St. Paul daily globe., 1895-04-24
ON WITH THE CAPITOL.
Prospect. of Funds for Immedf-
/ ,.-y-, ate Use on the Work

Prospect. of Funds for Immedi-
/ ,,zr,e ate Use on the Work.
One of the bills which passed the
late unlamented legislature, it is
claimed by those who promoted it's
passage, will furnish an expedient by.
which funds can be furnished for pros
created in said county" The capitol
which the commission desired to do
with the S250000 asked for. in the orig
inal- bill introduced by Mr.. Warner.
The bill is clearly drawn, and was
passed upon by the best legal talent
in the city before it's Introduction, the
intention being to- authorize the is
suance by Ramsey. county of. a suf-
ficient sum in bonds, the sale of which
would furnish the needed funds
The bill is local one, simply pro-
yiding that the county may issue
bonds, under sertain conditions, fer
the erection, maintenance and repair
of any public building or buildings
created in said county, The capitol
being beyond question public build
ing within the meaning of the statute,
there is no question that the county
may, if 1t sees fit, t,4sproceed to issue
bonds to the required amount. The
| bill speaks for itself, and there was
| no attempt to conceal the purpose for
which it was introduced. 1t reads as
| follows:
| HI. F. No. 874-To provide additional
means for the erection, repair and
maintenance of public buildings in
| Ramsey county.
| Section 1. The board of county COM
| missioners of Ramsey county, Mime
sofa, is hereby authorized and empow-
cred, by a majority vote thereof, to
| issue and negotiate the bonds of said
| county for such sum or sums as may
be from time to time considered neces-
sary or expedient by said board, not to
| exceed in the aggregate more than
one-f1fth Of / per cent of the assessed
/ valuation of all taxable property in
said county, according to the last as
! sessment thereof, for the purpose of
providing additional funds for the erec-
i ton, repair and maintenance of any
! public building or buildings created
| in said county, and said bonds and
the proceeds thereof may be used and
/ expended for any of said purposes in
the manner and at the time deter
mined by said board.
i w. q. H0 Sttlo JULIUS SIldll D0 ISSUED
1 in denominations of $1,000 each, with
! interest coupons, and may bear inter-
/ est at any rate not exceeding 5 per
! cent per annum, payable semi-annual-
| ly, and the principal shall be payable
| at such, time or times, not exceeding
/ twenty years after the date of said
| bonds, as said board of county com
! missioners,, may, by resolution, deter
| mine. The said board of county COM
| missionerss are hereby authorized and
empowered, and it is hereby made it's
/ duty to, levy a. tax from time to time
| upon the taxable property Of said
| county sufficient to meet the interest
| coupons and principal of said bonds
] as they shall become due, and until
| the payment of said interest is fully
| provided for
This act shall take effect, etc.
| BOARD ABOLISHED.
Very few, except part of the Ramsey
county delegation, know the provisions
of the law which substitutes COM
missioner Of public works for the board
of, public works, and who shall also
have charge of the parks and the city
| engineer department. 1t abolishes the
present board of public works. There
will be one commissioner to be ap-
| pointed by the mayor. There will be
| four park commissioners, and a city
| engineer to be appointed by the mayor,
but all will be under the supervision
| of the commissioner of public works,
The bill is a very lengthy one 1t was
| never read in either branch of the
legislature, but was pushed through
under suspension of rules. It was
being compared In the office of the at
torney gand-al yesterday afternoon
and will reach the governor today. It
enacts part of the present law govern
Ing the board of public works. the
park board and the city engineering
department. It makes no provision
for paying the street force, leaving
that to the old law. 1t has the same
provision as that in the Howard charter.
which provides for revolving fund.
This fund is to be raised byza taa
levy and is to amount to- $10e, 900. This
fund is to be kept up by assessments
for improvements, after being created
by direct taxation. From. this fund
contractors on public works are to bs
paid where there is deficiency Ia the
i amount raised by speciaI assessments.
+ LITTLE JOSH.
/ During the closing exercises, while
the speaker was signing the bills passed
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