St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-08

committee desired to have Mr.. Mum,
with whom Phillips made the agree
ment, present. Mr. Mum was sent for,
and, after explaining the talk had with
Phillips at the time, Phillips was forced
TO admit that it was on what he said
that the money was paid in.
Ex-City Treasurer Refs at this called
the attention of MIR. Phillips to the dis
crepancies between the figures pre-
scented by him in the communication
and the ledger account of the fund, as
shown by the books in the treaSurer'S
Office. Mr. Refs explained that the con-
Tract price for the subStructure, amount
ing to $40, 164.9S. had been paid from the
$4,000 worth of bonds Issued, and not
by assessment, and consequently there
could not have been any inspection and
engineering fees charged up to the
owners. The statement presented by
Mr.. Refs was as follows:
Ex-Treasurer Reis' Figures.
The city issued $4,000 bonds for this
purpose. and out of this let a contract
to Kirkland & Starkey for the sub
structure for $40. 164.9S. This had all
been paid for at the time when the con-
tract for the SuperStructure was let, with
the exception of $3.50, which was re-
tanned for some reason, so the actual
amount paid Kirkland d Starkey was
sl0.864-9S. whi'h was taken out of the
S55.OOO and made the starting balance of
this fund. according to the books and
reports:
Balance Jan. /, 1891 S36. 135 OF
Assessments collected 1891 . 4,D41 So
Assessments collected 1892 So 1911 81
Total to June g. 1893 .Sl 33.36S %
To this is added S325.97 received but
notcredited to this account from June g,
lo92, being extra penalties collected aft
CT the account was considered closed.
DISBURSEMENTS.
CITY orders paid Kirkland Il Starkey
pdl' uue S3UO w
City orders Chicago Forge and Bolt
Co. 1891. ..:.......... .......... 745lS 25
Co., l89!, ......................... 56,447 Is
Interest -.......- 2,I2O VI
Total paid to Bridge Co.Sl3o, 995 90
City orders R. T. . Common. clerk 5 SIS
Inspection and incidentals paid by
city orders. .......... 1,434 81
Total paid by city orders. 80. Sl32 80 &!
This closed the account. There was
nothing more to pay, nothing more to
collect. To wind up the matter the re-
naming balance, S631.47, was trans
ferred-to the local assessment expense
account, S460.40, and to the special
bridge account, S17l.07. 1t must be re-
memOered that these last two figures
are not payments, but only transfers of
remaining balances after the account
was supposed to be wound up.
The S323.97 collected from June 6,
1892, to Jan. 1, 1898, and everything col
lected since that time do not enter in
the above figures. because they were
paid in afterwards in addition to the
above amounts, it not having been in
tended to collect them, and the matter
being considered settled.
Miller in a Stew.
City Treasurer Miller explained that
all amounts collected from costs and
penalties Oh any assessment under the
new system" inaugurated by himself
and the comptroller were not charged to
the fund. but were put into the general
fund.
Mr.. Boyesen said If this was the law
1t was very peculiar law.
Frederick Lindeke interrupted to say
mat ne guessed it was a law made by
City Treasurer Miller, because Mr..
Miller had informed him that Mr..
Phillips did not understand the law.
AT this statement Mr.. Miller became
greatly excited, and said he had never
maue any such remark as to the legal
ability of Mr.. Phillips. and in order to
quiet him the chairman was obliged to
rap for order,
Aid. Cullen said the matter resolved
Itself down to the fact that it was an
understanding between the attorneys
and MI. Phillips that if the face of the
assessment were paid and 10 appeal
taken, the costs and penalties should
hot be enforced; that the money was
paid by the owners IN good faith and
upon THIS understanding. In view of
ChlS, he moved that the sense of the
committee be that the corporation at
torney be directed to report the neces-
sary action to reimburse the owners
Who had paid costs and penalties and
Refund Them the Amounts.
This motion was carried despite the
objections of City Treasurer Miller, who
wanted the committee to defer action
until after the courts had passed on the
question.
at the previous meeting of the COM
mlttee communication was handed in
calling attention to the peculiar manner
III which the accounts and books in the
treasurer's office were being kept under
City treasurer Miller. When this COM
municatiOn was asked for, Aid Zim-
norman. who is strong adherent of
the present city treasurer. claimed the
committee had nothing to do with the
manner of bookkeeping at present in
vogue in the Office. A search of the
papers in the hands of the committee
showed that the communication had
been removed, and Aid. Zimmerman
announced that it had been withdrawn.
He also suggested if. there was any de-
sire to investigate Mr.. Miller's system
OF bookkeeping it must be ordered by
the council before he would consent to
an investigation. This talk seemed to
please Mr.. Miller greatly, and the COM
mittee adjourned.
5 NOS interest allowed JAM l. 1894,
on money deposited now at The State
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