The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-21
CALL ON MAYOR DoRAN.
Third Street Property Owners Are
In Earnest.

In Earnest.
Mayor Doran realizes that he has got
himself into pretty pickle by closing
the disreputable resorts on Jackson
street and directing the occupants to
find others on West Third street. Which
way to turn, his honor hardly knows,
amid the storm Of protests he has en-
countered from the business men on
Third street from Wabasha to Market
street. They have called on him in a
body twice to protest against the pub
lie dedication of Third street to the
purposes that have made South Wash
| ington and Hill streets notorious. They
have reminded his honor that they
were not even consulted when he de-
cided to confer this unsavory and OPP
probriouS distinction upon Third street
and that if they had been, they would
never have consented to such an in
vasion Of their neighborhood. Hence
the mayor is in a hot stew.
Yesterday forenoon a delegation Of
West Third street business men and
property owners again paid the mayor
little visit and asked him what he
proposed to do. The mayor hesitated,
not being supplied with propositions
as to his future action. He had how
ever, some of that unfailing commodity
advice, to offer. He counSeled his fellow
citizens to consult the owners Of the
UullullSS WHICH the unWelCOme new
corners had occupied. Doubtless these
owners, being pubIic-spirited men with
the interests of the city at heart, might
render valuable aid in Kidding their
property of such undesirable tenants.
This was the upshot of the talk with
the mayor, and today the Third street
business men will call on the landlords
in sc arch of what relief they may obtain
from that quarter.
This is very complicated ques-
tion," said one Of the prominent bust
ness men yesterday, who called on the
mayor II don't wonder the mayor is
greatly perplexed and cannot decide
upon immediate action. 1t is natural
to suppose that when he ordered these
people to leave Jackson street, there
was a mutual understanding that they
would be permitted to occupy quarters
on Third street. This being settled
the owners Of the vacant houses and
blocks on that street received offers
from those wishing to rent them ac-
copied the offers, went to more or less
expense in making the necessary re-
pairs, alterations, ETC., and eventually
received a certain amount of rent in
advance. So there Is the situation, ana
an extremely awkward one it is. No
wonder the mayor is in predicament
l must say that he would have done
much better If he had never disturbed
the Jackson street resorts
1T may be urged that there are dis
reputable resorts on Third street that
have existed there for several years
That is true, but they were few in
number and Third street was not
branded as the home of disreputable
houses. On the contrary, 1t was con-
sidered, and was for that matter, O
respectable business street Now it's
character is publicly changed and
classed with that of South Washington
nd e~4r%
near Bridge square. 1t has been fent-
ed to these people and the front win
dows have been frosted so as to screen
the interior from the view of paSSerS-
by and all others. This is well enough.
though it is also a conspicuous adver-
tisement of the character Of the place.
In the meantime Mayor Doran does
not the least bit relish the G o b e's
publication of the inner workings and
private commercial motives that caused
the cleaning out Of Jackson street and
the infesting of Third street with these
objectionable neighbors. His honor is
so worked up over the criticism that
the lob e's exposure has brought
upon him, that he talks for pubIi-
cation" in the Pioneer Press. There
is suspicion abroad that his honor's
interviewer was strangely familiar with
newspaper style, judging from the tech
meal expressions of the newspaper fra
ternity noticeable in what purports to
be the mayors own language 1t is
extremely doubtful that his honor
would describe a reporter as an "anl-
bilious SCRIBE and 1t is absolutely
certain that the mayor never before
heard of such an expression as ga fig
ment of the reporters imagination"
until he read 1t in the interview writ
ten for him.
AS to the mayors idea that no one
would look for the opening of a cam
paign so far in the future, 1t is not
aIniss to remind his honor that the
Pioneer Press, only day or two ago,
announced that Mayor Doran would be
a candidate for reelection. "A