St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-20
CITY HALL CHAT.

The newly elected councilmen are fling
their oath of Office these days Evidently
they are determined that not a salary day
shall by any contingency escape them, al
though the remuneration is mere bagstelle
They do not need to file them until June z.
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Christopher w. Horn has undertaken little
coup, Dut it in nowise dstresses Assembly
man Van Slyke, the present incumbent, and
who, on the face of the returns, is returned
by small majority. Mr.. Horr has filed his
oath OF office, and is preparing to take his
seat June characterization day. Meanwhile
Mr.. Van Slyke will await the official canvass
this afternoon. Should he then be shown to
have the larger number of votes he will, of
course. take his oath of office, but will not
take that step before Inauguration day. S.
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Among the other councilmen who have al
ready taken the oath of Office are Thomas
Montgomery, Hans P. Jensen, Harry FrankI
lin, John Copeland, Edward o. Nmmerman9
F. G. IngersolI, as aldermen and Frederick
A. Pike as assemblyman. j. j. McCardy has
sworn in as city comptroller also, but his
confrere and running mate Conrad Miller;
does not seem 10 be in SO much haste. .
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Although there, have been rumors and
rumors of election contests there is no foun-
dation for any of them Aid Dobper was
defeated by the smallest majority-only one
vote-and even he has no Intention of max;
ing move il that direction, although, a re-
count might seat him. All the gossip about,
Aid. Gehan's contemplated contest is, mere
,HOnsense. He does not care TO serve III a
On hal f11ir n,
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The report that the Republican administrt-
ton just about to go into Office contemplates
selling the waterworks has created whrl-
wind of indignation. The Republicans all
deny that they ever had the slightest inten-
ton OF such a high-handed action. They
also protest that the subject has never been
preached at any of their councils While
they are denying SO vociferousIy the citizens
who are patrons of the system threaten to
open wide their ffoodgltes OF wrath should
the institution pass Into the hands of pri-
vate concern and the city lose this great
source of revenue.
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Building Inspector Morris stated yesterday
that he has decided upon no deputy inspector
as yet. 1T will be rather lonesome here
without the captain and Z. c. Starkey," he
said, but suppose we will have to make
the best of it. There is no immediate need
of deputies, and there will not be if this rain
does not cease. 1t prostitutes all building
enterprises and interrupts all other business
for that matter. Yes. this storm is great
calamity. 1t must result in great suffering
The laboring men are thrown out of employ.
ment, and very few of them can afford to
lose any time. They have families TO SUD-
port on meager wages. and want must en-
sue. By the way. when this vast volume of
water that is just now pouring down the
Mississippi reaches the lower country, great
destruction of property seems imminent.
Should the flood freak Though the levees as
it has in the past, it will spread death and
destruction for hundreds of miles, Eddy
accomplished q wonderful feat in providing
the protection that has proven adequate to
every emergency for SO long, and it netted
MIN a vast fortune, too. il has occurred that
it is possible for the government to provide
some safeguard Couldn't a vast reservoir
be made in some ow or waste spot that can
be filled in such times as these! l think it
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