St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-14
ODDS AND ENDS.


What would Fair week have been without
the Examinations? No one viii disagree
with the city council in mourning the ex-
pense therefore, as without them St. Paul
would have cui sorry figure compared with
MINNEAPOLIS, Exposition and fireworks dis
play. The public spirited citizens who
headed the movement for attractions each
evening on Third street are deserving of the
warmest commentator. That their efforts
were successful is sufficiently indicated by
the thousands of people who nightly cen
tered within Third street. OF an evening the
business center Of the city is almost desert
ed, and to see so many people on the street
every evening last week gave St Paul a de-
cidedly metropolitan aspect.
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1t pays city to verge on lavfshness during
week like the past one, and for this reason:
People are drawn to the city, and they spend
money. 1t is ever foolish policy to forbid
the expenditure of public funds for decor
alive and illuminative purposes on particu-
lar occasions, as was urged by some promi-
nent men in connection with the fair week
1llulnlnations Such a course eventually
means that trade will become stagnant,
that the city will stand still while other and
more progressive communities will forge to
the front. II always pays TO advertise a city,
and what better means can be devised than
to illuminate the main thoroughfares on
stated occasions! Outsiders are attracted 10
the city: they are interested and pleased,
while, at the same time, citizens are given an
opportunity to enjoy themselves, for. out
side the theaters, there is nothing very par
ticular to attract the attention of our citizens
the year round.
II
The sidewalk inspector must hide both
himself and his talents under bushel. 1t is
time, however he was paying some attention
to the dangerous condition of the sidewalk at
the corner OF Marshall and Dale. founda-
ton has been dug and owing to the delay
in erecting the building-it has been over a
year-the sidewalk has given way. There is
every reason TO fear that some pedestrian will
be injured some evening. Then the sidewalk
inspector will get round to his duties and the
city will be called upon to pay heavy dam
ages.
By the way is it legal for any contractor to
tear up a sidewalk and COMPEL people to
walk on the road for weeks while he gets
round to putting down new sidewalk. If
not, perhaps the proper officers Will take an
occasional walk on Selpy avenue.
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What are we coming to? The question is
suggested by an incident on the Selby ave-
nue. cable car yesterday afternoon. gentle
man rendered the conductor half dollar.
There was the slightest indention on the
edge Of the coin and the conductor refused
to take it. 'He had orders not to-" The
City Railway company first refused to take
Canadian, the order now is that scratched
coin Will not be taken, and the Lord himself
only knows what the next regulation win be.
IL
The Saturday evening entertainments at
the Peoples church shortly to be inaugu-
ated, are deserving of support. They are
high-class entertainments, furnished at
price within the reach of every one the idea
being not so much to make money as to ele-
vate and amuse the masses. But there is no
reason why such commendable work as that
undertaken by the Peoples church should be
restricted. There are sufficient people to be
interested to fill two auditoriums the size of
the Peoples