St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-30
ECONOMY'S REWARD.
Two Court House Officials Get
Long Terms and More
Salary.
Why the Necessity for In
speeting Oil Is No Longer
Pressing.
New Enterprises Flock In to
Enjoy the Coming St. Paul
Boom.
The University Regents Con-
slider Important College
Additions.

Tie reorganized joint court house and
city hall commission met yesterday and
went at business in a vigorous way.
| The only new member on the board is
| Aid. John F. Gehan, who took the place
| of Aid. Minea. All were present eX-
cept the presiding officer. so Commits
sioner George Mitsch was called to the
chair. The body was unit upon all
| questions presented except upon that OF
increasing the compensation of Custo-
dian Egan and Engineer Montgomery.
Aid Van Slyke said he was not prepared TO
| vote in favor of an increase at present and
| asked that action in that regard 6e deferred.
| He said so much had been said about curtail-
| ing city expenses that he wanted time to
| consider the proposition, although he thought
| the men deserved a rise.
Commissioner MitsCh h said taxes had been
| increased, and whilst he thought the men de-
! served more salary, he thought the increase
| should not be made at present
Aid. Gehan said that the men were receiv-
| ing much lower compensation than men in
| similar positions in other cities and i'll view
| OF the fact that they had saved nearly $4,000
i'll the cost of light and fuel in less than
| year, he thought it just that they should re-
| ceive a fair compensation.
| Aid Conley spoke III the same vein, and
! moved that the salary of the engineer be fixed
| at 81, 800 year.
L HS III 81 DlODOSiblOll. IlONtNci. III IGl-
| erence to these offices was to increase
the terms from one to two years, dating
from June l, 1891. which was carried by
an unanimous vote. Then the question
of an increase in the salaries from 81, 200
te 81, 800 per year was further discussed
and carried by the votes of Aid. COnley
| and Gehan and Commissioners Lied
man and Wright, Aid. Van Slyke and
| Commissioner Mitsch voting mo"
George Dorr was chosen second en-
gineer for one year. The pay roll for
the month of May, amounting to ST.
294.04; the pay roll of the joint COM
mission of 5000 and sundry bills were
approved and ordered paid.
Custodian Egan submitted compare
tive statements for the years 1889 and
1890, showing that in five months in
1890 there had been saved in the gas
bills the handsome sum of S550.50, and
in coal for the year 1890 576,340 pounds,
or cash saving of 1897 81, making
total saving under his management in
the two items mentioned the magnifi-
cent sum of 81 ,94S.17.
Routine Work.
The application of Charles Smith and Sam
uel E. Hardy to keep a shoe -blackine booth
in the vestibule of the Wabasha street en-
trance was referred to the appropriate COM
mlttee. The recommendation of the custo-
dian to increase the wages of the scrubwom-
an So per month was referred TO a regular
committee for investigation.
The recommendation of City Clerk Preh-
dergast that bulletin board be erected in the
corridor of the second floor of the building
TO be used for posting notices of meetings,
was approved and the board ordered put up.
The communication of McMechen, asking
for $500 for falling through a coal hole at the
jail pavement, was referred back 10 the city
council.
Finch, Van Slyck & Co. were awarded the
contract of carDeting the municipal court
room, at a cost of S231 Is.
The proposition to change the railing in
the municipal court room, at an estimated
cost of $500, was referred to the committee
on grounds and buildings.