St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-10
POTTER'S PLEDGES.
He Fulfflls Them in His Ap-
pointment Of Council
Committees.
The National Building, Loan
and Protective Union
Squabble.
Leo Heilpern Returns to Min
nesota Under Police Sur
veillanee.
General News Of the Day
Gathered by Vigilant
Globe Enjoys.

Every member of the city council was in
his seat yesterday afternoon at PAS when
President Potter waved his miniature pile
driver and called for order, and there were
not few X aldermen in the room. lnclud-
ing Tom Downs. who silently gazed upon the
scene of his former triumphs and silently
wiped away q falling tear on the sleeve of
his coat. President Potter then announced
his appointments to standing committees, as
follows:
Ways ana Means-Lovell Barrows, Reeves,
McGowen, Rollins
Salaries-Durnam, Parry, Blichfeldt, Nc
Guire, lngenhutt.
Claims-Gray, LOye, Reeves, Ingenhutt,
Lackey.
Taxes-Lovell, Bradish, Grimes, Parry,
Haynes.
Licences - Flanders, Woodward, Parry,
Rand, MCGUIRE.
Accouts of City Officers-Flanders Bradish,
BraZie, Rand, Peterson.
Public Grounds and Buildings-Loye, Bar
rows, Flanders Lackey, Rand.
Bonds of City Officers-Hunter, Reeves,
Lowell, Rollins, Kiichli.
Roads and Bridges-Bradish Lowell, Loye,
Woodward, Haynes.
Street Grades and Additions-Hunter,
FarnsWorth, Grimes, Peterson McGoWen.
Fire Department Woodward, Flanders,
FarnsWorth, McGowen, Schwartz.
Water WOrks-BarroWs, Durham, Lowell,
Farnsworth, Schwartz.
Gas-Parry, Durham, FarnsWorth, Schwartz,
Haynes.
Sewers Grimes, Durham, Parry, Haynes,
Mcclure.
Markets Gray, Reeves, Hunter, Ingenhutt,
Peterson.
Printing Farnswortb, Blichfeldt, Wood
ward, Kiichi, lngenhutt
Railroads = Durham, Barrows, Grimes,
Woodward McGOWen
Police-Farnsworth, Flanders, Blichfeldt,
Kiichli, Rand.
Health and Hospitals - Brazie, Gray,
Schwartz.
Cancellation-Wo Woodward, Hunter. Blich-
feldt, Mcclure, Rollins.
Ordinance-Bradish. Barrows, Lackey.
Rules-BraZie, Bradish, Peterson
Workhouse-Reeves, Brazie, Gray, Rollins,
McGoWen.
Paving Blichfeldt, Flanders, Loye, Perry,
Kiichli.
Bethany Gome-Parry, Loye, Haynes.
Underground Wires-Grimes, Durham,
Hunter, Rollins Mcclure.
Supervisors Of the Poor-Ingenhutt. Bar
rows, Kiichli. Loye, Brazie, Hunter, Parry,
Flanders, Bradish, Schwartz, Lackey, Peter
son, Gray.
III the naming OF these committees one
fact which was demonstrated during the
hearing of the Hidden Barrows contested
election case, was again emphasized. The
Republicans secured so little in the election
that they are determined to hang on to what
they saved from the storm The Democrats
get not q single committee chairmanship.
During the campaign last fall it was fire.
quently urged that Z. G, Potter was re-
former If total disregard of precedent b
an element of reform, tn en-, indeed, is Potter
a reformer in capital letters. The chairman
ships were given out in accordance with the
deals made before the organization of the
council. These important positions were in
every case traded for votes.
Poundmaster Sterling attempted 10 turn
the joke on the people who put him into
Deputy, Edward M. Johnson: first assist
ant, E. G. .Babb: second assistant, j. II.
Parry; treasurer, Fred G.. Barrows; clerk,
George Durham; bookkeeper, John F. Cal
ianitor, William B. Woodward; herder,
James Crap; gate tender, c. G. Goodrich;
bartender, ID. d. FarnsWorth
The session of the council was short one,
nothing but the confirmation of appoint
mentS and q little routine business coming
up for consideration. Ex-Ald. Fred Brue
shaber. of the First ward, and his heelers
were on hand expecting that he would be ap-
pointed street com missioner in the First
ward, but his name was never mentioned.
A. H. Runge, chief engineer of the fire de-
partment, reported That he had appointed P.
j. Kenney as first assistant chief engineer
and James r. Canterbury second assistant
chief engineer Canterbury was captain of
NO. q, SIdLlO0eu AT dNSuuc SOutI anu
Twelfth street. The appointment is consid-
cred a good one. City Attorney Russell
named d. i. Simpson, L. A. Dunn and W. III.
Morse as his assistants. Building Inspector
HaZen sent i'll the names of the men now IN
his Office. The city clerk reappointed f. M.
Clark. All the appointments were con-
firmed
The report of the special committee Oh
contested elections created not ripple. The
committee stated plainly that Enoch hidden,
6 loI fCr
contest, and recommended that Fred c. Bar
rows be declared elected. Then. as it did
while in session, the committee took the
other tack and related the circumstances
under which the votes in the Fifth ward were
recounted. No explanation was offered for
denying to Hidden the opportunity which
had been offered to Bryer. But the report Of
the committee was adopted, and Barrows
and BraZee were declared the representatives
respectively from the Second and Fifth
wards. The Smith VS.. Haynes case was not
acted upon. The committee will not report
on that case until The Hidden-B -Barrows con-
test has been carried into the courts and set
tied.
Considerable interest was aroused over a
point OF order. At the last meeting OF the
city council there was squabble over plac-
ing of a certain street lamp without the ac-
quiescence of the committee on gas. Aid.
Loye at that time gave notice that he would
at the next meeting move for O. recOnSidera-
Aid. Grimes Immediately raised the point of
order that under the council rules, the ques
ton could not be again taken up because
there were not as many aldermen present as
when the question was first decided and
when the notice of motion to reconsider was
given. Aid. Parry was in the same boat with
Loye. He had given notice of motion to
reconsider the vote by which the council de-
cided to pay half of the 81 900 required
to settle the White damage cases against the
South Minneapolis police officers. Should
this point hold good it would prevent the re-
consideration of any piece of work done by
the old council. Potter did not feel qualified
to rule on the matter, and it will go before
the city attorney.
Aid Gray put pin into the chair of rosy
checked Woodward. He moved that CON-
mttee be appointed to examine the work on
the new fire engine house at Thirty fifth
street and Chicago avenue, and report if all
conditions have been complied with. He
also wanted the matter referred to the COM
mittee on public grounds and buildings.
Woodward insisted that it go to the commit
tee on fire department, of which he Is chair
man. evidently considering it a reflection
upon him to send it elsewhere. Gray was
the victor. The finest work on that engine
house is said to be wretchedly poor.
The committee on bonds of city officers re-
ported, and all bonds were approved. On
motion of Aid. Bradish the president ap-
pointed a committee of seven on legislation,
as follows: Bradish, Lowell, Barrows, Grimes,
Rand, Haynes. MCGOWAN. The next meet
ing Of the council will be held Jan. 80.