Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-24
ECONOMY.

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Rccomsn Reports of the Committees
on Schools and Educ0tionSaud on Co,t,,ts,
| 4Hairs.
The committee of twenty -one citizens who
were appointed by the board of trade met
at the council chamber last evening, with
President DeLaittre in the chair Owing to
the absence of the secretary, Mr.. w. w.
Remington was elected secretary pro tom.
The minutes Of previous meeting were rea d
and approved. The committee on charter
amendments, consisting of ii. Il. Wells,
Frank Morse, John Thompson, 0. A. Pray,
w. w. McNair, William Loehren, q. S.
Corser, W. Il. johnson, A. G. Rand, with Il.
L. Wells, as chairman, reported the fol-
| loving:
| TIE committee on charter amendments
respectfully report; That after due delibera-
ton they have concluded to recommend the
i following amendments, to-wit:
That the quarter days on which the county
shall t acc9nnt for and pay over to the
ignatsd.
That the time within which actions may be
commenced against the city for damages on
account of personal injuries be limited to one
year after the right of action occurs.
That section L, of chapter IL, of the act ap-
proved March 8, 1873, be SO amended as to re-
L
elect OF the city. This section authorizes the
city council to take, use and appropriate any
| lands within the limits of the city which it
| snail oeem necessary for the purpose OF Pu bic
| grounds, engine houses markets or other pub
| lie buildings or for water works, and also
| any water power they may deem
necessary, together with the useo all fumes,
| canals, tunnels, and other structures and con-
ftrivances, which may be convenient in and
about the application of the water power 30
taken and appropriated.
| That provisions be made for the deposit of
| funds by the treasurer of the city and of the
| board OF education, and for the collection of
| interest thereon in same manner as is now or
may hereafter be required by the county treas
| urer.
| That the term Of office of the city attorney
/! be made two years.
| They also recommend the establishment Of
an executive department of the city govern
| ment to be known as ''The Board of Public
Works, " with the following general provisions:
That the board shall consist of five members,
who shall be reputable freehoiders and quail
lied electors of the city, no two of whom
shall be residents of the same ward
| and none Of whom shall be mem bers Of the
city council or hold any other CITY office. They
shalt be appointed by the mayor, or with the
advice and consent of the city council, and
their term OF office shall be three years, except
that the first appointments shall be of one for
one year, two for two years, and two for three
years. They shall take the proper oath and
execute the usual bond to the city, with sure
ties. They shall have power to elect clerk
and to remove him at pleasure; they shall APP
point a civil engineer, who shall also be ex-
ohicio city engineer.
They shall keep q reco of their proceedings,
which shall be open to public inspection, and
shall with the city council when
ever required.
They shall appoint three street commission
yuI IN ct,ail li,y,t
of streets, and perform such other duties as
the board may direct.
They shall have the care and supervision of
the water works of the city, including the lay
ing OF water mains and the making of assess.
ments therefor.
by the city council. They shall mako all as
sessments for local improvements or the con-
struction of sewers, the widening and opening
OF streets, and the grading and paving Of
streets. They shall have power to
order local improvements or make
contracts independently If the city
council. ALI application for local
improvements shall emenate from or be made
to the city council, aud shall be first referred
to the board of public works, who shall pro-
coed to investigate the same and if approved
by them, they shall so report to the city coun-
eli, with an estimate of the cost. II they do
not approve they will SO report, with their rea-
sons, in which case it shall require two thirds
vote OF all the members elect of the oity coun-
Gil to order the work to be done. Ia case the
disapproval OF the board is unanimous the !
vote of the city council to order the work, shall
likewise be unanimous. When the board of |
pubic works approve of a proposed improve
ment, the council may or may not order it. |
No public improvement which requires an as |
sessment TO be made on property to be benefit
ed shall be ordered by the city council
unless at least q majority of the board
of public works shall recommend the making
OF such Improvements. And no such improve
ments shall be ordered unless the benefits to
the real estate affected by improvement shall
be found to equal the damages and costs. The
salary OF each member OF the board shall be
500 per annum, and of the CLERK of the board
$1,000, and OF the engineer 81 $780, and of each
street missioner $500.
The process of collecting and enforcing The
payment Of assessments shall be similar to
that in operation in the city OF Minneapolis
prior to 1873 but the rate of interest on de-
llnquent assessments shall be lo per cent. per
annum and all delinquent assessments shall be !
reported to the auditor of Hennepin county,
and may be paid to the treasurer OF the county
and no deed Of conveyance OF the property
assessed shall be recorded until the assesa-
ments are paid.
The chairman of the committee explained
the reasons for making the report, and it
was referred back to the committee to re-
port further after the sub committee had re-
ported.
The committee on county affairs reported
that the salary of tie Judge of probate court
be $4,000, and that his Office be at the court
house. The committee will report further
at next meeting.
The committee on schools and education
made the following report:
That q reduction of not less than 10 per cent.
should be made on the cost OF teachers and
janltors Of the schools by dropping the special
teachers, reducing the term of teaching two
fourth years increase of pay OF teachers, and
IN any way the school board may deem prac-
tiCal
That power be granted TO the board Of educa-
ton through legislationst issue long time bonds
not to exceed per cent. for 1885,, 900 to meet the
floating indebtedness due next July, created
Tor building purposes, and also power to issue
similar bonds to meet bonds falling due in Jam
uary, 1880, not to exceed $4,000.
That the levy for school purposes for the year
1879 shall not exceed three mills for all pur-
poses; and further, that the law be SO changed
that the board of education shall not levy in
any one year for all school purposes oyer four
mills.
That in the opinion of this committee all
school money should be deposited in the city
treasury, and that the city treasurer should act
as treasurer of the school board and all moneys
be paid out by him.
The report was discussed at length and re-
ferred back to the committee to report moro
fully at next meeting, with the recommends
ton to reduce the expenses of that branch of
the city affairs still further.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
Monday, Dec. Both, at O'Clock.
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