The Mckinley Bill Making the
Republicans Disconsolate
THE Forum Debate.
The Head Divorce Case Taken
Under AdviSement--An
"Old Hoss'' Robbery.

There were but twenty-nine aldermen
on hand last night when the council
was called to order. but few more
strOlled in later. Neither President
Johnson nor Vice President Sterling
was present. so Aid. Brozie took the
chair. The president coming in later,
BroZie called him to the chair. remark
ing that it would be johnson's last
opportunity to preside, his resigna-
ton taking effect Oh the 18th of Octo-
Der. The meeting was particularly
tame and embarrassing, SO quiet that
Aid. Potter never tonk off his overcoat
but after few minutes HE'D himself
away to address political meeting.
The nearest approach to a bit of life
was over a resolution to put water
main out on Chicago avenue which
would supply the Twelfth warders
with city water. The matter went
through on Il close vote-14 yeas, IL
nays. Aid. Adams voting against. and
against his constituents. At the close
of the session President johnson, who
had been particularly mild, pacific and
lenient all the evening. babe gOod-by
to the council thus:
"Gentlemen-as this is the last time,
probably, that shall preside over you,
L want to thank you for the courteous
treatment always accorded me. 1t will
be remembered as one of the pleasant
est duties of my life. 1 may have
seemed at times somewhat arbitrary,
but have always meant to be
fair. After a service of several years
in the city council, 1 want to
say that l do not believe Minneapolis
has ever had a council that attended tc
business better than has this one. The
meetings have always been we'll at
| tended, and the committee work has
been kept up in good shape. L want
the best clerks to be found in the coun-
try. Again, gentlemen. Iwant to thank
you for your treatment of me-"
The Theater Comique received all
other black eye last night. An amend
| ment to the license ordinance was
adopted which prohibits the drinking OF
| liquor in any variety theater, or the
carrying from saloon into variety the.
| alter of liquor to be drank on the prem
| ises.
Aid. Woodward took shy at the un
foreground wire matter by moving that
the city attorney be directed to begin
| proceedings against all electric com
| panies who have not already begun
putting CICI WllCS uuuCi SlOuuus nC
motion was adopted. There was kick
against granting a saloon license to F.
| j. Hortenbach, at 407 Central ave.
| nue.. because it is too near a
school, only thirty-nine feet away,
while the license requires that the
| distance be not less than 400 feet. Aid
| Meloy explained that that school house
will soon be abandoned, and that the
| saloon is no nearer the school house
than other saloons to which licenses
| had been granted. The following
street openings were ordered: Hia-
watha avenue, Forty-seventh street tC
the Fittieth; Twelfth avenue south
Lake street to Powderhorn Park
| to Thirteenth avenue northeast; Grand
street, from Twenty-seventh avenue
| to Twenty-ninth avenue northeast
The contact for paving Twentieth ave
nue. north, from Second street TO the
| river, was awarded to j. E. Snyder fol
90 cents per yard. and for paving Lock
up alley 81 cents per yard, he to be al
| lowed 10 cents per yard for removing
granite blocks. The proper city officer:
were ordered to draw a warrant in favor
of James Golden for Sl.22O.6t
for part of lot taken in the
opening of Seventeenth avenue south
An ordinance changing the name Of
| Eighteen-and-a-Hal avenue south t.
Longfellow avenue was adopted. The
regular monthly budget was adopted.
The width of roadway on about two
dozen streets was established. Andrew
Rinker was given ten days. leave of alb
senee. The city clerk reported the re
ceipt of s625.20 during August, $3.50 o
it it being received from the fifty-twt
candidates for city offices. Henri!
Altnow. clerk of the municipal
court, reported 81, 424. II during August
The fire department committee was
ordered to purchase fire engine anC
hose carriage for the new engine house
at Thirty-fifth street and Chicago ave
nue.. Several changes were made il
the judges of election all over the city
some of the appointees having declined
to serve. The council declined to rem
the rooms now occupied by the poor de
partment to the Western Onion com
pany. Aid. Gray extended an invita-
ton to the council to visit the poo
farm next Wednesday. 1t was accepted