St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-09
MUST CLOSE THE DOORS.
UNLESS THE BOARD CAN HAVE SUI
FIciENT ALLOWANCE
SAYS PRESIDENT KERWAN.

Meeting of the Conference Com
mit1ee-Noard of Control Issu-
ing 90 to 12O Tickets a Day
Calling for From 81 to SD
Worth of Provisions-Regula
Reports.
committee was held yesterday after
noon with all the members present with
the exception of the president of the
park board. Mayor Wright, who is
chairman of the committee, said he had
an important engagement, and in his
absence Assemblyman Wolterstorff
acted as chairman. E. j. Stilwell, pres
ident of the board of fire commissioners,
made his initial bow as member of the
committee. and in answer to question
put by the comptroller. said the board
was figuring its expenditures this year
on a basis of $4,000 appropriation.
The report filed by President Stilwell
showed that the expenditures of the
board for December, including the pay
roll. amounted to $50. 109.40.
The comptroller called attention to the
expenditures of the board of control,
which he said were evidently made
with the idea that the $4,000 placed in
the tax budget to be spent by the board
under the direction of the council could
be used by them in the regular way.
President kerwin SAID that the board
was giving out from 80 to 12O tickets per
day, each ticket calling for from 81 to
s. worth of provisions. The applica-
lions for relief were increasing, and the
only way the board could avoid furnish
ing the needy with food was to close
the doors. This, he feared, could not
be done without causing riot; and, in
the interests of humanity, the board
did not feel like taking this action. Mr..
KerWin suggested that the $50, 900 placed
in the tax estimate for the year was too
small, and the council would HAYES to
see that more money was appropriated.
Of the amount the city only paid one
third as its share, the county furnishing
the other two-thirds.
The following are summaries of the
reports submitted:
Board Control Number of families
assisted during the month, 6S2; orders
for aid issued, SIG; amount expended
since last report, 81, 1462S, divided as
follows: Hospital, 81, 3S7.31; almshouse,
ST04.36; outside relief. So, 350.96; salaries,
S7O4. 10; number in hospital Dec. 80,
207; number in almShouse, 81; number
of families assisted during the year,
1874; total amount OF expenses for
year, $50, 244. 25; pay rolls and salaries
for year, S1S,O73.54.
President of the ACCOMPLISHMENTS
expended by city council (board ex-
penses eXcepted) during month, SOL
921.45.
Board of Public Works. Contracts
awarded since last report, none; total
amount awarded during year, $780,
507.04; pay rolls approved during De-
cember, s7,641. Is: total pay rolls allowed
| for year, $751;. 514.21; bills incurred dur
| ing year, $902.67.
Wafer Board-Disbursem for De-
cember, S21 $50; interest, S12, $50; labor,
| 6.52: sinking fund, $9.735; materi-
ais, $1.03S.79; receipts, l4.126.72.
Mayor-Employes in police DEPART
ment, $50: warrants signed exclusive
| of paying principal and interest on
bonded debit, 1884. 617.14.
City er-Indebtedness au-
dited since last report, s., COL ,237. 95, of
| which amount S4,9l7. 70S.01 was for city
and 1858, 1884 school board; indebted
| ness of school board unpaid, $445, 2S6. 46;
whole amount of Indebtedness of city
unpaid, S1,513, 1887; cash in vault and
banks, S377, 046. 15
Fire Board = Expenses authorized
since last report, $5.764.96; pay roll Tor
December, sl4, 1861; employees IN de-
partment, 1913.
School Board-Pay rolls for Deem
Der. S,5S4.43; teachers employed, 1872;
average attendance of pupils. 1889;
receipts, SIT, 1861; disbursements, $40,-
313.04; balance, $50, S52.97.
City Engineer = Street and sewer
force pay rolls, s3,655.75; employees in
engineering department, %: inspectors,
6; actual days work for men. 631; teams,
61O.