Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-10


to the completion and confirmation of the
assessment for the benefits, damages, costs
and expenses for said improvement, and
that no contract shall ever be let while
there are as many as five public improve
ments pending before said Board of Pub
lie Works, for which a contract has been
let, and for the payment of which improve
ment an assessment is to be made to pay
the damages, costs and expenses incurred
thereby and for which no assessment has
been made by said Board of Public Works,
and no contract for any public improve
ment for which an assessment is to be
made shall ever be let by the Board of
Public Works after the first day of August
in any year, until all the assessments upon
contracts previously made during that
year for any public improvement for which
an assessment is to be made shall have
been made and completed, and to enable
the said Board of Public Works to carry
out the provisions OF this section the said
Board of Public Works are authorized
whenever in their opinion it may be nee
essary to employ such additional clerical
force as may be proper in the Office OF the
Board of Public Works.
Sec 8. That section one of an act to
amend the charter of the City of Saint
Paul, and the several acts amendatory
thereof, approved November fourteenth,
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
one (November IA, 1881, is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Section l. Whenever the owners or
occupants of the majority of the amount
of frontage, and of assessed value of lots
or parcels of land, and the buildings and
improvements thereon, fronting on the
continuous portion of any street, avenue.or
public square within said city, and not less
than one full block, shall petition the Com
mon Council to provide for sprinkling
such portion of said street, avenue or pub
lie square, the Common Council shall, if
they deem it advisable, refer said petition
to the Board of Public Works with instruC-
tions, after having given ten (10) days no.
tice by at least five (5) publications in the
official paper of said city, to cause con-
tract to be let which shall expire on the
first day of November next succeeding for
the sprinkling of so much of any street,
avenue or public square as may have been
petitioned for by majority of the owners
and occupants as aforesaid.
Sec. 10. That section one o. of an act
| amending parts of the charter of
the City of Saint Paul and acts amend
atory thereof, approved March seventh,
A. D., one thousand eight hundred and
eighty -one, is hereby amended by striking
out all after the words Common Council y
in the seventh line of said section to the
words General Plans" in the ninth line OF
SAID section and inserting in lieu thereof
the words, 'between the first day of April
and the first day of November in each
year."
| Sec. II. That section four A of an act
amending parts of the charter of she City
of Saint Paul and acts amendatory thereof
approved February twenty eighth, one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine
is hereby amended so as to read as fol
lows:
Section T. The Police Department of
the City of Saint Paul shall consist of the
Mayor, who shall be the chief executive
officer aud head of the department, 6
Chief of Police, a Captain of Police, two
(2) sergesnts, two 81 detectives and a;
many policemen, patrolmen and polict
officers as may be authorized by the Com
mon Council of said city, with the approvs
of the Mayor. The Mayor shall appoint tn
Chief of Police, the Captain, the detective:
the sergeants and all policemen, patrol
men and police officers at any time appel
tanning to the Police Department of sal
city, and by what ever nam
designated with the advice and COZ
sent of the Common Council, bu
no person shall be eligible t.
an appointment as Captain, Sergeant, De
| teetive, Policeman, PatrolmaD or othe
police officer who is not a citizen of tn
United States, able to read and write tn
5 English language, a resident of tn
City of Saint Paul for at least two yeaI
= preceding his appointment, and who
not of good health and physique. Th
2 standard of admission in the army Of tn
t United States as established by examine
Q ton to govern in this particular, and an
t officer or member of the Police depar
g ment who may be appointed by the Mayo
= may be by him removed from Office, whel
: ever N his opinion the welfare of the Cit
n demand such removal. Provided, tn;
l. such removal shall not take effect unit
= notice thereof is given to the Commo
2 Council and the action of the Mayor
- concurred ia by ma jority vote of the e1
O tire number of the members elect of sal
Il Council, and such removal may be mac
,: without charges having been made by Il
h Mayor of said City by tw o-thlrds vote
It all the members elect OF said CommC
If Council, and provided also, that the May
& may removed any officer or member of sa
If Police department at any time within S
s. months from the date when such officer
70 member shall be appointed as in this sc
IS ton provided; in case of riots. or other d.
turbance the Mayor may appoint as mai
Of special or temporary policemen as he ma
N deem necessary for the preserv
IN tion of the public pea'
a. All officers and members of t
of police force, appointed as in this sectic
i'd provided, severally hold their offices un
ts vacated by death, resignation or until tn
It's shall be removed as provided above.
to officers, policemen and patrolmen sh
h. perform all the duties and be subject
v all the rules and regulations which now g
so or may hereafter be prescribed by t
v Common Council
n Sec. IL. That section five (5) of an ;
er to amend certain sections of the act en-
on tied IAN act to reduce the law incorpor
n ing the city of st. Paul, in the county
a Ramsey and state of Minnesota, and
re- several acts amendatory thereof, and C
e. tain other acts relating to said city IL
M one act and to amend the same" approx
By March fifth, one thousand eight hundI