St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-10-08

Building inspection. loo
Board of health. ..........,........ $500
Engineer. ............ 49,. 5000
Total ............ ...S112, 36O
The proposition to cut this down two
mills, evoked considerable discussion.
Aid. Flandrau urged the council to
keep down the exposes of the city, and
in the course of his Iemarks he tot hed
upon what he termed the extravaganza
of the board of education. He declared
we were teaching children French and
German and other languages, which
was altogether wrong in public educa-
ton. We were paying big money for
this running the city into debt to
dis astrouS results. He would like to
cut the board of education estimate by
$300,0OO. We could yet just as well ed
ucate children. The whole manage
ment of the public schools was extraya-
gent, and he wanted to SEE the tax levy
reduced from 20 mills to Is mills; and
he could not see why we could not do it
better than knock out 100000 ON that
estimate
Aid. Melsdy-I do not believe in cutting
down the educational facilities of the city,
Aid. Fiandrau argued that pianos were an
unnecessary expense III public schools. The
rising generations might learn reading, writ
ing and arithmetic. That was what they
Ndutcu ~ tuey Glu HOT WtiJ 10 learn
dancing and piano playing. The city could
not afford to put funds iuto public schools.
AID. Flandrau, referring to the deductions
recommended, said: -ss-s,-. .,s--e go sez
The committee concluded these deductions
could be made without detriment to the city;
everything would go on just the same. l tell
you the city is in a critical position. We are
not booming. We are booming on taxes and
cut that estimate down few thousand
dollars we ought 10 do 1t. 1t is our
duty TO do it. / don't want TO cripple any
department of city government. think the
fire department is an admirable department.
and 1t ought to be sustained and maintained
for all it is worth, and | think the police de-
partment is an admirable department., and
we don't make any attempt TO reduce its
estimate; but there are many departments
that may be sliced right and left, and the
city maintain its position just as WELL
Aid. Costello merely objected to the
cutting down of the street force eSti-
mate, and would like Mr.. Roche to be
heard on this point.
Comptroller Roche said the street
force estimate last year was $685. 900.
and the amount paid was 1888. s64-47.
This year. up to the present time, $780,
S03S7 had been paid out on the street
force. The estimate for next year was
81, 400 below that of last year. and
SS,264.47 less than the amount paid last
y
and, if the streets were to be kept clean,
| the money was absolutely needed.
| Aid. Flandrau-What was the general as
sessment last lear?
Comptroller Roche-Eighteen mills. The
| minimum was Is. 40 and maximum Is mills
| If the estimate was reduced the effect would
be to materially injure the credit of the city
Aid. Sullivan asked if the monthly pay roll
of the street was increasing or decreasing.
City Engineer Rundlett-Certainiy the pay
! roll has been reduced. 1t was reduced Sill
| 900 in August, and IL will be reduced more
| in September.
A vote was taken. The vote on the
ways and meads committee recommen-
datiOn to cut down the comptroller'S es-
innate by mills was:
Yeas-Copeland, Flandrau. Sullivan and
| Cullen-4.
Nays-Banholzer. Bielenberg, Bott, Cooley
| Costello. Dobner, Dorniden, Gehan. McNa-
NEE, Melady, Minea. Van Slyke-l2
The comptroller's estimate was there
upon agreed upon, Messrs. Copeland,
Flandrau, Sullivan and Cullen alone
opposing.