Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-11-08
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Balance Nov. ], '7S.
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Respectfully submitted,
F. A. REM, City Treasurer
Municipal court fine receipts and board of
health reports submitted heretofore pub
lished in GLOBE, and were placed on file.
THE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS
reported sundry bills, estimates, etc., which
we're allowed.
SHALL TEE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS HAVE
ASSISTANCE?
AID. Sanborn opposed the payment of j.
E. Crarnsie's claim for 1852 for work done
for the board of public works. He contend
ed that the payment for such clerical work
was in plain violation of the law. The clerk
Of the board should do all such work for his
salary, 81 200 per year. and no other com
pensation was allowed by the statute passed
last winter. He raised the objection now,
because he understood the bill had been al
lowed heretofore, and was not fully under
stood by tho council. It was time
to settle the matter for once and all
City Attorney Murray explained that the
bill was not for clerical work or assistance
to the clerk of the board, but for the board
itself. It was for assisting the board in
making assessments. The board had more
without such assistance.
AID Sanborn urged that the law was as
clear for the members of the board as the
clerk, no compensation could be allowed
other than tho salaries fixed by law. He
did not wish to be captious, but the thing
should be definitely fixed and understood.
Aid. Allen thought the bill should be al
lowed; the board of public works had enough
fo n vui{h lo,n 70 10
much clerical work for the stupendous
salaries they received. The assessments
should be made, and help should be given
the board to keep up their necessary work.
He knew they wanted clerical help, and he
was in favor of giving it. He didn't believe
in being penny wise and pound foolish; this
little expense helped along the work and
saved the city money in the end.
Aid. Mccarthy endorsed Aid. Aliens ideas
in every particular. He arraigned
lid. Sanborn for being a little too
captious, and referred to his favoring the
purchase of horse and buggy for the chief
of the fire department., it was to assist him
in his labors. This was for the same pur-
pose and he favored it.
Aid. Dowlan never heard of such bill
being presented to the council heretofore.
If he had known it he'd never have voted
for it. He moved that the bill be recommit-
ted to the committee on claims.
Aid. Rhodes didn't recollect of any such
bill being presented before.
Aid. Grace had seen such bills before.
The council had imposed the work on the
board, and there should be a way to give
them assistance.
Aid. Dowlan withdrew his motion to re-
commit, and moved that the bill be disal-
lowed.
Aid. Allen opposed this motion strenuous
~. The committee had examined the bill,
reported in its favor, and it was just bill,
and it ought to be allowed.
Aid. Mccarthy thought the present bill
ought to be allowed, and then due notice
might be given to the board, that in future,
such bills would not be allowed. He moved
that the committees report be approved as
whole.
Aid. Sanborn said the whole thing was
contrary to law. If the law was to be evad-
ed, it would be cheaper to get two clerks at
$4O month. Plenty of competent clerks
could be gotten for that sum, who would
work all day and night. These two could
do Cramsie's work as we'll as the clerk of the
board of public works. He moved that the
reference of the bill to committee compos-
ed of ono member from each ward, and that
the committee be empowered to examine into
the whole matter to ascertain if there was too
much work for the salary of $1,000 per
annum, and that Aid. Smith should be chair
man of such committee. The motion was
lost.
Aid. Smith explained his vote in the af-
frmatve. TO allow the bill was contrary to
law, but he did believe the board of public
works had too much work to do.
Aid. McCarthy's motion to approve report
was adopted.
Aid. Grace moved that q special commit
tee be appointed to confer with the board in
the matter of assistance. Aid. Dowlan,
Dreis, Kittson, Smith, Sanborn and Rhodes
were appointed such committee.
The committee on LICENSES reported two
transfers, which report was adopted.
The committee on fire department. report
ed sundry claims which were allowed.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Aid. O'Connor, to whom was referred the
matter of the Mason private sewer on Tenth
street, reported adversely to allowing con-
nection thereunto, and reported that pub
lie sewer shoald be constructed along Tenth
street at once.
Aid. Kittson thought it was rather hard to
compel Mason to pay for public sewer, and
the petition was only from one property
holder, just opposite to Mason.
Aid. Dowlan favored the construction of
the sewer and the adoption of the report
Aid. Grace favored the Mason view of tho
case, and deemed 1t hardship to tax Mason
for public sewer. He thought Smith e.
Davis could be allowed to tap Mason's sew
er, and this could be done by adding a Sec
ton to the sewer ordinance, making pro-
vision for Smith & Davis benz 1T. He
moved the reference TO the committee on
ordinances. Carried.
r FROM THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Sundry reports, ETC., as heretofore report
ed in proceedings of the board by the GLOBE.
The same was appropriately referred or APP
proved.
In the matter of the award of contract for
construction of sewer on Ninth street to J..
nj. Emenson from abe board, same was re.
ferred to committee on streets and alleys.
From the same, award of contract for con-
struction of tho sewer on Wabashaw street
to j. M. Emenson. Referred to ways and
means committee.
THE COMMITTEE ON STREETS AND ALLEYS,
to whom was referred the st. Peter street
sewer assessment of $40 per foot, by the
board, reported that according to ordinance
the assessment should be $l.25 per foot.
Approved.
The other reports from the same commit
tee were the same as heretofore reported in
the GLOBE, and were adopted.
The extensions of Sycamore street, Como
avenue and University avenue to Robert
street were referred to the board of public
works for the usual examination and report.
From the same, report favoring the
opening of Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, from Medill to Randall addition,