St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-08

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and proceeded to business with con.
siderable ease. aud accomplished quite
reasonable amount of work. consider.
ing the fact that the mayor badn0t had
time TO name the committees. This
will lie done this morning, however
and then their work will commence il,
r, al earnest. Auditor Sullivan was a
little ner. Gus, but after he got the hang
of things lie read the bills like an Old
hand. AT ally rate. he did his work
very conscientiousiy. and went slow III
order to be sure of his ground.
All the old members OF the board were
present TO help teach the ropes to the
new members, and gracefully passed
the keys TO the desks they had occupied
over to- their successors, and wished
them Godspeed in their work for the
next two years. The retiring board is
probably one of the most efficient that
has ever convened in the Ramsey county
court house. and the best that any citi-
zen can wish the new board is that il
will do its work as faithfully and well
as did the old. 1t never shirked duty,
aud If it took ten meetings to accom-
plish an object it met and all were
present and tremendously discussed
matters till an agreement was reached
and, at that. it had some of the most
tangled webs to unravel that have ever
come before board.
With regard to the personnel Of the
new board it may be stated that half of
the members are new officehoders, only
two Of the former board holding over
Messrs. McCarron and Seng-and both
will prove Of great value to the board,
for the first year at any rate.
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Charles McCarron, being the only
Democrat, Will have to bear the brunt of
Democracy'S battles, but he is equal to
the occasion, and the interests of the
party will be we'll looked after, even
though he is single-handed in the bat.
tie. 1t will be big mistake if Charley
is not put on some of the most import
ant committees OH the board, not from
a political standpoint, but in the light
of past experience and service. He will
be able TO act as pilot 10 guide the
commissioners through the rocks and
shoals Of the municipal sea.
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Bob Seng, the other old member of
the board, was on about every com nit
tee during the last session, and what
he doesn't know of committee work and
duty is not worth knowing. He was
always ready for business on the old
board, aud if any of the new members
want any pointers, all they Deed do is
to ask Bob, and they will receive all
the information they need or desire.
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Sam Kellerman is the handS0mest
man on the board. He looks neat, quiet
and unassuming, but glance around
the board yesterday morning showed
one thing conclusively, and that is that
he will be leader III almost everything
the board will do. He takes Bob Seng's
Old seat, and it is quite likely that he
will be able to hold it down fully as we'll
as Bob did. Sam looks as though he
was there for business, and his looks do
not belle his reputation. The taXpay-
ers will not be Swjndled while Sam is
sitting in a com missoner's chair.
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Commissioner Wright took his seat
very naturally, and, as he occupied it
once before, things were quite familiar
to him. He represented the country
two years ago, and naturally feels
pleased over his return TO the board.
His previous experience will stand him
in good stead at this time. and after the
rustiness of two years rest wears off,
he will be able to tackle the business OF
the board with the same old force and
power.
John MoritZ is one of the new men-
bers, and the way he started out yes
terday is an indication that he will be
one of the workers of the board. that is,
one Of the hard, faithful workers. From
several conversations had with Mr..
MoritZ before entering on his duties, it
can safely be stated that his ideas on
matters pertaining to the duties of the
board are sound and logical, especially
those on the contract system. public
officers and public roads. Since his
election he has made his duties study,
and comes to his desk we'll posted and
we'll prepared in every way to cope with
the difficulties that he knows will con-
ri RI h,at tyGynN
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Nels j. Ness took Charley Lauer's
seat, next to the auditor, and this is
quite coincidence, as both gentlemen
arB in the same line of business, stone
contracting. and it is to be hoped that
Mr.. Ness will aid the new board in this
line as we'll as Lauer did the old one.
Mr.. Ness took great interest in the
reading of the bills yesterday morning,
and if he sticks to it there won't be any
wrong ones get by him. There being a
great deal of contract work to be done
for the county i'll the shape OF roads.
bridges, cuIverts, etc, il is a good thing
to have some one on the board who is
familiar with this class OF work. MI.
Ness can make this speciality and do
great service to the taxpayers.
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The new board made good start
yesterday. Let them Keep it up and
beware of the pitfalls and SHARES of
politics and they will deserve the
thanks OF the community.
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HAWAIIANS HOPE.
Thurston Claims the Annexation
Feeling Is Strong as Ever.
New YORK, Jan. 7.-Loren A. Thurs
ton, Hawaiian minister 20 the United
States, accompanied by Miss ThurSton.
was passenger on the Cunarder Au-
rama, which arrived from Liverpool
today. Mir. Thurston stated that his
trip abroad had no political significance
whatever. He went to Portugal at the
request of his government to reinau-
gurate the importation Of Portuguese
labor by the Hawaiian republic. When