St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-01
HOW MUCH is NEEDED,

A Showing OF the Wants of the City
10 be Met by Taxation.
A meeting was held at the council chamber
Yesterday afternoon TO discuss and NIX the
rate for the tax levy. Present were Comp
troller Roche. City Attorney Murray, Aids.
Kerr and DowIan, from the council commit
tee on ways and means; Aid. Kenny, from
the tax committee; Mayor Rice, County Aud
itor o. Brien. CommisS- oners Mitsch and Haz-
zsrd. from the county board; f. z. Delano,
from the fire commissioners; j. j. Ellis, OF
the board of education; w. F. Mason, secre-
tary of the Taxpayers union; Commodore
Davidson, John ID. Ludden, Alexander Ramsey,
Peter Rerkey and James Middleton. Mr..
Ellis. OF the board Of education, said the esti-
mate made by the board was $464, 800, which
was needed. Comptroller Roche said this would
necessitate a levy of mills, all the board was
allowed by law. He thought this amount
could be reduced somewhat by cutting down
the amount for new school buildings. Mr..
Ellis said the board had decided
not 70 build one of the proposed
schools. and by not repairing or building
an addition to another. the sum could be
reduced. 1t WAS finally decided to levy tax
of 10 mills for school purposes, which would
give the board 1898. 80. Tue comptroller said
the idea was to make the levy III mills. or 2
mills lower than last year. The county esti-
mate was then presented by Auditor
O1rien, the amount asked for being
S2l5.0O0. City Attorney Murray thought
the estimate WAS enormous, especially
the figures 100000 for roads and bridges,
SO 900 for support Of the poor and S25,OOO
Tor incdent6ls. The amount for roads and
BRIDGES he said, was at least $4,000 TOO
much and the sum for support of the poor
way out of all proportion. The city, which
had stood one-third OF the expense, had esti-
mated $4,000 as their share, which would
give $4,000 for this purpose. If
she figures presented by the county
= officials were taken, 100000 would
he required for the support Of the poor. which
would be twice the amount expended last
year. Aid. Kerr freely agreed with the cor
9oration attorney, and thought the figures
syst coo for incidentalS and $4,000 for roads
and bridges could and should be reduced
one half Mayor Rice and the county auditor
thought best to
LAY THE MATTER OVER
until meeting to-day, at which time the
members of the board could be in attendance
and explain the matter more fully, and this
suggestion was acted upon. The estimate
asked for by the county would necessitate
levy of , 4-iO mills, and the comptroller, city
attorney and Aid. Kerr, as well as others
present were in favor of having
the levy for this purpose only 2
mills. in order to keep the total rate
ct I71S mills or less. The city estimate was
them taken I'D, but owing to discussion as
but little Roadway was made. F. K. Delano
said $4,000 was needed, but Comptroller
Roche said he had figured the amount down
TO S2l6 OOO which would provide for the new
engine houses in Merriam Park and other
points Wilkinson, of the Taxpayers union.
broke in at this point and said he thought
il was not necessary to keep engines and
fulI force OF fremen at Merriam Park. as
there were not many fires there. He was in
formed that it was necessary to keep engines
and men ready in case of fire and 1t would
be impossible to engage them just when a
fire occurred. Mr.. Mason said he had re-
ceived word from 256 members of the union
who were in favor of a levy of only ID mills
Nine years ago he said the levy was only Ii
mills on q S43, 0O0, 600 valuation, and now the
valuation was So, 100000 and it certainly
should not be more. Capt. Berkey said the
256 members of the Taxpayers union VINO
voted for a Is mills levy did not do it intelli-
gently, as it was impossible to form
any idea of what the levy should
be, until the amount needed for current
expense was known. Commodore Davidson
and Alexander Ramsey were in favor of
lower levy than the one ordered in Mime
apoliS while r. f. Deauo after acknowledge
ing he was not financier, was in favor of
making the levy Is. or even 20 mills, in order
TO square I'D all Indebtedness. The meeting
adjourned at 5 o'clock until this afternoon.
MORTAR AND PESTLE.
The Wholesale Druggists Wind Up
Their Annual Meeting with a
Banquet.
The wind-up session of the National
Druggists association was held in the
ladies' ordinary of the Hotel Ryan yester-
dav afternoon from to 4:30. Informal
discussion was the ORDER and the questions
= ,Io4 iafa
mutual insurance. and some matters relating
to the management Of the association were
discussed A committee on mutual insur-
ance consisting of Messrs. Hinchman, SlOs-
son. Shoemaker, Peters and Doolittle, was
appointed. A resolution by Mr.. Kline was
adopted, cOndemning the buying of goods at
less than rebate cost. and a motion by Mr..
Seabury requiring all committee reports to
be sent to the board of control two
weeks in advance of the annual convention
of the association was carried. A number
Of resolutions OF an informal nature were
adopted and referred to the official stem
ographic reporter. Mr.. George b. Bower,
of Minneapolis to include in the record.
One important resolution touched upon the
question Of the purchase of proprietary
medicines, outside the regular trade, below
makers prices articles supposed to be
counterfeit, and it made it the duty of every
member to refuse any such article from
parties who could not plainly show that
thew had procured SUCH goods in legiti-
mate manner; in the event OF parties making
any proposition to sell proprietary medicines
in the manner condemned, information is
to be given at once to the manufacturer.
Resolutions of thanks to the railroads and
hotels were adopted, and also the following
resolution, introduced by Mr.. Birdsall,
recognizing the attentions shown by the
drug trade. here:
Resolved, That our thanks are hereby
rendered to the drug trade of Minneapolis and
St. Paul for the excellent arrangements for
our comfort during this annual meeting; that
the cordial and genuine hospitality, the
minute attention to every detail, for pleasure
and enjoyment will long be remembered as q
pleasurable event of our lives.
Adjournment was then taken until
evening.
THE BANQUET.