St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-21
TOWN TOPICS.

Every year in the history of the city
the mayor has been called ON by So
called worthy applicants for permits to
do business without a license, which,
under the ordinances, they were re-
quired to have. Several years ago Re-
publican city council saw fit to license
the newsboys. Permits to sell papers
were granted by the mayor, and so the
/ law became, after time, imperative
Then, again, licenses in some lines were
| raised, and those who could secure half
! dozen signatures to a petition to the
mayor to grant permit to do business
without license, were accommodated.
Mayor Babb'S term of Office was much
the same in this respect as that of
Mayors Pillsbury and Bracket. But it
remained for Mayor Winston to estab-
llsh a precedent in this, as in other
things. which has already borne fruit.
He vetoed the ordinance raising ped
dlers' licenses, and refused positively to
grant permits to all applicants for the
same to do business without license
So no permits will be granted by the
mayor this year, but if the applicants
wish they can petition the council.
Minneapolis. like the man starting
things by experience, but the latter has
been very costly requirement to the
city in more ways than one. and it is to
be hoped that the city has already had all
the experience necessary to protect her.
self in future. The police commission
cost the city in salaries alone $4,000.
Then there was new central station
built while that body was in charge of
police matters, at an enormous expense,
and almost every month the plum bing
gets out of order and the building gets
flooded with water. Then there is the
new police station on Twentieth avenue
north, built under the divine susper-
vision of Babb and Guile, which threat
ems to fall TO pieces. Now the South
Minneapolis officers are going to have
a $4,000 building. AS Mayor Winston
will have little to say about this build
ing, the public need not be afraid that
it will be the tumble-down affair the
other two stations are. That's what it
Is to have man of brains at the head of
the city government.
Anent proposed changes in the police
department on the mayors return to
the city, are mentioned the probability
of creating a detective department in
charge of a chief detective. When the
administration took charge of affairs
four months ago it was thought best
not to make the detective department
separate, but have it as it was during
the police commission reign. Since
then it has developed that the superin-
tendent has more than he can attend
to, and, so to relieve him, separate de-
partment for the detectives in charge of
one of the number is likely to be formed.
1t is not settled yet who will preside
over this branch, but in all probability
Detective James w. Hankinson will be
the man. He was chief of detectives
during one of Mayor Ames' terms of
office, and handled it with great credit.
He is an old soldier. fought in the war
against the Indians, and has done po-
lice duty almost eighteen years.
Some people are born to make trouble,
others to make friends, and still others
to do their duty by their fellow man at
all hazards. Lieut.. William Corkoran,
of the police force, is one of the latter
class. He is peculiar III that he has al
ways very little to say about himself or
his business, rarely talks on any subject
unless forced into conversation. He
is very particular about giving out mat
tiers pertaining to his department, but
whenever he says anything it can be re-
lied on. He is very slow to comment on
other peoples shortcomings, and would
give you his blessing for good cigar
His great hobby, in business way, IS
log-driving, and if he would only tell
some of his logging experiences on the
Mississippi, they wovld make as inter
esting reading in their line as Tom
Sawyer.
For good reliable police reporter
Sergeant Fox, of South Minneapolis is
the best on the force. While attending
the patrol wagon at the central station,
he was OF great value to the newspaper
men. Whenever he accompanied the
wagon to remove victim of some ac-
cident to his home, or the hospital,
Sergeant Fox was always particular
about getting all the facts in the case,
how the man got hurt, his name. address
and everything connected with him. lie
was very kind and considerable to ehe
boys at all times, and from his makup
when at the central station, it would
appear that he consulted more for other
peoples comfort than for his own.
Any man who would quarrel, or find
fault with Sergeant Patrick Fox would
quarrel with his mother.
had no place to sleep and nothing to
eat. | gave him dollar. He called at
my Office the next day to see II there
was any answer to the telegram which
l had sent the firm. He stayed around
several days, and, getting no satisfac-
tory reply from the firm, purchased
him ticket for here and gave him 50.
l also told him that if he returned the
money to the firm would intercede and
see that he was not put in iail.'
At the conclusion of the evidence by
Mr.. Courtin the court adjourned.
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