St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-14
EXPENSES roo HIGH.
Instances of Extravaganza in Sew
eraI City Departments.

Instances of Extravaganza in Sew.
eraI City Departments.
Tie city engineer will be requested
by resolution at the meeting of the
assembly this evening to submit a list
of the employees in his department, the
amount of compensation received, and
t report if it is necessary that twenty
eight men sbouid BE- employed in his
office al the present time. Assembly
ne!4 Duran and ReardOn had consulta-e
ton yesterday afternoon, and, assisted
0Y the engineering pay roll for August
and Some discussion, formulated reso-
luton as outlined above.
The pay roll for the engineers Office
/ force suowed a monthly disbursement
Of S2,556 to twentY-eight employees.
Both assemblymen agreed that this was
too much 10 be expended in this way
considering the present amount of bus
. mess done and the financial condition
of the city. The man in charge of the
/ bridge department, Mr.. Reardon said,
was paid $l50 per month. and all tl.at
he had done this year was to draw plans
for one bridge. which would not have
cost at the outside more than $50.
Speaking of the way the street and sewer
fund had been spent, Mr.. Reardon alleged
that 30 per cent Of the Sl24,000 expended
had been paid to bosses. He was often
Of the opinion that it would be good
idea to form an association pledged not
to pay taxes until the city expenses
were reduced to Il proper basis. Drift
ing forthe time from the city engineers
department, Mr.. ReardOn called atten-
ton to the unwarranted expense i'll the
building Inspectors department. The
Inspector and six assistants. he SAID,
drew salaries of S7G6.62 each month,
and there was not work enough
to keep the men busy half their
time. There was 10 ueed, he said.
of an assistant building Inspector, and
ne would be in favor of cutting down,
The expenditure i'll the way Of salaries
III this department to S400 per mouth.
There was also, he claimed, a chanc3 to
reduce expenses in the Office of the
b0ardot public works, where six clerks
were employed when three we're all that
were necessary. The pay roll of the i'll
spectors employed i'll the engineering
Departing was then, taken up. and MIR.
Reardon said $3.50 per month
WAS too much to be expended
forI this purpose. He knew there
was Il chance iOr reduction all around.
and the best place to begin was i'll the,
departments mentioned. The four
|. sprlnkIing inspectors, lie said, had not
received pay tor the last two months,
| and i'll looking at the pay roll for Aus
| gust he noticed the comptroller had
again erased their names. Mr.. Doran
| SAID this was owing to the sprinkling
assessments not being paid. The comp
troier had refused to pay j. Maher, NJ.
Leithauser, j. Rush aud 5. j.. Murphy
| their SO per month until sufficient as
| Sessments had been paid in to amount
| to their salary. Assemblyman Johnson,
| WHO is member of the committee OH
| streets, of which ReardOn and Doran
| are both members, had excused himself
when the discussion began, and as he
| dit not return the other two adjourned.
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