St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-08

in his oracular fashion. uttered the fol-
lowing:
Il don't see why the city officials
should be put OH par with a depart
ment that does not practice economy.
1 do not refer to the fire department,
which has been managed so admirably
during the year 1894 that 1t has paid all
OF its expenses, as we'll as part of those
incurred in 1898. l refer to the police
department. If the department hires
too many policemen, or other employees,
it won't come out" neither will 1t
in purchasing supplies. The chief of
police understands all about that.
LAS to the change proposed by Mr..
Parker" pursued the comptroller, "that
lies with the assembly. However, the
present scheme has worked during the
past three years. The people are anx-
ious to purchase our city certificates.
have now over two dozen applications
from foreign buyers in my office for GER
titicateS."
Mr.. Van Slyke-Don't you think each
department should be put on the same
basis?
Comptroller McCardy tremendously
Il follow the law.
Corporation Attorney Chamberlain.
upon request, advised the assembly that
the whole matter was entirely III the
control of the council. and that there
was nothing to prevent the passage OF
Mr.. Parker's resolution.
Mr.. Parker then brought the question
home to the $4,000 city officials by in
quiring whether, in case Of shortage
one month in the year, they would be
willing to stand deduction of $40. $50
or $50 that month out of their S4l6.66.
Would they sue for the shortage or wait
in behalf of some poor man who shovels
coal into an engine. Mr.. Parker con-
tended that the passage OF his resolu-
ton would tighten the load of the ire
and police departments.
The vote was then taken on Mr..
Parker's resolution, or resolutions, for
it required three to make the necessary
changes in the tax estimate, and they
were all unanimously adopted. not even
Tim Reardon daring to vote against
them.
AS for Comptroller McCardy's state
ment rejecting upon the economy Of
the police department., it was not borne
out by the figures. as tho police de-
partment expended only S16S. 92O.90 last
year out of S17l, 253. "a received, whereas
it is entitled by the charter to S1e5,OO0.
AS the pay roll alone amounts to Sl7S.-
600, it is difficult to see how the short
age could have been avoided.
The assembly also concurred with the
board of aldermen in increasing the tax
estimate for building the Como avenue
bridge from $25, 900 to $4,000, although
Mr.. Reardon and President Copeland
voted no
RObb's Towel Resolution.
Mr.. Robb then introduced resolu-
ton authorizing the chief of police to
keep the four Sub-pollce stations and
the central station supplied with clean
towels during the present year, at an
expense not to exceed $50 for the entire
year. Mr.. Reardon, whose refusal re
Gently to sign requisition for the eX-
pense of washing and supplying towels
resulted in leaving the coppers without
anything but their coat sleeves to wipe
their faces on, and nothing to cleanse
the sick and wounded, opposed the
resolution with his loud voice. But 1t
passed, Notwithstanding, Whereup0n
Mr. keardon demanded thai he be re-
lieved from the committee oil reQulsl.
tions; but as Mr.. Robb did not happen
to be III the chair, the request was UNI
fortunately hot complied with.
Upon advice of the corporation attor-
ney, the city engineer was instructed to
prepare two plans for the Como avenue
| bridge, one designed to extend 100 feet,
the other $50 feet. The reason for this
| lay i'll the fact that since the agreement
between the city and the Great North
ern road regarding the bridge, the Great
| Northern extended the width OF Its
highway from 100 to $50 feet without
condemning the extra land so taken.
The situation now is, that the city VIII
go ahead and construct a 100 foot
bridge, unless the Great Northern VIII
agree to pay the extra expense of build
ing a 150.foot bridge and regarding
Como avenue.
The city clerk was instructed to ad-
vertIse for bids for the collection and
disposition of garbage according to the
present system Of hauling it out OF the
city, commission merchants to dispose
of their own fruit and vegetable refuse.
The assembly adjourned to next
Thursday at p. N.