St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-22
0UUkE Ut 81 FAUL.
Panoramic View Of the Re-
suits Accomplished by
the Delegation.
A Whole Cycle of Reform
Represented in These F ew
Sentences.
List Of Laws That Will Lift
st. Paul to a Heaven Of
Reform.
The Work Of the Ramsey
Delegation Summarized
Into a Column.

ceptlOn OF the acts bearing upon the
city charter, the school and park boards,
the site for the government building
and the salaries of city and county
officers. These have already appeared,
i'll extenso. in these columns.
Mr.. Lienau--To authorize the city of ST.
Paul to pay Tor lands condemned for a levee
in the Sixth ward of said city. This bill
authorizes the payment to the parties emit.
tied thereto of funds now in the hands of
the city treasurer for lands taken for the
aforesaid purpose.
Delegatfon--To limit the expenditure I'M
der the act to establish police pension fund
specially created therefor, and extend its
benefits to policemen disabled while IN actual
performance of police duty.
Mr.. Stevens-AuthoriZIng the county com
mississoners of Ramsey county. Mimi, to
repair and improve the highway within the
limits of New Brighton. The road referred
to is known as the Barlow road, city of st.
Paul.
Mr. Dean for the delegation-To establish
and regulate the salaries and compensation
of certain officers of the city of st. Paul and
to abolish certain offices of said city. and TO
provide for the amount allowed to the board
of water commissioners of said city, and to
provide the maximum amounts allowed the
administration of certain departments OF
said city, and to repeal the acts inconsistent
Herewith.
Mr.. Walsh-Provides for the appointment
of a man whose duty it shall be to look after
the lamps. and where unnecessary lamps are
found order their removal, also to investigate
when new lamps are ordered whether they
are needed or not. The inspector is under
the direction of the board of public works,
his compensation being Sl.S)O.
Mr.. Ames-AuthOriZes the issuing of S40,-
600 bonds to construct a sewer along Trout
brook and Phalen creek into the Mississippi
river
Delegation-To provide for and to specify
the bonds to be given by the public officers
Of the Pitv Of panl This hill nrOVidpS
that the city treasurer shall give bonds in
the sum of S50l0O0; the city comptroller,
5000; city clerk, $1,000; health officer:
5000; building inspector, 5000; clerk of
municipal court. $1,000.
Senator Dean-This authorizes the CITY OF
st. Paul to condemn certain property for a
new government building.
Mr. Lienau-Author1ZeS the common coun-
ell of the city of st. Paul to lease the levee or
any part of the levee known as the West st.
Paul levee, in the Sixth ward of the city of
st. Paul. and to consolidate and confirm any
ordinances heretofore passed for such pur-
pose.
Mr. Lienau-Fixes the time of meeting of
the board of county commissioners of Ram
sey county and prescribes certain duties
thereof.
Mr. Dean-Authorizes the Maniton Island
Land company to repair and maintain an
avenue and bridge in Ramsey county and
legalIzing the survey and plat thereof
Mr.. Nilsson-Provides that in certain cases
the city can condemn property and grade
streets withouta third of the people along
the street petitioning. Intended especially
to meet the Broadway bridge case, where the
railroad company owns the entire property
fronting on the street.
Mr. Ringwaid-Provides for the appoint
| ment of coal and wood inspector the OBJ
ject is to see that the city and the board of
education is not defrauded in the weights Of
coal and wood. The inspector is 10 receive
| $1,000 per annum.
Deegation-To authorize the city of St.
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tween said city and Timothy Sweeny for the
| grading of Langford park. Timothy Sweeny
entered into contract for the grading and
filling of Langford park.
Delegatlon-The new school board act
Observation-Disclosures TO the new postoffice
site. and re-cedes to the United States Juris,,
| dictiou over the same. There were in all
| three bills of this character
Delegation Authorizes the city of ST. Paul
| to issue certificates to the amount OF $4,000
| for the purchase of additional territory for
| the new government building.
Delegation-ThIs act specifies the bonds to
| be given by the county officers of Ramsey
county, requiring the county treasurer 10
| give bonds in the sum of S500,O9O, fixing the
| bond of the clerk of the district court at
$4,000, the auditors at $4,000, register of
deeds at $4,000. probate judges bond $4,000,
etc
Mr.. Bell-This act fixes the corporation at
| torney'S salary az $1,000 per year, his first as
sistants at 81, 500 and the other two at S1.2O0
each. The salary of the first assistant has
| been increased TO s., $50.
Observation-Disclosures tor the payment Of
| sheriff7s fees for bailiffs for the months OF
! January and February, 1891. During these
months provision was made for the payment
| of but three bailffs, while seven bailiffs were
| required i'll attendance upon the six courts
and grand jury, and past payments tor the
| same purpose.
Mr. Stevens-Ths act authorizes the county
commissioners to widen Rice street so that
motor can be run on that street.
| Dalapa tinO-ThiS hill nrOVi1pG that the
| stenographer of the municipal court may
charge attorneys the same rates per folio for
| transcripts as are allowed the stenographer
| of the district court.
Mr. Stevens-To designate the county COM
| missioner districts in Ramsey county,
Mr.. Stevens-To separate New Brighton
| from the town of Rose, and make the town
| of New Brighton separate election dis
! trict
| Mr.. Stevens-A bill for an act entitled "An
act to authorize the city of st. Paul to REIN
| burse certain persons or corporations therein
| described for money paid for the purpose of
| vacating Streets alleys or highways, vacated
| under the provisions of chapter ~, Special
Laws of Minnesota of 1889
Mr. Dean-To enlarge and extend the du-
| ties powers and jurisdiction of the public
examiners of this state so to include and en-
! brace the Office and records of the city con-
troller, city treasurer and other revenue and
financial officers of the city of st Paul.
| Mr.. Stevens-To confirm the jurisdiction
| of the municipal court in smoke nuisance
| cases.
Mr.. Stevens-To authorize the city of st.
| Paul TO issue bonds for the purpose of i'm
| proving Luke Como and Its shores and make
| the same part of Como park i'll the
| said city authorizing the recording of deeds
of shore rights without payment of taxes.
| Mr.. Stevens-To allow the vacation of GER
| tain old streets i'll Como park.
| Mr. Lienau-To repeal chapter 1856 of the
Special Laws of 1889, entitled IAN act to pro-
vide for the appointment and prescribing The
| duties of the board of levee commissioners
| for the city of st. Paul.
! Mr. Sanborn-To prohibit the catching and
| marketing of fish in the lakes of Ramsey,
Dakota and Anoka counties, except in the
| Mississippi ana st. CroiX rivers.
Mr.. LineBu-To repeal an act entitled IAN
| act TO open, widen, straighten and extend
the street known as Annapolis street."
Mr.. Lineau-To authorize the city of st.
| Paul to condemn land for a street known as
Annapolis street, when the land tor said
| street has not been condemned.
Mr. Lineua-To authorize the common
council of the city of ST. Paul to appropriate
| maintenance of public baths and swimming
| schools.
Mr. Bell-In 1889 law was passed author
| izing the state to plat about forty acres of
land formerly occupied by the reform school
| into lots and blocks to be known as d. W.
| lngersolls addition. This bill is a curative
| act, confirming and legalizing the acts OF the
| officers in making the plat.
| Mr. Lomen-In 1889 bill was passed which
| prevented the service of a summons from
| justice court by any one except a constable.
| Previous to that it was competent for the
justice to appoint some one to make service.
| This is usually clerk in lawyers Office.
The bill simply repeats the act of 1889, put
ting the old law into effect again.
Mr.. Bell-In 1887 an act was passed author
izing the county OF Ramsey to issue SlG0010
| worth OF bonds 10 secure site for a Jail,
which this bill practically repeats.
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures the bailiff's COM
pensation from So to $50 per day, and also
reducing the fees of the sheriff in case of
sales under DEGREES from $40 to $.
Mr.. Bell-Requiring judges OF the district
court to certify TO the attendance of witnesses
and jurors, occasioned by the J. P. Davis de-
| falcatiou,