St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-23
THE COUNCIL ON RECORD.
Report of the Legislative Com
mittee Adopted in Entirety.

The city council has put itself OH record
with reference to proposed legislation for
Minneapolis. The deed was done last night
in the presence of Mayor Winston who sat
of The right hand of the president, and
a good many prominent citizens. But
one recommendation provoked any discus
sion-the patrol limits. There was an AMI
mated debate on that head, but the Repub-
means won, being in the majority. rms
question provoked considerable merrlment
and not a little ascerbity, some OF 1t, eSpe-
cially between Aid. MCGOWAN ana Braolsn,
taking a decidedly personal turn.
Roll call over the eport OF the committee
on legislation was ratified off in Clerk Han
ley's most mellitiuous tones. The recommen-
datiops were the same as published i'll the
GLOBE of Wednesday morning. IL was de-
cided to consider the recommendatlons sec
tion by section, and consideration began.
Tpe first section. advising that the president
of the library board be made member OF
the board of tax levy was adopted, and
every section thereafter was treated
in the same manner, Without ueDate
until the one relating to the filing OF all orig
nal descriptions of city property with the
CITY assessor was reached. Here, on Alu
Bradish's suggestion, City Assessor RUNNER
was called upon for an explanation Oh me
reasons for the proposed change. At present
descriptions are received from the county
auditor office and are frequently detectye.
He suggested that the register OF deeds be
compelled to furnish daily to the assessor
Iist of real estate transfers and descriptions,
or that IDENTITY city assessor be located in
the office of the register OF deeds tor the pur-
nose of securing these lists. In ms way be
| was certain the city would secure assessments
! which are now missed, enough OF them 10
more tuan nav for the additional expendl-
| ture. That section was afterWard adopted.
| There was no further debate until the recon-
! mendation concerning the making ana col
| lectng of special assessments was reached.
l Had
The city engineer was calleu upon 70 ,, eA,
| plain. He said the Recommendations were
| embodied in the paper read by Assistant
| CITY Engineer Huntress before the engineer
| club. lie believed that these changes had
| already been Incorporated by the Hennepln
| delegation in the proposed revised charter.
| On Invitation, Mr. Huntress explained the
| changes at some length. 1t was proposed to
! make all public improvements before the
| leyving of special assessments and the col
! lection of the same within sixty days after
| the completjoI. of the WORK. Aid. MCGOWAN
| Thought this would distribute The payment OF
| taxes over the whole year and might create q
hardship for people who have calculated
| upon paying all their taxes at one ume. 1hls
change does not apply to water mains anc
sewers, There were several other PROPOSE
tions which have been reviewed heretofore
The clause regarding the collection of specia
assessments was amended by making the
penalty for compartment Inside OF Sixty Gays
per cent instead of 10 per cent.
The next section which caused debate wa
the one asking the delegation to not exten ,
patrol limits As soon as it was read, Loyel
moved its adoption, but Rand and Lacke!
quickly man their bs feet acc kana qa %oyg Th
| the uennepin delegation be requested Il
abolish the patrol limits making quite
little speech in support of it, during which
he criticised the patrol limits system
as unfair. Lackey seconded the al. amend n,
ment. and Bradish replied, urging that III
natrol limits system had been Endorsed by al
the law-abiding citizens, by the police AM
by the courts. especially the municipal court
Aid. MCGOWAN said he believed that the es
tabllshment of the patrol limits in the frs
place was an imposition, although ne he Though =
given chance to be heard. Then he &c
the patrol rnio as an o naIy 70 ,ha
liouor selling is an illegitimate business be
it is licensed rf He might hack ha rnnn sh
plumbing shop or selling cigars ar
illegitimate since they are licensed Ran
again took the floor and chew OF topacG
and demolished Bradish's license theory. II
wanted to see Minneapolis placed upon