St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-12

nliiS. Inc sum when this W0uld pro-
duce, together with the one-miH tax
provided by law for the county, and the
sum obtained from the state apporti0n-
ment of school funds, will provide about
100000 more than is necessary TO main
tain the schools as at present. In the
construction OF new buildings, in my
Judgment, it would be good business
proposition to set price on some CT the
vacant school property owned by the
city, which should be taken by the
contractors as part payment OH
new buildings. At present the
property lies IDLE, pays no taxes
treasury for sprinkling, sewer, side
walks, etc. = There might also be a
further sum realized by reduction of
the expenses III the school board. The
Limits of common school education
should be freely afforded the children
who, In a few years, will have to earn
their own living, and the school author
tiles should seriously consider the ques-
ton, as to which will benefit the great
est number-to build a school house
each year with the money now tX-
pended in other languages than the
English and the manual training
school expenses, or by continuing these
EXPENSES as they are now.
Tne following is an estimate of the
school fund for the year 1894:
Casn on hand Jan. l, 1894 1900. S2S, 900
"o iliii tax.-.... .-.-.-...... 25O,eOO
One-mill tax, county. .......... $4,000
State apportionment. -. 800. 75.000
Delinquent taxes. ........ -. $4,000
Wal S0UU,UUu
The budget of the school board for
Sept. /, 1893. to Sept. l. 1894, is S444. 740.
IniS Is based upon the maximum
amount allowed by law. The common
council recently adopted a resolution
directing the building inspector to re-
duce expenses to a limit not exceeding
500 per month. Should this resolution
be not repealed, then $1,000 will be Suffi-
Gent for this department.
Election expenses for the year 1892 were
little over SIC, 0OO-two elections. The
expenses of an election can be materially
reduced ii it is determined before
hand the maximum which shall be paid
for the rent of room. The rent of
a room should not exceed $40, and
where it could not be mad for that
polling booth should be placed at con-
Venlent point, which booth should
occupy city properly, namely, the street,
park or other public property. The
price OF rooms varied from $40 to SIS
Tor the election last year. and as high as
$50 asked for the use of vacant lot on
which to place polling booth. Should
tDiS policy or something similar be
adopted, the sum placed in the tax esti-
mate will be sufficient to bear the ex-
penSe.
Regarding the building Of Como ave
nue. bridge, 1t seems but fair that the
property most Interested in the bridge
should directly bear some of the eX-
penSeS, and it has been suggested that
lnasmuch as the Great Northern Rail-
way company is to pay one-third of the
cost of the bridge, it would DE no
more than fair to the taxpayers that
the city should not bear more than one
third OF the cost of the bridge, which |
am informed is estimated to be So, 1000.
The sum allowed to partially CON-
plele the hospital is the amount re-
CURED to complete the first and second
stories of the building i'll manner sat
ISfactory to the hospital authorities
after fully discussing the matter. The
remaining portion of the building to be
completed lii 1895.
The estimated income for the year
1888, to the credit of the general fund,
was S460.U00 The estimate was SAC, 900
too high. There has been received dur
Ing this year, from miscellaneous in
come, to December last, as follows: