St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-30
MADE A CLEAN SWEEP
The City Hall Custodian and
Engineers Get Their Walk
ing Papers.
ReformerS Fill the Vacancies
by Members Of Their
Xix.
Custodian Egan Talks Vague
ly About Appealing to
the Courts.
A st. Paul Young Lady Has a
Narrow Escape in the st.
CrOiX.


The joint court house and city hall
commission worked the bouncer vigor-
ously yesterday, and ousted Chief Engi-
neer Montgomery, Custodian Egan and
the keeper Of the cigar stand, NJ. A.
Smith. This was not accomplished
without a vigorous protest by Commits
sioners Mitsch and Liedmann. but their
protests and votes were without await
against the cut-anddried plan of Mayor
Wright, Commissioner Wright and Aid.
Copeland and Zimmerman and Assem-
blyman DAILY. 1t has been intimated,
however, that the removal of the
engineer was merely blind to
be used to let Custodian Egan
down easy, and that Montgomery
will be retained by reconsidering the
vote al the next meeting. A member of
the commission was asked if this was
lot the programme, aud would not deny
its truth. Mr.. Daily offered resolution
declaring the office of the engineer va
cant Sept. l. and electing John T.Duffy,
who is all engineer at the electric light
plant. Commissioner Mitsch opposed
the resolution, and said that the present
incumbent had been elected for two
years and his time was not yet out; that
he was competent man and there had
been no excuse offered for his removal.
He and Commissioner Liedman voted
No" Oh the roll call.
Mr.. DAILY offered resolution vacating
the Office Of custodian OH the 1St of Au-
gust and declaring p. J. Bigue elected
to the poSitiOn.t commissioner Liedmann
,1.cfIf t,fo {I,rr - 4
present incumbent, Pat Egan. Com
missioner Mitsch said he opposed the
resolution on the grounds that Mr..
Egan'S time will not expire until June
next, ana because no cause had been as
signed for the removal. Mr.. Egan had
been competent official, and no COM
plants whatever had been made against
him. But the protest had no effect.
Commissioner Liedmann's substitute
was defeated, and the original resolution
was adopted by the affirmative votes of
the mayor and the four Republican
votes referred to.
MI. Egan says that his term expires
June II next, and that he will expect
pay for his unexpired term, and Will
contest the point in the courts if need
be. He has already served part of bis
second year. and claims the board has
no legal right to GUST him, without
cause, before the expiration of his term.
Aid. Zimmerman offered resolution
to the effect that e. A. Anderson be
given the cigar and news stand in the
building, now held by NJ. A. Smith. 1t
was stated that Anderson is willing to
buy the furniture placed in the CORR
dor by Smith at reduced rate.
1t was stated that this furniture
has cost 500. Tue resolution was
amended so as to provide that Anderson
either buy these fixtures alta reduction
OF % per cent Oh the cost and at not
less than $500, or to replace it with fix
lures i'm unison with the other, furniture
and fixtures of the building, and that
Smith vacate the building before Sept.
l. The resolution, as amended, was
adopted by party vote, Messrs. Lied
mann aud MitSch voting No"
The committee Oh lighting was di-
rected to inquire into the cost of light
ing the building with electricity.
DR.. David Day was given permission
to state that the people OIL st. Anthony
hill complain that they were unable to
set their watches by the town clock, for
the reason that the market house clock
strikes at the same time and confuseS
them. He wanted the market house
clock silenced. except for fire alarm
purposes. The matter was referred to
Aid. Copeland, to be brought to the at
tention of the board of aldermen.
Mr.. Heinlein asked that he be allowed
an assistant janitor to help wind the
town clock once week. He said it re-
CURED a halliday to oil and wind the
clock, and he had lost money in the
past IN caring for it at $50 per year.
DIR. Day took occasion to say that
when Seth Thomas put the clock up it
was under guarantee to run for five
years without a variation of two sec
onds a month. He had been informed
that thus far the clock had not varied
at all. The Thomas company had Sc
lected Mr.. Heinlein to take charge of
the clock for the first five years, and it
was right for the board to let the con-
tract to him for another year. This was
done by the board. and the assistance
of a janitor in winding was ordered.
At the suggestion of the mayor, Aid
Copeland was instructed to secure es-
Inmates of the cost of procuring sound
ing boards for the presiding officer and
clerk of the council.
25c.