The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-15

equity HILL lax, the LAX ie'y dIu his
cellaneouS. The comptroller gave the
income for the school fund for 1897, as
follows:
Balance Jan. 1, 1897 ................ $20,5S6 a
Eighty per cent tax levy certificates 1SI IVY W W
State appcrtionmentI' !........... 1924 80
One Mill county tax ,rt...........'..' 1877
ihes ....... ......... .........'''''' 40 20
Miscellaneous rsceipssi $3.50: ~ 90 90
Transfer from insurance fund.-. LOIS 30
Total receipts -. PIP SO
President Zimmerman said the ex-
IRENE limit for schools was put in the.
estimate. The school population was
increasing, and there was now $1,000
pupils enrolled The schools In the
Eighth and Seventh wards were over
crowded. Something should be done to
relieve the schools in that district. IL
the new charter was adopted, Wnlcn
was doubtful, it would take two years
to mend the matter. He advocated the
putting UP of one new school bulldlhg
in the Seventh ward. With the amount
allowed in the estimate the schools
could be run for 1898, but there was
nothing provided for add1tlonai
buildings. The comptroller urged that
the council be labored with for de
cision as to the placing before the Vot-
ers at the next election the proposition
to issue bonds in the sum OF Sl00,VUU,
which he said would allow new pulld-
iEgs to be erected and provide for free
text books The ninth and tenth items,
providing for 1924, $50 for schools. was
adopted, the statement being made that
this was up to the statutory limit.
In consulting the eleventh Item Tor
the building inspectors department,
Mr.. Zimmerman said 1t was Simply
throwing away $500. In his OPINION
the department should be abohsheo.
Mr.. Zimmerman wanted the COMMIT.
tee to go on record as advising that
there be only one clerk allowed the
buiIding inspector. The department
was a farce and there was no neea LOT
five clerks. other than for them TO SIT
around and draw salaries. MI. w nee
lock thought before action was taken
there should be d careful investigator.
The estimate called for one inspector al
81. 800, five clerks at $4,000, ana once
expenses $100, a total of $5,9oO
Mr. Zimmerman moved that the es-
innate be reduced TO SO, 900, the salaries
to be divided between the Inspector anu ~
three clerks. The item, as amended
vas adopted By a 1Cte of to J.
The item allowing $3.50 for the health
department Was adopted without dis
-eussi0n. "a q -------
The same action was taken with the
thirteenth item, $1S,610, for the ely, ;
oue-half of the COURT mouse anu CITY
hall expenses ~
The Warehouse fund placed In the
estimate at SIS, 900, was adopted with
mo- discussion except that Aid San
born inuuired7as to- how the salary Oh
the superintendent was fixed. .-Mr. NC
Cardv said the9board of workhouse
commissioners fixed the salary OF tns
superintendent. g sf -.. - 5.-..-- .,...,,.,
The estimate for the city engineer
aHnnta6 the
city engineer stating that ne cQuid
rot get along With less. 80
president Copeland objected to the
estimate for the beard OF puphc WORKS
|, att 81 q, 620s being adopted as Su2rli' ia
bv the comptroller. The board had
a sked the conference committee to put
$72O additional into the estimate SO as
to employ an extra clerk. MI Zlm7
mermann thought some OF the mem
bers of the board should Or could do
ysc,ne.-of the clerical work, and not set
around and look wise The motiop to
increase the estimate $720 Was. lost by
! vote of to g.. The item was then
adopted, as recommended by the COMP
The item allowing $40, 7SO for city OF
Ulcers. salaries was adopted, the comp
ktRsIler. stating That theIo 81 h IA
+ been. fixed at the. amount fixed IN the
icchar ter,-iH-. view of the recent decision
of the supreme court.
The eighteenth item allowing $l50,OOO
fer the street sewer and bridge main
! tenance fund was adopted as recon-
.mended in the estimate The cothptrol-
! ler at this point moved an adjournment
| until this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The corporation attorney sent to the
committee a communication suggest
ing that there be included in the. es-
| innate for 1893 an amount not less than
$4,000 from which contractors could
be paid for work done in local i'm
provemnts. In the past all contracts
provided that the work be paid solely
from the funds collected upon the. as
| sessments. In case. all assessments
We're promptly paid or sales made on
delinquent assessments there would be
| funds to pay the contractors 1t fire.
auently happened that property against
| which judgments had been taken was
| bid in by the city treasurer. The city
attorney suggested that a fund be pro-
vided by which, the city could pay for
J. the certificates when struck off to the
city, and thus save litigation. Comp
troller McCardy said he would be pre-
pared today to say something on this
/ proposition, and an adjournment was
/ taken until This, afternoon D. e. - .