St. Paul daily globe., 1894-06-30
THE MERRY q! ANDREWS.
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AN AMVSiNG MEETING OF THE
LEARNED AIDE. .7GEM.
CASE OF MIXED PICKLES.

W tA0 1IO w as
Waiting In the Hall-The Sew.
enth Ward Aldermen Indulge
in a Battle-"jtraw Bonds" for
Saloon Men.
The council meeting last night was
lengthy one, but by no means as digni-
fled as might have been. Whether it
was the weather or the water which the I.
aldermen 50 generously imOibed that
brought about the squabbling. the use
less discussion and the almost hopeless
and pitiful cropping about for threads
lost and wits gone "a wool gathering"
it is impossible to state. A doctor of
physics, psychologist and station
arY engineer would have found
it difficult to disentangle the
mess the learned aldermen got them
selves into OH several occasions. First
they plunged ahead with heads erect
and tails flying. Then they veered.
Topped and tackled. 1t was sight for
the gods! and all due to deeply rooted
physiological nature. 1t has been sug-
gested that hereafter admission be
charged to the council chamber on
council meeting nights. That the
attendance will be large even under
such restrictions is foregone conclu-
sion.
When Aid. Ingenhutt made his "fa-
nous" resignation speech, and later
rendered to the council his formal
ignatiOn. there were those who said:
..YOu needn't fear. He'll not resign"
These persons now stand in the light of
prophets. prognosticators. He did not
resign; he will not resign. When his
resignation came up last night for coll
sideration it was noted not to accept it.
The brave alderman from the First was
waiting in the hall to hear the result,
SO it will readily be seen the
committee appointed to bring him
have very far to go, nor any difficulty
i'll finding him. The whole affair is
very much on the order of a farce
comedy. He took advantage Of his "re-
turn to his chair when AID. Wood.
wards resolution authorizing the con-
structiOn of S107, 900 worth of sewers
came up for passage. He insisted upon
having his ward recognized in the mat
ter of employment of men, and kept the
floor until he was assured such would be
the case. The resolution was adopted
without dissenting vote, and the city
engineer received Instructions 10 go
about the construction of the sewers.
This new work will aid the unemployed,
and Is meant to take the place of the
Issuance of the 500, 900 worth of bonds
for permanent improvements.
The COMMITTEES on salaries, to whom
was referred the motion of Aid. Nor
deem concerning the drawing of $1,000
per anhum lrOtn the police fund by j.
L. ManniX, the mayors secretary, re-
ported that careful Investigation re.
vealed that MIR. Mapnix was never
appointed as police clerk or secretary
OF police. He has. in fact, never been
appointed to any position on the police
force, and accordingly has been ille-
gally drawing 500 Der month since Jan.
l, 1898. when he was appointed private
secretary to the mayor. The report
was placed on file.
Aid. 1ngenhutt made another speech
during the evening, i'll which he roasted
the ward heelers" who are given posi-
tions, sinecures, in the various depart
ments OF the city government. He took
direct shot at the water department,
which has Of late employed five men to
flush tre hYdrants, when the work
could be done just as well by the fire
department.
A very silly controversy came up over
the endeayor of Aid. Nordeen to have
the Seventh ward pay roll held over
and the wages of the street men reduced
from S1.75 day to S1.5O. The alderman
and his colleagee, Mr.. Woodward, acted
in manner unbecoming certainly to
aldermen, sauaDbling like children,
much to the bewilderment of Aid.
Hayes, who temporarily occupied the
chair. Aid. NOrdeen's measure was de-
feated.
The question of ''straw bonds" in re-
lation with saloorkeepers' licenses
came up for lively discussion. The
license committee submitted two re-
ports, majority and minority report,
Aid. McAllister and Snyder sending in
the latter, which was that the bonds
men of the saloonkeepers appear and
Justify. From the mlnorlty's re-
port it would seem that some
thing ought to be done regarding
these '.straw bonds." it being shown
that many of the bondsmen are street
employees. hack drivers and people with
out any POSSESSIONS at all. As one of
the aide rmen. In speaking to the ques-
ton. said: 1--WE might as well have no
bondsmen at ALP The minority's re-
port was lost. Aid. McAllister says he
will take the matter into the courts.