St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-03
CITY SALARIES.
The Delegation Finally Reaches
an Agreement on Official Pay.


At last nights meeting of the Ramsey
county delegation the bill fixing the
compensation of city officials was taken
up. City Attorney Lawler had drawn
the bill in accordance with the previous
actions of the delegation in regard to
city salaries. and it came up last night
for final approval. Several amend
ments were made to the bill last night
AS finally amended and recommended
to pass it allows compensation as
follows: Mayor, $1,000 per annum;
mayors secretary. 81 200; comptroller,
s., 800, and clerk hire limited to $1,000:
treasurer, s., 200. and clerk hire limited
to $4,000: city clerk, $1,000. and clerk
hire limited to $4,000; president of the
water board, $500; health officer,
$1,000; deputy health officer. $1,000; all
employees of the health department, eX-
cept the health officer aud his deputy,
not to exceed 5000 each; building in
spector, $500, and other expenses of
his department limited to $4,000;
chief of fire department, $500; first
assistant chief of fire department,
81 900; second assistant chef of fire de-
partment, $1,000; chief of police and
all officers of the police department,
but not to exceed present compensation.
The changes made in the original bill
last night, it will be seen, reduced the
comptroller'S salary from $1,000 to
$500; increased the city clerks allow
ance for clerk hire from $1,000 to $4,000,
limited the salaries of health Office en-
ployes to $500. and made the salaries of
the police department optional with the
city council.
At former meeting it was decided to
limit the annual expenditures of the fire
department to S225,000, but last night
this amount was cut to S205, 900.
A bill fixing bonds of city officers as
follows. was presented: Treasurer, $780,
600; comptroller, $4,000; clerk munich
pal court, $4,000: deputy clerk. $1,000;
health officer, $1,000; clerk of the board
of public works, $1,000; city clerk.
$1,000, and building inspector, $1,000,
The bill was referred to the city attor-
ney to amend so as to provide bonds for
all city officials.
Representative Ringwald introduced
a bill creating Office of city weigher and
inspector of coal and wood, which was
recommended to pass. The new officer
is to be appointed every two years. and
is to receive salary Of 1920 per an
mum.
Capt. Ii. A. Castle and others APP
peared before the delegation and urged
the annexation of the village of North
ST. Paul to the city. Representative
Bell opposed the annexation, and it was
finally defeated.
Representative Walsh resurrected his
bills providing for the removal of the
Lutheran and Oakland cemeteries, but
they will be referred back to the COM
mittee. A bill to increase the iurisdic-
ton of justices of the peace went to
special committee composed of the city
attorney and Representative Stevens.
The bill to abolish the Office of the West
st. Paul justice of the peace was indefi-
nitely postponed, and another bill max
ing Wabasha and Rice streets the di-
vision line of the two justice districts on
the East side was approved. All of
Secretary Harris corrections and chari-
ties bills were virtually killed by in
definite postponement.