St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-25
CITIZENS AND COUNCILMEN
A Lively Discussion at Committee
. Meeting.
TAXES ARE INCREASING
Representatives Of Different Sections
Of the City Proclaim the Necessity
for Large Appropriations.

CitlLClfos tWO-tAiAluo VI "AAVAA'
came to present and earnestly plead fol
petitions for legislative appropri
alton, which were as earnestly
protested against and denounced
by the other third. The session
was consequently an animated one
The chamber of commerce was repre-
sented by two committees, one of which
came to ask large appropriation for
certain purposes, and the other to pro-
test against all expenditures not abso.
lutely necessary. The aggregate amount
of appropriations asked for by the diff
ferent departments of the city govern
ment and various boards and Organiza,
lions will exceed $4,000 and it will
be necessary for the committee to refuse
some of the petitions and cut down the
amounts asked for in others. This will
be done at an executive session next
Thursday night. when the
DEMANDS OF THE CITY
will be carefully considered and the
legislature notified of the appropriation
required.
Gen. c. G. Andrews, chairman of the
chamber of commerce committee on
public library building, stated that a law
passed in 1878 provided that the city
might levy a yearly tax, not to. exceed
one-half a mill per dollar on the assessed
value, to accumulate fund for the con-
struction of public library building.
At recent meeting of the chamber OF
commerce, however, that body voted
against the levy of such tax, and rec
commended the issue of city bonds for
library purposes. An appropriation
was asked during the present year of a
sum not to exceed 100000 for the pur-
chase of a site for a public library
building, and $3.50, 900 in 1891 for the con-
structiOn of fire-proof building.
III. 81. Horn, E. V. Smalley and W. b.
Dean spoke in favor of the appropria-
ton.
Mr.. Smalley stated that a large
public hall had long been
a necessity of the city, and that it had
often been mentioned in connection
with library building. 1t is now pro-
posed to enlarge Market hall on the re-
moval of the municipal court, and he
suggested that the idea of an audito-
rum be no longer considered in con-
nectiOn with public library building.
Mr.. Noyes considered the library
building necessity of the city, but
thought that 500, 900 was more than adj
equate for the purchase OF an apprOpri-
ate site.
A. G. Postlethwaite. of the board of
education, stated that the board needed
a great deal more money than
IT EXPECTED TO GET,
as it will be obliged to greatly increase
the education institutions of the city
during the coming two years, in re-
Spouse to many petitions that are daily
received.
1--WE have been roasted" he said,
whenever we appear before the pub
lie. We were criticised severely for
prairie. That building is now over
another school still farther out to the
northeast of the German building"
The necessities of the board, the presi-
dent stated, called for an appropriation
of 100000, but they could get along
with 100000. The expenditures neces-
sary in the coming two years are as fol-
lows: An eight-room building on Mary
land avenue, $4,000; building for tine
relief of the Cleveland school, $50, 900;
school for manual training, $4,000:
building at Lake Park, $4,000; addi-
ton to Douglas school. $4,000; building
at Hayel Park, $4,000; building at
Burlington Heights, $1,000; addition to
Franklin school or new building, $780,
600, new building sites in central
and suburban districts, $50, 600; to re-
tire outstanding certificates of indebt-
edness, $100, 900; introduction of new
heating and closet system in Cleveland
school, $1,000. 1.-The chamber of COM
merce," said Mr.. Postlethwaite, sis
greatly exercised over an extension of
the high school. by erecting buildings
throughout the city, but they need not
expect any such thing until the board is
able to supply the wants OF the graded
schools"
Dr.. Hoyt, of the board of water COM
missioners, asked for 100000 for the eX-
tension of the system.
G. III. Lineau, A. G. Wedge, A. M.
Lawton, W. A. Somers, and j. FL. Sehur-
meier appeared in the interests of the
citizens of West st. Paul, and asked for
an additional appropriation of Sl50.0OO
for the Broadway bridge. The amount
appropriated at the last session was
500, 600. Funds were also asked for the
construction of the
WEST SIDE LEvEE.
DR.. Aucker, representing the hospital
board, renewed his request for s150,000
for additional hospital buildings. DR..
Folsom also spoke in favor of the APP
preparation.
Peter Bolts, representing the citizens
of DaytOn'S Bluff and Arlington Hills,
asked for $4,000 for the extension Of
Maria avenue and the construction of a
bridge connecting Dayt0n's Bluff and
Arlington Hills.
William Lindeke addressed the COM
mittee briefly, stating that the indica-
lions are that S2.5O0.000 of bonds
would be asked for by the committees
present, and that no doubt all Of
the improvements contemplated were
needed He was not in favor of such
heavy expenditures. The hospital ap-
preparation he was particularly in favor
of, but the committee must act with the
greatest discretion.
CAPT. Berkey, from the chamber of
commerce, said that the tax assessments
of the city were becoming enormous,
and that more delinquent taxes were
reported than ever before in
the history of the county.
Not only were the county
taxes hard to collect, but for the first
time in the history of the city the
delinquent assessments were so large
that the city treasurer was unable to
dispose of them. Economy must be
practieed in the management of city
affairs. Gas lamps were maintained in
suburban districts where no man ever
goes but the man who lights them, and
many other expenses could
BE CUT DOWN.
James King stated that he desired to
call the attention of the committee to
the city comptrolIer's report, in which
100000 in the city expenditures were
enumerated. 1t was too much.
for water works. for the Broadway
bridge and for sewer extension, the in
creased assessment value of property
benefited would more than pay the in
terest OH the bonds asked for.
"Yes. L know. Mr.. Murray" said
Capt. Berkey. land l have been here
for twenty-five years and heard you