The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-11
COULDN'T BEAT HIM
Canterbury Easily Reelected Chief
of the Fire Department.
AN s-HoUR DAY FOR POLICEMEN
He VIII Introduce That
Schedule.

Events at last nights meeting of the
city council took the expected course
James R. Canterbury was reelected
chief of the fire department in walk,
and Alderman Chatfield won out easily in
his street commissioner contest with his
colleague Canterbury received sixteen
of the seventeen votes cast in the re-
publican caucus, and tWenty-four OF the
twenty-six cast at the council meeting.
Malone's showing was great d1sappolnt-
ment to his friends. The fact that he mad
the backing of many Of the police de-
partment favorites, and that his selection
would have been very pleasing to the ad-
ministration itself sent glimmering what
ever chances he may otherwise have
had. Malone worked hard for the place,
and went to the end, stating to the eau
Gus members in communication, that II
elected chief of the department., he would
engage to keep the department up to the
full measure Of efficiency and save $4,000
year of the appropriation. While
Chief Canterbury did not have the sup
port OF the majority of the democrats,
naturally, when the caucus made him It's
choice, they all got on the band wagon.
Alderman Chatfeld won out against AL
derman Lane, in the street commissioner
matter, by vote of II to 8. The caucus
did not consider this question at all,
leaving 1T to be settled on the floor Oh
the council. Alderman Lane presented
the name of William Mckinney, veteran
resident Of the ward, and one OF the men
mentioned as possible candidate for the
republican nomination for alderman this
year. He made no charges against AL
derman Chatfelds man, John Gillespie,
the present incumbent.
The other present commissioners in the
other wards were reelected, as follows:
First ward, John Gleason; Third ward,
Elias Mangi: Fourth ward, Robert Nc
full 7
ward. A. o. Flel; Seventh ward, Jacob
Johnson; Eighth ward, l.. G. Fry; Ninth
ward, w. N Finn; Tenth ward, William
Knight; Eleventh ward, H. T.. Ness;
Twelfth ward, A. A. Scales; Thirteenth
ward, James T. German.
Eight-Hour Day for the Police.
Mayor Ames started his boom for re-
nomination last night by sending in a
| communication to the council restatlng
| his sentiments in the matter OF bond
| issues, equitable taxation, the eight-hour
| day, departmental economy, etc., and ad-
vised the innovation Of a twelve hour
day for firemen. He declared that he
! would carry this policy into the manage
ment of the police department after Feb
| /, when all members of the department
would be required to be on duty but eight
! hours day, instead Of ten hours as NTH
! erto. ....
! The report of the special committee on
the request of the Team Owners. union
that only union labor be employed in the
| team work of the city, and that an eight
hour day be considered the standard, ex-
| cept with drivers Of sprinkling, garbage
| and cleaning wagons, was passed by
| vote of 10 to 6.
| The resolution carries provision thai
none but members of organized labor
shall be employed on city and ward work
Aldermen Merrill and McCune took EN-
! phatic ground against this principle, de-
| claring that there was no fairness or JUS
tice in it, and four others brayed organ
| lied labor sentiment by standing with
! them on the vote, as follows: Lane, Sib'
| ley, Schoonmaker and President Jones
There is nothing legally binding in the
resolution, being nothing more than al
| expression Of aldermanic sentiment, ant
it is likely that its provisions will tt
some extent be ignored in several OF the
! wards.
Powers Move for Three-Cent Fares
Alderman Powers Scent car fare or
dinance was given it's first reading ant
referred to a committee OF one alderman
from each ward, as follows:
Powers, Foell, Chatheld, Mumm, Mer
rill, Holmes, N. J. Nelson, McLaskey, NC
Coy, Dwyer, Peter Nelson, A. S. Adam
and Sutherland. .@ '-
This is a distinctly anti-Powers com
mittee.
William j. Loney notified the council
that he would present claim against tn
city for $225, for loss Of work resultin
! from vaccination. The communicable
was referred to the committee on health
The last charter commission petitione
the council for the payment Of the $40
debt that the members of the commits
sion incurred in the line of expenses i
preparing the charter submitted to tn
: people at the 1900 election. The way
and means committee will consider tn
matter.
The council ordered the grading Q
Tenth street S, between First avenue an
Park avenue, with creosoted woode
blocks and instructed the city enginee
to purchase the blocks and filler imme
, diately.