St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-07
IN SPITE OF WOODY.
The Council Decides to In
vestigate the Fire De-
partment Matter.
Ciprieo and Mcmahon Return
From Their Adventure
Gus Tour.
Mrs. Sherman Accused Of Alb
duetiQn--Hazleton Case
Park Board.
Report Of the Work Done by
the Police During jan
uary.

The common council took the bull by
the horns last night, 10 use a tigurative
term of speech. 1t was decided to APP
pease public wrath by investigating the
workings of the fire department.. This
includes Chief Runge and Aid. Wood
ward, chairman of the committee on
fire department. The astute chief, on
the advice of his ''advisory COM
mittec," made brilliant attempt
to head Off this investigation by
submitting a communication asking for
it. The communication was read by
Aid. Flanders, and its portent was to
have the investigating committee APP
pointed by President BraZle. Every
body knows what that would result in.
Runge meant to execute coup d'etat,
but his effort fell short. Aid. Haynes
offered resolution asking that the com
mittee he appointed from the floor in
stead of by the president. and that
it be composed of Aids. Gray,
Jennings, Bradish, Lackey and Miner.
This resolution was adopted after a
number of amendments had been Of
fpred and knocked out, The investlga-
ton will begin at once, and from the
personnel of the committee 1t VIII no
doubt be a thorough one. The dis
charged tiremen are under obligations
to Aid. Jennings for this turn of affairs.
He took up their fight last week and
used his elCQuencp upon the aldermen,
with the resul: t!ut the resolution went
through.
Thaddeus S. Dickey WIS made I'M
happy by IL communicate. from Mayor
EuStis. Dee. % the cOunch tXtended
DIckey's contract for looking over the
assessment lists in search OF clerical
errors. Mayor Eustis declined to sign
the contract, and stated in his communl-
cation that the work could be done by
the city engineers department, where
it properly belonged. The matter was
referred to the committee on ways and
means. Dlckey has heretofore received
Is per cent of the amount involved in
he errors discovered by him in the as
essment lists, and during 1892 it netted
him about $1,000. Hence his unhappi-
ness.
Aid. Kiichll's ordinance. relative to
the water works department. was re-
ferred to the committee on ordinances
and water works. Whether these two
committees will decide it is necessary
to have a supervisor who is mechan-
ical and hydraulic engineer remains TO
be seen. If the ordinance is passed
supervisor of the water works %lll prob
ably be an importation. In the event OF
it's rejection, Jack Mcconnell Will re-
main where he is.
The Flanders central pound ordl-
nance was discussed from every stand
point, and the aldermen made them
selves familiar with the iGioSYncraSles
of all domestic animals. Ala. BradIsh
offered an amendment to the ordinance.
establishing two central pounds instead
of one. One of these was to
be located Oh the West side, and
the other one on the East side.
This amendment was lost, and then on
motion of Aid. Flanders the Offices of
the CITY poundmasters were declared va
cant. Aid Harvey wanted the central
poundmaster and his assistants to be
employed only from March 81 to Nov. |
of each year. Flanders ordinance was
finally buried under one offered by Aid.
GRAY. This one threw the entire matter
of poundmasterS and strayed cattle UNI
der the wing of the police depart
ment and established pound
at each of the precinct stations. There
would be no central pound keeper and
no assistants, for the police were to 10
it all. Ii this ordinance prevails, 1t Will
be no uncommon thing 10 see finely
dressed cOpperS trOtting through the
main streets with COW in tow. The
matter was referred to a committee con-
sisting of one alderman from each ward.
The next meeting of the council will
be held on Friday, Feb. "a, and there
after the regular meetings will be held
on the second and last Fridays of each
month.