St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-10
EMULATING OLD EUROPE.
AID. M'ALliSTER WANTS TO REGULATE
THE SOCIAL EVIL.
LEwD PEOPLE TO REGISTER.

Nordeen's Gambling Ordinance
The List OF appointments to
the Fire Department Confirmed
by the Council - Ninth Ward
Alderman Turned Down-sec-
ond District Poundmaster.
The meeting of the council last night
was dry, and the large audience that
came early and filled the passageways
went away disappointed. The one
oasis in the meeting was supplied by
AID. McAllister-in fact, he was the
oasis himself. He gave notice that at
the ueXt regular meeting of the aggre-
cation of Solons he would Introduce an
ordinance, the purport of which will
strike terror into the hearts of the
mayor and his suave secretary. Here
is the notice in its entirety:
"Ald. McAllister gives notice that at
the next regular meeting of the council
he will Introduce all ordinance requlr-
ing the registration and numbering Of
all persons of lewd, lascivious habits
and practices, and the names of owners
of property used for immoral purposes"
When this ordinance is presented it
will stipulate that the registration and
numbering must be done from the
mayors Office. J.. e. the mayors adviser,
Joseph L. ManniX. will have to take the
affair III charge. The plan which will
be proposed in the ordina nee Will be a
copy. in an abbreviated form, OF the plan
i'll vogue in London and Paris. II Oper-
ateS to successful end in both of these
cities, and the police and health depart
ment are always cOgnlZant of the condi-
ton of the social evil within their dis
trictS.
The street railway company was
roasted little by the council for failing
to live up to the ordinance relative to
car service. Aid. Jennings made quite
a speech, in which he maintained that
the company ignored its patrons alto
gether too much and paid not the slight
est heed to their comforts. He wanted
traIlers added to the cars on the Sixth
avenue north and Plymouth avenue
lines. Several other aldermen asked for
trailerS and others wanted the cars run
at shorter intervals. The matter was
referred to committee.
Aid. NOrdeen submitted an ordinance
prohibiting all gambling and pool sell
ing in the city. 1t was meant for a
blow at the obnoxious pool rooms but
miscarried. for it was referred to the
special committee appointed to consider
the McAllister license and saloon OBJ
StructlOn ordinances. 1t is unlikely the
ordinance will ever see the light of day
again.
Chief Runge. of the fire department.,
submitted his list of appointments and
stated in an addenda that the list was
the same as was in force Feb. l, with
the exception of two men, one of whom
had resigned. the other having been
discharged for not paying his debts.
The list was referred to the committee
on fire department., but later in the
evening was confirmed. Aldermen
Gray and Miner objected strenuously
TO the confirmation of the list. They
wanted it first published in the official
proceedings so the public could ascer-
tain if any old member other than the
ones reported by the chief had been dis
charged. The council as majority
voted them down and the list went
through.
The matter of the appointment of a
poundkeeper for the Second district
created little ill-feeling. Aid. Bradish
and Mcclure, of the Ninth ward, sub
mitted the name of Joseph Coussineau,
the past incumbent, and Aid. Long, of
the First ward. nominated Cornelius
Lenihan. The latter was appointed by
IA votes againsi7 for Coussineau. II
made BradiSh feel "riled," for he has
been turned down at divers times and
places during the past few months. He
is not receiving the support of the
combine" he anticipated when he
went into it.
The report of the water board, recon-
mending the payment of 5000 to William
Wintheiser, the eX-foreman, for his books
and records, was favorably considered
and he will at last get his money.
The smoke ordinance came up and
under some misrepresentation it was
relegated to the box, after having its
title read. Aid. Rollins, however. tished
it out and insisted upon its passage.
After little discussion it was passed
and will take effect June l. All those
who allow their chimneys to vomit forth
their black SCOT upon pedestrians, after
that time will be guilty of misdemeanor
Smoke consumers will have to be put
OH the chimneyS and this will include
his honor, the mayor. whose chimney$
on the two buildings, the Corn EX-
change aud Flour Exchange, are the
bane of lower town.
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