St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-22

curtailment in every department of the
city. The report made by the city en-
glneer show that the expenditures for
sewers, curb and gutter, pavement,
bridges, etc., is considerably in excess
OF the figures of the comptroller. Your
committee are informed that these
discrepancies between the reports of the
two officers are covered by outstanding
| obligations which had not been met or
adjusted by the city at the time the
| comptroller's report was made. These
obligations would go far fo Offset the de-
auctions made from the figures complied
by Mr.. Nimocks as originally printed.
Your committee find that the interest
account of the city upon the bonds is
| sued and authorized and about to be is
sued would be about S275, 900, instead of
S337, 200, as staled, and that the interest
account of the county will reach $50, 1876
per annum.
Your committee find that the facts re-
lating to the sale of city bonds are SUBJ
stantially as reported by Mr.. Nimocks
and that the bonds sold and the pro-
ceeds were substantially as follows:
School bonds.... sc, 900 sold for 46O16 70
City bonds. 15O, 600 sold for 146, 250. 90
Water bonds. ....320,00O sold for 100000
City bonds ....47O, 600 sold tor ASS. $50. 90
Total. al.......s1,o ,o6o, 900 s1,O2o,716.7o
1t is proper to state, however, that
with the exception of park bonds.
which drew interest at the rate of AZ
per cent, all these bonds bear interest
at the rate of 4 per cent, and that COM
putatiOn shows that as compared with
bonds bearing interest at the rate of AZ
per cent, the proceeds realized are
equal to or exceed AZ per cent bonds
at par. 1t should be added further,
that the 4 per cent bonds of the
city were the only 4 per cent bonds
which have been sold. The bonds of
the county and of the neighboring city
OF st. Paul in every instance bearing in
terest at the rate of AZ per cent.
Your committee recommend the adOp-
ton of the recommendations contained
in Mr.. Nimock's communication, with
some slight amendments. These are as
follows:
Add to the following paragraph the
qualifying words ''as general rule"
so that it will read: AS a general rule
there is no reason why water pipes
should be laid upon street unless the
owners of a majority of the front feet
on the street ask for it and agree to
At the conclusion of the reading of
the report general discussion followed
b. f. Nelson thought that sufficient
time had not been taken to arrive at the
facts. John De Laittre defended the
committee in strictly non-partisan
way, and then Capt. o. c. Merriman
fired off the following broadside:
Il suppose sI am an Old-faShioned
man in regard to matters of election.
But for my part, / never would ask a
candidate for any Office to pledge himself,
| nor would present any papers to sign.
l think now that | would not vote for
a candidate who would pledge himself
| look upon these things as | do upon a
| death-bed repentance. | would nom
mate such men as needed not to be
| pledged and / would elect such men. [
| have been candidate for office since l
have gained my majority number of
| times, and the men have been few who
have ever approached me OH this SUBJ
ject.'
The matter was dropped upon a
motion to adjourn to 10 O'Clock this
morning. 1t is of course patent that
Mr.. Nimocks is seeking to work up a
feeling in favor of his candidacy
| for city comptroller and some
racy developments may be expected
| At the conclusion of the meeting A. J..
| BOardman presented resolution that
| recited that unless congress made prep
arations for a heating plant in the new
| postOffice the work would haye to stand
| still during the winter, and asking the
representatives of Minnesota in con-
| gress to appropriate enough to provide
the heating apparatus. The resolution
was adopted.