The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-03
NEW MEN TO GET ONLY SIS
INFRINGEMENT NEEDED TO KEEP
THE COST DOWN TO THE
APPROPRIATION.
4 DOG ORDINANCE IS PASSED.
Proposition to Erect a. Separate
School Building in the Eighth
Ward Prevails.


publican administration, executive and
legislative, are after him. Last night.
acting upon the urgent suggestion Of
the mayor, the assembly passed an
ordinance reducing the salaries of pa
trolmen from $3.50 a month to $40,
and fixing the salaries of all patrol
men appointed since June 2, 1885, at
$55 for the first six months after the
passage of the ordinance. Only two
members, Messrs. DAILY and Mabon.
voted against the ordinance because
they deemed it rank injustice to and
an unreasonable discrimination against
the patrolmen.
The other important measures adopt
! ed We're the ordinance providing for
the licensing of dogs, the resolution
authorizing the mayor to appoint six
dog catchers and five men with teams
to assist them; and the resolution re-
pealing the resolution appropriating
$4,000 for the building, of an addition
to the German school.
An important communication was
received from the mayor relative to
the affairs of the police department.
The mayor called the attention of the
council to the fact that the expendi-
lures of the police department during
the first six months of the present year
had been far in excess of what the ap-
preparation justified If the same rate
Of expenditures should be continued
the mayor informed the council that a
large deficit would result The sum
of $185, 000-which is the limit under
the law-had been appropriated for
the department. But not all of that
sum would be available The largest
estimate of the receipts to be credited
to the police fund for the next six
months, was $S41O7.57. Outside of the
salaries of the police the maintenance
expense for the remaining six months
would not exceed $1,000. There was no
saving possible here, but with only
about $4,000 available for salaries.
saving of about $1,000 a month on the
pay rolls, must be effected if the ex-
penditures of the department are not
to exceed it's income
The mayor closed his communication
with the following suggestion, that
the regular salaries of patroInen
not exceed $40 a month, and that all
patrolmen appointed since June 2, 1896,
who have not previously served for two
years on the st. Paul police force.
should receive $55 a month for the first
six months after the passage of the or
dinance regulating the salaries.
The communication was referred to
the committee on police
Later in the evening Mr. Lewis in
troduced an ordinance in line with the
mayors recommendation, fixing the
salaries of the new patrolmen appoint
ed since June 2, 1896, at $55 for a period
Of six months, unless they have already
served two years on the ST. Paul police
force, and fixing the salaries Of all 9TH
er patrolmen at $40 month, which is
reduction Of $3.50 in the present pay
Of patrolmen. The ordinance repeats
the ordinance passed last March, fix
Ing the salary of a patrolman at $72 so
a month.
The rules were suspended and the or
dinance put upon it's passage. 1t was
passed by vote Of to 2, Messrs. Daily
and Mabon voting in the negative, on
the ground that the ordinance does
not affect the entire police force and
unjustly discriminates against the pa
trolmen.
The dog ordinance awaits only the
signature of the mayor TO become a
law. The assembly concurred with the
board of aldermen by passing the or
dinance with a unanimous vote. 1t
also adopted the resolution which pro
vides the means of enforcing the ordi-
nance. 1t authorizes the mayor to ap-
point six dog catchers, to serve for
three months. at a salary of $50
month, and five men with teams to
assist them, their compensation to be
at the rate of So day The ordinance
fixes the license fee at 50 for a male
and 81 for a female dog It does not
require dogs to be muzzled, unless spe-
cially ordered by the mayor.
The proposition to erect a separate
school building in the Eighth ward in
stead of an addition to the German
school prevailed. the assembly concur
ring with the board of aldermen in the
resolution fer an addition.
Mr. Lewis at first objected to the
resolution. The common council had
spent considerable time in discussing
the matter when 1t appropriated SIS, 900
for an addition to the German school,
and he failed to see why the council
should be called upon to change its
position at the within of individuals
who prevail upon the school inspectors
to change their minds.
Mr. Mabon said that a large proper
tlon of the people of the Eighth ward
were in favor of a separate school.
Moreover, School Inspector Scholle
had attended a meeting of 5the scom-
mittee on public buildings and had as
sured the committee that thewschoo1
board favored separate school,.
Mr. evils ren1ied that a member of
the school board had told him that In
spector Scholle had no authority to
represent the school board before the
committee.
Mr.. Lewis finally withdrew his OBJ
lection and the resolution was adopted
by a vote of to 2, President Arosin
and Mr. Reardon voting in the mega
tive, the latter because he considered
that a separate school would be more
expensive than an addition to the Cor
man school.
Subsequently the resolution author
izing the mayor and president of the
school board to secure a suitable site
and erect thereon suitable school
building, was submitted, with the
recommendation of the majority of the
committee on public buildings. Mr..
Krahmer, however offered minority
report, opposing the resolution because
it contemplates a trade of the city's
site at Albemarie and Wayzata streets
for much smaller site at Atwater and
Woodbridge streets, owned by the John
Martin Lumber company.
Mr.. Lewis wanted to know If the COM
mittee did not think 1t could purchase
the Atwater street site cheaper for
cash than by an exchange. Mr.. Thomp-
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