St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-12
SAINT PAUL.
Additional City News on Page 8.
ON THE SIDE.

The sidewalks of a city are generally sup
posed TO be for the use OF pedestrians. A
great number of storekeeperS and builders
evidently are of the opinion that they have
The monopoly of the place in front of their
stores and buildings. The calm manner i'll
which building material is allowed to stand
for weeks on the sidewalks, compelling
pedestrians to use the road to the danger of
life and limb, is truly astonishing. Ice
wagons, coal carts and express wagons cum
Der the walk with their contents during the
busy hours of the day. and many are the
loud and deep upon a system
which allows this state of affairs to exist.
The true instinct of a gentleman is sadly
lacking in many of the men who patronize
the cable and electric cars OF the city. Yes,
terday afternoon. when Jupiter Pluvius held
sway over the city, a cable car started up
Fourth street on Its journey to Merriam Park.
Before it reached the court house, it was
crowded in amanner that rivalled the famous
Black Hole of Calcutta. Men occupied seats.
while ladies were hustled in the aisle, and
compelled to stand on the platforms. Did
any one of these men who, judging from
their appearance, were evidently well-to-So,
offer a seat to any of the ladies'? Not one,
though many were married men, and per-
haps had daughters of their own. Oh course,
if one pays for a seat, he is entitled to it, but
it shows brutal selishness to allow ladies to
stand on the platform of a car in a drench-
ing rainsto1m. A foreigner would certainly
be disguised TO see snch an example of our
boosted courtesy and kindness to the men,
beers of the gentle sex.
The cars of the cable company are sup
nOcpd IN ha RIM for fha 0On vpnipncp Of the
public. and as often as required. The ser
vice is very good except during the business
hours. morning and evening. At that time
it is impossible to get on any of the cars, and
people wait in vain for a car which will take
them to their destination. 1t would pay the
company and be a great convenience to their
patrons if, during the business hours, half a
dozen extra cars were put into service. The
elevated roads in New York and the cable
car roads i'll Chicago and San Francisco are
compelled to do this, and st. Pau should
not be behind in matters where the COM
forts and rights of the public are concerned.
Little attention seems to be paid to the
ordinance governing the smoke nuisance of
the city. Yesterday the gloomy wet day was
sufficient to cause any strong minded person
to be irritable and morose. But when the
nuSe factory ana ONCE DulldlnS cHInlueyS
poured out volumes of black smoke, which
mixed with the murky atmosphere, the effect
was awful in the extreme. Chimneys to con-
sumo their own smoke can be erected, and
any violation of the smoke ordinance should
be visited with a heavy fine.
To carry war into the camp of the enemy is
a hazardous undertaking. but it has evil
IDENTIFY been done within the past few weeks
by expert thieves, who have succeeded in
getting the better of their avowed enemies,
the police officers. During the past few
weeks some OF the rubber coats of the officers,
which are generally deposited in the patrol
houses, have been stolen. One officer has
lost three coats this year, and he, in c~onjunc-
ton with his fellow officers who have been
robbed, are at a loss to understand how the
trick is done. The houses nave patent locks.
keys to which are supposed to be in the hands
of the police only. If the robber is caught
Oh a rainy day it will go hard with him.