St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-01
MINNEAPOLIS.
NOTE AND COMMENT.

NOTE AND COMMENT.
Isn't this bowling through the col
amns OF the Republican papers against
the proposed new city charter becoming
just little tiresome? Nauseating would
be a better word. These inane rawlings
would not be reprehensible were they
aSsuTedly the expressions OF actual
opinion. if some OF the papers doing the
TaVing may be given the benefit OF the
doubt and be assumed to have opinions
But are they honest objections? 1t looks
more as if the ''defenders OF the peo-
pie. were merely bowling because the
change is proposed ana presumably IA
vOred by the Democrats. 1t seems to
be done for political reasons solely.
And even so, 1t IS not in accord with
the true feelings of the Republican
party. Everybody knows that the mu-
uicipal government of MINNEAPOLIS l.
prone to change hands every two years.
If this proposed charter IS iii
the interest OF Democrats now.
Will it not work to the advan-
tage Of the Republicans when
they resume the coach bOX3 The Re
publican papers which are now hurting
anathemas that would make the fortune
of walking delegate upon ihe Trip
charter have IA the past demanded that
the present charter be revised. But the
Democrats are doing the revising. and
their proud patrician souls revolt. The
idea OF the masses OF the people revising
'Uur charter" Their waste pipes have,
however, now been trained upon one
point M the new charter-th1 clause
creating the Office OF superintendent of
public works. That extremely neDuiOuS
public officer, as ye, called the Pooh
Bah of Minneapolis" Why? Because
he viii be appointed by the mayor, sub
Ject to the approval of the council: be-
cause h- will be liable to removal At any
moment for cause, and because he VIII
be held responsible for the faith
fui execution of the councils
orders? No; because he is called
superintendent OF public works. The
city engineer. under the present char
ter. has Just as much power as the sup
erInU nUent OF pUJilc works viii have,
and more. Aside from sewer brick. water
pipe, etc. involving exceptionally large
contracts, ne buys what he pleaSes.
where he pleases. and pays what he
pleaSeS. For example: HE city pays
as much Tor its thousands of feet Of
lumber as does the man who only wants
enough to build hen coop. The city
engineer hires the men employed on
city work and discharges them al his
own sweet viii. without ever asking The
leave OF the council. de does just as
he would were he called superintendent
of public works. Yet he has never been
called q Pooh Bah. In the language of
The small boy SKINNY on your own
side"
The police were yesterday notified of
another mysterious disappearance. w.
w. WettlesOn. until last Monday city
editor of The Times. has vanished.
When last seen on that date be was
headed toward Milwaukee, and still 90
ing. Mr. WettlesOn is man about
bWenty-eight years old. with laughing
blue eyes. ruby lips and chestnut locks.
Ills ensemble is pleasing rOtundltY.
When last seen he Wore cape OYercOat.
raklSh. pratical air. q shining silk hat
and a DluSh-rOSe cO!Ored mask. His
friends are exceedingly anxious for his
safety. But for his we'll known anti
nautical tastes. it might be feared that
he had fallen into the lake. Mr. Wet
tleSon has. however, always been firm
believer III the SOundness OF the advice
OF the mother VINO babe her daughter to
mot 90 near the water"
When the ruins OF the Lumber Ex-
chang are searched we snail know for
certainty whether the board of trade
state papers really are, as often alleged.
void as air and as indeSTuctlDie as the
gaul OF a book agent.
When the underwriters committee
gets through with the city council it
viii know more about aldermen than il
does nOW-and It's opinion OF the Great
ures viii probably not be so exalted.
The manner in which his name has
been mentioned i'm connection with dis
cussion growing out OF the recent fire
must give a glow OF pleasure 10 eX-Chiet
/. l.. StetsOn. People VINO never ap-
preclaUed his worth now admit that his
removal was unWise.
An evening paper, in commencing the
heTOism OF one OF the Edison building
engineers. says: lie continued to run
the elevator until the smoke became SO
thick that the hremen were compelled
to cut through with axes" Rather
heavy smoke that has 10 be chopped
with an axe.
Base Ballist Hengle announces. with
& flourish. that ne IS ION TO Billy Har-
TinEton's curves" Not a surprising
statement But will "NIOxie.'' with
equal facility, get onto the curves of
long, low, raklsh gTounders, with whis-
kers on en-?