St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-28
LIKE BANQUO'S GHOST s,
The Fire Department Middle
Bobs Up After a Short, Fit
full Sleep.
"A Resolution Adopted Lookingto
Some Sort of a Report From
Committee. g

The city council Is deter mined ito re
open the fire department investigation
middle. AT the meeting last night a
new phase of the matter developed.
The members of the Investigating con-
mittee were appointed committee 9to
prepare and present to the cnuncif
charges with specifications of such mis-
conduct on the part of the chez and
any member or members OF the DEPART
meut as will 'conStitute cause forii their
removal" The resolution appoihtfhg
the committee was adopted without
dissenting vote and without the ext
pected accompaniment of oratory.s i
When Clerk Haney had finished read.
ing the last report of special commits
tees, Aid. Snyder arose and inquired
whether all the reports had been. read,
Being informed that there were no
others, he said:
Il desire to inquire whether the spe-
cial committee appointed May 8 has any
report to make" Then. turning to Aid.
Gray. he continued: rs any report to
be made? Will the evidence taken be
forthcomng?"
Speaking for himself Aid. Gray said
it would not be.
Mr.. Snyder then sent the following
motion to the clerks desk:
That Aids. Gray, Bradsh, Miner Jennings
and Lacky be and they are hereby appointed
special committee. with instructions to
prepare and present to the city COUNCIL
charges with specifications. Of such miscon-
duct on the part of the chief or any member
of the Minneapolis fire department as will
constitute cause for their removal. provided
from the facts within their knowledge such
cause i'll their opinion exists. .
In urging the adoption Of the motion,
the mover disclaimed any personal de-
sire to bring out the evidence.
1T is nothing to me-" he said. 81 be-
lieve the report is all right and have no
particular desire to see the evidence
myself, but this body is in position
where it ought to take some action. 1t
is no excuse to say that the matter will
go to the grand jury. We owe duty to
Chief Runge, to the members of the fire
department. and to the city, which can
only be discharged by taking hold Of the
matter and clearing it up"
Aid. LackeY followed in a similar
strain:
1--WE owe something to the witnesses
who were promised protection" he
said, ''but the public demands that the
matter be settled one way or another.
and we should take some action"
further discussion, and was carried
without dissenting vote. Seen after
wards, Aid. Gray said the situation was
not materially changed by the councils
action.
This new committee" he said, ''is
the same as the old one. The men
named are the ouly ones acquainted
with the evidence, and l suppose the
idea was to have us formulate charges
based upon the testimony taken.
cannot say what the committee will do.
but suppose we will get together and
make such charges as the testimony will
substantiate. The evidence, however,
will not be. given up"
Aid. Snyder, who introduced the MOI
ton, Intimatcd, however. that there
was more behind the resolutions. -
THE committee he significantIYS
remarked, twill doubtless PROPOSE
changes. They will have to be sub
stantiated by the evidence or they viii
fall.' 8
The McAllister telephone resolution
came up under committee reports and
the council decided after little parlia-
mentary fight that aldermen must pay
their own telephone rental if they
want instruments at their residences.
AlICl lllS ISdQlHS' VI IllC ICSOlutlUH
Aid. Snyder secured the floor and
moved to amend the resolution by pro-
viding that the phones shall be paid for
by the parties in whose residence they
are placed. and Aid. McAllister came 70
the support of his resolution, and vigof-
ouSly opposed the amendment. He said
there had recently been dearth of
news about the city hall, and to supply
the deficiency, the newspapers, had
Jumped upon'' his resolution. ~Hs-de-
clared the phones would be a great CON
venience to the public. Z
The street ear transfer question was
again tackled, and "a series of resolu-
tons looking to return of the old sys-
tenn of street corner transfers was
adopted. Aid. Lackey set the ball roll
ing with motion that the Minneapolis
Street Railroad company be directed to
furnish transfers without the delay now
occaSioned attic transfer station. Aid.
Lone followed with motion to COM
pei this company to furnish transfers at
all street corners where transfers were
furnished prior to the Eighteenth street
transfer station. Both the motions were
adopted. Z