St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-22
new ORDINANCE ADOPTED
MAKING THE CONDUCTING or A POOL
ROOM A CRIME.
IT PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.


Still Not Awarded-The Board
of Aldermen Meeting.
There were just enough members of
the board OF aldermen present at 7:30
O'Clock last evening to constitute
quorum. and promptly at that hour
President Hickman ordered the clerk to
proceed with the business.
The mayor sent in letter together
with a pool-roOm ordinance. which he
suggested be passed in place of the one
declared invalid by the municipal court
Judge OH Monday.
The mayor in his letter took occasion
to ''boost himself plenty" by saying
there had been no public gambling in
the city under his administration, and
under the decision of the supreme court
in the case Of The State VS.. Shaw the
administration had no power to sup
press the so-called pool rooms. The
evil of these institutions, he said, he
fully appreciated, and had been anxious
that the power would be given the
executive branch of the city to remedy
it. In order to show his feeling TO CO.
operate with the council and his aEX-
iety that the efforts of the council
should be effective, he sent in all Or
dinance, the principal points of which
are given below:
The new ordinance provides that no
where within the city limits shall any
person, either directly or indirectly, bet
or risk any money upon any game or
device, horse race, or control or engage
in any gaming of any kind. Any per-
son who acts as principal. agent, man
ager. assistant or employee in the bust
ness of any pool selling establishment,
or in the business of any other place
where pool-selling or gaming Is carried
Oh, shall be deemed TO aid and abet in
said acts. Any person who is In any of
the places above mentioned. for the pur-
pose of assisting in the making of de-
cisions of bets shall be deemed to aid
and abet in the acts herein prohibited.
1t is made the duty of the police officers
to visit all places where any such gam
bling is carried Oh, arrest all persons
violating any provisions of the ordi-
nance, or who shall visit such houses or
rooms. The betting or wagering any
money or property in any place
herein mentioned on the result of
that which is represented as game
horse race or contest. is hereby prohib-
tied and declared violation of this Or
dlnance, the same as though the race or
contest was an actual game, race or
event. The aiding or assisting in max
ing decision of any bet is prohibited
and declared violation of the ordi-
nance. The penalty is not more than
500 or eighty days in the workhouse,
nor less than $40 or ten days imprison-
ment.
When the ordinance was read there
were only six members present, and on
motion of Aid. Franklin it was laid
over for better attendance of the
members.
Aid. Cullen wanted to know how the
ordinance would effect the
PLAYING OF EUCHRE
on the hill for charity. Mr.. Markham
said it was his impression the ordinance
would work the same on the hill as in
the hollow. Aid. Dorniden wanted the
ordinance sent to tine committee on
streets, but this was defeated by vote
of to 5, Aid. Conley. Cullen, Dorniden,
Markham and Warren voting for such
reference. The rules were then sus-
pended and the ordinance placed on its
final passage, the chair requesting the
members 10 vote in an audible tone so
there would be no question as to its
passage.
in fnr hn
of the ordinance, said he did so with the
belief and understanding that the pro-
visions would be rigidly enforced, and
not confined to certain limits. The
eleven members voted for the ordinance
and it was declared passed.
The measure will go to the assembly for
concurrence OH Thursday evening, and,
as it will undoubtedly pass that body, it
will be sent to the mayor for his sigma
ture on Friday evening:
AsSemblyman Doran. who introduced
the pool room ordinance which was de-
clared illegal, was present at the meet
ing of the board of aldermen last even
ing when the new ordinance was passed.
Speaking of the new ordinance, Mr..
Doran said he had always been of the
opinion and was now that the ordinance
which would be acceptable both to the
people and the courts was one that pro-
vided safely for the closing up of the
pool rooms, without reference to any
other games of chance.
Aid. Markham, chairman of the COM
mittee on gas. said that the joint COM
mittee had been in session on several
occasions, but was unable to arrive at
any conclusion. He therefore asked for
additional time, and it was granted. In
reply to MIR. Cullen's inquiry, Mr.. Mark
ham said the committee was in doubt as
to the ability of certain of the contract
OrS to carry out the work of the con-
tract if 1t were awarded to them. Mr..
Cullen thought if the present contractor
were not to secure the contract, it was
important to the city, and also to the
successful bidder, that the matter should
be decided at an early date.
Mr.. Doran. of the assembly committee
on gas, said that there was no reason
why the committee should not come to
an agreement at an early date. In order
not to delay matters in connection with
the awarding of the contract, MI. Cullen
moved the committee report at an ad-
Journed meeting to be held Thursday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
Aid. Cullen introduced a resolution
directing the conference committee to
include in the next tax budget 1900 to
pay for
CROSSWALKS
laid in the Seventh ward. AID. Frank
lin and Copeland objected to the passage
of the resolution, claiming the expense
of crosswalkS in other wards in the
city should also be included in the reso-
luton. After some debate the matter
was referred to the committee on
streets, with instructions to report at
the adjourned meeting Thursday after
noon.
A preliminary order was passed
for the placing of gas lamps on
the following streets: Rice street,
from Como avenue to Front street,
thirty-five lamps; University avenue,
from Victoria to Dale, twenty lamps;
Summit avenue, from Griggs to Vitorla
street. forty-eight lamps; Case street,
from Payne avenue to Westminster
street, twenty-five lamps; Jessamine
street. from Payne avenue to Bradley
street, eleven lamps; Como avenue, from
70 Tnjn or for 10,