St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-20
Mayor Wright Calls for an In
vestigation Of the Sunday
Saloon Outrage.
Aid. Warren Suggests the
Erection of a Library on
Rice Park.
The City Railway and Other
Matters Gently Touched
Upon.

were Aid. Conley, 1ngerSoll, Jensen
| and Zimmerman. AS there were
| only seven members in attendance, all
resolutions and other matters pertaining
to the expenditure of money were laid
over until the next meeting, the rules
governing the board requiring a three
fourths vote to pass. The assault made
by the proprietor of the dance hall In
the Eighth ward on customer on Sun
day called forth communication from
Mayor Wright. which read:
The attention of this department has been
Called to the disorderly character of the sa-
loon at the corner of Blair and Mackubiu
streets,kept by George Graf and others under
License No. 80, which expires Feb. IL, 1893.
The complaints have reached a climax ow
Ing to quarrel which occurred On the after
noon OF Sunday the 17th in which one of
the proprietors was principal. have the.
honor 10 request investigation into the con-
Duct of said saloon by your honorable bodies
with view OF revocation Of the license in
case the charge is sustained.
The communication was referred to
the committee OIL license. The resig-
nation of William Platte as market
master was read anu accepted, and the
engineer at the market house directed
to assume charge Of the building until
new market master was elected.
For a Swimming Bath.
A petition, with numerous signatures
attached, asking for the establishment
of a public bath on the leyee at the foot
of Sibley street, was presented. The
more prominent signatures were j. H.
Davidson, ID. r. Noyes, j. A. WheeIock
and A. b. Driscoll. The petition was
also Endorsed by MesdameS T. Z.
Wright, f. b. Clarke. Edmund Rice, H.
+. Stevens, c. f. Severance, X. M.
Newport and others. The matter was
referred to the committee on streets.
ST. Adams street was ordered
sprinkled from Laurel to Ashland
avenue. George j. SchaubIe asked for
$1,000 damages to property on Wabasila
and Delos streets. Sophia E. Kenthuck,
Louisa streets. asked for $3.50 damages.
Both went to the committee on claims.
The contracts awarded by the board
OF public works could not be
confirmed owing to three-fourtis
vote not being obtainable. a batch
OF audited claims, the appointment of
five dogcatchers and the requiSitions
allowed yesterday afternoon were hung
up for the same reason. The claim of
Jacob Bllcklie was dsallowed on rec
concentration of the city attorney.
At the first meeting of the board of
aldermen resolution was introduced
ordering the hacks to be removed from
Sixth street. between Jackson and Rob
ert streets. For some reason, probably
because of pressure brought to bear
on the city fathers, the resolution
has been See-sawed back and forth at
every meeting Of the two bodies. 1t was
referred last night TO special comm it.
tee. The printing ordinance was
amended in several particulars and laid
over to the next meeting. The city
engineer was directed to prepare plans
for new retaining wall at West Third
and Hill streets. The work will cost
5000. The resolution ordering the
was passed and the matter. re-
ferred to the printing committee.
mat part of the resolution giving $500
for the work was knocked out" by the
committee. The ordinance allowing the
American Derrick company to ACQUIRE
more land Oh the West side levee was
referred to the committee on streets.
HOne.HIade Cigars.
Aid. Franklin introduced resolution
requesting the court house commission
to use their influence to prohibit the
sale OF any cigars not made In st. Paul
at the stand in the court house. The
court house and city hall commission
will wreStie with this home industry
scheme.
Como avenue, from Front to Union,
and Arundel, from Fuller to Martin,
were ordered sprinKled.
Aid. Montgomery said, in a resolu-
luton, there was doubt in the minds
of Hamiine and st. Anthony residents
as to whether the street railway COM
pany intended TO continue the present
car service between st. Anthony Park
and Smith park. To settle this doubt
he wanted the special committee,
which will confer with Mr.. Lowry
TO-DAY, to ascertain if the pres
ent service was to - continue.
The city engineer was instructed to
prepare plans showing the property
owned by the city on the levee iii West
st. Paul, and also to prepare plan for
some proper railway system on the
levee. Suit was ordered brought
against Daniel Z. Elliott and his bonds
men for default in contract on the Wins
low avenue grading.
The street railway company was re-
queSted by resolution of Aid. Dorni-
den to run cars from TuscarOra street
to Fort Smelling every fifteen minutes.
The request went to the special commit
tee. The request from Hamiine citizens
to have an engine substituted for chem
ical at Hamline was referred to COM
mittee on fire department.
AID. montgomery offered a resolution
appointing three members to examine
carefully the salaries paid clerks and
employees of the several departments
OF the city government. when the same
were not fixed by charter. The COM
mittee appointed by the chair, Aid.
Montgomery. Warren and Franklin,
are ordered to report back whether or
not reduction can6be made in salaries,
or III the number Of clerks or employees
without imposing the efficiency of the
OF the public service. The assembly
will appoint like number to consider
and cooperate with the aldermanic
committee.
For a Library.
Aids. Warren and Hickman were ap-
pointed committee to confer with the
Rice and Irvine heirs with view to Sc
curing uuitclaim deed for Rice park.
The property, according to Aid. War
ren's views, is just the place for a pub
lie library. He thought the park had
practically served its purpose and as
$4,000 had been set aside for a library
building. some action should be taken.
Ii the proper effort was made, he
thought quitclaim deed cOuld be Sc
the new pCStoffice was 10 OCCUPY the
adjoining block, park was not needed
any more at that point.
Aid. Cullen asked for a report from
the police committee relative to the
communication from the mayor as to
books and records reported missing
from the police headquarters. Aid.
Copeland said the affidavit of ex-Chief
Clark had been submitted to the COM
mittee and by them to the mayor. This
was done so that Chief Garyin could
look over the affidavit before action
was taken.
The resolution ordering the publiea-
ton of the city notices in Die Volks-
zeitung stopped was referred to the
printing committee. The city offices
were directed closed Oh Derby day,
July &C. at noon. The resolution of AS
seDbiyman Lightner. that an ordinance
be reported back for the removal of
garbage by the licensed scavenger sys-