The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-18

kiri<e Not a Candidate for Re-
eIectiOn-City Hall News.
che Republican members of the board
&C aldermen and ass embly are to caucus
this evening or a .candi late for city clerl:
and for presiding officers of both bodies
and the presidency of the common coun-
Gil.
City Clerk Jensen, it appears has the
lead in the race for city clerk and it is
claimed by his friends, as we'll as indi-
vldual members OF the council, that he
will have 10 trouble in securing the neces-
sary ten votes in the caucus. He has
been electioneering for the place for
year. which, 1t is said. gives him an ad-
vantage.
f. c. Hammer, private secretary to
Mayor Kiefer. who aspires to the position
of city clerk. said yesterday afternoon
that there was nothing new. so far as he
was aware; in the situation. A canvass
OF the council made by the other aspir-
ants he said. showed that there we're
about forty members in the council IN
stead of twenty. He declined to say how
many votes he had. but repor ted that the
to fourteen each.
Aid. Donahower, who is president of the
beard of aldermen, says he is not a cam
didate for reflections in the, sense that he
is asking his colleagues to vote for him,
but If the members should see fit to re-
| nominate him he would not decline.
| In case Donahower is not chosen by the
caucus the honors will go to Aid. Shepard,
| OF the Eleventh ward, and a deal of quiet
| work is being done by outside influences
along this line. Aid. Allard, of the Tenth
ward, is candidate for the position but
yesterday it was mentioned that fop a
ruan who had only been Republican two
years Allard was asking too much. This
talk may haze some effect
President Kirke, of the assembly an
nounces that he is not a candidate for re-
| election, but it is claimed that this ia
merely a bluff, and that Kirke and Dix
the present president and vice president
OF the upper" branch of the council, will
be reelected. In case Kirke's declaration
| is on the square then Dix will be chosen
president and Assemblyman Nelson vice
| president.
| The question of selecting a market mas
| ter may or may not be brought up at the
| caucus John. Duffy, the present incum-
| bent, Is candidate for reelection, as are
also F. II. Wheelock and c. Fisher
ASSEMBLY MEETS TONIGHT.
The assembly will hold regular meet
| ing this evening and, in addition to rou-
| tine business. the ordinance granting the
| street railway company a franchise on
Cedar street and the American Telephone
| and Telegraph a telephone franchise will
| be considered.
1t Is probable that the street railway
| ordinance will be so amended as to over
hn oh
| members. The amendment will be in the
nature of an exact location of the track
which the company wishes to lay on the
street between Eleventh. and Eighth street
Several Of the assemblymen were in con.
sultatioE with City Engineer Rundlett
yesterday, and the ordinance will be
amended so as to allow, in case another
company should desire to use the street
sufficient room to put down an additional
track. In case the company should re-
| fuse to accept the ordinance with this
change, then enought members. of the as
sembiy will vote against it to prevent it's
| passage. n
Aid. Shepard Is authority for the state
ment that the ordinance allowing the
American Telegraph and Telephone COM
pany twenty-five year franchise, which
| passed the board of aldermen Tuesday
night. will be adopted by the assembly
this evening. Several of the members of
the assembly, however, are unable to see
how the Eleventh ward alderman is so
positive in his assertions
PAY ROLLS AUDITED.
The assembly committee on WAYS and
means met yesterday and approved audit
| ed resolutions Among others were the
! pay roll of the street and sewer force for
the two weeks ending May Is, amounting
to $7,21o.7S. sweepers of asphalt paved
streets for same period $1025.25 and men
employed on bicycle path construction
| S71745.