St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-29

resolution requested the committee on
claims from both bodies to investigate
the violations of the ordinance ordering
the street railway company to issue
transfer checks upon certain lines. Also
authorizing the corporation attorney to
bring such action and institute such
proceedings as he deems advisable to
compel the company to fulfill the re-
quirements of the ordinance. The res
olution passed.
GAMBLING.
The following resolution, offered by
Mr.. Doran, was adopted by vote of
to l, Mr.. Wolterstortf being the only
one to vote in the negative:
That the mayor of the city be, and is
hereby respectfully requested. to the
best of his ability, to enforce all the
laws of the state of Minnesota and the
ordinances of the city relative to gam
bling and betting upon any gaming ia
bic or device, and that he cause all
parties to be arrested who are found
betting upon any gaming table, game or
device at any pool room or other place
within the limits of the city.
The resolutions were adopted, as were
also one directing the city attorney to
report by what authority the railway
company operated line on Prior ave-
nue. for transferring its cars but not for
directed to repair the narrow portion of
the roadway of the Wabasha street
bridge upon the default of the company
to do the work.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The building inspector reported six
men employed in his department, being
four men less than shown in the last re-
port of Gates A. johnson, his prede-
cessor. He stated the force had been
reduced two men and would be further
reduced during the four or five winter
months by one man more, leaving the
department with as small force as is
compatible with the we'll being and
safety of the city.
The resolution passed by the alder
men authorizing the placing in the tax
levy for next year an amount sufficient
to pay for lighting of Summit and
University avenues, Rice and other
streets with gas was passed.
Mr.. DAILY sent up resolution author
iZlhg the market master to employ a
fireman. for seven months, at $50 per
month. Mr.. Doran followed the one of
Mr.. DAILY by another, directing the mar
ket master to employ Charles Baker as
a fireman. Mr.. Reardon thought the
market master should be allowed to hire
his own fireman, and Mr.. DAILY moved
to insert the name of NJ. j. Egan in
place of Charles Baker. After some
discussion, the resolution of Mr.. DAILY
was reconSldered, and the matter re-
ferred to the committee on public build
ings.
Mr.. Doran introduced a resolution,
which passed, providing that in the fut-
ure the city engineer, when advised of
dangerous or defective sidewalks, shall
report the same to the alderman of the
ward. The idea of the resolution is to
have the alderman of the ward to eX-
anime as to the condition of the walk
before the order for repairs is made.
The contract with j. F. Mccarthy for
sinking four artesian wells in accord
ance with council orders was referred
to the committee Oh streets. The work
has been done, and the bill, amounting
to SLIPS, will be paid as soon as the
contract is approved.
OUT OF TOWN POLICEMEN.
The appointments of William Banker.
B. f. Morse and A. j. Villaume as
members of the police force were con-
frmed after some talk. Mr.. DAILY said
it was queer thing that in a city of
10000 inhabitants it was necessary for
the mayor to send outside the city for
men to put on the police force. The
present chief of police and matrOn had
been brought from Saltwater to fill the
positions they now occupied, and he
was Informed that the Saltwater direc-
tory contained the name of one of the
men appointed by the mayor as patrol
man.
MIR. Reardon said there were plenty
of men in the city who were taxpayers
and men of families and known to be
residents vino were out of employment.
and yet these were passed by and APP
pointments given to men who had to be
teiegraphed to other states TO come on
and take positions. Mr.. Reardon was
the only member to vote against the
confirmation of the appointments.
The SelbV avenue safety device ordi-
nance was passed under a suspension OF
the rules. The ordinance has been
passed by the board of aldermen and
now only awaits the mayors signature.
The ordinance directing the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway company
to remove the freight house on the
levee, between RoSabel and Sibley
streets, within sixty days after the pass
age of the same was referred to the
committee on streets.
An ordinance allowing the st. Paul
Gas company to lay wires underground,
and also to erect poles and wires for
electric lighting, was read and referred
to the committee on streets.
The resolution passed at the confer
ence committee, which will be found in
another column, by which the council
agrees to put in the budget for next year
$4,000 for the maintenance of parks,
was adopted.