St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-04

of charity or detention owned OF con-
trolled by the city.
1t will be noticed that the city clerks
office is made department. This is
new feature not before specified.
The mayor appoints all policemen and
the salary Of the superintendent of po-
lice is fixed at s., 500 year. The conn
Gil committee on police takes the place
of the police commission in so far as the
removal of officers is concerned, but the
mayor may suspend any officer at any
time. The chief of the fire department
is given salary of $500. He n0mi
mates all his Subordinates, whose APP
pointment is approved by the fire COM
mittee. The building inspectors de-
partment is attached to the fire depart
ment. His salary is fixed at $4,000
year.
superintendent is the title con-
ferred upon the head of the department
of public works His salary is made
$1,000 per year, and his duties are thus
defined:
The superintendent of public works
shall have the direction. control and
management Of the water works, gas
works, lighting plants of every kind
that now or hereafter may be owned and
controlled by the city, supply and dis
tribution OF water, gas and electricity,
and grading, paving, sidewalk repairing,
cleaning and lighting Of streets, alleys
and highways: he shall Superlntend,
control and direct the running OF cleo
tricity and other wires, the laying OF
conduits, subWaYs, pipes, trenches,
sewers, street railways and all other
structures over. through, upon or under
streets, alleys and highways OF the city,
n.i+ Irh WI
He has the control of the building and
repair of public buildings, bridges.
sewers, water works, wharveS and all
other public works, except the new
court house and city hall. He appoints
all his subordinateS and reports them to
the city council.
The city clerk is the head of his de-
partment. He is elected by the council
and his salary is fixed at 50, 100. The
city treasurer'S salary is not changed
until Nav 1898, when it is fixed at$5,O00,
the city to receive all interest on de-
posts of the city's money. A city at
torney is not eligible to a re-electlon.
The cOmptroller'S salary is fixed at
$1,000. His duties are the same as at
present, except that he belongs TO the
mayors cabinet. lie will not receive
money for licenses, however. This is
uOllG Dy Ine commissioner VI IdAVo. IiO
city attorneys salary is fixed at $4,000.
He is attorney of all the boards and may
appoint one assistant, to be known as
the first assistant city attorney" His
other substitutes are fixed by ordinance.
The assessor is called commissioner
of taxes" His salary is $500 year.
The duties of the commissioner of taxes
include tie collection of ali the revenues
of the city, except those paid to the
county treasurer, including loans, water
rents. water pipe permits, rents from
public property and licenses, and he
will issue all licenses except those
issued by the city clerk. The sealer of
weights and measures is attached to this
department. He is paid by his fees as
at present.
The department of debt consists OF
board of commissioners OF public debt,
composed of the mayor, treasurer, comp
troller, chairman of the committee on
ways and means. president Of the board
of school directors and the president OF
the park commission. The city comp
troller is eX-officio secretary. This board
issues ali bonds, sells the same, levies
taxes for the payment of bonds and has
charge of the sinking fund of the city,
As will be seen, the revised charter
contains many of the recommendations
made by the council committee on legls-
lation. Would-be cavilers should re-
member that the bill is not law yet
and that it is now open for discussion
and amendment.