St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-05
1T HAS FOLLOWED RAY.
The Position of License Inspector
Exists No More.

Il
Exists No More.
Enoch Ray will have no successor in
the position of license inspector. Three
men who have occupied that position
have gone wrong, and yesterday morn
ing the police commission decided that,
as the opportunities for crookedness
afforded the license inspector were too
great, it would be well to abolish the
office, and remove temptation from the
path of the would-be honest man. What
led the commission to determine upon
this was the communication received
from Supt. Brackett, which reads thus:
81 would respectfully recommend a
change in our system OF license inSpec-
ton. l have felt for some time that the
system inaugurated by our predecessors
was loose one and would give dis
honest official opportunities to commit
crime with but little chance OF detec-
ton. My implicit confidence in the
honesty and integrity of E. Ray, our
late license inspector, has been the only
reason have not before this urged this
change. l would respectfully recon-
mend that the practice of detailing an
officer as license inspector be discon-
tinued, and that. under the supervision
of the commanding officer of each pre-
cinct, every patrOlman and officer as
sumo the duty formerly delegated
to the license Inspector, making
it the duty of each officer to see
that all trades or occupations re-
quiring license have the same. and
that the terms under which they are
issued are fully complied with; and
that no person on his beat who requires
license shall be allowed to do any bus
mess without first procuring the same;
and any officer who does not force COM
plance with this order and rule two of
rules and regulations shall be dismissed
from the force. That each precinct be
furnished with full and complete list,
or record book, of all licenses granted,
giving name, location and class of
license, and that the comptroller be re-
Spectfully requested to notify the super
intendent daily of all licenses granted,
or changes made, and the several pre-
cincts be notified of said addition, OF
change. by the superintendent.
II fail to see the actual necessity for
detailing all officer for this special duty.
''Flrst-The ordinance provides that
no person shall practice any business
requiring license without first having
procured and obtained license there
for.
''Second-That any person wishing to
obtain license shall pay to the city
treasury the amount of the money fixed
for such license, and upon presenting
the same to the city comptroller the
treasurer's receipt therefor shall be en-
titled to and receive said license. The
Office or officer Qicense inspector is not
named either in the ordinance or the
rules and regulations under which our
police department is working,is not del
egated with any more authority than
any other officer, and 1t was only his
duty to see that all vocations and kinds
of business requiring license had the
same, or Immediately stopped them
from doing business until they had pro-
cured the same, or placed them under
arrest.
Having special officer for this work
has had the effect of taking it out of
the hands of the patrolmen, where it
they have entirely neglected this part
OF their duty, depending on the license
inspector to enforce this ordinance.
'The ordinance is very plain, and
there seems to be no good reason for a
special officer for the purpose, and l
believe that each precinct can more
properly enforce this ordinance with
ont any complication or confusion if
the line is simply drawn in its rigid en-
fOrcement."
Brackets views met with the APP
proval of the commission, and the rec
concentrations were approved without
word of comment.
The following were appointed patrol
men: Lendell s. CaSwell, 2444 Thir-
teenth avenue south; Eenry M. Pohl,
272O Harriet avenue; David M. Town
send. A. II. Uggla, 14l6 Fifth street
north; John P. Little, 726 Fourth street
north: A. M. Spafford, 400 Second street
southeast: Anthony Chouinard, 1928
second street north. PatrOlman Thomas
West applied for leave of absence of
twenty days to visit his mother III New
York. Mayor Babb says that unless
the force is increased to at least 225
men the exposition cannot be furnished
officers.