St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-19
FIGHTERS FOR DELAY.
The Minority Of the Council
Are Adopts in This
Line.
FIGHTS ON APPOINTMENTS.
Aid. SchWarZ Wants the
North Side Represented
Thinks It Sighted.
ON APPOINTMENTS.
A TWO HOURS WRANGLE
Over This One Appointment
AI0ne--The Salaries Com
mittee Report.

As has been anticipated, the first
meeting of the new council which was
held last night was very spirited one
and was largely attended, large throng
of spectators being present. The new
president, Aid. Snyder, occupied the
chair with becoming dignity, and
although his position was trying one
last night, he did not lose his head for
an instant.
The expected motion to eXpunge from
the minutes Of Jan. Aid. Snyder's
speech did not materiaIiZe. The COM
munications consisted mainly in the re-
ports of the staff appointments of the
various departments. All went smoothly
until the nominations of the depart
ment of health were reached, and here
came the first and the greatest obstacle
of the evening.
A petition was read from the bakers
union protesting against the appoint
ment OF Bread Inspector Barry. After
some remarks the matter was tabled.
A petition was also presented and read
from the American Baking company,
Minneapolis Baking company, Regain
Bros and the WOmau's Baking company
in favor of the appointments of Mr.. Barry.
City Attorney Simpson announced the
appointment of his staff. A, Dunn,
NJ. D. Purdy. and W. II. Morse. stenog
rapher. This is the old staff. In the
other city offices there were some
changes. In the building department,
beside the changes published already,
Charles l.. Pil!sbury succeeds W. E. j.
DRming as electric wire Inspector.
The greatest shake-up occurred in
the engineers office. Assistant Z. ..
Huntress was removed, and |. E. Howe,
formerly street engineer, succeeds him.
Z. Il. DuttOn is promoted to
succeed Howe. and William Fox is
promoted to buttons former situation.
A. B. Coe remains bridge Inspector
and engineer. and Carl IlStrup as sewer
superintendent. Il. L. Cox is made
sidewalk engineer, Assistant Dealing
remaining.
The health department appointments
aroused the first protest. although there
were several negative votes on the con-
firmatiOn of the engineers assistant
Aid. Schwartz called attention to the
fact thai the Third and Tenth wards
had no representation on the Depart
ment, although 1t paid 1888. 81 IS in
this years taxes, and was district
which in the summer time demanded a
great deal of attention from the depart
ment, He thought that that portion OF
the city deserved better recognition.
Another matter referred 10 by him
was the removal of Dumpkeeper Kelly,
who has been employed in the depart
D., nj in, fIt,A
city's service and had been promised
a permanent position OH condition of
MS not bringing suit against the city.
Aid. Harvey thought the first kick
was poorly founded, but the Kelly mat
ter was different.
AID. Schwartz moved to refer the
whole list to the committee again,
and Aid. Miner. who has been
one OF the quietest members for
the last two years, startled the
meeting by scathing criticism
OF the committee. which, he said, had
seemed to ignore entirely the eXpe-
rieuce of employees as an argument in
their behalf, and had made appoint
ment5 for pOhtica! reasons. He knew
of three good men, two of them medical
inspectors. who had been dropped; men
whom ne had known himself to be men OF
experience and aOlllN. lie believer
that the policy. if pursued. would bring
on the council and the committee dis
aster ana deep degradation. Aid. Fort
spoke IN defense of the committee. and
said he thought 4 man from the Thir
teenth ward co uld serve efficiently on
the North side. Aid. Schwartz retOrted
that he did not know what he was talk
ing about.
AID. McAIlister said that a council
which started out for reform with big
r, was beginning at the wrong end
when it removed capable officials for
political reasons.
The motion TO recOmmit was lost, as
was another 10 refer to the same COM
mittee and Aid. Dunuam and Schwartz.
The appointments were then con-
frmed, with the exception of the police
at the Washington dump, which was
referred. The several motions were
tangled up in a hard knot by the
minority, who proved themselves pIucky
ObstTuCtiOnists.
In the debate, Miner repeated his be
lief that the committee had made ap