St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-04
CITY GAME OF SEE-SAW.
NOT ENOUGH ALDERMEN SHOW UP TO
PASS THE TAX LEVY
ss.oooREsoLUTION DEFERRED.

Doran and Reardon Resolu-
tions Sidetracked- Comptrol-
Ter McCardy Can Now Smile
Importont Action on Several
Matters.
Only eight of the members of the
board OF aldermen attended the meeting
last evening, the absentees being 1nger-
soil, Warren and Zimmerman. As it
takes a three-fourths vote to pass the
tax levy resolution, action was post
poned until an adjourned meeting to be
held Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
The resolution placing $4,000 in the
hands of the special joint committee on
unemployed labor, together with the
mayor, city engineer and comptroller.
also went over to the adjourned meet
ing, there not being enough members to
pass the measure.
Aid. Cullen, in speaking to the reso-
luton, said it was in his opinion a mis-
take not to put on three or four of the
representative citizens who had taken
such an interest in the preliminary
work.
Aid. Conley moved that the names of
II. II. Hart, R. G. Jefferson and w. L.
Wilson be added to the committee.
1t was explained that such amendment
would require the resolution going back
to the assembly, and it was desirable to
get the money in hand at once.
KICK ON THE CUT IN PAY.
There was some discussion over the
resolution introduced in the assembly
by Mr.. Doran, and passed by that
BODY, making the wages of laborerS in
the city's employ 10 cents per hour.
Aid. Franklin was of the opinion that
when city reached the point where it
could not pay its laborerS 81. 80 per day
it was time it went into bankruptcy.
The men worked only two weeks out of
the month, and, taking the year round,
their wages would hardly keep them in
the necessities of life at the present rate
of 1871 cents per hour. He moved an
indefinite poStpOnement of the resolu-
ton.
Aid. Cullen thought under the cir
cumstances the move looked like cheap
economy. The fund was nearly eX-
hausted. and the commencement of re-
trenchment among the laboring men at
this season Of the year he would not
favor. If other city officers were to
have their salaries cut then it might be
we'll enough to go down the line, bat to
start and finish at the laborerS was false
economy.
Aid. Copeland said he understood the
reduction was only temporary, but in
cider to Investigate the matter asked to
have 1t sent to the committee on streets.
RESOLUTIONS SIDETRACKED.
The resolution OF Mr.. Doran instruct
ing the mayor to enforce the ordinances
OF the city in relation to gambling and
gaming having been read, Aid. Conley
moved as an amendment that Ordinance
No. 1927, relating to the growth of bur
docks and Canada thiStles in vacant
lots. be attached to the resolution.
Aid. Copeland objected, and moved
the resolution be adopted.
Aid. Franklin wanted the matter re-
ferred to the committee on streets, and,
as Aid. Hickman was also in favor of
this reference, the committee will con-
slider 1t.
Aid. Dorniden inquired as to the OBJ
Ject OF passing resolutions requesting
the mayor TO enforce existing ordi-
nances, but no one seemed anxious to
enlighten him.
Inc resolution of Mr.. ReardOn rela-
tive to the failure of the street car COM
pany to run the jackson street cars
around the loop. and directing the city
attorney TO commence action against the
company, was referred to the committee
on claims.
IMPORTANT MATTERS PASSED.
The SelDy avenue safety device ordi-
nance passed by the assembly was read,
and, under suspension of the rules,
passed unanimously.
The resolution pledging the placing
in the tax levy budget tor 1894 the sum
| OF $4,000 for maintdlnance of parks was
| adopted. The resolution passed the as
| SemUiy at the last meeting of that body,
| and Will undoubtedly be approved by
| the mayor. The idea is 10 have the
park board advance the money from
| their fund, which is to be used in furnish
ing work tor the unemployed When
| the taxes are collected for 1894 the
| amount, or such part of it used, will be
credited back to the park fund.
PUBLIC WORK REPORTS.
| The city engineer submitted report
! showing for the month of August
twenty seven employees in the engineer
| Ing department and twenty-five in
| spectOrS. The engineer in submitting
the report stated that the force was
| proper and necessary for the conduct
of the work III his department. The
number OF inspectors depended. the
engineer said, OH the number of con-
tracts and Dature OF the work. They
were employed Dy the day for actual
time at work, and are dropped from
the roll as soon as the work is COM
pleted. The August pay roll OF the in
spectors amounted to S975.25, of which
| S195 was paid from the local assessment
fund. The pay roll for the office force,
including the salary of the engineer,
amounted in August to s., 500. &C.
A similar report from the board of
public works showed six clerks, three
at 500 each, one at S75 and two at 500
| per month.
Both reports were referred to the
committee OH ways and means.
NEARBY SCORES TWICE.
Comptroller McCardy sent to the
| S1,5O0, the same being the salaries of
six dog catchers at $50 per month and
| five men with teams at So per day, who
| assisted in the capture of unlicensed
confines. The resolution authorizing the
mayor to appoint the eleven men pro-
vided they be employed for sixty days.
In previous years it has been the prac-
| tice to pay the men only for actual
| days work performed, but Chief Gar
vim, i'll making out the pay roll. allowed
the men for Sundays and holidays at
the full rate. The pay roll, being
| stamped with the comptroller's sigma
[ ture, was allowed.
The resolutions introduced by the
comptroller. repeating ones passed some
years ago placing two men from the
| police alarm system on the police pay
roll, were adopted.
The result of the repeating resolutions
Will be to make Supt. Birge pay his own
and all assistants salaries out of the
$500 per per year allowed him.
| MISCELLANEOUS ACTION.
The comntrOller recommended the