St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-28
Being Busily Applied to City
Expenses By the Ramsey
Delegation. =
Every Luxurious Head Thai
Bobs Into Sight Is Being
Whacked Away. b
Little Expenses Here and
There That in the Aggre- e
gate Run High. !,
Several Large Salapied OfTiees
to Be Replaced by the g
ri
Fee System. a

The Ramsey county legislative dele
CATION held meeting last evening in
the city attorneys Office. and for three
and half hours they oyerhauied city
and county offices with small tooth
comb The proposition to create
double-headed council was lost by a tie
vote, seven to seven; that to increase the
aldermen-at-large to eleven was agreed
to by a vote Of eight to six. 1t was sug-
gested that half of the city indebted
ness be funded, and thatsthe remainder
be cleared off by the issuance Of certifi-
Gates for four years, the money to
be raised by an extra 5-rniH tax.
Considerable opposition was raised
against this, some members of the dele
CATION desired more time, the belief be-
ing expressed that the Indebtedness Of
the city was not so large as it was re
ported to be. Accordingly decision was
deferred until the next meeting. A
spiflted discussion was raised by prop
osition b repeal the st. Paul police PEN
sion law, at the same time arranging
that the policemen have S1,25 deducted
per month from their salary, for which
they could be insured for 81, 00J in case
of death, and SIS per week in
case of disability The present law
was claimed to be too liberal;
that in few years the city might have
a civil service call for S500.000 year.
Now the pension fund is derived from
10 per cent Of the fines paid INTO the
municipal court Many members of the
delegation were strenuouSlv opposed to
repeating the law; the proposition to do
so was voted down, MesSrs. Nilsson,
Ringwald and FL. f. Stevens being APP
pointed committee to revise the law.
Ii was thought that policemen should
not
Receive Pension
until they were sixty years OF age. and
bad been twenty years in the service of
the city.
1t was decided that the health conn
missioner of the city be responsible for
the collection and preservation of vital
statistics, and that no fees be paid any
officer in connection with these statlS-
tics. This cuts Off a fat plum now en-
joyed by the city clerk and the clerk of
the district court.
No extensions will be made by the
water commissioners for the neXt two
years, and by this the city will save
S2OO.0OO The city will defer payment
wears: thereby Sl0o, 900 will be saved
Messrs. Lieuau, Dean and Walsh
were appointed to investigate the
abstract clerks department., propol
sition having been made that tile office
of abstract clerk be made vacant; that
the appointment be placed In the hands
of the mayor, and that the clerk and
his assistants be paid by fees, at the
rate of 1215c' per description. Some
delegates were opposed to deal harshly
with the abstract clerk, the deficiency
/ in his department. it is claimed. being
attributable to extra work placed upon
Z him by the county commissioners. y
Sheriff Bean is to receive S2.50a week
for prisoners. He,lis now receiving
Sc. so. Tie reduced sum was considered
sufficient, and, as one gentleman put it,
ut has been $3.50 in'the past, and men
have become rich out OF it,
MeSsrs. Nilsson and Walsh were APP
pointed committee to investigate the
fees paid the sheriff for serving papers
in connection with the delinquent per-
sonal taxpayers
yNardens Abolished.
1t was agreed that the fire wardens be
abolished, the work to be performed by
the captains of the fire department, as
we'll as that the Offices of superintend-
ent of police alarms and superintend-
ent of fire alarms be consolidated.
The salary of the coroner is to be re-
duced from s., 500 to 81. 1000 ayear.
The members of the board Of public
works will be called upon to act as
street commissioners, also to employ
street men, etc. The expenses of the
street force is not to exceed $l50,000.
Residents of the city are to be given
preference when employing help, ETC.,
in the various city departments.
The clerk of the municipal court is to
be made elective. the salary being fixed
at 81, 800, with one assistant at $1,000.
The Office of public inspector of wood
and coal is to be created.
Messrs. Sanborn, Ii. E. Stevens and
Stone were appointed committee to
report upon the liability of the city as
to Carpenter and Mohawk parks.
The delegation will meet again Fri
day evening at 1880 o'clock.