St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-18
SALTWATER SILHOUETTES
Msyor Durant yetoes Council ResO
luton
EXPECTING A BIG LOAN.
he Finds No Authority in the City
Charter for Such an Out
lay.

Following is substantially the full
text of Mayor Durant's veto of the coun-
ell resolution in reference to etfectlng
loan of $4,000 in anticipation OF the
current revenue: Il find no authority
in the city charter for the borrowing OF
money in behalf of the city, except in
section three, on page ten, OF the char
ter, which provides that the hnance
committee may. upon order OF the cOun-
ell. borrow for and in behalf of the city
such sums of money as may be neces-
Sary for Temporary purposes, and TO an
ticipate current revenue only And
this power seems TO be limited by sec
ton twenty-five, page thirty-SlX, which
provides that neither the common
council nor any officer nor officers OF the
city shall have authority to create any
debt, or any liability against the city,
in excess of the amount OF revenue ac-
tually levied and applicable to the pay
ment OF such liability l am advised
that the city has already borrowed IN
anticipation of the cdrrent revenue for
the present fiscal year. which ends IN
the second Tuesday of April, 1890, the
sum of $4,000. ] am also advised that
the city has no reasonable grounds 10
expect that the moneys which Will come
into the current fund during the pres
ent fiscal year, III addition to the
small amOukt now in the treas
urv, will equal the amount which
has already been borrowed in anticipa-
ton of the current fund for this year.
Such being the case, | cannot see how
we have now any current fund TO an
ticipate or borrow money against, under
the provisions of either section 8, page
10. or section p, page SO. ! do not think
that the tax which was levied at your
first meeting in this month for current
expenses is applicable. any part of it, 10
the current expenses of the present
year. The language of section s. page
81, which section authorizes the levy of
the tax for current expenses. is that
the city council shall levy such tax on
all the taxable property of the city as 1t
shall deem necessary, i'll addition to the
other revenues of the city applicable
thereto, to defray the current expenses
Of the city for the next fiscal year If
| am correct, as | believe l am, neither
the council nor the finance committee,
nor any other officer of the city, has any
right TO create any Indebtedness or liza
bility on the part of the city for the
EuIItIll
ent time. am aware that this position
may seem TO place the city in the IN
pleasant position of appearing to
neglect to provide for its legitimate
debts, but | cannot believe that the
officers of the city having charge of its
finances ought to go on mourning this
class of Indebtedness, for which l be-
lieve there is no warrant in law, for the
sake of avoiding what will be, at the
worst, only temporary Inconvenience.
And | am well satisfied that if our citi
tens are convinced that the city officers
have honestly set their faces against
his unauthorized mode of procedure,
and have determined in the future to
incur only such liabilities as are author
Zed by the law, and for which means of
payment are provided. they will see to
L that the unblemished financial reputa-
lion Of the city does not suffer in the
present crisis"
Capt. George Hayes, supervising in
IpectOr of steam vessels, concluded the
examination yesterday of the case OF
three persons accused of ObStTucting the
steam valves OF the steamer Bun Her
tey, the Offense being alleged to have
been committed between Sept. % and
Oct. s. The inspector states that he
found the Otfense not proven, but that
be impliedly told the defendants not to
10 it again.
The assignee's sale of the Jacob
Brown stock of cigars and tobacco was
made yesterday to August BOoren at
800, and the accounts, the face value of
which is 81. 1892, to j. NJ. Schatfer 1OT
1890. The stock inventoried S1,421.22.
The elite affair Of the social season
Ihus far was the reception of Mrs. Z. l..
HOspes, of Oak street, from to 10
o'clock last evening. Mrs. HOspes was
assisted in the parlors by Mesdames. q.
S. Stickney, j. II. Harper, r. H. BrOn-
son and Miss Minnie Folsom. while
Mrs E. A. Folsom and Mrs. j. n. Castle
performed the hOnOrS of the refresh
ment room.
The springing leak of one of the
boilers caused shutting down of the
East Side Lumber company's mill yes
terday, but repairs will be completed by
this morning.
Eben G. Berry, millWright in the en-
plOy of the Hersey & Bean Lumber
company, suffered the fracture of his
left forearm by being caught in a rapid
iy moving belt, which he was attempt
ing to adjust.
George NJ. Seymour returned yester-
day from his Venezuelan trip. being ac-
cOmpanied from the East by ex-senator
Sabin and F. II. Lemon.
Jacob Bean went up the st. Croix yes
terday to investigate the progress of
work on the great dam at Nevers.
George Munkel started last evening
TO visit his Canadian home after an alb
Bence Of thirteen years.
Nelson W. Clark, of Minneapolis, and
Miss Mary L. Gilman, of New Orleans,
La, were married yesterday at the resi-
dence of DR.. G. I. Clark, Rev. w. Ii.
Albright performing the ceremony.
The village council of North st. Paul
on Tuesday evening granted local
company franchise to build and Oper-
ate steam railroad to connect with the
East Seventh street cable at St. Paul,
and to connect with the Omaha railroad
as 10 freight traffic.
The st. CroiX Lumber company's mill
will continue saving until the end of
next week.