St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-07
At The CITY HALL.
Gossip About the New Admin
iStpation on It's First
Day of Life.
The Election Contest Cases
Opened Before the Coun-
Gil Committee.
The Court House Commission
Presents Some Facts
and Figures.
The Business Mems Union
Complaeent Over It's Work
and Future.

Yesterday the city hall was busy place.
Callers were pouring in upon the new oftl-
Gals all day long, offering congratulations
and some Of them trying TO get axes ground.
The mayors Office was beseiged all day long,
aud Supt Henderson was kept nearly as
busy Comptroller Armstrong received NIL
mcrous callers, ana Deputy Comptroller
Rodgers WAS offered as many congratulations
as any one. In the clly clerk Office, OF course,
there had been no change. Up on the top
floor Health Officer Kelley was closeted a
good part Of the afternoon with the members
of the old council committee on health and
hospitals, examining into The details of the
department work. All the new officers
seemed 10 be looking around them with a
view TO seeing what changes could he made.
There Will DC good many.
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Dr. Kelley Is reported as saying, "If m
elected health commissioner won't leave
thing about The office which smells of Kill
viugton." The doctor may have been mis-
quoted. II is but Charitable 10 suppose that
he was Such sentiments rs arc credited TO
him in that iemark are unworthy of him. In
the first plHce. be shouldn't be quite SO bitter
against Kilvngton The ex-health officer
built up system which Kelley can now en-
Joy Moreover Keliry's election was due to
Kilvimgion and to kIlvingtOn's friends more
than to any one else. Then. the employcs
which Kelley finds in the health office.
especially The ipside employees. are thor
Oughy acquainted with their work. arc
capable and efficient He will not better
himself 10y releasing them.
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CITY Attorney Russell visited the city hall
and looked over the new offices fitted uD Tor
him on the fourth floor. lie will have lhrec
assistants hereafter, instead of two. The in
crease is the OutgrOwth Of the fight hat was
made 10 return Dunn, the old second assist
ant. The three men who will help Mr.. Rus
nlI lnf,k of fff.T tlfaH eft llW
l.. Simpson, j.. A. Dunn and w. II. Morse.
1t will be noticed that A. II. Halls name has
disappeared. Russell had determined To do
without Dnnn il re elected. but that gentle
man had friends in the council who said no.
''lf you insist upon letting Dunn 20, said
they, ''wc will make Frank Nye city attor-
ncy." So Russell had TO succumb. But he
had to have Morse, who is an occupant OF
his Office or he wouldn't play. SO he was
allowed three assistants. instead OF two.
X Korigaard, the new city treasurer has
not vet taken possession Of his Office. Assist
ant City Treasurer Modisette was all alone in
the Office yesiernny and he looked lonesome.
Both Cashier Crosby and Bookkceper Soren.
son had gone. Crosby enters the employ Of
the Commercial bank, and SOrcnson has
gone 10 The Farmers and MeTchauts korL-
gaard has not yet signlied who he will get 10
assist him.
Not only around the city hail. but all over
the city Yesterday, on every street corner, III
all places where three men were congregated,
could be heard expressions of dissatisfaction
over what the council had done with Xii
Vington aud Stetson. Regret at the DISPOSE
ton of two good officials could be heard com
ing from those who have no political debts
TO pay. but who are concerned for The good
of the city. at is TOO bad that those Offices
have 10 be drawn into politics and made sub
ject to the whims and caprice of such lick
to t,,ta ifu
cils,' was the prevailing sentiment. Sterson
received six votes in the election These
are the men who are said TO have voted for
him: McGowan, lngenhutt, Barrows, Rol-
record Of the council and see if they aren't
about lhe best men in that body.