St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-18

prayer OF the petitioner be granted.
Committee on Fire Department.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
OF Committee On Fire Department-Henry
Vanderlinde's petition
Committee recommend that the prayer OF
tne petitioner be granted.
Adopted. (See ordinance No. 1922
Also
Water Commissioners Communication
Committee report that they are advised
that the Board of Fire Commissioners are in
vestigating the matter referred to in said com
unication, and therefore recommend
that the communication be received, and
placed on file.
Adopted.
E. NJ d. Wright and others petition
Committee recommend that the prayer of
the petitioners be granted.
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 391.)
Of committees on streets, sewers and bridg-
es-John Kerwin's pet. ton
Committee recommend that said pet.t on
be referred to the City Engineer for plan,
etc. .
Adopted.
Also.
Geo. Mitsch, administrator, and others pro-
test
Committee recommend that said petition
be referred to the Board of Public Works. 6.
Adopted.
Proflcs-
Committee to whom were referred the pro-
files of all streets lying between Min
nehaha, Seventh and PhaeD
streets lying between Marshall and SUNNI;
avenues, approve OF the profiles as reported
by the City Engineer, and recommend
that said Engineer send in completed pro-
files by the next meeting of the Council.
Adopted.
OF Committee on Police-Appointmen
Committee to whom was referred the COM
munication of his honor the Mayor, announc-
ing the appointment of Maurice Drinan and
Edward Delaney as members Of the regular
police force report and recommend that said
appointments be confirmed.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Ald. Dowlan, O'Connor, Fischer,
OTIS Smith, Cornish, johnson, Starkey, st.
Peter, Mr.. President-10.
OF Committee on Public Buildin gs-Market
House
To the Hon. the President and Common
OCuhNii VI CIAS ivy VI Ob' ''IAi'
The recent action of the Chamber of Com
merce of st. Paul in relation to the manage
ment of the CITY Market house, the duty of
which under the charter of the city deyolves
on the Common Council, who are the direct
representatives of the people, and to whom
we are responsible for our conduct in the
premises, and not to any self-appointed, non
responsible body Nevertheless, as so re-
oh hoo bo Of Tom me
having thought proper to criticize the city's
management of the Market house, and pub
lished the report of its special committee ap-
pointed for the purpose of investigating the
same, we deem it not only an act of courtesy
to the chamber, but duty we owe the people
to make this official report, and thus give a
true history of the Market house affairs, I'M
der the city government and to use very
mild term ''straighten Out'' many of the
contained III the report of the
Chamber of Commerce, a copy of which has
never reached the Common Council or your
on markets, or any officer of the
city government as far US we can learn, al
promised to do so. We are there
fore compelled to take their
ex parte newspaper copy and
give facts and figures in reply thereto. Your
committee accept the responsibility of the
of the Market house, and while
we do not claim that the same is, or has been
perfect, vet we do claim that the best has
been done that time and circumstances
would admit.
Your committee think it unfair for the
Chamber of Commerce to take only part Of
the time during which the Market house has
been running, and from the data of receipts
and expenditures during that period, to
Jump at once to the conclusion, to use the
language of one of the directors of the
chamber, shat the management Of that building
ayas the most SetseleSS aud ert1dUaga1t Of anything
he ever heard Of, and 1t ocaS so 6aFetaced that IL
aco,dd not be tolerated i't any other city IN the Uni
ted States.''
Your committee, therefore, in order to re-
flute this gratuitous, unfair and untruthful
charge, propose to look at the history of the
Market house management under the city au-
thorities from the date of its opening or com
pletion, Feb. 18TH 1881, down to April Sth,
1884, claiming this to be the only fair
and business like way of ascertaining
the financial status of the Mar
ket house building to that
date and probably find all about the elephant
so glibly spoken of in the published proceed
iugs of the chamber.
Market house compet-
ed Feb. IS, 1881, at
cost Observation-Disclosures. SS5, 100000
Expenditures since for
permanent improve
ments as per comptrol-
ler's report. S11, 307.33
Miscellaneous eXpendi-
lures on building..... s2,81a.8s
Total. s9S,610.n
Current expe mixtures
same period
Salary of market master. =. S2,972.20
- engineer. 551.25
Is g fireman. ........ ALSO
g " janitor. ......... $4,000
g - extra fireman.... 1880
st. Paul Gas Co., for gas. 2,700.00
Griggs & Foster, for fuel. 2,214.00
Interest on $4,000 bonds.- $4,000
Total S16,649 95
RECEIPTS.
From Feb. 18th, 1881, to April Sth, 1884:
BY amount received in the City Treas
ury as per City Treasurer's state
ment Observation-Disclosures. s12.Oa9 81
Amount for rent of market house by
state officers and inserted in APP
preparation bill, afterwards declined
by the city legislative delegation,
for which action the City Council is
not responsible, but is proper item
for citys credit. Observation-Disclosures. 5000 90
Value of rental of Municipal court
rooms from March Z, 1881, to April
S, 1888 years, at 81, 500 yer year 5400 90
Same for Ramsey county Board of
Control rooms months at $50 per
month. Observation-Disclosures. co 90
Total. ST., 4S9 S4
Expenditures. Observation-Disclosures. 1868 95
Balance over and above expenditures 5 $3.50 SO
This shows a balance of IS, $685. over and
above current expenditures.
This is our answer to the charge that the
market house has been e~losing institution.
Your committee, prompted by desire to
further economic, have other matters I'M
der consideration in relation thereto, which
will be reported to your honorable body at