St. Paul daily globe., 1888-08-11

of the claims of w. J. Bowen and
Roach d Wilson be paid pro rata out of
the first moneys herafter coming into the
city treasury to the credit of the Eighth
ward street fund, not otherwise apprO-
priated. Fourth, that the city council
accept the work performed by Badger
d Penney and Anderson, Douglass &
Co., under their alleged contracts above
mentioned; and direct that the same be
paid out of the first moneys hereafter
coming into the city treasury to the
Eighth ward street fund not required
In the payment of the foregoing claims,
and not otherwise appropriated.
A MILD CENSURE.
In making the foregoing recommends
tlons this committee does not want to be
understood as in any way approving the
Negligent manner in which the work
above mentioned was entered upon. No
ward OF department of the city can at
any time legally incur Indebtedness ex-
cept with the direct approval of the
city council, and then for no grrater
sum than can be paid out of it's current
appropriations. We desire to impress
upon the council, and upon all city Off
clals, the necessity for seeing that all
charter provisions are fully complied
with before any city work is undertaken.
ing whatever was shown to your COM
mittee, or even limited at, which i'm any
way reflected upon the motives of the
aldermen of the Eighth ward in connec-
ton with the claims in question. And we
are fully convinced that the work above
mentioned was sanctioned by them in
the belief that it was for the best inter-
ests of the city that it be done at the
time 1T was undertaken. We are OF the
opinion that the aldermen of the differ
ent wards are not justified in assuming
the responsibility of making contracts
and expending public money without
the authority of the city council and in
manner different from that provided
for by the city charter, even if they do
believe it is for the best interest of their
OF the acts of the city engineer in recOg-
nizing and accepting for and on behalf
of the city work that is not performed
legally and not in pursuance of the city
charter; and that it is his business to
know before he directs work to be done
or approves it that it is properly and
legally authorized by the city council.
When the clerk had ceased Aid. Mills
moved the report be accepted and
placed on file, Aid. Lawrence wanted
action deferred one week that the tax
payers might read the report. He also
referred to the communication from K.
P. Russell and others in reference to the
grading of Bryant avenue. Aid. Morse
said this matter had been investigated,
and Aid. johnson added that it did not
refer to matters considered by the COM
mittee.
Aid. Morse then offered a resolution
that the work performed by w. j..
BowleS. Roach and Wilson be accepted
and paid for out of the first moneys of
the Eighth ward fund not required for
the payment of the claims of Palmer &
Co. and Charles Filteau, and current eX-
penses not heretofore otherwise appro-
priated. The same disposition was
made of the claims of Badger IL Co.,
Anderson, Douglass IL Co., which are to
be made secondary to those mentioned.
Aid. Lawrence made another inetfect-
ual kick for postponement. The vote
stood % to s, the eight voting in the
negative being Dwyer, Gilman, }. L..
johnson, Kerr, Lawrence, McArdle,
Mills and SwenSon