St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-09
LOST THEIR DIGNITY.
Aldermen Give Each Other
the Lie in Street Commits
sioner Fights.
Aid. Rand'S Liquor Ordinance
Amendment Lost by q
Party Vote.
Further Details Of Arrange
ments for the Banquet to
Thomas Lowry.
Poultry Show Awards--Eighth
Ward Democrats Getting
Wide Awake.

"If that man says there IS any COM
blnation, just want TO say that he is
dirty, sinking liar.'
Such was the dlgnified and polite
language employed by Aid. Woodward
Seventh, Aid. Parry. in the meeting last
evening, of that staid and august body,
the council. The trouble arose over the
election of street commissio in the
Seventh, one of the three wards in the
city where there has been contest for
this high office.
Despite the great amount of canvass
ing that has taken place lately. the ell
tire meeting. from start to finish, was
lively one, and Mayor Winston, who oc-
cupied seat at the right of President
by the peculiar antics of the eccentric
members, who furnished more than the
usual element of comedy. Every men,
Der had his war paint on, and the pro-
ceedingS were not allowed to drag for
moment
After few communications had been
read and disposed of the council pro-
ceeded at once 10 the election of street
commissioners. The election started
smoothly enough with the election of
Albert Thielen, the compromise candl-
date in the First ward, and everything
went off nicely until the Seventh ward
was reached. John Brown was re-elect-
ed in the Second, Hugh Wilson in the
Third, Robert McCullen in the Fourth,
j. NJ. Cole in the Fifth and E. Neuman
III the Sixth as fast as the votes could
be taken up and counted. there being
only the one candidate i'll each case.
Woodward VS.. Parry.
Then Aid Woodward arose and nomi-
mated w. A. Mari as candidate for the
Seventh ward, and Aid. Parry followed
him presenting the name of E. J. Jones,
the present incumbent, saying that he
would feel that he had not done his duty
toward his constituents if he did not.
He said he knew there was a com5ina-
ton to elect the other candidate. but
proposed to nominate his man anyway.
The ballOting went on; during it all Aid.
Woodward sat deep in meditation. Then
Mari was duly declared elected by
vote of Is to 5, and Woodward having
gained the inspiration which he sought.
jumped to his feet and exploded the re-
mark quoted above.
Woodward Called Down.
He was promptly raped to order by
President Potter, who pronounced his
language as supplementary and not to
be permitted in the council chamber
Later in the evening Aid. Woodward
realized that he had made mistake
and publicly apologized to Aid. Parry,
saying that he had been too haSty and
regretted his remarks.
Then Parry's turn came, and slowly
rising. he said:
Mr.. President: The remarks gave
me very little uneasiness of mind as |
considered the source from whence
they came"
This finished Woodward and he re-
lapsed into gloomy silence.
The election proceeded and James S.
Trip and Charles A. Carlson were
elected in the Eighth and Ninth with
out opposition. In the Tenth there were
two candidates, Aid. Reeves backing
w. r. Metcalf and Aid. Schwartz Albert
A. Donnell. The former was elected
by vote Of 16 tOS Olaf Damn was
elected in the Eleventh and William
Adams in the Twelfth. When the Thir-
teenth was called upon Aid. Gray moved
to postpone the election one month as
ceding evening, and the election of
chief of the fire department was taken
UP.
Aid, Barrows moved the reelection of
A. ii. Runge. and there being 10 oppo-
sition, he received every vote present.
The report of the committee on sal
aries recommending that the salary Of
the bOokkeeper in the city treasurer'S
office be raised from $500 to $1,000 per
year was adopted, as was also the re-
port of the same committee recommend
ing that the salaries of captains in the
fire department be increased to $1,000,
those of lieUtenants to $1,000. and that
of the secretary of the department to
$l,0S0.
Gray Springs a Surprise.
At this juncture Aid. Gray sprung
genuine surprise upon his fellow mem
bers. Speaking with his characteristic
sIowness and deliberation, he said:
"Gentfemen. it has become my pain
full DUTY TO bring a very unpleasant
matter before you. / should shrink
from it, but feel that it is my duty and
feel that L should present it to you at
once, as it is of a nature 10 demand i'm
mediate attention. l find that FOR the
last five months of the old year the
amount upon the pay roll opposite
the name of Mr.. Snyder. the sec
rotary of the department. was 800,
while he has only been entitled to $50.
AS chairman of the committee on claims
feel it my duty to present the matter
to you for your consideration
Now that this thing should occur for
five successive months, and the pay
rolls in this form pass through the