St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-24

ton of bills ended an adjournment was
taken until 9:30 o clock this morning.
Perhaps the most important bill intro
duced was that by Mr.. Kinney, of st.
LouiS-House File l,003.a bill for an act
relating to villages over 5000 inhabi-
tants, and to provide for municipal
courts thereof. The bill proposes Civ
ing villages of over 5000 inhabitants
powers generally possessed by munich
pal corporations. Such villages will be
a separate election district, divided into
four wards, and will possess the power
to annex, additional territory. The
elective officers of the village are to be:
President, recorder, treasurer, assessor
and two trustees from each ward, and La
municipal judge. The officers will hold
office for one year, and the municipal
Judge for two years. The general cleo
ti0ns are to take place the second Tues
day of March. The first election under
the bill is fixed for May IL, 1891. The
village council is empowered to elect a
village attorney and engineer. and
can make all the general improvements,
conducting its own government with
the same freedom as is now enjoyed by
cities. Power is given to grant fran
chises and levy tax.
The Ramsey county delegation intro
duced a bill amending section Is, chap.
4S, of the Special Laws of 1887, relating
to the supervision of plumbing and
house drainage.
The Ramsey county delegation intro
duced and, under suspension of the
rules, had passed bill amending the
law relating to the collection of vital
statistics. The amendment provides
that ill cities containing over 100000 in
habitants the health officer shall alone
collect the vital statistics. and the salary
paid him shall be deemed full compen
SatiOn for all services required of him
by this act.
The Ramsey county delegation intro
duced bill to provide for and specify
the bonds to be given by the public
officers of Ramsey county. The bonds
are fixed at: Clerk OF district court,
$4,000; register of deeds, $4,000;
600; county auditor. $4,000; county at
torney, $1,000; judge of probate, $4,000;
county assessor, $4,000; county sur
veyOr, 81, 900.
The Ramsey county delegation intro
dueed a bill fixing the city attorneys
salary at $1,000 year: first assistant,
S1.S0O: second and third assistants,
$1,000; clerk hire, 1,S00. The attorney
and his first assistant are required to
give their whole attention 10 the office,
and their duties cover all city depart
ments requiring legal services.
Mr.. Tripp introduced bill to pre-
scribe the times for holding general
terms of the dis rict court in the Fourth
judicial district:
In Anoka county-The first Monday of
February and the second Monday of Septem-
Der.
In Hennepin county--The second Tuesday
of January the first Tuesday of March, the
first Tuesday of May, the second Tuesday in
September and the second Monday of No
Yember.
In Isanti county-The fourth Monday of
September.
In Wright county-The first Monday of
June and the first Monday of December.
Mr.. Engelbert introduced, and under
suspension of the rules, secured the pas
sage of a bill authorizing the village of
Gaylord, Sibley county, to issue $1,000
bonds to aid in the erection of a village
hall.
Mr. McGuire-A bill to empower the super
visors of Dublin, Swift county to reimburse
the treasury of the village of Murdock all
taxes assessed within the said village and
collected since incorporation. 1881.
Mr.. Koehnen-A bill TO detRch territory
from independent School District No. in
Chaska county, and to attach it 10 District
No. So.
By Mr.. Cole. ITO appropriate $4,000 to
aid the township of Arundel. Otter Tail
county. in rebuilding wagon bridge over the
Red river
BY Mr.. Zelch-To enable the town of New
port Washington county, to collect poll tax
in cash iustead of by statute labor
By MIR. Feig-To reimburse Anders Melssou
S1G4 %, money expended as costs and dis
bursements in defending and establishing his
title TO the northeast quarter of the northeast
quarter of section Is township III north
range 33 west in Lake Benton, now Marshall
district, in the case of Anders Nelson vs.
The State of Minnesota.
By e. French-A bill requiring respective
owners of lands to put up and maintain par
titiOn fences.
BY Mr.. Kinney-A bill providing for the
extension OF the limits of the city of Duluth
by the annexation of the village OF West Du-
luth, the village of Lakeside and the ad-
jacant territory.
BY Mr. LockWood-A bill to provide for
the adjustment of Indebtedness incurred by
school districts where territory is afterwards
detached therefrom.
By Mr.. Lockwood-A bill to authorize the
county commissioners of any county to en-
ploy an attorney as an assistant to the county
attorney.
By Mr.. McAllister-To appropriate $50 for
payment Of Freeman P Lane for professional
services rendered and expenses incurred by
him in contesting for the state the validity of
the law relating 10 Illuminating oils.