St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-09
One-Third Of the Present CITY
Councilmen Interested
In Agriculture.
Some Horny Handed Tillers
Of the Soil and Others
Are Not.
Peculiarities Of Many Of the
Muscular and Brainy
Men.
eve Aldermens" and the
Kind Of Work Allotted
to Each.

"Out of the thirty-nine aldermen who
represent the city of Minneapolis in the
council, fully one-third are farmers
The above remark was made yesterday
by well-known business man as he
settled himself comfortably in his Office
and looked over an ordinance which re-
Gently passed the council and became a
law. The business man did not
mean to convey the idea that
the councilmen were 'Jays" although
his manner of speaking would have led
many to suppose he was disguised with
some OF the ordinances for which that
body is responsible. But he meant that
while majority are what might be
called ''gentlemanly farmers" they
were all more or less interested IN agri-
culture. Abraham S. Adams, who rep
resents the Twelfth ward, ha o large
tract of land at Minnetonka which is
under cultivation. DIR. Brazie, of the
Fifth ward, always puts in part of the
year OIL his stock farm in South Da-
kota. William j. Bursell. of the Tenth,
is the owner of fine farm at Silver
Lake. Benjamin II. Billings, of
the Tenth ward, is the happy
possessor of large tract of
land at Single creek. ID. ID. Farms
worth, of the Thirteenth ward or
..Dory" as he is Familiarity called, WINS
a big farm inside the city limits, rs does
James S. Gray, who represents the
same ward. and who Is determined that
Minneapolis shall at some future time
have market house of her own. Joseph
lngenhutt owns and looks after one Of
the most valuable farms in the First
rd Charles y Of
ward, owns large farm just north of
the city line. E. q. Potter, of the Fourth
ward, has large stock farm near
Hutchinson. Vincent Ii. Reeves, Of
the Tenth ward, owns quite a
large place near Single creek.
Vernon NJ. Smith represents the
Second ward and owns big farm in
North Dakota, which he always visits
during harvest George Ii. Warren. of
the Thirteenth ward, owns vast track
of pine lands, and President E. NJ.
Johnson owns nice little place of 400
acres at Rice creek. OF this number,
Messrs, Billings, Farnsworth, Gray,
Ingenhutt andReeves give their proper
ties more or less personal attention,
while the others are generally satisfied
with leasing their lands upon salts
factory terms.
Although lawyers as rule take as
naturally to politics as duck does to
water, only three of them ere to be
found among the local lawmakers.
They are MesSrs. johnson, BradiSh and
Vandewaker. Naturally they lead the
oratOrical procession, but very often
MesSrs. Sterling, Potter and MCGOWAN
give them a smart race for first place.
Emerson Cole, of the First ward, is the
financler of the chamber, and he can
generally count on Tom Downs. of the
Fifth ward, to back up his schemes.
Mr.. Cole seldom makes speech on the
floor, but his work as chairman of the
committee on ways and means and of
the committee on roads and bridges is
generally acceptable, and he is credited
with more resolutions than is any other
one member of the council. E. q. Potter
besides being bedecked with the gold
star of the board of health, Is chairman
of the committee on claims. and ia
vors the city owning the market
houses and the electric wires going un-
derground. Herman Vogt represents
the lot holders in Maple Hill cemetery,
and would like to see The health depart
ment consigned to its own crematOry.
He is also the chairman of the commit
tee on sewers, and knows how to make
bricks. Lowell, OF the fifth, is one of
the few aldermen who take things easy.
| The committee on taxes, of which he is
chairman, is an important one, but
they have little to do while the sleigh
ing is good. One of the most important
in situations which the city council
makes any attempt at supervision over
| the Seventh ward, is chairman. Beth
any Home and beautiful snow Is his
hobby, but he is hard worker.
and his constituents are talking of send-
| ing him to the legislature. Fred Bar
rows, of the Second ward. knows all
| about water. He is also said to be good
| judge of Maryland rye, but when it
comes to buying supplies for the water
| department or fixing water rentals he is
| thoroughly at home. Davy Farnsworth
| can tell the value of a prairie farm, a
| flock of sheep or hand in sinch with
equal exactness. but he is one of the
most popular men in council. although
he never makes a speech. Warren, as
chairman of the committee on railroads,
works hard, and if anybody can make
| the St.Louis railroad bridge the crossings
| il is the alderman from the Thirteenth
ward. Vice President Sterling, of the
| Eighth ward. looks after the wOrkhouSe,
| as chairman of the committee on that
institution, and is proud of a gold star,
| which he wears just above his heart
| calling attention to the fact that lie Is.
| member of the board of health. He is
| generally level-headed and when he
| honestly makes up his mind on ques-
ton he stands by his convictions.
Reeves, of the Tenth ward, runs in
| from his farm to look aftor the work of
| the committee on paving, and, assisted
| by the workhOuse labor, he has finally
| succeeded in making the streets of his
| ward fairly passable. Gray. of the
| Thirteenth, is market gardener, and he
knows all about markets. Aid. Woodward
| since his appointment as chairman of
| the underground wire committee has
| become quite an electrician, and talks
learnedly or "volts," 'omes," "insula-
| tom and "currentS direct and alternat-
ing" Ellingsen, chairman of the COM
mlttee on fire department, takes an in
| terest in his work, and knows all the
| tiremen by name. He is somewhat lib
| eral in his views, and wants the depart
| ment to have mere ladder-truckS. Phil
| lips, chairman of the police committee,
| carefully scrutiniZes all the bills which
| come from the police commission. He
is also good Judge of horsefesh. Joe
| Ingenhutt is one of the best-natnred
| men in the council, and, besides, he is
| very popular in his ward. No matter
| what the weather, if there is commit
tee meeting Joe is sure to be on hand.
| Joe is slow to take otfense, but when he
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