The St. Cloud journal., 1869-03-04
:. faI 1ofEL PRoJ ROT.
MAYOR E1AML1N's VETO MEssAGE.
Now and Bctter REGULATIONS.

! ult, tho following message was recelVeu
from Mayor Hsmlin, giving his reasons for
Withholding his approval Of the resolutions
passed at tho previous meeting, offering a
honus Of $4,000 by tho CITY for building
Of hotel not to cost less than $75, 900:
| MA1on's OFFICE, CRY OF Sr. CLouD,
Feb. 26th, 1869. !
7s tho Common Council Of said Civ:
My official duty, in my judgment, oom-
pels me to return the accompanying reso-
luton without my signature.
The 6rst objection have thereto is that
the resolution unnecess arily fixes mini
mum cost for tho hotel contemplated,
which eoet is, in the opinion Of the Mayor,
far beyond our wants and far beyond our
reach. This, however, would be matter
Of small consequence, as it could at any
time be changed by the Council. But l
understand tho proposed act Of the State
Legislature is to be based upon this resolu-
tiou-and not having seen the same, am
apprchensive that it may be by its terms
50 dependent thereon and controlled there
by that tho erection of hotel building at
cost Of not less than $4,000, will be the
necessary condition to any issue OF Bonds
at all. it is coutended, however, by some
that inssmuch as the resolution fixes the
maximum amount of bonds at $4,000.
and the minimum cost Of the hotel build
ing at $4,000, it would authorize the issue
of smaller amount of bonus for u hotel of
less cost but in the judgment of the May
or, the resolution would, with the act of
the Legislature based upon it, preclude the
legal issue Of any bonds except for hotel
costing At least $75, 900 and he believes
that the embarrassment and uncertainty
resulting therefor may be such as to de-
feat the very object sought to be obtained,
viz. the erection Of such hotel as the
necessities Of the city demand, It appears
to the Mayor that if instead Of fixing any
cost, the resolution was made to read,
''sa,d hotel to be of sach cost and charac-
ter As the Council shall hereafter deter
mine," it would not be Objectionable to
the friends of the present resolution, and
would still leave the Council free to nego-
tiate for hotel building OF less cost, if on
mature consideration it was deemed advisa-
bic to do so. .
The policy of issuing bonds for the pur.
pose contemplated is very questionable
remedy fer the evil we wish to escape At
the same time, it is not improbable that
the issue Of bonds to a reasonable amount
for the purpose ofsecuring the erection Of
hotel building Of moderate size and cost,
would meet the approval Of a majority Of
our citizens.
1t is hoped, however, that the hotel his
tory Of Minneapolis and St. Anthony will
not be lost upon the Council. 1t has not
been many years since Minneapolis, with
the Nicollet House built and furnished, was
obliged not only to give it rent free, but
actually to pay nan to keep it. The Wins
low House. Of St. Anthony, furnishes also
an instructive lesson. And We have no
reason to expect that hotel building BE-
yond our scants would be other than a
monument Of folly. And while the Mayor
will not feel justified in interposing his Oh:
lection to the resolution, modified as before
suggested, he respectfully suggests wheth-
er $4,000 as the maximum amount of
bonds would not be more likely to be ap-
proved by the people, and whether hotel
likely to be secured ty such bonus would
not he a profitable investment, and of more
benefit to the city than any attempt to
build beyond our means to sustain. A
bui lding costing, all furnished. not over
$50, 900, and properly kept, would be such
an improvement upon our present hotel ac-
&C cmmodations, that it would ab undautly
satisfy the ambition Of tho present Mayor,
and it could be SO planned and constructed
that its adaptation by additions to the fu-
tare wants Of the city could be easily made.
1t would be easy to provide for the proper
keeping Of such house, by suitable safe
while it would not CRAFTY. our vanity like a
magnificent structure, it would be adapted
to our wants, probably is within our reach,
and not loaded down with that 'pride
which precedes fall.''
EDWARD O. HAMLIN,
Mayor.
On motion Of Aid. Tenny, the resolution
were laid on the table.
On motion Of Aid. Bridgman, the fol-
lowing resolutions, IN accordance with the
Mayors suggestions, were unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That SUM not exceeding
SIC, 900 in bonds Of the city of st. Cloud,
payable in not less than ten years, and
within twenty years, with interest not ex-
ceeding ten per cent. per anaum, be offered
to any person or persons or corporation,
who will build frst-clsss brick hotel
within the limits of said city, said hotel to
be Of such cost and character as the City
Council shall hereafter determine.
Resolved, That the City Clerk be in
structed to advertise in accordance with
the foregoing resolution, six successive
weeks in both the St. Cloud papers and in
| tho St. Paul Pres and Pioneer. Provided,
That no bonds shall be issued for said pur-
pose unless sanctioned by . majority Of
the votes cast At q special election to be
held for that purpose in said city, in &C.
cordance with an act Of the Legislature, t.
be obtained, authorizing aud regulating
the same.