St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-12
OF Committee on Legslation-City Charter
To the Common Council of the City of st.


To the Common Council of the City of st.
Paul.
Your Committee on Legislation respect
fully recommend the passage OF the follow
ing resolutions:
First-Resolved, That in the opinion of the
Common Council it is inexped1ent to radl-
cally change the present system OF city gov
eminent.
Second-Resolved, That the Municipal
Court Act be so far amended as to authorize
executions to be issued by that court. and
summonses on persons to be served by the
baiiffs. instead of by the Sheriff.
Third-Resolved, that the spring. elections
be abolished and that hereafter city officers
be elected at the fall elections
Fourth-Resolved That the City Charter be
so far amended as to make the Corporation
Attorney the attorney for the Board of Water
Commissioners and Park Board, as we'll as
for the other departments OF the city govern
ment.
Fifth-Resolved, That the charter of the
Board of Education be so far amended as to
provide for the appointment of five 90 In
spectors, to be appointed at large, instead of
eleven Inspectors TO be appointed from
wards.
Sixth-Resolved That the charter of the
Board of Education be so far amended as to
require that no school sites shall be pur-
chased, no building erected no bonds or GER
tifeates of Indebtedness issued, and no taxes
levied, unless the approval OF the Common
Council thereto be first obtained.
Seventh-Resolved, That all appointments
to office made by the Mayor be submit
ted to the Common Council for confirmation.
The following resolution is submitted to
the Council without recommendation:
Eighth-Resolved. That the charter of the
city be so far amended as to provide for a
Council consisting of two bodies-one to be
constituted of the Aldermen at Large and the
other of the ward Aldermen, and that these
bodies meet separately and on different days.
7, T DORNER Chairman
Aid Sanborn called for division Of question
IN the matter Of adopting said report.
The e question being upon adoption of sec
ton of said report. the same was adopted.
Yeas, IL. Nays-Ald. Copeland, Costello,
Sanborn. Sulllvan-4
The question being upon adoption of sec
ton of said report the same was adopted,
yeas II.
The question being upon the adoption of
section of said report the same was
adopted.
Yeas-Ald. Conley. Flandrau, Gehan. Nc
Nance, Melady, Minea. Sanborn. Sullivan.
Van Slyke Mr. President-1O.
Nays-Ald Banholzer. Bielenberg, Bott,
Copeland, Costello, Dobner, Dorniden-7.
Section of said report was adopted,
yeas II.
Yeas, 10. Nays-Ald. Costello and Nc
Nance.
Aid Costello moved as an amendment that
the following be added to said section 6:
Resolved, That the charter of the Board of
Education be SO far amended as to require
that no school sites shall be purchased; no
building erected; no bonds or certificates of
Indebtedness or other obligations issued or
incurred. and no taxes levied unless the ap-
proyal of the Common Council thereto be
first obtained. and that all boards be pro-
hibited from making any contracts or in
curing any Indebtedness in sum greater
than 5000 unless the approyalof the Com
mon Council thereto be first Obtained
Said amendment adopted, yeas IL, and
section 6. as amended, adopted. yeas IL
Section z Of said report was adopted, yeas
IL.
Section of1said report was not adopted.
Yeas-Ald. Flandrau. Gehan. Minea. San
born, Sullivan, MI. President-6.
Nays-Ald. Banholzer,. Bielenberg, Bott,
Conley. Copeland, Costello. Dobner, Dorni-
den, McNamee, Melady, Van Slyke-ll.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
Of Aid Dorniden-Augusta Browns petit
ton for permission to retain until June /,
1891, building in Clark's addition for livery
stable, etc.
Committee makes adverse report.
Adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS.
An ordinance was read changing the name
of Hamilton street to Lincoln avenue.
Rules suspended on motion of Aid. Sulll-
van, yeas ~ and ordinance read second time
and passed. (See Ordinance No. l454.)
An ordinance was read amending Ordi-
nance No. 81, entitled IAN ordinance in rela-
ton TO runners and public porters."
Rules suspended on motion of Aid. sulli-,
van, yeas II. aud ordinance read second time
and passed. (See Ordinance No. 1859
An ordinance was read changing name of
Moore street to Barclay street.
Rules suspended on motion of Aid. Bott
yeas II, and ordinance read second time and
passed. (See Ordinance No. 1867
An ordinance was read authorizing Elias
Tataski to erect a frame partition.
Rules suspended on motion of Aid. Con-
ley, yeas II, and ordinance read second time
and passed. (See Ordinance No. 1850
An ordinance was read authorizing the
drawing OF warrants in favor of parties en-