St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-09

Balance on hand Feb. 4, 1895 &C.. ST. 294 p
Accompanying 4 detailed statement
by the board of the number of miles OF
ditchine done, the area drained, and the
cost of work is an address by the com
mission, from which the following
statement is taken:
1--WE are of the opinion that 100000
more, besides the amount which has
I already been appropriated, will be sutfl-
Cent. at present prices Tor labor and
material, TO complete all of that part OF
the system OF drainage of the Red river
valley, as surveyed and mapped out,
which the state should be expected to
eXpend under the present law. The
| counties. towns and individuals can do
! the rest after the state has done its part
i'll opening the main channels. When
! com pieted, we believe it Will be one of
/ the most complete and perfect systems
! of drainage in the United States, and
! that 10 system of equal magnitude has
/ ever been completed at less expense.
IN 1856 & careful estimate was made
! by competent engineers of the probable
| cost. at the prices for labor and ma
/ terial which then prevailed, of the work
/ we have just completed OH the Sand
| Hill and Hamarac rivers. That estimate
| was $50. 211 for WOIk on the Tamarac
/ and S62. 262 for work on the Sand Hill.
| (Spe page II of 1886 Report.) We have
/ done the work. and We believe ali who
! examine it Will say it is well done, for
! 81. 4S3 on the Tamarac and S23, 774.7l on
/ the Sand HILL or S72,2I5 less than the
/ original estimates. This remarkable
| difference is due chiefly to the low
| prices of labor and material.
! The Joint committee will hold other
{ tn Iva
| and to make recommendations.
Slow Charter Making.
The joint committee On municipal
| corporations held TWO sessions yester
! day to consider charter measures. The
/ Howard bill was taken up and dis
| cuSSed. as at the other meetings. II.
/ W. Philips was present and compared
! his draft of the st. Paul idea with the
/ other. and found no substantial differ
I ence SO far as gone. One of the main
! differences Is on the point of double
! headed as against Single-headed cOun-
/ Gil. 1t was agreed by the committee at
/ the morning session to adopt the single
! branch idea.
At the afternoon meeting, the most
! important point decided was that the
| city clerk should be elected by the
council instead of the people. Another
point decided WAS that the council may
remove appointive officers, but not
elective officers, as provided i'll the bill.
( They also struck out the clause that
/ allows the council to declare vacant the
seats of members for continued alb
/ sence. The notice, to be given persons
! for falling to qualify, before declaring
| their Office vacant, was amended so as
to provide that the city clerk should
give the notice. The time the mayor
may consider an ordinance was in
! creased from six to ten days. There
were other minor changes in word
! ing of chapters two and three. Chap
| ter four, relating to the duties
! of the comptroller, and chapter five
/ pertaining to finances and the duties Of
! the treasurer we're passed until this
! afternoon when such officers, of the
! Twin Cities are expected to be present
and be heard on those branches. The
committee will meet at 8 o'clock this
morning and take up chapter ., which
relates to the duties and powers OF the
| council. The first three chapters of the
! Howard bill have been adopted. The
/ members Of the committee representing
| smaller settles take q great amount OF
/ interest in the charter measure. and it
is impossible to say, at present, whether
or not a bill will be agreed upon. The
measures yet to be considered are i'm
| pOrtant. Some of the members who
have looked over the bills have eX-
pressed doubt Of there ever being an
agreement on either of the measures
! proposed.