St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-27

The meeting of the city council last
night was tame in comparison with Its
predecessors. The one matter that was
expected TO create some diversion for
the spectators passed off serenely,
though Aid. Bradish of the Ninth ward
was considerably worsted. He expected
to have his candidate, Amasi III. Weeks,
elected street commissioner and made a
facetiOus speech in nominating him.
Aid. Mcclure nominated the present
incumbent, Edward Fahey. and had the
felicity of seeing him elected by
vote of IS to s. Aid. Bradish and
Mr.. Weeks were not in it. The former,
in consequence, feels chagrined, and
made no attempt last night to hide his
discontinue. 1t was case of his own
combine turning against him.
Peter Jensen was appointed pound
master of the Seventh district, and l. f.
Adams was appointed to serve in the
Sixth.
Supt. Snyder, of the poor department.
submitted report of the disbursement
of the $4,000 from the contingent fund
was satisfactory to the council.
Aid. McAllister bobbed up again as
reformer. He submitted two ordinances
for first reading. The first one is quite
departure from the routine of the
council. and will no doubt meet with
considerable opposition ON part of the
saloonkeepers, against whom it is di-
rected. The ordinance provides that
between the hours of IL midnight and
5 in the morning all curtains,
shades. screens or other obStruc-
tons must be removed from
the windows and doors of sa cons. In
fact. everything must be open so that
the interior of saloons will be exposed
to the view from the outside. The or
dinance also prohibits female ''box
workers" and mattresses in concert halls
Or saloons. The other ordinance amend
ed the old one relative to selling liquors
in or adjacent to buildings where the
atrical performances p" piv"n. ""a
amendment knocked OF ttLo w1-i"ad
jaccDt." and allows saiuvns ~ NC .u,,-
Quoted in buildings that are not used
for theatricalS, even though they be ad-
jacent.
When the matter Of the mayors veto
OF the Twelfth ward engine house lot
came up. Aid. Rollins remarked that
when his honor stated he (ROlllnS) was
aware at the time of choosing the lot
that another and better one could be
purchased Tor less money he lied-de-
liberately LIED. At the meeting of the
council two weeks ago the veto was
sent in and disposed of in such a man.
ner that an opportunity Of passing it
over the mayors head could be taken
advantage of. Aid. Lackey, in speak
inn ten Loot iptk
that the insurance men who signed the
petition against locating the engine
house in the Twelfth ward had done so
under a misrepresentation. They had
been told when the petition was pre-
Sented to them that it was paper ask
ing for house in the Tenth ward. The
matter had been miSrepreSented to
them. that was all. The result of the
whole thing was that the mayors por-
trait was turned to the wall, to use a fig
urative term OF speech. Nineteen of the
aldermen voted to pass the resolution in
spite of mis- veto and long cOmmunica-
ton. The nineteen votes were suf-
ficient, and the Twelfth ward engine
house will be built. When the affair
was all over Aid. Rollins, with a grin
on his face which spread from ear to
ear, said:
II wonder if he (meaning the mayor
will take tumble now. He ought to
know that when skunk is cOrnered
lie will fight"
The alderman had reference 10 the
interview In newspaper In which the
mayor referred to him as the odorifer-
Gus pole cat Aid. Rollins states that if
the mayor refuses to sign the warrant
for the payment of the lot. he Will Sc
cure writ of mandamus compelling
him to do so.