The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-16
TIMBER F0RAWAY0R
w. r.. JOHNSON, ACCEPTING ONE
HONOR, HAS HIS EYE ON AN
OTHER ONE.
IF HE SUCCEEDED Mr.. DORIAN
HE THINKS HE WOULD FILL THE
OFFICE AS WELL AS ANY
MAN.
If He SUCCEEDED Mr.. DORIAN
ASSEMBLY HAS A SHORT SESSION
New Street Railway Ordinance
Given IL Flying Switch to Conn
mittee on Streets.

The resignation of Ernest L. Mabon
as a member of the assembly, was the
first business disposed of at the meet
ing of that body last night. The same
having been accepted, Mr.. Reardon
placed in nomination for the vacancy,
w. r. Johnson, who, ne said, was an
old associate and a former member OF
the assembly. Mr.. DAILY moved that
the nomination be made unanimous,
and the clerk was directed to cast the
ballot for W. r. Johnson. Messrs.
Reardon and DAILY were appointed a
committee to wait on Mr.. Johnson and
escort him to the chamber After being
sworn in Mr.. Johnson, Mr.. Albrecht
and Mr.. Mabon INDUCED in a little of
the pat-me-On-the-b back talk. Mr.. AL
brecht complimented Mr.. Mabon for
his courtesy and ability as a member
of the assembly. Mr.. Mabon thanked
his associates and explained that the
interests Of his constituents and the
city would be we'll taken care of by his
successor. One of the custodians car
ried a vase of flowers to the desk of
Mr.. johnson. Mr.. Reardon said if he
had been given a bunch of "posies''
he certainly would make a speech, and
Mr. Johnson took the hint. He thanked
the members of the assembly for the
unanimous vote by which they had
elected him, and sang a few bars of the
tune-WOrn song, to the effect that the
honor came to him without any seek
ing on his part. The newspapers to
the contrary, he said, had not been a
candidate for any office since the last
election. He announced that he was
not candidate for city treasurer, city
comptroller nor mayor. This state
ment. he said, would be some satisfac-
ton to Messrs. Horst McCardy, Bige-
low, Arosin and others. He qualified
the majority bunch" however, by say
ing that if the people were ever in
sane enough to elect him mayor he
felt confident that he could fill the
office as we'll as any or the persons
who had been elected to that position
F. H. Wheelock submitted a PROPOSE
ton for the establishment of a public
market at Ninth and Broadway and
Pine streets. Mr.. Wheelcck offered lots
l. 2, and 4, block IA of KittsOns addi-
ton for market purposes, and agreed to
deed the property to the city at the
END OF ten yf ars providing he could col
lect the fees for use Of the same dur
ing that time. The proposition went to
the committee on streets.
Assemblyman Thompson introduced
an ordinance prohibiting the laying of
any wooden sidewalks in the district
bounded by Maria avenue, Third,
Maple and Seventh streets. The meas
ure passed under a suspension, Mr.
Thompson explaining there was no OPP
position to it.
Supt. King, of the police patrol tele-
graph, asked permission to change the
cell batteries used in the patrol syS-
tenn to dynamo system. The expense
would be SIS per month after the
change had been made, as against
1857 now expended yearly. The expense
of making the change would be about
$500. The committee on police will con-
slider the proposition.
The agreement between the city and
the Warren-Scharff Paving company,
relating to the annullment of the con-
tracts for asphalt paved streets on
st. Anthony hill, passed by the alder
men, was concurred in.
The agreement provides for the re-
laying of $4,000 square yards of pave
ment and the placing Of the streets in
good condition. This having been done
| under the supervision of the board of
public works, the contract which al
lowed the company cents per square
ydrd per year Tor repairs during the
next ten years, will be annulled
The board of aldermen passed a res
olution directing the city engineer to
repair the pavement on East Seventh,
from the railroad bridge to Hope street,
The assembly on motion of Mr.. Rear
don, struck out the words "city engi-
neer' and inserted in place thereof
board Of public works. Corporation
Attorney Markham, asked for an opin-
ion, said under the charter on his in
depreciation of it, all such orders
should be directed to the board of
public works, instead of the city en-
gineer.
The assembly passed a final order
for the paving of Broadway, between
Third and Seventh streets. The street
railway ordinance passed by the al
dermen at a special session yesterday
afternoon, was referred to the COM
mite on streets. The clerk had just
started reading the measure when Mr..
Reardon suggested that all street rail-
| way matters be sent to a committee,
! and as no one objected, this was done
The president announced that MI.
| Johnson would take the place of Mr.
Mabon on all committees, and the as
sembly and a delegation from the
Eighth ward adjourned.