St. Paul daily globe., 1893-10-01
THE TROUBLESOME So, 600
IT WILL Be HkN1LEO BY THE CITY
OFFICIALS DIRECT.
TEIE CITIZENS, COW. Nor1N TT.


The Plan to Pay the Unemn1oved
81 per Day in Grub Not Pom
puiar-The Citizens Can Spend
Their Own Money, but Not the
Clty's-A Possible $4,000
From the Street Fund.
Ihe special joint committee from the
council appointed on behalf of the un-
employed held a meeting yesterday
afternoon. OF the committee of six
only MessrS. Johnson, Reardon, Daly
and Copeland were present, but during
the session Aid. Franklin, Cullen and
Jensen and ASsemblymeu Doran and
Schuette were interested spectators.
Inc matter under consideration was
the resolution introduced in the assem-
DlY thursday night, directing warrants
ura"h on the city treasurer for $4,000,
the money to be expended for the best
interests OF the city, the best interests
OF the city to be left in this matter to
the decision of a committee consisting
OIL ii. ID, Hart, W. L. Wilson, R. c.
Jefferson, Mayor Wright and one mem
Der from the board of aldermen and
assembly.
Mr.. DAILY thought, as the money was
10 come from the city treasury, the peo-
pie elected by the citizens should take
hold of the distribution instead of A
cltizenS' committee. For this reason
ne desired the resolution amended so
as 10 nave the question of the best in
terests OF the city decided by the spe-
claI joint committee from the council,
the mayor and comptroller.
MIR. Copeland was of the opinion that
Mr.Daly'S Idea was good one, but sug-
geSted the presidents of the two bodies
to select the committee.
Mr.. Doran said while not member of
the committee he had no objection to
majority Of the committee being citv
o1hclals, but moral support was needed.
ana the gentlemen selected to act on
tle committee from the citizens were
men In whom he had every confidence.
1here mad been considerable said about
the committee from the council not be-
ing invited to the citizens meetings.
lie was certain this was an oversight
ana he had been informed by Mr..
handy, the mayors private secretary.
the mistake in not inviting them was
owing to the sickness of the mayor and
TIE failure OF the full committee to hold
meeting. The citizens committee. he
thought, could not nor should not he
ignored, as the members had been
working for weeks to formulate a plan.
PAY WORKERS IN COIN.
MI. Johnson wanted some idea of
what plan. had been formulated and
now the money would be disbursed.
Mr.. Reardon interrupted to say the
only plan he had heard of was to paw
the men 81 per day in groceries.
Continuing, Mr.. johnson said he for
one did not care to vote $4,000 to some
committee simply because he had con-
fdence in them.
MI. Reardon said after weeks of work
the citizens committee had decided the
only plan was to get 5000 and probably
$4,000 more from the city, which thew
were to eXpend. A secretary had been
hlred, and the names of those who were
wllllDg TO work for 81 per day. PAYABLE
III the necessaries of life. taken. Fur
ther than this nothing had been done
and not cent raised. The propositions
10 eXpend the money in improving the
PARKS was not at all practicable,
as at the most only thirty
DAYS remained in which to do
TINS Kind of work and member of the
park board had told him at the most not
more than $4,000 could be spent in this
work He was not in favor of voting
the city smQney into peoples hands to
spend, and thought if the citizens com
mlttee desired to distribute any money
tney Should raise fund and eXpend IT.
He objected strongly to the PAYMENT for
1apor IN fueI and provisions and ad-
Vanced the idea if work could not be
FURNISHED t9 loan the men money. If
loans were made he was certain rs per
cent OF them would be paid back.
STREET FUND DEPLETED.
City Engineer Rundlett called the at
tentlon OF the gentlemen TO the condi-
ton of the street and sewer fund. I'm
der the cnarter S150.000 was allowed
each year for the work on the streets.
de had been informed by the comp
tr0iler that owing to the large amouuto of
delinquent taxes the amount available
this year would only be sl23. 600
Up to Sept. 1 $4,000 had been
expended, and with the $1,000 paw
rolls and bills for the past month
added the money available would be all
expended. There might be more funds
on hand after the October settlement
which would depend on the amount of
delinquent taxes collected, but no def
mite amount could be counted on from
this source. Of the total amount ex-
pended this year so far. about 500, 900
had been expended for labor, the bal
anee for materials and supplies. Unless
some provision is made the street force
would have to be reduced; in fact, Mr..
Rundlett said about fifty of the men had
been let go yesterday owing to the lack
OF funds. Something should be done at
once, and II this connection he called
attention to the fact that the $4,000