The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-09

Cardy assured the committee that
while the $1,000 salary Of the inspector
could not be touched the salaries of
the employees could be fixed in the ag-
gregate at any old amount deemed
necessary. Mr.. Craig at this point in
the discussion endeared himself to his
colleagues OF the 6. o. D., who are
thinking strongly of aboliShing the Of
lice and then reorganizing with a new
and active Republican Inspector by an
nouncing that as the office was run
now 1T was practically worthless to
the city. For the present business done
the amount allowed in the estimate was
TOO large. Mr.. Kirke moved the amount
allowed for clerk and inspectors be re-
duced $1,000, and the item was adopt
ed by allowing $500 instead of Sc 200
as adopted by the conference commit
tee.
The twelfth item, providing for the
support of the health department, was
sent in by the comptroller as needing
$6,S80 to carry 1t through the year The
conference committee added 81 900 to
the comptrollers estimate and then ap-
proved it. DR.. Stone appeared before
the committee yesterday and said the
amount was not sufficient to do the
work properly during the coming year
He wanted another 1000 which, if he
was allowed, he said, would enable
MIN TO do something in the way of
h1r1ng an inspector to see that the
garbage was properly collected With
the $1,000 he could hire one man for
the entire year and an extra man for
portion OF the year. Mr.. McCardy said
he thought the proper place for
garbage inspector was under the con-
troll of the health department, and with
this plug the committee added another
thousand to the health fund making
total of $10980.
The thirteenth item, providing $19,-
$50 for the city's half for the city hall
and court house maintenance fund, was
sought to be amended by Mr. DAILY,
who said that an additional 1anitor
was needed. Mr.. McCardy said, under
the statement which he had made and
the conference committee had adopted,
there was sufficient to allow for the
hiring OF an additional janitor, If one
was needed. He explained the increase
over the amount allowed last year on
the ground that the repairs in the court
house last year had cost more than was
anticipated. The item was adopted
without change
The fourteenth item giving the work
house fund $4,000, some $12 900 less than
last year, was adopted.
The fifteenth item, providing S25. 900
Tor the city engineers department, was
adopted without any change
The sixteenth item, giving S17,1OO to
the board of public works fund, which
included "a, 480 for salaries of the mem
bers OF the old board, covering the time
they were kept out of the office, was on
motlon of Mr.. MabOn, adopted without
any discussion
The seventh item, city officers salary
fund, was increased $780, and the
amount given to the clerks in the office
OF the city clerk. 1t appears thar
when Mr.. Jensen took charge of the
office he reduced the salary of his chief
deputy from $1,000 to $1,000. When the
comptroller made out the estimate he
concluded that, if this amount was
enough Tor the deputy the first year. it
ought to be enough for this year. Civ
Clerk Jensen had explained the matter
to the members of the committee and
the item was raised to SAT 130 or 5000
more than adopted by the conference
committee. Freddy Bryant, of the Lin
coin club, thought Mr. Jensen should
De roasted for doing this, and kindly
asked the press representative to men
ton the matter
The remainder of the items from the
eighteenth to the twenty-third inclu
slVe were approved as they came from
the conference committee.
Under the head Of the estimated re-
celpts for the general fund, Mr.. Kirke
wanted to know why the COMPTROLLER
O1hy cSl1Indleu the income at SHE. 900
MI. McCardy said the receipts to this
fund last year were hardly that
amount. Mr.. Kirke said he had been
informed by clerk in the comptroller's
once that the receipts We're S414. OOD
last year. The comptroller explained
that this was correct, but that $4,000
OF this sum was for liquor licenses to
De granted this year, and the amount
should really count in this years re-
ce1pts as it was part Of the income
Tor 1897 and not last year.
Item tWenty-four was changed SO a.
to correspond with the action taken
at the meeting, and the estimate, as a
Whole, then approved. A table show
ing the comptroller's estimate the
conference committees estimate and
also tnat OF the council committee re-
gardlng the budget is approved
the total amount to be raised bv
taxation in case the council adopts the
recommendations of the committee will
be $1,4O8,624, as against 81, 800, 447 raised
last year.