Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-04-11

who marshaled their hosts and won many
battles in their minds. That class of peo-
pie, when drafted, made poor soldiers at
the front. Knowing, as I do, that the evils
under which Minneapolis, and all other
great and growing cities, are struggling
cannot be entirely suppressed, with con-
stan5ly changing and cosmopolitan popu-
lation, whose modes Of life and ideas of
right and wrong are at variance,
I have endeayored to take
conservative course by insisting upon
good order, class rights of a personal char
ac.er, the greatest good to the greatest
number and keeping acknowledged evils
from doing any more harm than was pos
sible under the circumstances. AS counsel
ors have had no use FOR men of one idea;
nor for those who believe that nothing can
be right which is not included in their code
of ethics or list of personal convictions.
On the broad-g usge plan, that sects and
nationaiities have honest convictions and
hereditary rights. I have insisted that
nationalities and sects shall religio1sly at
tend to their own legitimate business and
neither interfere with nor trample upon
the rights of their neighbors. must CON
fess, however, that have not been entirely
successful in my efforts to keep off the en-
croachments that are frequently made by
smelling committees who, under cover of
darkness, go from one camp to another.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
The valuation of city property, for taxa
ton, ii the year 1882, was as follows: Real
estate, $31,121,247; personal property,
$9,514,195; total, $4O,G65, 442.
The bonded debt OF the city is as follows:
=, Oo% C =
1888 and $4,000 in 1885; 1921, 600 at s per
cent. maturing from 1886 to 1908; $36O,OOO
at per cent. maturing from 1896 to 1902;
$4,000 at per cent. maturing in 1899;
$4,000 at per cent. maturing in 1898;
$4,000 at ~ per cent. maturing in 1905;
$4,000 at II per cent. maturing in 1908;
S366,0O0 at ~ per cent. maturing from
1902 to 1912; total, 1,534,000 at an aver
age of 34-100 per cent.
During the year ending February %,
1888, $4,000 of bonds was paid and there
was at shat time $34, 1906 in the sinking
fund.
On the I'd of April the city issued
S134,000 in bonds bearing AZ per cent.
interest, payable IN thirty years, which
makes the bonded 3ebt $1,668,O0e.
As the above figures demonstrate, our
financial affairs are in a healthy condition;
ana trust that you, gentlemen, will strive
to emulate your predecessor, the last coun-
Gil, IN keeping the balance sheet free from
blots. While believe in the rigidest econ
omy do not recommend a policy of stin-
giness which shall neglect to supply those
necessary Improvements to keep pace with
our marvellous growth. The last council
was composed of honest men; and, al
though cowardly insinuat1on has been
thrown out through the public press to the
effect that they had engaged in jobs and
corruption, challenge the production of
evidence to show that single dollar was
stolen or squanderei in jobbing.
EXPENSES DURING THE YEAR.
From the city treasurer's report for the
year ending Feb. %, 1883, find that the
total expense was $685., 2OS.29, the princi-
pal items OF interest being: Sewers, $780,
389.97; cedar block paving, 81, 116.26;gran-
lite paving, S46,578.65; curb and gutter
stone paving, S21, 281.30; interest, $97,-
$3.50; bonds, $2O,O0O; wrought iron
bridge, $67, 329.19; street sprinkling, S12,-
036.32; public parks, SIS, 675.4O; salaries of
city officers, S14,430.40; gas, street light
ing, ETC., $23,472.9O; poor, 500. 23S, $50; en-
gineer's Office expense, S1O,17463; water
works department, $178, 97O.36; fire depart
ment, $59,311.63; municipal court, $9,219.-
o.; police, SAG, 1854; repairing and fitting
up Offices IN city haEl, $6,645.20.
In the matter of sewers il should be
borne IN mind that the city furnished lam
Der and brick, which items are not fgurea
into the treasurer's report. So also with
the item Of the water works department
the cost of the real estate purchased for
pump-house extension by the city council
came from the general fund.
wACEE woEzs.
The city's water works department has
been until within tbs last year sadly neg
lected, and was allowed to fall far in the
rear Of what was a public necessity. Not
outstanding the phenomenal growth Of
tbs city from year to year, the pumping
capacity Of the water works has not been
increased a single horse power for twelve
years. But thanks to the efforts Of OK
Mayor /. c. Rand. my predecessor, the
people were awakened to a realization OF
their peril, and funds were furnished the
board of water commissioners to make a
start towards meeting future requirements.
During the year substantial addition has
been made to the pump house, which will
give US room to put in eight additional
pumps of capacity of ten million gal
Ions each. Under the system of water dis
tribution from the new pump house,
as adopted by the board of water commits
sioners and approved at a general meet
ing Of citizens, including the city
council, the city is to be divided into
districts, each of which is to be sup
piled with large main direct from the
pump house. This will enable the engineer
to furnish fire pressure to any designated
district without interfering with the do
nestle pressure on the mains leading to
other portions of the city. These large
mains are to be connected with each other
in such a manner that should an accident
occur to one or more at the same time, by
the opening and closing of gates the dis
abled main or mains could be supplied
with water and the required pressure at
various points. At the pumping station
the plan of distribution is so arranged
that should one or more of the pumps or
wheels give oct, by the opening and clos
ing of gates any given pump can be made
to supply one or all of the mains.
The receipts Of the water work depart
ment during the year ending Feb. 26, 1882,
were as follows: Water rents and Denaltjes