St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-17
THE TAX PAYERS.
They Form an Association With Over Hun
bred Members.

! About sixty gentlemen assembled last
evening at Union block for the purpose OF
organizing the st. Paul Tax Payers associa-
ton. Hon. John s. Prince was elected
chairman and William F. Mason secretary.
A constitution was adopted section by sec
ton, the pream BILE of which reads as follows:
| In order to insure more perfect administra-
ton in our municipal affairs; to promote the
general welfare and prosperity of the city; to
protect citizens as far as possible against the
evil of careless and corrupt legislation;
to effect the prompt enforcement and execu-
| ton OF the law; to foster and encourage all
enterprises necessary and calculated to de-
velop and extend our business and CONNER
cial interests; to protect and maintain our
municipal credit at home and abroad; to Sc
cure as low taxation as is consistent with
good government; to secure such legislation,
both state and national, as the interest of the
city may from time to time require; to arouse
more widely extended ipterestin our mu-
nicipal legislation and administration; to,
correct existing abuses and to prevent their
future occurrence, and believing 10 secure
these ends, organized and united action is
necessary, we citizens, tax payers and voters
in st. Paul have formed this association, and
for its government have established this con-
stitutiOn.
The constitution provides for the usual
offices; that any voter and tax payer in Ram
sey county may become member by paying
so cents whose taxes amount to $40 or less,
those whose taxes exceed $50 must pay 81;
the executive committee elect a presi
dent and vice president from its
own number, tine secretary and treasurer
are to be appointed in the same way from the
iofin ic m
make special investigation when ten mem
bers send to it conn unication asking one,
and when fifty members request vote of the
whole association the same is to be submitted
to them by mail.
The section pledging the members not to
vote for any commissioner or alderman or
other officer who will not pledge himself not
to favor or vote for a higher tax than Is
mills, was laid over for further considera
ton. Office holders are to be pledged not to
vote for the issuance of bonds for extraor-
binary purposes unless a majority of the
members of the association vote for it: nor
will they favor the issuing of any bonds be-
yond 5 per cent. of the assessed valuation,
excepting the water bonds.
TEMPORARY OFFICERS.
On motion of Col. James H. Davidson the
following officers and executive committee
were selected to hold Office until the annual
meeting on the first Monday of September.
President, John s. Prince; vice presidents,
Commodore Davidson, d. w. Ingersoll; secre-
tary, W. F. Mason; treasurer, Peter Berkey.
Board of Directors-George Mitsch, Lucien
Warner, E. T. Williams, E. j. Hodgson, II. III.
Fuller, C. H. Schumacher, M. Defel, Webster
Smith, DR.. Flagg. The president and vice pres
ldents are members of the board.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The following committees were appointed
in each ward for the purposes of obtaining
signatures to the constitution:
First Ward--Edmund Rice, A. Allen, T.
Reardon, William Constance, P. T. Kavanagh.
Second WaId-R. o. Sweeny, P. Pfeifer, DR..
Higbee, George Lynch. Adam Decker.
Third Ward Frank Schliek, NJ d. Miller, M
Breen, H. II. Fuller, John Somers.
Fourth Ward-H S. Fairchild, A. Fink, j ohm
Stees, II. Stahlman, Patrick Kiegher
Fifth Ward-Emanuel Good Andrew Shack, j.
W. Fisher, Charles T. Miller, Ferdinand Knauft
Sixth Ward-Charles Fitger, A. Yoerg, Jr.,
Adam Ran, James Miner, George w. Fertig.
Seven Ward-John H. Hinkle, D. A. J.
Hamlne), E. C. Long.
REVISION COMMITTEE.
The following committee was appointed to
revise the article laid on the table in regard
to limiting the tax to fifteen mills: John s.
Prince, Peter Berkey, j. Fl. Davidson, j. W.
Bishop, E. T. Williams, John Wann.
The meeting adjourned till two weeks from
last night at the same place.
LIST OF MEMBERS.
The following are the signatures thus far
obtained to the constitution.
William F. Mason, John S. Prince,
James Fl. Weed j. II. SchurmeierS
John Heinlein, j. j. Lawrence,
William +. Davidson, John A. Stees
4 T. Williams, G. II. Boardman,
j. NJ. Warner. ii. Holighurst, ST.,
Thomas j. Barney, j. G. Freeman,
G. t. White, William Markoe,
j. II. Mayhall, +. Knauft,
j. p Allen, II. McArdle,
Samuel d. Flagg, Lucien Warner,
George b. Glenny, j. II. Mcdonald,
jacob Geiselman, August Botzet,
Peter Broner, Charles ID. Stewart,
n, Wagner, John Mitzdorf
NJ. Gauteer. Thomas Slater,
V. &. Gilman, j. II. Davidson,
F. y. Bacon, Webster Smith,
n Defel, &. F.. Konantz,
John Wann, II. H. Fuller,
Mat Breen, j. Z. fn9ham,
A. II. Roake, n Hardy,
Frank Schliek, Henry Swift,
j. w. Fisher, +. j. Hodgson,
George Mtsch, d. W. 1ngersoll,
J. II. Pomeroy, Mahlon d. Miller,
<. l.. Larpenteur, K. J. Gribble,
Thomas Jebb, Henry S. Ogden,
o. o. Berg, Adam Ran,
William L. Kelly, NJ. b. Farrell,
John E. Fritzen, Peter Kerst,
George NJ, Brack, Sherwood Hough,
c. II. Clark, A. Edgerton,
II. W. Johnson, NJ. Goodon Craig,
r. o. Sweeny, i. P. Franklin,
+. j. Brown, S. r. Kingsbury,
Edward Simonton, Charles f. Flaudrau,
r. ID Simonton, W. T. Donaldson,
John Way, F. Fahey,
&. Bernhard, b. p. Miller
Friedrich Kuft, Peter Pfeifer,
Edwin Treasure, Louis n. Dion,
Emanuel Good, Henry Weber,
Andrew Winter, Louis Eisenmenger,
II. p McAfee, Hezekah Hall.