St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-12
STORIES OF THE STREET.

The removal of many business houses
from Third street is no doubt very Calling to
the property owners. Ii means greatly re-
duced incomes. and If you want to make a
man howl you have only TO touch his pocket
But the property owners have themselves to
blame for this exodus from Third street.
The merchant of today has the right to de-
-mand every convenienee-that is, IL he is
willing TO pay reasonably for ii. This is the
position of the merchants OF Third street,
Thev-that is. the leading merchants re-
qure large and commodious store buildings
for the proper display of their goods. 1.-The
buildings on Third street were adequate To
meet their wants in the early stages of the
citys existence, but a new order of things
has come. The requirements needed in the
past are totally eelipsed by those of today.
This fact seems TO have been ignored by the
Third street property owners and because
more spirited citizens have met the needs OF
the merchants they are charged wlthicon-
spiracy to bear down the values OF real es.
tate not owned by them.
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In sDeaEing of the decadenee of Third
street as business street it should be eX-
planned that the word 'deeadencc" is used
merely TO indicate that the street Will not
henceforth be ranked as the leading one in
the CITY. Third street will always command
a certain amount of business, just as any
other street. but the real business center will
be elsewhere 1t means that there viii hence
forth be a smaller class of merchants on
Third street. and that the owners of stores
will have to content themselves with lower
rents. There's the rub.
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Another thing: The fact that Third is Is
ing its prestige as business street does not
prove the city less prosperous All cities have
n certain street, or streets which rank nigh
est in the business community. The present
upheaval OH Third street means that another
street has stolen from it the coveted honor
of being the leading business street of the
city.
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A long-needed improvement is now well
under way OH East Third street, between
Broadway and the bridge. In wet weather
this thoroughfare has been almost impass.
sable for pedestrians, and the number OF
freight and jobbing houses have usually
taken up the whole of the sidewalk. To pre-
vent this i'll the future the sidewalk is being
placed IN the center of the street and the
road-be is being raised and paved,
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Dr. Kean of the board of education. does
not seem to have a very exalted opinion OF
many IF the principals OF the public schools,
He Indicated his feelings in regard to them
at recent meeting of the board. The selec
ton of teachers for the next scholastic year
will shortly have to be made by the mem
bers. Dr. Keau therefore had the superin-
tendent instructed to inform the members OF
fio. 90 ha dr0nnad
His object for doing so was this: A year age
several teachers were recommended to be
dropped by the prin cipals. Their cases were
brought before the board. audit so happened
that several were retained. He had lately
made an investigation OF the years work OF
these teachers, and what was the result? In
every case he had found that their work was
of the most satisfactory character. He had
also been informed that one OF the teachers
dropped by them year ago had made very
satisfactory record in another city. He
wanted TO know who were likely to be recon-
mended TO be dropped from the service OF
the board, so ihbt he could at once investi
gate and prevent any unjust action being
taken.
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Dr. Kean also stated that, in the case Of
SOulS tBtIG WIS u tSLINChNE W NSo
unfairly with young teachers. He gave al
Illustration of their method: A teacher wa!
sent to certain school OH trial. The prin
cipal reported her unfavorably. The board
gave her smother trial at some other school
He had found it no uncommon occurrence
for the principal of the firsts chooI to pref
udice the principal of the other schoo
against the teacher He objected to 1hii
inA nFf nd Snnprintpndpnf wa,
authorized to lecture the principals thereon
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DR.. Kean's handling OF the affairs of thc
board of education indicates that there may
be important changes in the public schools a
any time. He seems to thinks that the prin
| cipais aFrogate to themselves too much
power and is on the warpath to bring these
! individuals more under the control of. the
board. AS member of the board of educa
| ton, he says he is determined to know what
| is going on, and alsoto have proper say in
| the management of the schools lie gently
| insinuated at recent meeting of the boarl
| that the principals had had too much Of
| their own way.
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Mayor. elect Wright is out of the city Ht
| found it necessary, if he was to get any res
at iii. 10 plaCe HlllseII otls VI lHc way VI tllt
| office-seeker. The scramble for Office jus
now is something awful.
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| Matt Jensen, Of the state treasurer's Office
| is said to be slated for either the deputy con
| trollership or the deputy city treasurership
| Mr. Jensen could have had the Republican
nomination for city treasurer, but he de
| clined what was then considered an empty
! honor. He is, however. loyal Republican
| and certainly deserves some recognition n
! the hands of his party
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| Attorney Ozmun is the right-nand man o
| Col. Wright these days. MIR. Ozmun is sale
to be slated for the position of city attorney
| He is an able man and poet.