St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-09-30
RAMSEY COUhTYS LEVY.
Comptroller Roche's Estimates for the
Ensuing Year
CONSIDERED BY COUNCIL
Those Interested Invited to the Meet
Ing Tomorrow Evening at
the City Hal.

Consideration of the tax levy necessi-
tated calling a special meeting of the
council last evening. Comptroller
Roche, City Attorney Murray and Coun-
ty Auditor Kahn were Interested specta-
tors. and the Aldermen present COM
priSed MeSsrs. Beckel, YOerg, Gehan,
Meiady, SanbOrn, Hamm, Cullen,
Weber. Fischer. Pratt and Kavanagh.
The following communication was sub
mitted 10y Comptroller Roche:
The accompanying tax levy estimate for
the year 1888, represents in close detail all
of the estimated expenses of the city govern
ment for the year 1899, for which a tax levy
is required 10 be fixed by your honorable
body. on. or before the Sth day of October.
The tax requirements for city purposes are
as follows, viz:
Interest upon the bonded bebt.... S232,75
City honds maturing in year 1889. 81. o,
General fund expenditures 52S, 80
Ward fund expenditures. -. go. go, 250
Wabasha street bridge rebuilding. 1880
One hundred and seventeen million five
hundred thousand assessed valuation of the
real and personal property al ten and thirty
hundredJhS mills on each dollar will realize
Sl,2lO,25 = which IS the amount necessary
for city purposes. The state, county and
board of education tax levies figure as fol-
lows. viz:
State purposes Gncluding one mill tax
for The liner a 'e of the state school
fund required TO be levied under act
OF 1850 ..-....-'.--'-- ...-----''- - ~ ~
County purposes. ................ .......2 .OO
Board of education Gncluding l mill
tax for new school buildings, also the
regular l mill lax fixed by statutes,
which is in addition To the l IN II tax
authorized by the legislature of 1887,
included above in the state ieYy) "A. 20
This makes the grand total tax levy for all
purposes as follows, viz: For the First, Sec
Ond, Third Fourth and Fifth Assessment
districts covering all the property in the
original First Second, Third, Fourth and
Fifth Wards):
CITY purposes ........... 1890. go. 80
State purposes Gncluding l mill for
state school fund -. ..-...... 49,. 2.70
Board of education ....-.......... 40
Grand total tax levy for the five as
sesSment DISTRICTS. ............19.70
The grand total tax leyies for the Sixth,
Seventh, Eighth. Ninth and Tenth Assess
ment district, owing TO the property being
exempt from the city debt ut the time of an
neXation, figures as follows, viz:
Sixth Assessment district covering all
of the property in the Sixth ward) 1870
Seventh Assessment district covering
all of the property in the original
Seventh ward. which is the territory
from Rose and Reserve townships
annexed in the year 1850 -. -. 1870
Eighth assessment district covering
all OF the property in new territory
"a, d" annexed in the year 1922 ..... 1920
Ninth assessment district towering all
OF the properly in new territory "B,
located in Little Canada and Me-
Lean township, annexed in the year
1871 -.-...----.-.: .-:--. ----: $3.50. II.dO
Tenth assessment district covering al
of the property in the new territory
located in Reseave and Mclean town
ship. annexed in the year 1880 .....17.20
! respectfully suggest that this estimate lie
referred TO the committees on taxes and ways
aud means with the commissioners of the
interest and sinking fund. for the purpose of
cOnferring with the county auditor and
county commissioners, as | am of the opln-
ion that the county and city leyes can be SO
equaliZed as to reduce seven-tenths of one
mill, thereby making the grand total tax levy
for the nrst five assessment districts nine
teen 90 mills and the other ass esSnent dis
tricts accordingly. Very respectfully,
JOHN w. ROCHE, City Comptroller.
Aid. Cullen at once moved that the
report be referred 10 the committee on
taxes and ways and means. This was
agreed to, and Aid. Cullen, continuing,
said: Il would like to offer a leSolu-
ton which think is pertinent to this
levy:
Resolved. That the board of education be
and is hereby requested to furnish The coun-
ell al its next regular meeting with a state
ment of the number OF teachers employed
and the scholars enrolled in the graded and
High schools of this city ON the LIST day of
October. 1897; also with a similar statement
of teachers employed and scholars enrolled
on the LIST day Of October, 1888.
Aid. SanboTn-I would suggest as an
amendment, "alsO the amount paid for
salaries and the expenditure for build
ing and improvements for the said
terms"
The amendment was accepted by Mr..
Cullen and the resolution as amended
was passed.
Aid. Sanborn-I desire to give notice
that the committee on taxes and ways
and means will meet at the council
chamber Monday evening al 7:30. We
particularly desire that members of the
board of education, fire board commits
SiOnerS and the sinking fund and citi-
Zens interested shall be present at this
hearing.
DEMOCRATS WORK.