St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-22
MORRIS TO BE OUsTED.
The Building Inspector to Be Leg.
islated Out of Office.

The Building Inspector to Be Leg
islated Out of Office.
The meeting of the board of aldermen
followed Immediately after, Aid. Con-
ley and Jensen being the two absentees.
Chief Garvin informed the mayor that
on June Z, when ne took charge of the
department, he did not find books usu-
ally kept in police departments in other
cities. The things missing, he SAID. were
index book of property reported stolen !;
book with number of stolen watches; re-
ports of pawnbrOkerS for 1891 and up to
May 81, 1892: register showing date of
police appointments, copies of letters
answered and yearly and monthly re-
ports. The mayor informed the coun-
Gil and the communication went to the
committee on police.
The work of grading Charles street
from the railroad to Hampden avenue
was ordered suspended after much
earnest talk 10y Aid. Hickman. The
resolution of Aid. Franklin repeating
the extension of time granted the rail-
way company TO complete the Str yker
and Maria avenue lines was passed by
a unanimous vote. Max Feirabend,
Joe Doyle, William Springer. Fred
Heneke, a. f. Machger and Taylor
Craig & Co. presented claims for dam
ages during the recent storm aggre-
eating 81, 200. The board of public
works recommended that the proceed
ings by which part of G.. E. Dicker-
mans lot for the opening of Pacific
street was taken be abandoned. The
facts shown by the letter accompanying
the resolution we're that the board had
allowed Dickerman $50, but he sued
and the courts gave him $1,100. Aid.
Zimmerman, after the resolution had
been passed, had it recalled and referred
to the committee on streets.
The resolution of Aid. Cullen regard
ing the combining of the market master
and engineer in one office was referred
to the committee on public buildings.
The resolution passed, but Aid. Cope
land changed his vote, pending de-
cislon of the chair as to whether the
council had right to abolish the Offices
and make them one, and the resolution
went to the committee. The request to
put telephone in Chief Garvin's house
and pay for the same out of the police
fund was referred to the police COM
mittee. Henry O'COnnor was allowed
S4.75 for damages done to property
owned by him.
All pIOflQlilS tu0 clGC-
ton of building inspector on the sec
ond Tuesday in July, 1892, and terminal
ing the office of the present building in
spector. was passed. The ordinance
provides that the inspector shall be
practical architect and sanitary en-
gineer. or shall have had at least five
years experience as inspector of build
ings in city of over 10000 inhabitants.
The other provisions are that the per-
son elected on the second Tuesday in
July, 1892, shall hold Office until the
first Tuesday in January, 1894; and on
that day, and every two years there
after, the common council shall elect
one Ordinance 1877 and other ordi-
nances inconsistent are ordered. re-
pealed.
Aid. Cullen wanted the president or
some one else to explain.
Aid. Copeland said the ordinance eX-
planned all that was necessary, and then
all the Republican members smiled.
Aid. Franklin offered a resolution
doing away with the S5-a-night ser
geant-at-arms, and requested the chief
now drawing his S. per night at each
work. The matter went to the police
committee. Leslie avenue west of
Victoria street was ordered changed in
name to Portland avenue. The city
engineer was directed to have the stag
nant water drained from block 6. Ar
llngton Hills addition. Aldermen Cope
land, Montgomery and Franklin were
appointed as the special committee on
garbage. Aid. Franklin refused to
serve and Aid. Conley was substituted.
Aid. Hardt rendered his resignation as
alderman from the Eighth ward, and
Aid. Warner qualified and took his seat.