The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-07
ASSEMBLY WOULDN'T FOLLOW MIR.
MAB0N's LEAD ON MAYORS
APPOINTMENTS.
PATR0LMEN NOT CONFIRMED.
OPPOSITION TO THE LONG DIS
LANCE TEL EPH0NE ORDINANCE
MANIFESTED.
SHARP RAP AT PAwNBRokERs
Ordinance Amended to Include
Second Hand Dealers and
Mortgage Sharks


1t was a long and tiresome session
that the assembly held last night. No
matters of great Importance or gen
eral interest were disposed of, and the
few discussions hat arose were of the
tamest character The only event of
the evening was the break made by
Assemblyman Mabon in attempting to
secure the confirmation of half a dozen
Of Mayor Doran's police appointments,
which had not been investigated by
the committee on police.
Early in the meeting the assembly
had referred to the committee on po-
lice the mayors appointment of the
following patrolmen Louis j, Calvin,
August Christopherson, James Hol-
land, Charles H. Gerber, John Schaff-
hansen and John Lindon. Suisse
quently Mr.. Mabon moved that the
action taken in referring the appoint
ments be reconsidered. The motion
prevailed, and Mr.. Mabon then moved
that the appointments be confirmed.
in order that the names Of the ap-
pointees might be placed on the July
pay roll. But this did not work.
that the members had agreed in eau
Gus not to confirm any appointee to
the police force until it had been as
certained whether he was under the
age of thirty-five years or not If any
of thes six men were confirmed and
then found to be over the age fixed
by law, the assembly would discover
that it had stultified itself
Mr. MahOn'S motion tO oapfr,,, me-,
then put, but it was lost by a vote of
to 2, Mr.. Kirke being the only one
to vote in the affirmative with Mr.. Ma
bon
The appointments Of Michael J.
Schorn and Soren Sorenson, the for
mer to be driver of the Black Maria.
and the latter as a patrolman were
duly confirmed.
Mr.. Craig introduced an ordinance
authorizing the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company of Minnesota
10 use the public streets Of ST. Paul
for the purpose of placing poles and
electrical conductors thereon and sub
ways for electrical conductors under
the same Mr.. Craig explained that he
had introduced the ordinance by re-
quest.
Mr.. Lewis had few words to saw
before moving the reference of the or
dlnance to the committee on streets
He objected to the ordinance on its
face, as it prescribed no limitations as
to the tolls to be charged, and contain
ed nothing to indicate who or what the
corporation is. The corporation had
claimed to be an Eastern Iong-distance
telephone company, whereas. the ordi-
nance described the concern as a Min
neSota corporation. The ordinace was
then referred to the committee on
streets
The ordinance regulating pawnbrok-
ers, secondhand dealers and junk men.
passed some weeks ago by the board of
aldermen, was amended in a few par
ticulars and passed by the assembly.
The ordinance is designed to bring alb
solutely under police surveillance not
only the pawnbrokers and secondhand
men, but as far as possible the chatteI
mortgage sharks, and other persons do
ing a pawnbroking business under the
guise of any other business than pawn
broking. The ordinance requires pawn
brokers to keep all articles pledged for
at least twenty-four hours after re-
porting the same to the police. The
license fee for pawnbrokers remains
$500 year and every pawnbrolxer is
required to furnish a bond In the sum
of $1,000. The original ordinance re-
CURED similar bond from the second
hand dealers, but it was amended by
reducing the size Of the bond to 81 ,000
Furthermore, at the request Of the
Property Owners association, a pro
| vision was inserted requiring a minute
description of all lead pipe and plumb
ing outfits to be furnished to the police,
with information as to the buildings
from which the same were taken, and
also description Of the person or per-
sons disposing of such material
Joseph Sansome, representing the
pawnbrokers and dealers in second
hand goods, was granted the floor to
present their objections to certain sec
tons of the ordinance The assembly
then passed the ordinance by a vote of
seven to one, Mr.. Craig voting in the
negative.
The resolution from the board of al
dermen authorizing the board of public
| works to contract with the ST. Paul
| Gas Light company to maintain two
electric arc lights in Rice, Summit, r.
vine, Central and Lafayette parks at
the rate of $1,000 per light per month
was amended, so as to provide for
maintaining such lights from Aug Is
| to Sept. Is, 1896. It was further amended
| by substituting the word commissions
/ err in place of the word board pre-
! ceding the words "of public works"
AS amended the resolution was adopt
ed.
| A resolution was adopted granting
| the G. A. r. committees permission to
! erect reviewing stands on the public
| streets and alleys Of st. Paul.
! A resolution was adopted requiring
the street railway company to run open
cars on the Mississippi street and West
| st. Paul line.
| Mr.. Krahmer was the author of an or
| dinance requiring the street railway
| company to extend its Jackson street
/ line as far south as Fourth street, in
order to secure transfers to and from
| the Fourth street cable line The ordi-
nance was referred to the committee on
streets.
| Mr.. Krahmer also offered a resolution
directing the street railway company to
1 line for the rest Of the summer season.
The resolution was adopted.
A resolution was adopted author
| ling the proper city officers to lease
| from o. o. Cullen the present quarters
occupied by the central police station,
/ for period. of two years, with an opt
| ion of three years more. The rental
as agreed upon is to be 800 month,
which is a reduction of $50 a month in
the amount previously paid. The les
Sor agrees to allow out of the first
years rent $225 for repairing the build
/ ing. After adopting the resolution. the
assembly passed a resolution appro-
priating out of the general fund, the
sum of $500 to be expended In making
| the necessary repairs and improve
| nsentS. The fund will be reimbursed