St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-12
ROASTED The MAYOR.
The Assembly Unanimously
Turns Down His Reform
Honor,
And Declines to Concur In
the Discharge Of Bailin
Mccarthy.
The City Treasurer Bum
combe Goes to a Special
Committee.
City at Large to Pay for the
Railway Bridge Across
Como.

the 'rOaSt' Oh the administration, OF
rather, the mayor, by Assembyman
Doran, of the Sixth ward. This was
brought out by the report of the police
committee, of which Mr.. Doran is chair
man, on the discharge of j. c. Nc
Carthy. bailiff in the municipal court.
Mccarthy was ordered, by Acting
Mayor Ingersol, in February last,
to report to the chief of police
for patrol duty. On the advice
of Judges Cory and TWohy he re-
fused 20 obey the order. When Mayor
Wright came home the matter was laid
before him, and he at once discharged
Mccarthy for refusal to obey the order.
The action of the mayor was sent to the
assembly for concurrence. and last
evening the papers in the case were re-
ported back by the committee on police
without recommendation. Mr.. DAILY
Immediately moved that the action of
the mayor be not cOncurred in. Mr..
Doran seconded the motion, and at his
suggestion the opinion of the corpora
ton attorney as to the discharge
was read. The opinion stated
that Mccarthy was a policeman,
but not under tire direction
of the mayor, the charter placing his
movements in the hands and at the
orders of the judges of the municipal
court. The opinion further said that
the mayor had the right to discharge
Mccarthy the same as any other police
man without assigning any cause, and
if the assembly desired to concur in the
discharge the action would be legal.
When the roll was called on the motion
Of Mr.. DAILY not to concur in the dis
charge. Mr.. Doran said he hoped the
motion would prevail. About a yeal
ago, he said, there had been an
election, and during that election
the city engineers department was
charged with very dubious methods.
Among those methods was the employ
ment of several hundred "Dagos" to
vote against the present administration.
The election of the present administra-
ton, he thought. was due solely to the
employment of the class of men mer-
toned. The officers who were respon-
sible for the employment of the Dagos
were the head of the engineers depart
ment and the chief Of the board of pub
lie works. Both of these officers had
lost their positions by reason of the eX-
piration OF their terms Of office. 1t had
been the pleasure of the administration
to reappoint these men. He ap-
pealed to the members of the as
semGly to know if they were going
to concur in the action of diScharging
the baiIiff iii the police court for politi-
II 10 II,fn Nnd hot fhl
bailitf was not a brotner-in-laW or even
a third cousin by marriage to the head
of the present administration. but to
concur III his discharge would be an
outrage. For these reasons he would
vote to not concur in the mayors action.
Mr.. johnson, in announcing his vote.
said he was not a politician and never
expected to be one. He had been I'M
fortunate enough to be elected last
spring, and he promised it would
not occur again. In his official
capacity he had always desired to
be citizen of st. Paul first and Re-
publican afterWard. In all matters
connected with the discharge of police
men he had determined to stand by
the mayor and let the blame, it there
was any, rest on the mayors shoulders,
where it belonged. AS he understood
this case, the mayor had no right to dis
charge Mccarthy, and he would vote
for the motion to not concur. Mr.
Reardon said he had given the matter
no attention, but on general principles
would be obliged to vote against the
mayor. The motion to not concur in
he discharge was carried by unani
nous vote.
The street railway ordinance passed
by the aldermen was read, but as Mr..
johnson said there was an amendment
which would have to be made, he moved
the ordinance be referred to the com
mittee on streets, and when an adjourn
ment was taken, it be to Monday night.
There was much opposition to the
reference, but as MI. DOran was known
to be opposed to the ordinance in its
present shape the motion prevailed
The resolution giving the Press club.
81, 600 was laid over until the same time.
Kenyon. MILLER and E2els.
The report of the public examiner as
to the examination he had made of the
books in the treaSurer'S Office was read
by the clerk. The report was published
in the GLOBE some weeks ago. AS
soon as the reading Of the report of the
examiner had been concluded Assem-
blyman Van Slyke handed in state
ment prepared by eX-Treasurer Refs,
| which has also been given to the public
through the columns of the GLOBE.
Mr.. DAILY wanted both the examiners
report and the communication from Mr.
Refs referred to special committee of
three from each body. This was car
ried by unanimous vote. President
Wolterstorff appointed as the assembly
END of the committee Messrs. DAILY,
Lightner and Van Slyke.
The health commissioner recon-
mended as a sanitary measure that q
sewer be constructed on Minnehahs
street from Seventh to Arcade street
The final order for paving Rice street
from Como avenue to Front street will
wooden blocks, at an expense of S27, 600
was passed.
The board reported adverse to the
setting back of the trees on Como ave
nue., and the report was concurred in by
the aldermen.
An ordinance was passed providing
that the police department report once
a month to the comptroller the number
| Of gas and gasoline lamps reported no
lighted during the month. This Wa
deemed necessary owing to the abolish
| IHcIlL CL IH6 OllIc0 Ol lam d Inspector "
the legislature.
In the matter of new bridge owe!
the Great Northern tracks on Como av
enue, the committee on streets recon
mended the matter be referred back t.
the board of public works in order tina
the cost of the improvement be assessed
against the property owners instead o
being paid out of the general fund
The bridge will cost $4,000, and tn
railroad company Will pay one-third o
this expense. Aid. Warren eXplainet
that $4,000 worth of bonds had beef
issued to construct the bridge. Thi
and the amount to be assumed by tn
railroad company would make blu
a small sum TO come from TIL
general fund. The bridge woull
be used by the general public more thai
the residents and property owners alon!
the street. Messrs. johnson and VA
Slyke were in favor of the bridge beini
built without assessing the propert
owners. Mr.. Reardon couldn't undel
stand why the city should pay for thi
bridge when other localities had to pa
for the ones constructed. He though
if there was $4,000 in ths treasur