St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-18

He paid the retiring member the usual
compliments as to his integrity, honesty
| of purpose, courtesy and ability. and
expressed the hope that he would soon
be restored TO health.
A series of resolutions expressing
sympathy and regret were also present
ed by Aid. Franklin and adopted by a
rising vote.
Aid. Franklin then moved the election
of successor, and Aid. Copeland pre-
sented the name of James E. Markham,
who, he said, had been suggested by
Aid. IngersolI.
Aid. Conley moved the clerk cast the
vote of the body in favor of James E.
Markham, and this being done, the
chair announced Mr.. Markham duly
elected as member of the board from
the Seventh ward.
THE NEW ALDERMAN.
James K. Markham, the newly elected
city father, is a well-knoWn attorney,
and has resided in st. Paul for twelve
years. He was formerly a member of
the law firm of Richardson. Markham
& May, but now has an Office with his
brother in the Gilfillan block. He was
candidate for county attorney in the
Republican convention in 1892, but was
was defeated by Pierce Butler at the
polls.
DoRAN's FLING AT WRIGHT.
The committee on streets reported
back the resolution introduced by AS
semblyman Doran, aud passed by the
assembly, directing the mayor to en-
force the laws relating to gambling,
with the recommendation that 1t pass.
President Hickman called Aid. Mont
gomery to the chair and make few re-
marks in opposition to the passage of
the resolution. He was, he said, in favor
of suppresSing gambling, but the resclu-
ton would not have the desired effect.
When simmered down it was personal
fling at the mayor of the city. He did
not desire to praise or cenSure the
mayor. but there were three branches
two branches of the council, and it was
not fair for one branch to criticiSe the
other. 1t was In his opinion very bad
taste for either of the branches to pass
resolution censurlng the other.
Aid. Franklin said he was in favor of
the resolution. 1t appeared, however,
to him that the work was commenced at
the wrong end. The people who oper-
ated the pool rooms Should be proceeded
against, and not the people who bet
their money. The council should con-
slider and determine if it had any legis-
lative power which could close them.
He had talked with the city attorney.
and had been informed the council
could pass an ordinance which would
reach the persons who operated the
places. He wanted the resolution re-
ferred back to the committee on streets,
and this body, with tue corporation at
torney, could prepare an ordinance COW
ering the case.
Aid. Copeland thought there was no
fling at the mayor in the passage of the
resolutions. 1t would. he thought, If
passed, strengthen the mayors posi-
tion and show the council was with the
mayor in the enforcement of this por-
tion of the laws.
On motion of Aid. Franklin the reso-
luton was referred to the committee
on streets without a dissenting vote.
FIRST WARD SCHOOLS.
The petition from 1900 residents of
the district known as Arlington hills
and Dayton's bluff, calling attention to
tine inadequate educational advantages
in the way of public schools, was re-
ferred to the school board on motion of
Aid. Zimmerman. The petitioners re-
quested new building be erected near
Greenbrier and Mendoza on Minnehaha,
which would accommodate the greatest
number of children now attending the
schools.
The veto of Acting Mayor Hickman
to the resolution providing for the plac-
ing in the tax budget for next year an
amount sufficient to light Summit and
University avenues, Rice and other
streets was, after reconsideration of the
vote by which it was passed, referred
to the committee on streets. The act
ing mayor gave as his reason for the
veto the desire to reduce the expendi-
lures of the city. which was the same
! reason given by Mayor Wright at the
time he vetoed similar resolution some
months ago.
ODDS AND ENDS OF ACTION.
The resolution directing the city to
advertise for lighting the streets with
| gasoline lamps for the year 1894 was
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