The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-24
NEW CITY CHARTER WILL TODAY
BE GIVEN TO THE DELEGA-
TT0NS
OF THE INTERESTED CITIES.
REPORTED THAT THE OPPOSITION
EXPECTED FROM MINNEAPOLIS
WILL NOT SHOW UP.
ANOTHER INsTALLMENT ISSUED
These Sections Relate to the Water
Board, Building Inspector and
Health Department.

The twenty-seven chapters of the
new general charter bill were complet-
ed last evening, and the measure will
be presented to the legislature today.
A committee from each Of the legisla-
| tive delegations from st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Duluth have been appointed
| to receive the BILL and it is claimed
| that a majority of the delegations from
each of the three cities are in favor of
| the adoption Of the general charter
| One Of the commission who has put in
| three weeks on the drafting Of the
! bill said yesterday that the claim that
| the legislature would not have time to
| examine the measure before adjourn
ment was hardly strong enough to
have much weight. There were thirty
days of the session remaining, and as
the bill practically referred to only
three cities, it could be readily exam
/ ined and disposed Of in ample time to
| become a law
1t was expected that there would be
/ some opposition from the Minneapolis
delegation but this, it is claimed, has
! been attended to, and the bill will be
/ favored by the delegation from that
city. The Duluth representatives are
said to be in favor of the adoption of
! the bill, and as it makes no radical
changes in the present ST. Paul char
! ter no opposition is expected from the
/ Ramsey county delegation.
The installment given out for publ
cation yesterday relates to the water
board, building inspector and health
department. An abstract of the pro-
visions Of each chapter follows:
Title Is provides for the appointment
| by the mayor in June, 1885, of a board
| of water commissioners consisting of
! five members whose terms of office are
! for five years. The salaries Of the COM
! mlssloners is to be the same as that
| of aldermen of the city, except that of
president, which shall not exceed 81, 200
| per year. The salaries of all officers
! and employees of the beard is to be fix
! ed by the commissioners with the ap-
| prevail Of the council The board is
| given power to fix rates of rents for
! water and to require payment in ad-
| vance. 1t is also authorized to assess
a frontage tax Of 10 cents per lineal
foot in front of any lot where water
pipes shall be laid each year for ten
successive years. No water mains are
to be laid on any alley or street with
in the city, unless One-third Of the
property resident owners fronting on
the street shall have petitioned in
writing for the same. The board is
empowered to appoint a secretary and
the secretary in case of sickness or
absence from the city is to appoint
an assistant. The city treasurer and
city comptroller are made eX-offfciO
| officers Of the board. The board is
! authorized to establish such water
! rates as will insure to the city suffi-
! cient income to pay interest and to
! provide fund to pay the principal on
| all bonds issued on account of said
/ department, as well as to pay all ex-
| penSeS and cost of maintenance of the
| department.
Title II provides for the building
| Inspector and an inspection of build
| ingS. The Inspector who is to be
| appointed on the first Tuesday in June
! of the even numbered years by the
| mayor, is to be a competent arthitect
| and sanitary engineer. He is to hold
| office for two years and receive an an
nual salary of not more than 81, 500, or
| less than $1,000 to be fixed by the cOun-
! Gil The inspector may employ such
! assistants as are necessary to hold at
| his pleasure, and may fix their COM
| pensatiOn. but the aggregate sum to
! be expended by the department shall
be fixed annually by the common coun-
ell.
Title IS relates to the health COM
missioner and health department. The
! commissioner, who shall be a regu-
i larly licensed physician, is to be ap-
| pointed by the mayor for two years on
i the first Tuesday in June Of the even
! numbered years. The assistants, clerks
| and employees are to be appointed by
the Inspector, and hold at his pleasure
! The common council, however. has to
! first authorize the employment of the
! employees of the department.
The salary of the commissioner is
| to be not more than s., 800 nor less than
| $1,000, to be fixed by the council. The
| aggregate salaries of the sub0rdinates
| in the department are to be fixed by
| the council. Powers are given the COM
missioner of health, in case of cpl
denies, to enforce quarantine rules
He is also to Vaccinate without charge
I all persons who apply to him, and also
schoO! children. All births are to be
! reported to the health department
! within five days thereafter, and all
deaths within thirty-six hours after
| death.
The remaining chapters of the bill,
| although drafted, were not ready to be
! given out last night, the force of stem
| ographerS and type writer's not having
completed the work of copying at mid
night.
The nine chapters not given out re-
| late to the police department. fire de-
! partment. corrections and charities,
/ city assessor, plat commission, COM
mission civil service, general provisions
and contracts, actions and evidence,
and miscellaneous.