St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-15
SAINT PAUL.
A SERIES OF KICKS.

A SERIES OE hICAS'
'Say! Do you know woman Is more
sensible and reasons better on some
things than man dOeS?" was the way
GLOBE rounder was accoSted by an
observing policeman yesterday; Just
you stand here moment ana Hsten 10
the people as they pass, and ne pointed
TO a stream of people who were Wadlng
through three inches OF sluSh at a
street crossing. One man remarked
that il was deviish queer that the
id slush always collected the deepest
on the street crossing; a score OF otiiers
swore at the sluSh in way tnat lhal-
Gated that it alone was responsible 1or
collecting on the crossings. The women
generally calculated as they gathered
up their skirts and ploWed tlp-toe
through the mess, Isn't this awful, or
..This is too dreadful" while others
wondered why the poor men in the city
were not given needed employment at
clearing off the crossings. But none OF
them seemed the least bit frettul, Dut
moved smilingly and cheerfully along
"If Ten Lowry don't run cars Win
much more frequency he ought 10 put
I'D waiting stations along his line, or at
least at a number Of places where great
crowds are constantly standlng-Walt-
ing for cars" remarked citizen yeSter-'
day. Why" said he,- lust look at tile
crowds of women and chlldren tndl
stand at Market House square ana at tne
intersection of WabaSha and Eighth
streets. They must suffer with the cold
bv standing on the corners, to say moth
ing OF being iostled about and having TO
stand so long and hold heavy bundles.
OF course it would be better to run
more cars. because then the people
would not have to wait nor to stand on
crowded car after it does come; but
in case that is not done. comfortable
waiting rooms ought to be provided:
Lowry is putting up grand system OF
car lines and should not omit this Ieat-
urc."
The night staff at the jail is probably
a gOod one, from certain points OF view.
if the members were selected by reason
of their absolute WOOdenneSS they I'LL
the Dill to perfection. The other night
the sheriff of Lac qui 1arle county
lodged prisoner there over night, and
a representative of the GLOBE endeaV-
ored to learn the names of the sheriff
and his prisoner. The animated cadaVer
who RESPONDED to the questions put was
in blisSful ignorance of either. Yes, Ire
said. there was man locked up there,
but he didn't know who he was. In
fact he wasn't quite sure that the man
who brought him there was sheriff.
When asked to make inquiries, this
obliging official refused point blank. In
vain il was represented that the pubic
had right to know who the prisoner
was. 1t was a plain case of 1.-The pub
lie be damned"
The city physicians DR.. Ancker ana
his able assistants are hardworking
quartet Of medicos, but IN eleven cases
out Of twelve not one of the city doctors
is ever ready to respond to a call from
police headquarters at night. The life
of q poor broken down world disguised
tramp is Just as valuable as that OF
rich man, and the city physicians
should be instructed that their duty
requires they should make arrange
ments that one of their number should
always be ready t. answer police call.
They would not delay many minutes
if they received a call at night to the
houses of some of our ric h citizens.
II wonder what becomes of the wit
ness fees collected for attendance in the
district court in case they are collected
and not called for by the witnesses" re-
marked q gentleman yesterday. "Ihey
must amount to thousands of dollars. L
know that witnesses often neglect or
don't take the trouble to collect the fees.
There ought to be some provision OF
law to forfeit to the state or county all
such fees, as well as other sums which
find their Wav into the hands of court 0
other officials, after remaining uncalled
for for a specific length of time"
A city ordinance exists requiring
householders to clear within twentY-fonr
hours the accumulation of snow in front
of their property. The police are sup
posed to see that the law is enforced, but
do they do so? An inspection of some of
the snoW-mud and slush encrusted side
walks on some of the principal streets
of the city will show that the law is
practically a dead letter. A few. fines
in the municipal court Of some house
holders, and stringent order from the
mayor to the police, and the law would
work like a charm.
The city hall Jail is Freformatory
institution, very. If young girl is ar
rested charged with theft or any minor
Offense against the law, she is thrown
into a cell in the same apartment with
the most depraved vagabondS of the
town. All night long she listens to the
vilest obScenity imaginable, and is COM
PEELED to apply to male iailer for any
attendance she may need. Wherever
there may have been profligacy in eX-
penditure it has not been in the matter
of Jail accommodation.
1t is high time that the sidewalk
fronting the Golden Rule on East
Seventh street was replaced. For five
winters past people have been falling
head long on this glacier-like declivity,
and that serious accidents have not
resulted is simply prOvidential. The
owners of this property can afford to
nut it in a safe condition for foot
travel. 1t is the city'S business to see
that there is no more delay in the
matter.
The astute business men, who cry for
retrenchment and reform in the govern
ment Of the municipality, might take a
little of their own medicine by being
honest with the city. How many of them
value their personal property at $780,
600 OH the assessment roll and
insure the same property in the
sum of 100000 against loss by fire?
Verify. there is difference III making
an affidavit to the assessor and making
an affidavit to an underwater.
The AugGan stables never presented
such a horrbal state of filth as do some
of our principle thOroughfares since the
fall of the beautiful. The street car
company have duly cleared their tracks
for their own financial benefit, and
heaped up the sides of the roadways
with mass of Shiny sloppy half frozen
mud.
st. Paul has million dollar court
house. 1t is supposed to be an archi-
teetural triumph, and lacking in moth
inc that goes to make up an irreproach-
able structure; yet 1t becomes necessary
to block up some of the entrances. and
post placards which read beware Of
falling ice"
Custodian Egan might do less talking
and more cleaning around the court
house and city nall. 1t has been long
ti1nn Sincn the floors of the cnrridnrs