St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-25
REAL ESTATE MEN HOT.
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS
NOT IN A GENEROUS MOOD,
REQUEST FOR FUNDS DENIED.

The City Will Not Contribute tt
Entertainment of Visitors, I'm
less the Fathers Change Their
Minds-The Armory Lease Oc-
casions Some Discussion.
The committee on claims from the as.
sembly, consisting of Messrs. Lightner,
Schuette and Doran, held meeting yes
terday afternoon. and while they did
not knock out the resolution appropriat.
ing $500 to assist the real estate eX.
change in entertaining the national con.
vention of real estate men, they didn't
help the thing along to any great ex-
tent.
A committee from the real estate ex-
change was present to talk to the COM
mittee about the advisability and nee
eSsity of the amount asked for being APP
prOpriated. E. }. Hodgson, William C.
Read and G. w. Horn each advanced
the argument that as the city officials
had invited the convention here. and
were largely instrumental in its being
secured. some assistance should be given
the local real estate men in entertaining
the delegates. The times were such
that it was Impossible to raise by sub
Scription the amount needed to properly
entertain the delegates, and the city
should take hold and assist.
Mr.. Doran SAID while he was individ-
ually IN favor of the appropriation being
made. as member of the city council
he did not see how it could be done. lie
was of the opinion that before another
spring the city would need all the
money it could get to help the poor
people, who even now were elamoring
for aid. 1t might be ill-advised net to
give the amount asked for. but he did
not feel like voting for the appropria-
ton.
InVfdiOus Comparisons.
Mr.. Hodgson thought the assembly
was drawing the line on the real estate
men. He called attention to the fact
that $500 each had been given to the
press club and reciprocity convention
committee, and $1,000 to the Hill cele-
bration fund.
Mr.. Lightner said this part of the
argument advanced by Mr.. Hodgson
was rather weak. He had voted for the
Hill and press club appropriations, but
now realized that he had made a mis-
take i'll so doing.
Mr.. Doran interrupted to say that
times had changed materially since the
Hill celebration appropriation was
made. and he moved that the resolution
now before them be sent back to the
assembly without recommendation.
Mr.. Schuette said he was in favor of
giving the real estate board the amount.
Mr.. Read said there was no need of
wasting the time of the assemDlymen,
and if it were known that two members
We're opposed to the appropriation, that
would settle it.
This caused Mr.. Lightner to declare
that he would not vote for the resolu-
ton.
Mr.. Doran would not say positively
how he would vote, but he said the
board of control had informed him that
all the money that could be obtained
would be needed this fall and winter to
care for the poor and needy. After
some further discussion the committee
decided to report the resolution back
without recommendation.
Another Of the Same.
The resolution giving the advertising
committee from the commercial bodies
500 with which to advertise the city
was laid over for four weeks, Mr.. Doran
venturing the opinion that this was of
home practical benefit to the city at
large.
The resolution asking the city attor-
ney, the city comptroller and the mayor
to report if anyOf the $4,000 set apart
10 be used for the best interests of the
city could be obtained to repair the
Robert street bridge, was sent to the
corporation attorney.
The new lease with the Armory asso-
citation running from April 90 1898, to
December 81, 1898, al $500 per month
will be sent back to the assembly with
the recommendation that the rent be
made 81, 400 per year instead of s., 500.
Both Mr.. Doran and Schuette were of
the opinion that the market house conId
be used as an armOry and the money
spent i'll rent for the armory building
saved.
Mr.. Lightner said the amount paid for
the armOry building must pay good
price OH the investment to say the least.
The claim or Abbott Bros. for Sl95 for
damage done to their property by a
storm in June, 1892, was referred to the
corporation attorney for a more detailed
information.
The claim of S. j. Corrigan for $3.50
was also referred TO the same official,
although one of the assistants had re-
ported in favor of settling the claim
for this account.