St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-24

Ihls ordinance is wide-spreading and
takes IN all manners of gaming and
gambling, even to the betting on horse
races. The enforcement of the ordi-
nance. however, will be left to the dis
erection of the executive officer, so
there is scarcely any danger of
having the amusement of betting Oh
races stopped. 1t is the intention of
the council to put a stop to the pool
rooms, and it will be remembered that
the mayor himself. III a communication
TO the council some time ago, asked to
have an ordinance covering this veryt
mat er framed. So there is not much
doubt on the way he stands in the prem
Uses.
Alderman Rand presented his bien-'
NAL labor resolution, in which he asked
that on and after April4 eight hours be
considered a day S work, so far as city.
laboring men are concerned. and that,
the minimum price be- fixed at 81. 60.
except in such cases where wages have,
already been fixed, and where men ara
under contract. He made sort of speech
i'll favor of his resolution, as did Aider5
man Jennings. The latter stated that
it was the best policy the city, could.
pursue to reduce, the Number of hours,
of labor, and thereby make it possible
" ~ oASi PtO w tO,SC WIN ~ w..
Instead of making paipers of men and
then paying for their keeping. let the:
city arrange 1t sc that they can secure
employment. By adopting the eight
hOur-a-d9v schedule it. would be, neces-
sary 10 employ more men to do the city'S
work. The resolution was finally re-
ferred to a committee, to consist of II
alderman frUmeach ward.
Aid. McAlliSter'S ordinance compe l.
ling leWd women TO register was de-
ferred, and the Milwaukee track ordi-
n was referred to the special COM
mlttee. A list of, questions was also
referred to to this committee, which the
city attorney will be asked to answer,
referring as they do to the track matter
A Specter of the fire department
scandal presented itself in the form of
a recommendation by Chief Runye to
pay The SIX firemen indicted by the
grand jury, and whose cases were after
wards nolled, for the three months and
a half they were suspended from the
department. The fact that the charges
against the men were not sustained was
considered sufficient reason for giving
the men back pay. The matter was re-
ferred to the city attorney and the COM
mltteeso ON claims and fire department.
Another affair of the lOng-ago past
u II NPs nv Oll CldlLllS
recommended the payment of S25 to
Supervisor Bergstrom, of the water
works, as a reimbursement for expenses
incurred during the ''combine's'' EN-.
deayor to GUST Supervisor Mcconnell
Mr.. BergStrOm was obliged to secure
legal talent to s~ubstantiate his claim tC
the Office. Aid. Gray maintained thai
the bill was not a legal one, and a shor
discussion followed. The committee OIL
water works passed the bill, but tht
committee on claims threw it out. Tn,
matter Waa recommitted to this commit
tee.
Aid. Woodward presented a resolu
ton requiring an order for 1889 to b.
drawn ON the contingent fund in fayo
OF Smith Is. Hall, OF the Times, presi
dent OF the Press club. this amour
being the city'S portion of the expense
incurred during the entertainment O
the State Editorial association. Th,
resolution passed, twenty aldermen
voting in the affirmative, and only fy,
in the negative.
There was a lengthy discussion owe
a petition asking for the annullment o
the paving on Seventh street south
from Seventh venue to Eleventh ave
nue., on the ground of hard times an,
an inability to pay assessments. Tn
matter has bobbed up from time to tim
for months, and the Sixth ward alder
men ~favoting the paving were anxiou
to have it settled. The aldermen of tn
Fifth ward were against it. and all al
gument pro and con followed. A resC
luton annulling the paving was fnall
adopted. 20
The ordinance prohibiting the string
ing of overhead electric, telegraph an
telephone wires and establishing under
ground conduits was passed. &c