St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-27
Discharge Of the Margaret
Street Station Officials
Not Sustained.
They Will Tell Their Story
Before the Police Com
mittee.
The st. Paul Gas Light Com
pany Kicks on Putting
in Switches.
Police Matron Gerber Gets
the Same Treatment as
Her Predecessor.

A short and interesting session of the
assembly was held last evening. The
communication from his honor concern
ing the appointment Of Henry c. Ward
as patrolman was referred to the COM
mittee on police by motion of MIR.
Van Slyke. Mr.: johnson didn't think
it hardly fair the way former appoint
| ments had been treated. He was will
ing, however, to vote for such reference
if this plan were to be adopted in the
future. The communication discharg
ing Capt. Hanft, Sergeant Doulan and
Paurolman ConrOy for the good of the
service was read by the clerk.
Mr.. DAILY moved the communication
be referred to the committee on police
Mr.. Johnson seconded the motion, and
said while the assembly had been in the
habit of approving appointments with
out reference, in this case it was differ
| emf. When old and efficient members
i of the force were discharged it was best
that hearing be allowed them.
EseardOn Was the Only One.
Mr.. Reardon was the only one voting
against the reference to the committee,
| and explained that he was generally
alone in voting on communications from
the mayor, and wanted to be alone on
| this occasion. The appointment Of S.
A. Hendricks as patrOlman was con-
frmed.
r. D. O'Brien, counsel for the Mar
garet street station officers who were
dismissed by the mayor, was present,
! but the matter being referred to the
| police committee, he had nothing to say.
There seems to be diversity of opinion
among the members of the assembly re-
garding the dismissal of the men. SeV-
eral of the members are Inclined to
think the men did not have fair and
Impartial hearing, and intend the matter
shall have d full investigation. In the
meantime the officers are not on duty,
but draw pay until the assembly ap-
proves the action Of the mayor.
The contract with the Dispatch Print
ing company was approved, Mr.. Rear
don voting against the resolution order
ing the proper city officers to draw up
and execute the contract. The bond in
the sum OF $4,000 is to be approved by
the mayor and corporation.
StIllWeu Is All Right.
The city attorney informed the assem-
bly, that Il. j. StillWel, who was APP
pointed to the fire board, was legally
qualified to take part in the proceedings
of the board as soon as appointed even
though his appointment had not been
confirmed by the assembly.
A communication from c. w. Horn,
asking that lease for fifty years be
given manufacturing company to $50
feet on the West side leyee, was referred
to the committee on streets. The scheme
is to put UP building for light manu-
featuring and rent portions of the same,
furnishing heat, light and power.
The contract with Olaf SchWaZkOff as
veterinary of the fire department at a
salary of $500 per year was approved.
The board of public works was asked
to report on the opening. widening and
extending of Como and Phalen avenues,
from Lake Como to Phalen lake, to a
uniform width of 100 feet. The city
clerk was directed to have printed in
| book form 400 copies Of the council pro
ceedimgs for 1892.
NOC' c%ii+SC SIiNtS li Nfto 0ilONOQ lIlG doG
! of Market hall the evening of March Il,
and the price for the use of the same
| fixed atS10.
The city engineer was authorized to
have removed the poles and wires on
i the east side Of Minnesota street be-
/ tween Seventh and Eighth streets. He
was also instructed to notify the com
| pany operating the wires to extend their
| condultS on Minnesota street from the
| present terminus across Eighth street.
! An ordinance fixing the license for
the Metropolitan and Grand at $50 each
! and the Olympic at S25 was passed by q
vote OF Z to |, Mr.. Van Slyke voting in
! the negative.
Electric Light Switches.
The ordinance passed by the board OF
aldermen, requiring the electric compa.
MES to put switches in every block
within ninety days after the passage OF
the ordinance, was referred to the com
mittee on streets. Mr.. Livingstone. OF
the st. Paul Gas company, said there
were three electric light companies, and
the expense Of putting witches in every
block would be in the neighborhoOd of
$1,000. A more practical way would be
to have word sent the power houses in
case of fire and have the current shut
off there. If the wires were to be put
underground, he thought it entirely un.
necessary TO go to the uncalled-for eX
| penSe of putting up the switches.
! The ordinance relating to ticket brok,
! erS and employment agencies was
passed. The ordinance fixes the sum
for license for male employment
agencies at $50; female agencies. S25
and for ticket brokers, $3.50. No license
is to be issued to any employment
agency which is carried on in any room
or building where liquors are sold
Rev. David Morgan, of the Bethel, in
sisted on the bonds of female employ
ment agencies be fixed at s., 200, but the
/ assembly thought this figure too large
and made the bond to be given in The
sum OF $500. The bond for male EN-
ployment agencies was fixed at $4,000.
No Pay for Police NTatrOnS.
A resolution authorizing a warrant t
be drawn on the city treasury for $685.
in favor of Mrs. Ella Gerber for services
as matron at police headquarters haC
been introduced by Aid. Franklin il
the board of aldermen and passed. Th,
resolution was accompanied by lette
from Chief Garvin requesting that Mrs
Gerber be compensated for her services
The matter was referred to the commit
ee on claims, the point being raised by
Mr.. DAILY that Mrs. Cummings, who wa
matron at the station previous to Mrs
Gerber's appointments had not beel
compensated for her services.
The report of the committee on police
recommending the purchasing of a 10
adjoining the Prior avenue police sta
ton for $3.50 was adopted.
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