St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-24
The Ramsey County Delega-
ton Finds It's Hands Full
Of Business.
Instruction in Foreign Lam
guages Finally Submitted
to School Authorities.
Agreement to Allow DR.. Ane-
ker Full Swing in His
Good Work.
Changes in Building, Health,
Plumbing and Other
Departments.

At meeting of the Ramsey county
delegation yesterday morning Mr..
Walsh moved to reconsider the question
of whether or not the German language
should be taught in the public schools.
The delegation had already decided to
abolish the study in all primary and in
termediate grades, but the motion to
reconsider prevailed. Then Mr.. Walsh
offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the question of whether
or not any specified foreign language shall
be taught in the free public schools of the
city OF st. Paul or of any of the wards there
OF may be submitted to vote OF the electors
OF said city or of any of said wards at any
municipal election upon Petition of per
cent OF said electors OF said city or of any of
said wards, and a majority of said electors
shall determine said question aforesaid.
Be 1t further resolved, That any and all
foreign languages now taught in the free
public schools of said city, or of any ward
thereof, be continued to be taught until 9th
erwise determined in the manner herein pro-
vided.
After general discussion, it was de-
clded 10 let the matter stand as it now
is, i'll the hands of the board of educa-
ton. Mr.. White appeared before the
delegation and asked them to pass bill
providing for the payment of the Selby
avenue bridge out of the general fund
lie commended that the bridge was of no
benefit to the property owners upon
whom the assessment was levied. The
delegation refused to take any action in
the matter. A bill to authorize change
OF grade on Selby avenue was laid on
the table.
The vital statistics bill was recon-
mended to pass. 1t amends section 4,
chapter IA, General Laws of 1887, by
adding the following:
Provided, That in cities containing over
100000 Inhabitants said health officer shall
perform all OF the duties herein required of
therefor, and the salary of said health officer
shall be taken and deemed to be full COM
pensation in addition to his other duties for
all the services required of him by this act.
1t also amends section by adding:
Provided, however, that, where any coun-
ty contains city having over 100000 inhabi-
tants, said district clerk shall not issue any
such certificate to the health officer OF said
city, nor shall said clerk of the district court
receive any compensation for, or on ac
count Of any of the duties hereby required
to be performed by him in connection with
the births or deaths occurring within the
limits of said city.
The effect of the bill is to put the
work of collecting birth and death sta
tistics upon the clerk of the district
court, without compensation, in cities OF
over 100000 Inhabitants. and relieves
the city clerk.
Senator Lineau's bill to abolish the
license of st. Paul plumbers was laid
over. The bill providing for the reim-
bursement of Thomas Sweeney for his
loss on the Langford park contract was
recommended to pass. A bill fixing the
bonds of county officers as follows was
acted upOn faVOrably:
Clerk of district clerk, $4,000: register of
deeds $4,000; county treasurer. $500 900;
sheriff, SIS, 600; county attorney, S5,000 judge
OF probate, $4,000; county assessor, $4,000;
county surveyor, $1,000
Mr.. Ringwald's bill, making the build
ing inspectors Office elective, was ap-
proved. 1t fixes the salaries of the de-
partment as follows: Inspector, S., 800;
four. assistant inspectors, 1000 each;
deputy inspector, 1000.
The present salary list of the building
inspectors Office is:
Inspector, $1,000; deputy, Sl,5OO; general
clerk $1,000; inspector of elevator and fire
escapes, $1,000; plumbing inspector, $1,000;
assistant plumbing inspector, $1,000; four
district inspectors, $1,000 each, $1,000. Total
S13, 700.