St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-07


Naming the Committee Which
Will Investigate DR..
Hoyt.
Ten of the board of aldermen didn't
answer to their names when the clerk
ratified off the roll call last night, but
there were that number present, the
only absentee being Aid. Conley. The
new scheme of a calendar for the in
struction of the aldermen and to keep
important business from being rushed
through was tried for the first time. The
result was that it took from half
to three-Quarters of an hour longer
to do the business. The mayor. the
health commissioner, the Ramsey coun-
ty medical society and several of the
aldermen took a chance at the cholera
and sanitary question, and $1,000 was
appropriated to be expended by the
mayor in cleaning up thecity. The
garbage contract was not awarded,
the report of the committee be-
Ing held to await the action Of
the board of aldermen. Aids.
Hickman, Franklin and Warren
were appointed to join with the assem-
bly, committee in investig ating the
alleged charges against Health Com
missioner HOyt. The building inspector
asked for committee to examine the
records of his Office concerning the dis
appearance of 1874. This was the
amount which Gates A. Johnson should
have turned in to the treasurer for De-
cember fees, but didn't. Instead of
committee being appointed, Aid. Cope
land had the matter referred to the cor
poratiou attorney.
What's the Matter With JOhnsOns
The building inspector sent in Ia com
munication, which read as follows:
Sept 6.-To the Mayor and Common Coun-
clI-Gentlemen: On examining the records
OF this othce l find no return of money re-
ceived on account of permits issued for the
month of December, 1891, and six days in
January, 1892. amounting to S274. This has
not been received by the city treasurer. No
record of the same having passed through
the office of city clerk can be found. here
with attach statements of the city treasurer
and city clerk corroborating above report. A
committee appointed to examine the records
OF this office would be highly appreciated.
9. +. A. MORRIS, Building Inspector.
Attached to the letter were copies of
replies from the city clerk and city
money had been received from the
binding inspector for the time men
toned. On motion of Aid. Copeland
the communication was sent to the
corporation attorney.
The Great Tooley Committee.
The report of the reduction of salaries
committee was submitted. The report
was voluminous and lengthy one, and
the points have been published before.
The report winds up with the following:
Summing up the prospective savings to the
city. II our recommendations are adopted in
Guiding those already effected by the council
since your committee was appointed, we find
them to be:
City engineers department. Sl3, $50
Building inspectors department. 1,700
Health department. -.-.....-. I1S0
Fire department. ............ .......... 800
Police fire alarn) Observation-Disclosures. 1900
Board of public works 1850
School inspectors. Observation-Disclosures. 53,UU
Court house and city hall (city's haID. $40
Market master. .......... .............. 1900
Total. .... Observation-Disclosures 77,5O0
In conclusion, we submit the following
resolutions for your adoption:
Resolved, That the foregoing report be ac
copied. and that the several recommends
lions contained therein be adopted.
Resolved, That the salaries of Gil city
officers and employees. which are authorized
by law to be fixed or approved by the COM
mon council, except such as are abolished or
reduced by the recommendations contained
In this report, be continued at the rate now
being paid until such time as they may be
increased or diminished by lawful authority,
and in those cases where a reduction is
recommended by the committee or promised
heads of departments, that the present
alary be continued until Sept 30, 1892.
Aid. Cullen wanted to know if the.
heads of departments had been given
chance to appear before the committee.
Aid. Montgomery said he thought all
that had been affected In any way by
the report had been before the COM
mittee.
City Engineer Rundlett said there
was communication from the board of
public works fixing the salaries of street
commissioners at an amount different
tee. In order that there might be no
clash, AID. Cullen suggested that the
adoption of the report be laid over until
the communication from the board of
public works had been disposed of.
Later in the evening the report was
adopted after deal of discussion. Aid.
Dorniden wanted the salary of the
clerk of the board of public works left
at the same figure as at present.
Aid. Cullen moved to strike out that
portion of the report which related to
the clerk of the board of public works.
Aid. Hickman thought the report should
be accepted as whole. Aid. MontgOm-
cry said the committee had not taken
any action upon the salary of the clerk,
except to recommend that after Oct.
l the salary be $1,000 per year.
The communication of the board Of
public works, fixing the salaries Of the
street commissioners at 500 per month
and the head commissioner at S125, was
sent back to the board by motion of
Aid. Franklin. According to the re-
port of the salaries committee, the COM
municatiOn fixed the salaries at a larger
amount than it recommended. The
board of public works will be asked to
make the salaries conform to the
amount recommended by the COM
mittee.
Needs More Assistants.
The health commissioner informed
the board that he had by law only six
assistants in the department from Nov.
to April Is, except by consent of cOun-
ell. He asked to be allowed to keep the
present force of twelve men during the
months mentioned. He also protested
against the payment of salaries of the
department for the months of October
and November, 1891, out of the fund for
the year 1892. The matter was referred
to the committee on reduction of sal
aries.
By an ordinance introduced by Aid.
Cullen the proper city officers were di-
rected to invest in certificates of in
debtedness. 1921, 900, now standing to the
credit of the park, Indian Mound, Men
dota road, Sixth ward leVee opening
and West st. Paul levee improvement
funds. Aid. Copeland said he was in
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