St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-20
MOVE TO CUT SALARIES.
RESOLUTIONS DIRECTED AT THE CITY
OFFICIALS
ARE UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED.

by Passing the Police and Gus
todian Pay Rolls Unanimously
resolution to Confirm May
or's Appointments Is referred
To Enforce Gambling Laws.
The assembly met In regular session
last night. All members were present
at roll call, except Mr.. Reardon. A
| petition was presented from the Amer
lean Hebrew Protective association.
asking for reduction in the peddlers'
licenses. A motion to refer to the COM
mlttee OH licenses was opposed by Mr..
Strouse, who said he was in favor of as
sisting the poor men to make living
in these hard tunes. Mr. Robb sug-
geSted that the committee on license
should meet at an early day to give the
grocerS and others all opportunity to be
on hand. Over 100 licenses had been
taken out already this year. He was in
favor of some reduction. Mr.. Lewis
then moved that when the assembly adj
Journed it do so to Monday evening,
and the motion prevailed. This was
done to give the committee on licenses
all opportunity to make all early report
on the subject, and the petition was re-
ferred.
The board OF public works made re-
port on widening and extending Lake
Como and Phalen avenue. The report
related the many adjourned hearings IN
the matter, and asked for suspension
OF the matter for one year. Referred to
the comm ittee Oh streets.
The committee on ways and means
reported favorabiy on the purchase of
LOCO feet of hose. The report was
adopted. The pay roll of the street and
sewer force. S4,073.43, as reported back
by the committee, was presented for
passage. Before vote could be taken
Mr.. Strouse presented a resolution ask
Ing that the assembly confirm the ap-
pointments of Mayor Smith. Mr.. John
SOD arose to point of order, saying that
tue question was on the passage of the
pay roll. The point was declared we'll
taken. The pay roll was then passed
Oy unanimous vote, after which the
resolution waa again read Tim Rear
don, who had just come in, arose to
register his usual kick, stating that the
assembly had no right to confirm any
appointments unless they came in a
communication from the mayor. Mr..
johnson commended that the matter Was
proper, coming in a resolution from a
member of the assembly. Mr.. Van
Slyke said that it was only proper to
confirm The appointments of the mayor,
who should be allowed his own dlscre-
ton In the choice of his police force.
The resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on police, the Democratic men,
berS voting against that notion.
The report of the committee on ways
and means fixing the salaries of the
street commissioners, as reduced by the
committee, was adopted, Mr.. Van Slyke
voting against it.
A resolution by Mr.. Robb directing
the city clerk TO ascertain the price paid
for 1000 feet of gas at Minneapolis,
Omaha, Kansas City. Chicago and Gin
cinnatl, was adopted.
Mr.. Lewis offered the following reso-
luton:
Whereas, The prosperity of the city of
st. Paul is greatly impaired by reason of
HOatlng and bonded indebtedness
greatly disprOportonate to the rank and
wealth of this municipality: and
Whereas, The payment of tax levies
necessary to maintain the city govern
ment, largely based OH former values,
works great hardship upon the property
owners because OF depreciation in values
of real estate; and
Whereas, The salaries paid by the CITY
Of st. Paul to many of its officials for
their services have come to be out of
proportion with the value of such serv-
ices in other and like lines of EN-.
ployment, and the same are larger than
those paid in many Western cities of
greater population;
Therefore, be 1t resolved, by this as
sembly, the board of aldermen concur
ring. That committee of three be ap-
pointed by the president of each body
or the common council respectively,
who shall act together as a joint special
committee OF six, to submit and recon-
mend, at the next regular meetings of
these bodies, such reductions in the
salaries of the several officers and en-
ployes of the city of st. Paul as may to
them seem lawful and just.
The resolutions were adopted unani-
mously. MesSrs. Lewis. johnson and
Parker were appointed on the special
committee.
BY unanimous consent the police pay
roll was again brought before the as.
sembly. Messrs. Parker, Robb, Strouse
and Van Slyke entered a solemn protest
against the action of the city COMP
troller in striking off the pay rolls the
uames of faithful employees who had
earned their salaries. But as there
were many men who would be in need
of their money, the gentlemen voted
for the passage of the pay roll. 1t was
passed by unanimous vote.
The same action was taken in relation
to the custodians' pay roll.
Mr.. Lewis offered resolution direct
ing the mayor to enforce the gambling
laws. Referred to the con- mittee on
police.
A petition from Olaf Larson, ap-
pointed to the police force III 1881, made
a sergeant in 1887, who was removed by
Mayor Smith, was read. In this he asks
for full pay; that the common council
do not concur in the removal. Edward
Lee sent a like petition. He was ap-
pointed in 1892. Both were referred TO
the committee on police.
The report of the clerk of the munici-
pal court for June was received and
placed on file. The fines collected
amounted to S1,70O.
The file of the board of aldermen, as
reported at last Tuesdays meeting, was
taken up and passed in concurrence.
Railroad Fares Reduced.
The Nickel Plate road has made ma
terial reductions in the fares to many
points Oh that line, including Fort
Wayne, Cleveland, PainesVille Ashta-