St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-14

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500 per month be approved In this case We
also recommend that the aggregate of the
salaries of all clerks and employees in this
department. including that of the chief
clerk be limited hereafter to $4,000 per an
mum. We further recommend that such leg
islation be obtained the coming winter as
will further materially reduce the cost to the
city OF this department. We Go not believe
that the Interests OF the city require an ex-
penGilure of $4,000 per annum to supervise
and direct this branch Of the city work.
BOARD OF WATER COMMISSIONERS.
The salaries OF the officers of this depart
ment aggregate S7,575 so, including S3, 500 per
annum paid the secretary and So 500 to the
superintendent There are, besides. a large
number Of employees whose salaries are fixed
by the Board. Whether or not too much
money Is being spent Oh salaries, we are not
prepared to say, as we did not have chance
to give the same time and attention TO this
department as we did to the others, but were
assured that the receipts more than paid all
expenses Tor interest Oh bonded indebted
ness, salaries, repairs, extensions and all
other purposes by over $1,000
BOARD OF WORK HOUSE DIRECTORS.
There is d SUPERINTENDENT secretary. ply
stefan, guards and other employees whose sal
aries aggregate over $4,000. We are not
whether any reduction can be effected here
at present.
BOARD OF PARK COMMISSIONERS.
There are four Park Commissioners, whose
services are gratis. A Superintendent is en-
ployed a, salary OF 81 500 per annum thir-
teen custodians at $50 per month, and one
special policeman at Lake Como at S75 per
month during the summer months.
BOARD OF CONTROL
One-third of the salaries of three direct
ors, a secretary, physician and assistants is
paid by the city. and equals So. 6S32S per
annum. The third of the total net expenses
of the Board amounts to about $1,000 per
annum.
There is librarian, nine assistants. sec
rotary and janitor, who receive salaries
amounting to $3.50 40 per annum.
BOARD OF SCHOOL INSPECTORS.
Deeming the recent action of the Council
in liking the amount to be expended for all
school purposes the coming year sufficient,
we have no report to offer bearing on this
departm ent.
COURT HOUSE AND CITY HALL.
We approve of the action of the Joint
Court House and City Hall Committee with
reference to the adjustment of the city's
share OF the salaries to be paid to the various
employees. One thousand two hundred and
sixteen dollars is the present monthly pay
roll paid to twenty-five employees one-half
of which is paid by the city.
POLICE.
the salary of the Chief of Police within
limit of S., 800 per annum we recommend
that the salary of the said officer be fixed at
$1,000 per annum, also that his CLERK be al
lowed a salary of 81, 600 per annum, the same
being discretionary with the Council to fix
We further recommend that the salaries of
the Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants and Pa
trolmen be continued as heretofore, viz:
Captains, 81. 400; LieutenantS. 81, 300; Ser
geants. $1,000; Patrolmen, 5000; also that the
Chief of Detectives be allowed a salary of
$4,000, and his assistants $1,000. Also that
the salaries of all other employees be con-
tnued as at present. The present monthly
pay roll foots upSl1,259 81. The limit in this
department is StSJ,000.
CITY ENGINEER.
The law provides that the Common Coun-
ell may from time to time provide for the
COMPENSATION of the assistant and other
subordinates of the City Engineer's office,
such amounts as shall seem to them proper,
the aggregate not to exceed $4,000 per an
nun.
The monthly pay roll received from the
Comptroller shows $3.50 as paid to an Office
and field force of thrtythree employees
equal TO 81, $50 per annum. The City En-
glneer has shown commemorate disposition
to cooperate with the committee in their
Withstanding the extraordinary demands
made upon his department by the I'M
usual storms of this season, has
already dispensed with the services of four
$500 He has also agreed to discharge two
more at the end of Septem Der, 4 further
reduction of S2.SS1 per annum; an agreed
reduction of the salaries of four Others equal
to 500, and reduction of Si.740 i'll livery
expenses as brought about by the action of
the Council since our labors commenced,
makes a total reduction in the office expenses
of this department equal to $500 per an
mum.
In addition, there will be a further reduc-
ton of the force employed at The end of the
open season.
Outside of the Office force proper we find
paid out OF the general fund an inspector OF
sewer connections at 800 per month, an in
spector of cement at SIS and four other ip-
spectors at $50. Two of the latter in our
judgment can be dispensed with. and we
of cement. A number of other inspectors
are employed by the day at 80 and 81 The
July pay roll shows eighteen of these, and
amounts 10 S9ol.25. While this part OF the
work-must necessarily be left to the discre
ton of the Engineer. we believe even here
considerable retrenchment might be effected.
The City Engineer has also charge of the
street and sewer cleaning and repairs. and is
authorized to appoint six street commission
ers, whose salaries are fixed by the Board of
Public Works, subject to the approval of the
City Council. These six commissioners have
been appointed, and with two sewer COM
missioners draw annually $40. $50 i'll salaries.
There is room for reduction here, and we
therefore, recommend that only one sewer
commissioner be employed, and that his sal
airy and that of the street commission
er in charge be not approved at over Si,2J0
nor that of the other commissioners at over
81 900 per annum. This would effect an annual
saving OF s.. ESQ. The sum of Sl50000 allowed
for this branch Of the City Engineers work
is likely to be exhausted this year, owing to
the damages done by the extraordinary rain
storms of the past summer. Your committee
are clearly of the opinion that in the expend-
iture of this vast sum of money proper care
has not been taken to get the most beneficial
results; in other words. the money has not
always been made TO go as far as it should, or
as 1t would, if expended by private firms or
individuals; but the City Engineer assures us
that hereafter different and better policy
will be adopted i'll the matter of street work,
and as consequence, better results will be
attained.
Summing up the prospective savings to the
city. II our recommendations are adopted,
including those already effected by the Coun-
ell since your committee was appointed, we
find them to be:
City Engineers Department Sl3, $50
Building Inspectors epartment..... 1,700
Health Department. Observation-Disclosures. 1,7S0
Fire Department Observation-Disclosures. 300
Police fire alarm) Observation-Disclosures. $500
Board of Public Works .. 1900
School Inspectors. ........... ......... $1,000
Court House and City Hall (city half. $40
Market Master. ........ 1900
ST., 800
In conclusion we submit the following res
olutions for your consideration. (See Board
File 1881 }