The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-16

needed. 1t would cost about 81, 900 to
secure the new system In exchange for
the old.
But you will have balance of $15,-
00O,' said the comptroller
The comptroller's books were then
sent for to determine the exact condi-
ton of the fire department fund.
The books verified Comptroller Nc
Cardy's statement as to the SIS, 900
balance in the fire department fund
The comptroller insisted that the fire
department was getting all 1t asked
for.
Action was deferred on the item I'M
til the exact amount of the bills
against the department can be deter
mined.
The fifth item, estimating $3.50 for
the support Of the police department
was adopted without word of discus
sion. an unprecedented occurrence
Item No. 6, estimating that $155, 900
will be needed for lighting the city,
was next taken up. Mr.. Bement moved
the adoption of the item, but Aid. Bigc-
low thought that action on it ought
to be deferred as it was uncertain
whether as cheap rate could be Sc
cured next year. The item was finally
adopted, however, Aid. Bigelow alone
voting in the negative.
The ninth and tenth items were
passed over as they had been made
the special order for this afternoon.
With reference to the eleventh item.
providing $500 for the building i'll
spectorS department fund, Comptroller
McCardy suggested that the sum Of
$500 be added to provide for de-
flciency of that amount in the present
fund. 1t was so added and the amount
increased to $4,000. and the item as
amended, adopted
The twelfth. item, appropriating $500
q a 0T1n1 .fI7 or f.ad
without a word. Health Commissioners
Stone was not present.
Item thirteen, providing $19.650 for
the main tenance of the court house
and city hail. was adopted
The fourteenth item, allowing $4,000
for the work house fund, was also
adopted without debate
The next item, providing the sum of
$24,220 for the engineering department
fund, was raised to $4,000 at the 4re-
quest of City Engineer Rundlett. Mr..
Rundlett was asked if four assistant
engineers would be needed after next
year. Mr.. Rundlett thought that they
would be. He had no desire to keep
any more men on the pay roll than
he had work for. The engineering de-
partment had been cut more than any
other in the city.
The sixteenth item providing ST., 100
for the board of public works fund
was then discussed Comptroller Nc
Cardy said that he believed that If
four clerks could do the clerical work
of the comptroller's Office, that four
clerks could do the same work for the
beard of public works.
President German said that the esti-
mate allowed only SO, 400 for clerk hire,
whereas the present clerk hire, OF the
beard was at the rate of $4,000 a year.
The item was finally adopted without
change.
The seventeenth item appropriating
$46,S $50 for city officers. salaries was
then taken up. City Treasurer Horst
moved that the item of 81 $40 for the
salaries Of the ten clerks employed in
his office be increased to $4,000 in order
that they might continue to receive
their present salaries. There was no
second, and Mr.. McCardy thereupon
moved the adoption of the entire item
as submitted by himself. The motion
received a second, and the item was
adopted as originally submitted.
Item No. IS, appropriating $150,000 for
the street, sewer and bridge main
tenance fund was adopted, without OBJ
lection.
When the nineteenth item appropriat-
ing $4,000 for repairing bridges, was
reached communications from Aid
Bell and Aid. Allard were read. Aid.
Bell wanted $4,000 appropriated for
widening the south end of the Wabasha
street bridge and Aid. Allard asked
that $30,700 be appropriated for new
steel bridge on Raymond avenue.
Aid. Bell was heard in behalf of his
| resolution for the Improvement Of the
Wabasha street bridge which he in
sisted was sorely needed
Comptroller McCardy said it would
be very desirable at some time to make
this Improvement, but he saw no press
ing necessity at this time for carrying
out an improvement Of this character
that would cost $4,000 The other
members of the committee seemed dis
posed to agree with the comptroller
In response to a question, City Engin-
eer Rundlett said that the Wabasha
street bridge was safe so far as the
structure itself was concerned The
bridge needed reflooring and painting
which could be done for IS 500
1t was suggested that only one track
be used on the narrow end of the
bridge, until it can be widened
The committee adjourned at. this
stage until p. m. today.
M.CARDY'S MARES NEST.