St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-18
MORE BONDS WANTED
Ramsey County's Delegation
Urged to Secure Increased
Appropriations.
Legislation That Will Be Rec
commended by the City
Council.
Members Of the Blue Lodge
Elect Officers for a
Year.
Summary of 8 DAVIS DOingS
Summary Of q Days Doings
at the Capital of the
State.

In accordance with request from the
Ramsey county delegation the. council
committee OH legislation met at the
city hall last evening to consider legis-
lation and appropriations that would be
asked from the present Legislature III
the interests of ST. Paul.
Col. CD. Kerr, K. p. Cullen and DR..
Ancker, of the hospital board. appeared
before the committee with rccommen-
dation that an appropriation of Sl50.00O
be passed for additional city hospital
buildings. 1t was stated that the
amount of $4,000 appropriated by the
last legislature had been expended
in the construction of main
hospital or administrative building"
as part of a general plan of hospitals,
but that more room was badly needed.
The buildings for which the approprl-
alton is asked are two paylllonS for
patients with corridors connecting with
the administrative building, at cost OF
S1O0,OO0; also Kitchen and laundry
building, at cost of $4,000. which Will
contain mattress room, dislnfectlng
room and adjoining dormitories for the
hospital help; also heating plant and
elevators. Plans of the proposed build
ings were presented by the architects,
Messrs. Wilcon d Johnston.
M. r. PrendergaSt appeared before
the committee in the interest of the
members of the board of control, re-
questing change of the laws govern
ing that body. Since the act OF the
legislature i'm 1884 establishing the COM
pensation of members of the board at
$3.50 per annum, and fixing the salary OF
their clerk at $500. it is claimed that
their duties have become such that the
work requires their undivided atten-
ton in the superintendent of the city
hospital, almshouse and the city's poor.
Clerk hire of $500 per year and sal
ary of 500 per month for members OF
the board was asked.
A resolution introduced by Aid.
Weber, indorsIng proposed change in
the law regarding the letting of city
contracts by the board of public works,
was referred to the city attorney. The
proposed law provides that all public
work IL ay be let either by contract or
day work. at the option of the board of
public works ana city council.
Aid. Book asked for an appropriation
of 5000 for repairing West Seventh
street, but the general sentiment of the
commit ee seemed to be aVerSe to such
an appropriation.
City Attorney Murray stated that in
his opinion the legislation asked for
would be principally in the nature OF
appropriations for public improvements
and city expenses.
Aid. Hamm stated that the sewers al
ready under contract would require all
the available sewer funds. and that
large amount of sewer bonds must be
issued.
From rough estimate of the mem
bers of the committee and the city at
torney it was decided that the legisla-
ture should be requested to authorize
the issuance of bonds aggregating
ST., $780, O0 for carrying on business dur
ing the next two years. Bonds in the
following amounts will probably be re-
quested for the purpose named: Con-
Struction of sewers, $500, 600; board Of
education, $500, 600; water board, $780,
600; Broadway street bridge, $3.50, 600;
grading and riprapping the West st.
Paul levee, 100000; city hospital build
ings, S150,0O0; bridges over and ap-
preacheS to railway crossings, 100000.
1t is probable that small appropriations
will also he required for parks and the
fire department and the workhouSe.
The committee adjourned without
taking action until Thursday mkt, when
representatives of all departments OF
the city government requiring financial
aid will be accorded hearing.