St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-17
He Cannot Stand the Chest
nut Of a Double Headed
Council,
Put the Delegation Adopts
the Idea by a Unanimous
Vote.
Seven for a Board Of Educa-
tion--No Extra Bonds for !
Two Years.
A Bill to Remove Oakland
Cemetery as Dangerous
to Health.

The Ramsey county delegation met
last evening at the Office of the city at
torney for the purpose of adopting GER
| tain sections of the Sanborn charter,
and to pass upon certain bills concern
ing st. Paul. which had been referred
to the delegation. There we're present
Senators Dean chairman, Sanborn.
Lienau, Stevens, Representatives
Lomen. Ames, Nelson, bearing,
Bell, Stone, Walsh and Stevens.
The sections of the Sanborn
| charter on unimportant items
had been passed without any important
discussion, when the question of the
dual council scheme came up and caused
sensational kick from Representative
bearing. Senator Lienau. who had all
| along opposed the idea, announced that
he withdrew his opposition and would
vote for the proposed bill, but he con-
fesSed that he had no faith in the sys-
TEN. This caused Representative Dear
ing to jump up in very excited man
ner and state, with great vehemence,
| that IF they were going to undo at one
meeting the work of the previous one
| he would retire. We settled this at the
| last meeting by vote of 10 to 2, and if
| you are going to trade, why, | am done
with the whole affair.""
| The irate gentleman then put Oh his
overcoat and withdrew from the room
in high dudgeon, despite the request of
Senator Sanborn that he remain. On a
vote the dual system was adopted by a
| vote of all present. Representative
| bearing being counted as withdrawn.
The bill of Representative Lomen on
| municipal courts was passed favorably !;
also Representative Bells bill regulat-
| ing fishing at Bald Eagle lake.
| The bill of Mr.. Bell prohibiting the
city of st. Paul from issuing, before
May l, 1898, bonds for $4,000 for pub
lie library, bonds for the maintenance
OF the boulevard ON Summit avenue
for $4,000, bonds for $4,000 for bridge
over Phalen creek, bonds for 100000
for improvement OF the West side levee,
bonds for $4,000 for the Broadway
bridge, bonds for $50, 900 for park pur-
poses was then taken up. These bonds
have been all authorized by special
laws. Representative Nelson said he
would oppose the motion because the
people had voted for the issue of these
bonds and the legislature had author
lied the issue, and if they were in favor
of dual council they ought to have
faith in the council that they would not
issue them until necessary. If they
tied up the bonds by passing the motion
he would kill the matter in the house.
Senator Stevens remarked that a
threat of that kind would not influence
his vote.
Gen. Sanborn said that the bonds
authorized for the Broadway bridge
would not build it. and if it was neces-
sary to make an assessment for the ap-
proaches, it would take two years to
raise the money, and he saw no reason
why they should not postpone the issue
of not only those bonds but all the
others, for the people were not now in
favor of the issue.
Exceptions Asked.
Mr.. Lienau wanted the bonds for the
West side leyee issued. as it would ben
eft that part of the city. People wanted
to establish factories On the levee.
Senator II. F. Stevens said he had
been in favor of the Broadway bridge,
but they had arrived at serious state
of affairs, and ne matter what was said,
he would vote to postpone the issue.
Representative Bell said he did not
think there was any danger of the city
issuing any of these bonds, and he
moved that the proceeds of any bonds
issued should not be used for any other
purpose than intended. and that it take
a four-fifthS vote of the council to au
thoriZe the issue of any of the bonds.
Mr., Walsh moved to postpone indefi-
nitely the bill.
Mr.. Ames said that it would help the
credit of the city to issue the bonds.
A number of motions and amend
ments were then voted upon to pass the
bill excepting certain bonds, as the
members present wanted the bill to
pass. but at the same time wanted the
bonds issued in which they felt an in
terest. Eventually motion to pass the
bill without any exceptions was carried
by vote of all present.
Representative Nelson then moved to
reconsider the bill, so that it will post
pone the issue of the bonds till 1892 in
stead of 1898. The motion was lost by
a vote of to 3.
1t was adopted that no board shall be
vested with power to create any in
debtedness on the part of the city, such
power to rest with the city council. All
contracts made by public boards ex-
ceeding 5000 shall be approved by the
council, and this shall be construed to.
mean that contracts can only be made
when there IS fund that can be drawn
upon. This provision does not apply to
the park board.
On the question of salaries for school
teachers, it was approved that they
shall be fixed by the city council. On
the matter of the city Indebtedness, it
was decided to issue certificates of tax
levy to the amount of $3.50, 900, payable
in one, two and three years. This will
make up the present deficit.
School Board of Seven.
When the question of recognizing
the board of education came up Mr..
bearing said that they had settled the
matter at another meeting. Senator
Lienan was opposed to making the
board five members; he thought it
should be seven. All members agreed
that the mayor should appoint the
curtailed. Supt. Gilbert was called
upon, and said he did not think that
FIVE members could give sufficient time
to do the work. There were a
number of committees, and it
would be impossible for five
| members to carry out the labors.
Mr.. bearing said his bill abolished
a number of committees, the work be-
| ing assumed by the mayor. Senator
| Stevens was in favor of board of five,
| for in his experience he found that each
member of board always wanted
money spent for his constituents. Thir-
teen men would spend a certain sum of
money and five men would spend less.
On a motion of Senator Stevens to
make the board consist of five members
the vote stood six to six and was de-
clared lost. and the motion to make it
seven was carried.
/. Representative Walsh then read his
bill providing for the closing of Oakland