St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-20
THEIR FAT OFFICES.
That Is Why Certain PPomi-
nent Hen of South st.
Paul
Are Fighting Tooth and Toe
Nail Against the An
neXation.
The Directing Element Hold
a Meeting and Adopt a
Charter.
A Flourishing Suburb Built
Up Entirely by st. Paul
Capital.

South st. Paul officials are naturally
opposed to an effort which is in progress
to extend the Jurisdiction of this city
over the stockyards suburb. They con-
tend that the taxes would be higher per
capita, that unnecessary improvements
would be assessed, and score of other
effects that would follow move which
seems to them long stride toward an
nexation. Dakota county politicians
object, and most strenuOuSly, for the
immense business that has been built
up at South ST. Paul by st. Saul fore
sight and capital may, in the future,
pay its tax tribute to ST.. Paul, instead
OF to the county which they represent.
Meetings have been held and commit
tees have been appointed to present
other methods to the legislators. a
joint committee on charter amendments
has gone ahead as though no otner
movement was on foot.and has prepared
the numerous changes to the charter OF
South st. Paul, Of which a synop-
DE remembered that these proposed
amendments were prepared by men
who go hand in hand with the South st.
Paul officials. The latter see that their
salaries and prominence will be swept
away by canceling their government,
and they have placed their prominent
luminarieS in their SO-called board OF
trade No stone has been unturned in
I order to hold their power. Their pro-
posed amendments include the follow
ing:
Board of Education-To be elected
from the city at large instead OF APP
pointed. Yearly terms. The board to
appoint school officers. fix salaries and
buy necessary supplies; $4,000 bonds
| to be issued by the council. which can
build and lease schools and borrow
funds to meet current school expenses,
provided they do not exceed the appro-
priationS for the year. No DEFICIENCIES
TO be created by the school board. The
moneys, lands, buildings and personal
property of the schools of the dis
trict to be transferred from Dakota
county to the city of South st. Paul.
TIE achers admissible on Dakota county
certificates. The board makes school
| bylaws and ordinances, and reports to
the council annually, the council to
audit all bills and accounts.
J The police department shall c0nSiStof
| the mayor, chief of police and as many
pair Jlmen and otner officers as may be
the approval of the mayor. They must
conform to the army standard of health
and physique. Aldermen and justices
also to have police powers. They are to
have the power to arrest any fugitive
from justice anywhere within the state,
provided the crime has been committed
in South st. Paul.
Bonding-Giving the council author
ity to issue bonds after taking vote of
the people on any Issuance that may be
proposed.
Assessments-At any time within one
year from the date of any sale OF assess
mentS property sold for assessments can
be redeemed.
Judgments on assessment sales not to
be TeOpened except for. mistakes in
Jurisdiction of the council, or in making
and confirming the assessment, or by
the court in ordering the judgment to
be entered, or in entering Judgment
after the same shall have been ordered.
Certificates of Indebtedness not to be
issued for more than $1,000.
The poor fund to be transferred to the
general fund.
Elective Officers-That the elective
| officers of said city shall be mayor,
| city treasurer, city comptroller, city at
torney, city justice and one constable,
| all of which officers shall be residents
within, and qualified electors of said
| city-all other officers necessary for the
| management of the affairs of said city,
and not otherwise provided for in this
act, shall be appointed by the city
council. and at the annual election of
| officers, which election shall be held
on the first Tuesday III May,
1891. and every two years there
| after, there shall be elected a mayor,
| whose term of Office shall be two years,
| and until his successor is elected and
| qualified; there shall also be elected at
said election one alderman in each of
said aldermanic districts to be known as
ward aldermen, to serve until the first
| Tuesday III June. 1892 and until his sue
cessor is elected and qualified, and that
at the annual election of city officers in
| said city there shall be elected one al
| dcrman in each of said aldermanic dis
tricts to succeed the aldermen whose
| first Tuesday in June, 1892, who
shall hold his Office for two
years. and until his successor is elected
and qualified. There shall also be
elected at the annual city election, held
| hereafter, on the first Tuesday in May,
1891, and every two years thereafter,
one alderman in each of the said alder
manic districts, to be known as ward
| alderman, who shall hold his office for
two years. and until his successor is
elected and qualified, and also at said
| election and annually thereafter, three
| aldermen at large, whose term Of office
shall be for the period OF one year, and
| until his successor is elected and quail
| fed"
Last nights meeting approved the
al, r-t,, l,A 81.
| ton that the city attorney shall be APP
| pointed instead Of elected by the people.
Rev. Sullivan Dead.
Rev. John J. Sullivan, who was secre-
tary to Bishop Cotter, of Winona, died
at an early hour yesterday morning at
| the home of his parents, 1929 Ross street.
| His death was due to complication of
diseases, against which he had fought
| for some time. The young priest, whose
career was of great promise, was born
| III Boston, Mass, in 1865, and with his
parents moved to Montreal in 1874,
where few years later he entered the
Grand seminary for preparatory course
of study for the church. He then stud
led at st. JOseph's seminary, in Du-
buque, To-, and finished his education
at ST. Thomas seminary, in this city
remaining as professor for one year,
Easter Sunday, 1889, he was ordained.
and worked under Bishop Cotter, and
endeared himself to all by his kind and
pleasing ways. His early demise has
caused great grief among those who
knew him, for his talents would have
won him distinction in the church.
personal AND SOCIAL.