Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-20


the war Mr.. Dayton sustained the fracture
of one of his limbs, and owing to imper-
feet setting his active duties during the
session re-opened the fracture and broke
off portions of the shattered bone, which
have had to be removed.
Six bills allowing the city of st. Paul to
issue bonds in aid of certain improve
ments were introduced in the house yes
terday and passed. They were as follows
For sewerage 100000, introduced by Mr..
Cornish; levee purposes in the Sixth ward,
$4,000, introduced by Mr.. Gotzian; for
park purposes $4,000, providing in all
purchases for such purposes one-half the
cost is borne by private individuals, by
Mr.. Gotzian; for the workhouse $4,000,
provided only half the amount shall be ex-
pended in any one year, by Jas. Smith, DR.;
for repair of the Jail and court
house. by Mr.. JAS. Smith, Jr. Mr.. Jas.
Smith, Jr., introduced bill, which
was passed under suspension of the
rules, authorizing the issues of
$4,000 in bonds to aid in bridging
balance of the estimated cost of such i'm
provements, $135,000, is to be raised by
assessments, as in the case of ordinary
street improvements. The same gentle
man also introduced bill providing for
an increase of the salary of the auditor.
$4,000, which was referred to the delega-
ton. The total amount of bonds and GER
tifcates of indebtedness provided for in the
bill as above are $285,O0O.
The hotel keepers are far from satisfied
with the bill pending in the house for the
protection of life in public buildings. A
delegation waited upon the special COM
mittee yesterday, to which the bill was re-
ferred, consisting of Col. Allen, of the
Merchants, John T. West, of the Nicollet,
John Somers, of the Windsor, and B. F.
Ferris, of the Sherman house, to voice
their objections to the bill. While several
of the requirements were considered oner-
Gus and unnecessary, the delegation were
particularly emphatic that the provisions
IN relation to stand pipes and fire extin
largely in excess of the needs requisite to
afford all reasonable safety in case of fire,
and that if carried into operation it would
result in great hardships and
large expenditures, which could only
be met by those most favored by greatly
increased rates, while many would have no
resort but to close their houses.
Mr.. Sadley, by bill, asks the state to
come to the aid of Mile Laos county.
The claim Is based upon the fact that in
the trial for murder of Murdoch Camp
bell, change of venue was taken to
Sherburne county, at an expense to Mile
Laos county of $1,000 which the state is
| asked to make good.
House file No. 4O2, introduced by Mr..
Hill, Winona, requires the county superin-
| tendent of schools of each county to as
| certain the number and kind of books I'M
sold in the hands of the district clerks and
agents of districts, and at the request of
the trustees of any district, cause all the
books now in the hands of such clerks and
agents to be transferred to the agencies
created under the act and adjust the &C
counts accordingly. 1t makes it the duty
of the board of county commissioners in
each and every county to appoint in one
or more places in each county, one or
more persons who shall act as agents for
the sale of such books. 1t requires the
county superintendent of schools to order
the books for all the schools of the county
instead of requiring each district clerk to
make such orders, and authorizes deposi-
tories for the sale of the books, instead of
making each district clerk a book-seller,a 8
under the present law.