St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-15
1T RAISED A RIPPLE
When Franklin Declared Six
Teachers Lived in Minne-
aDOlis.
Will McCardy Tie Up Their Sal
aries as He Did Be-
fore?

Aid. Franklin created ripple Of eX-
element at the special meeting of the
board of aldermen last night by calling
the attention OF the members to the fact
that hall dozen of the school teachers
lived i'll Minneapolis, and only visited
st. Paul during school hours. The
meeting was called for the purpose OF
passing the February pay roll of the
teachers and employees of the school
board. Only eight aldermen were pres
ent, just enough to pass the roll If all
voted in the affirmative. The resolution
ordering the warrant drawn for $50, 1000
was read and the names of the aldermen
were being called by Clerk Prendergast
in the usual manner when Aid. Frank
lin stopped the proceedings. lie said
he intended to vote for the passage or
the resolution, but he had been Informed
there were half dozen teachers whose
uameS appeared on the pay roll that re-
sided in Minneapolis. The only reason
that he would vote aye was that the roll
might not be hung up and large num-
Der of teachers kept waiting tor their
salaries. In view OF the fact that the
comptroller had refused to pay en-
plOyes OF the health department living
outside the city, he thought an investl-
CATION should be made and all depart
ments treated alike. Aid. COnley in
quired if the gentleman from the Sixth
ward was correct in his statement, and,
on being answered in the affirmative,
changed his vote to no. This would
have prevented the pay roll from pass
ing. but Aid. Conley was induced to
vote aye, and the chair announced the
resolution passed, and the meeting adj
journed.
Just what will be done in the matter
is hard to tell. The council last fall
adopted the report of the ECONOMY"
committee, which contained a recon-
mendation that no person not resident
of the city be allowed to draw salary.
Acting on this the comptroller refused
to pay the salaries OF two employees IN
the health department. Health Com
missioner Hoyt appeared before the
aldermanic committee on ways and
means last week and endeaVOred to
have that portion of the report regard
ing nOn-residentS repealed. To back up
his argument he had Corporation AttOr-
ney Lawler give an opinion on the sub
ject. Mr.. Lawler said the council had
no legal right TO pass such resolution
or report, and even if it had been passed
it had no weight. He said the council
could not by any legislation 1t
InIRuG tUdCb ducCb bilO laws VI WIG
legislature. In a number of the de-
partments the heads were allowed under
the charter to appoint assistants with
out confirmation by the council. The
health department, he said, came under
this provision. The opinion. however.
did not cut any ice with the committee.
for Aids. Copeland, Montgomery and
Zimmerman said if the law did not say
non-residents should not be paid, it GER
tainly ought to. They further said the
council would not repeal the recommen-
daton, and advised the employees not
paid to bring suit and recover if they
could. The charter under which the
school teachers are appointed places
their appointment with the board of
school inspectors, and under the opinion
of Corporation Attorney Lawler the
council cannot by any resolution pre-
vent any teachers from receiving sala-
ries. The comptroller, however, will
undoubtedly do the same with the teach
ers as he did with the health depart
ment employees, and refuse to pay those
who do not reside in the city.