The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-03
TO LET The DENIS IN.
Repub. Aldermen Reconsider Their
Plan to Distribute All City
Patronage Themselves.
Some of the Street Commissioner
ships Are Already Decided
Friction in the Second.

Thirteen street commissioners have
been worrying for some time, alcng with
certain other city officials whose posi-
lions depend on the aldermen, over what
the city, council has in store for them
after Jan. l. Three have ceased to worry
much for they are sure of being cast out:
William Knight of the tenth. and H. II.
ness or the eleventh, because they are
republicans, and James A. German of the
thirteenth ward, who knows he is to be
dropped and is said to be rather thankful
that it's no worse. ~,....-
Had the proposition to give the demo-
Gratis nothing been adopted by the re
publican majority, Knight and Ness would
have been retained as they are both very
efficient men, but the aldermen who, a
month ago, so strongly favored cutting Off
all patronage from democrats, have very
little to say now except to argue against
their former position. &. : : ~
1t is stated that there would be a great
deal of disorder if the council should
place republican street commissioners in
wards which send two democrats to the
council. The ward funds are at the dis
posal of the aldermen, the street commits
sioners must work under them and it
Would }be. contrary to the theory of home
rule to deprive democratic wards Of demo-
cratic street commissioners. :, -....- --
There has been more or less debate on
this proposition but it has duieted down,
and the first, ninth, tenth and eleventh
wards will be recognized as being demo-
cratic territory and the council will keep
Off it's hands unless the aldermen from
any OF the four wards are unable to agree
between themselves.
No great excitement is expected from
the election of commissioners in any Of
the wards except in the second in which
Aldermen Chatfeld and Lane are at log
6S No will To no
street commissioner. The situation is
still not cleared enough to show which
will win, as the new aldermen are hold
ing somewhat aloof. ,:
Candidates for city positions are very
wary and although there remains only
about month until the great biennial
distribution Of patronage, the aldermen
are not greatly annoyed by seekers for
preferment. The absence OF candidates
indicates that nearly all the officials will
be reappointed. f -
An alderman, usually we'll informed.
predicted the rearpontment Of all the
present city hall force, conceding that the
only chances for change were iii the
offices Of city engineer and sealer Of
weights and measures, neither of which,
however, appeared serious. -. d"
However,, there are several applicants
for several positions, the ones actually
in the field to-day being as follows:
City Attorney-rrank Healy, Alexander Nc
Cune, Fred B. Wright. .-'
City Enginee:-Ceorgc W. sublette, E. r. Dut-
ton. Andrew Rinker. 49,
Chief of Fire Department-Ja R. 'Canter-
bury, Frank L. Stetson.
Commissioner Of Heatll-P. NJ. Holl. NJ. D.
City Assessor-G. l.. Fort, Clement J. Minor.
City Clerk-L. A. Lydiard, s. L. Trussell.
Registrar of Water OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Z.
Moody, Dan c. Brown. .-~-t> RI.
Supervisor of Waterworks-J. H. Mcconnell.
Building InspectOr-James G.. Houghton.
Sealer of Weights and AIeasures-Ralph Whit
ney, Claus @. Peterson. George F. Hull. + = =
Gas Inspector-W. II. Roberts.
observation-disclosures Gaylord. - = -,