St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-03

VINO nau sOu nearly all Tue city WATER
bonds, In which he said q newspaper had
been sent t. him from New York with
] marked article detailing the amount of bonds
| ii was proposed TO vote, aud suggesting that
such an issue would crowd the credit OF the
city, and that II would be impossible to sell
| them ut as good rates as had been done In the
| past.
In reply to Representative Drake, Mr.. Gill
| fllau said he did not know of city with
good credit that was carrying ten per cent.
mortgage.
Senator Griggs claimed that with all the
| bonds issued, as proposed, the per centum
5wQuld not exceed ~.
/ =. Representative Drake did not believe there
would be any trouble In placing the bonds.
He said the rapid growth and known pros
perity of the city would float bonded debt
of 81 200, 900 on the present valuation. He
did not believe 1t was good policy to be
impecunious in this matter. The work
was needed, there was plenty OF money seek
! ing investment, aud the credit Of the city
would secure it at par or better Any indebt-
! edness that did not force bonds below par
showed healthy financial condition. At
one time he had been opposed to some OF the
4 bridge propositions, but bis Investigation had
1 converted him. He concluded by lsking
| Senator G d Ian II the proposed issue of
I water works bonds could not be cut down
from $500, 900 to $780, 900.
CUTTING DOWN THE WATER WORKS BONDS.
Senator g lillian replied he thought 1t
could, but that if 1t was done it would neces-
state postponement OF any work upon the
| proposed reservoirs. The water board
owed $40, 900. which must be paid in
May, and the balance of $500, 600 appropri-
alton would be requied to extend mains so
as to produce revenue.
| Senator Griggs said the debt Of the board
was $3.50, 000 and argued that true economy
| required the appropriation of the full $780,
600 asked for,
Representative Hendrickson said that the
| engineer and chairman of the water board
desired to appear before the delegation and
explain the necessity for the bond issue
asked for If there was any disposition to cut
| the amount down.
! Representative Smith did not know as
there was any desire to cut down the amount
asked, but as it had been rushed through
the senate under suspension of the rules
without giving representatives any opportu-
nifty to examine; he for one did not propose
To vote to endorse it until he had looked it
over.
On motion of Mr.. Hendrckson further
consideration was postponed to Wednesday
evening, when the matter will again be
brought up.
QUACKS.
Or. Murphy reported that he was going to
introduce a bil not local measure, to pre-
vent quackery in the state. He said the
present law had driven two hundred quacks
out of the state, but the evil was not cured.
| His bill proposed that all parties
pretending to be physicians arriving
! in the state hereafter should
submit to an examination by board of the
state university. 1t would not affect any
particular school of medicine, nor do injury
to good men, but would expose and drive
out quacks.
SALARY OF JUDGE OF PROBATE.
Judge McGrorty made statement show
ing the Necessity of an increased appropria-
ton for the Ramsey county probate court.
The present appropriation is only IS, 500,
and out of this the Judge is compelled TO pay
! two clerks and maintain himself. Tue clerks
are both men of long experience in the Of
| flee, and naturally ask an increase Of salary;
one now receives 5000 per year. and the
| other 5000. The delegation seemed TO think
Judge McGrorty's request for $1,000 per
anuum for the office reasonable
! During discussion of the subject
with Senator Gilfillan, Judge McGrorty
criticised the present revenue law, enacted
in 1875, under which the county treasury is
/ reimbursed for the expenses OF the probate
court. He called attention to the fact, which
he said he was unable to explain, that estates
of non-resideuts, descendants and es-
tates of nonresident minors, without refer
ence to their value, are administered in this
state upon the payment OF only $40 into the
treasury, while domestic estates are com
PEELED 10 pay from $40 to SIS, according to
| the value shown in the inventory filed.
AT the close Of the discussion Judge Nc
Grorty was requested by two memb beers Of the
delegation IN draw bills covering the points
suggested by him, which seems to indicate
probability that the revenue law will be
amended in accordance with his sugges
! tons.
| The meeting then adjourned until Wednes-
day evening, when the whole question OF re-
ARA ging salaries, and the water works
bonds will Lc taken up.