Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-12
OLD AND NEW.


Season-Nert Game This Ecentng.
An adjourned meeting of the city council
was held yesterday afternoon, with all tn
aldermen, including those newly elected
present. The clerk announced that the rewl
elected aldermen had duly qualified. o.
motion of AID. Beebe, they were duly places
in their seats as aldermen of the city.
Aid. Watt moved that Aid. Glenn take tn
chair.
The city attorney gave the opinion that tn
council, under the new charter, was a con
tlnuing body, and the officers OF the council
continue to hold office until their successor:
are elected and qualified.
Aid. Glenn rose to thank the alderman from
the Third ward, but wished to state that b,
should object to holding the office of presid
ing officer. He disagreed with the opinion O
the city attorney. He them explained thu
custom OF recognizing the council, which
had been in vogue for long term of years.
AsQUABBLE.
Aid. Walsh moved that Aid. Clark take the
chair temporarily. The president ruled the
motion out of order
Aid. Barge called for the reading of section
2 of the charter.
The president insisted upon his ruling that
he held the chair until his successor is
elected.
| ELECTION OF PRESIDENT.
| Aid. Barge moved that the council proceed
to the election of president for the ensuing
year.
Aid. Barge, Nelson and Hangar were ap.
pointed as tellers.
The first informal ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Aid. Walsh, s; Aid. Pillsbury, s; Aid.
Andrews, 1; Aid. Clark, l.; total, Is.
FORMAL BALLOT.
The first formal ballot resulted as follows:
Aid. Walsh .............. 8
IS
Second ballot the same. Third ballot was
8 for Walsh to for Pillsbury, but as
Aid. Parker claimed to have voted blank by
mistake, the ballot was declared off. The
fourth, fifth and sixth ballots were without
change. It was then voted to hear Mayor
Rand's message and he was notified and soon
appeared.
MESSAGE OF THE RETIRING MAYOR.
The message of Mayor Rand is very lengthy
and reviews at length the city affairs. The water
facilities and what is being done to increase
them, together with the sewers, forms about
one-third Of the message. He makes the fol-
lowing financial exhibits:
The estimated cost of the pavements for the
streets proposed last year amounts to about
100000.
By recapitulatisp we flud that the expendl-
lures would be-W
For water-work and street mains
ABOUT. ..................... $2OO,cO0
For sewers. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2U0,0O0
For payementS. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Total ....................... $500, 900
For new iron upper bridge. .......... 10000
For street grades, provided for by the
last legislative session, approxi-
mately ..................... $4,000
Iotal. Observation-Disclosures. S6OO,. W |
To meet this we will have the proceeds Of
the sale of bonds, the enabling act for which |
was passed at the last special session of the |
legislature, which limits the total bonded in |
debtedness to 5 per cent OF the ssessed valua- |
ton of all real and personal property, but not |
in any case to exceed $4,000 in addition TO |
our present bonded debt, which is Sl,1ss,000 |
II you should issue bonds to the said
limit, say. .................... $500, 900
IL addition to the amount we will have
available the proceeds of sale of
sewer bonds sold last year. ........ $4,000
Levy for permanent improvement fund $1,000 |
Balance of permanent improvement
fund on hand. Observation-Disclosures. $500 !
Assessment for sewers made last year
in advance ........ 4,S6s
Water main assessments made last
year in advance. ............ 2S,545
Total Observation-Disclosures. sos, 913 |
From this amount deduct for bonds
to the Minneapolis & Northwestern
Railroad company this year,. 10000 |
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Total remaining. ..........,.....S 09S Sl0 |
He urges better street, cleaning, adding ten |
to the police making thirty.six, aud urges the |
.rection OF work-house. The cost Of con-
iucting the city affairs, the debt, arrests, etc.
Ire given as follow;
The current expenses of the various departments |
or the fiscal year ending March l. ale as fellows:
Water works OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 81 IL, Q1 90 |
Fire department, including material pur
chased ............... ...-......... 1881 IS /
Police department, including municipal
court ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25,2s1 II
Engineer department. ,........ 1897 IS |
Health department .-.......... zoos O. |
Poor. .......... Observation-Disclosures. i2,i60 3S |
schools ........................ 10000 co |
Public lighting. .....-..... .......... 1900 90 |
AS chairman of the board Of sinking fund com
have tofeport:
Balance on hand April 5, 1881. ......S 77,1l5 81 |
mount transferred. ........... 49,. 1923 So |
Accumulated interest. S.4e7 7. |
5 s7,2s2 IS
'aid bond July. 1881 ...........Sl 5,OC0
Paid bonds October, 1881 ...,.. $1,000 65,010 90 |
Balance on hand. .......... 27,26a IS |
Bethany Home fund ......... 1858 81 /
Our bonded debts as follows:
Fails Improvement ...... IS $4,000 90 |
Fire department ........... .......... $4,000 90 |
Water works. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 155,000 co |
Bridges 100000 90 |
City hall OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $1,000 o.
Sewers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100000 90 |
Raj roads ........... ............. $4,000 90
improvement -. .......... 10000 90
Board Of education. Observation-Disclosures. $1,000 90 |
Si.lss,OO9 90
Our assets ars as folio VS.:
school property .....................S 426,603 64
Bridges. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 48S, 4S3 IS
Fire department property .......... 140,S14 81
Water works. acknowledgements. S75,705 40
sewers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 12SS83 As
sinking funds Observation-Disclosures. l24,2II 10
Jity hall and prison. .. .............. $50 90
Jity real estate. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 38,l97 90
gas posts, etc ..... 1851 81
sewer fund on hand Observation-Disclosures. 1881 81
Si,7ss,s43 4s
Dur bonded and floating debt in April
1881. was ....:...e........ -. I,so2,s3l 90
Deduct amount OF sinking fund on hand
at that time Observation-Disclosures. $4,000 90
Leaving the debt of 1s7S.... 49,. Sl,17s,esI 90
)ur bondsd and only debt In April, 1882
is less the amount sinking and sewer
fund on hand Tor 10000 less than in
1879 ............. .....-......... I,l0s, 200 90
Our income outside Of tax levy, for 1881, was:
MinneS polls wafer works. $1,000 90
Municipal court Observation-Disclosures. 14,223 IS
Licenses Observation-Disclosures. 28,04S 81
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