St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-09
WANT A cool S10,GOO.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS WILL HAVE a
LARGE SHORTAGE.
COUNCIL ASKED re PROVIDE.

Nov. 1 Named as the Date When
the Needed Money Must Be
Forthcoming Bids for Fuel
That SAVIOR of Conbine-A
Special Committee viii Com
slider Them Today. :
The question of finances bobbed up
again at the meeting of the fire commits
slonerS last evening. Commissioner
Martin said there was no doubt but that
the beard would be in the neighborheod
OF $4,000 short on Nov. Land the council
ought TO be advised al once of the short
age. He did not intend to 90 OH the back
OF any note this year TO help pay sala-
rieS. as WAS done last year. He said h.
had talked with some of the members of
the council, ami had been advised that
the fire commissioners should notify tie
council officially OF tie condition OF the
fire department. fund. In order to do
this, he had drawn up communication
which could be scanned by tiie board
and then sent to the council. The cOin-
municatiOn read:
The board OF fire commissioners here
by call the attention of your honorable
body TO the fact that on Nov. L, 1898,
said board will be short in funds to the
extent of $4,000. and hereby ask your
honorable body TO provide some means
to make up this shortage. We also wish
to inf0rm-you that we shall have re-
ceiveG by Dee. 81 S195, 900 out of our APP
preparation of S215.000. The expenses
of the department for 1898 will lie in
round figures $4,000, hence the short
are of $4,000. IL will be absolutely
necessary that Immediate steps be
taken to insure the board Of fire CON-
missioners that SAID $4,000 will be pro-
vided for them in due time (namcly. by
Nov. u. 1t is Well-knoWn fact that the
Huard has made reductions in salaries
and maintenance of the department.
We send you this communication at
this early date so as to give you ample
notice of the absolutely necessary wants
to keep the department III its present
efficiency the balance of the year.
CAN THE C pUNCIL HELP?
Commissioner Stillwell said he failed
TO see how the council could help the
board out of the financial middle.
Commissioner Martin suggested that
the amount could be taken from the
general fund, but it was announced
there was no general, fund from which
the $4,000 could be taken.
The members Of the board, were in
favor of sending the communication to
the council: and Mr. Martin said when
it reached that body it would be referred
to a JOINT committee oh ways and
means and then some definite action
taken. The secretary was instructed 10
forward the same to the council. s'-=e
The Bonn Manufacturing company
called the atteitiom of the board 10 the
heed for more fire protection for their
plant in East ST. Paul, and advised the
extension of the water main Oil Wells
street and the placing of single and
double hydrahts in the vicinity of their
plant. The communication was re-
ferred to the water board with the rec
condemnation that the main be eX
tended.
Chief Jackson reported the resigna-
tor of JOHN NJ. Benjamin and the APP
pointment Of G.: Ii. Brown to fill the
vacancy; also the promotion of Norman
Schaffhausen FROM Truck No. 2 to
lieutenantcy of Engine Company No. S,
vice NJ. }. Cloonen, deceased.
The report of the secretary gave the
following figures: Bolance Aug. |.
SAT, 027.3l; nay roll for August. $l2,-
1851; August bills, Sl,l79.S4; balance
Sept. l. S32, $3.50.
Six bus were received and opened for
furnishing the department with 800 tons
nf coal 'Ihn bidders I'InnERr Final
company, John Dowlan d Son. Lehigh
Coal and Iron company, James iCleary,
Edmund d Carlson and Northwestern
Fuel company.
BIDS SAVIOR OF COLLISION.
Commissioner. Stillwell thought the
bids SaVored trifle of combination, as
when the former BIDS were received the
Pioneer Fuel company offered TO fur
nish hard coal at S7.37, ana now the
figure was $50. All of the bids seemed
to him to be about the same, and at his
suggestion they were referred to Spe'
ciai committee consisting of MeSsrS.
Prendergast. Martin and Stillwell. who
will settle, the matter at special meet
ing this afternoon at O'Clock.
Chief jackson asked that the street
railway company be requested TO stop
cars on the East Seventh street line at
either side of Minnesota and Seventh
streets. In case this were not done, he
said there was likely 10 be collision
and damage to property. and probably
loss of life. All the apparatus. the chief
said, from headquarters used Minnesota
street in answering alarms, and the
electric cars went past the corner of
Seventh and Minnesota streets like a
shot out of gun. The secretary was
directed to notify the street railway
company Of the matter.
Bids for furnishing the department
with $4,000 bushels of oats and 400 tons
OF hay were ordered advertised for.