The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-12
CARE OF CITY CASH.
Is Was the Subject COhsitered by
the Charter Commissioners

That chapter Of the proposed new city
charter relative to the office of city treas
urer was the subject under discussion at
the meeting Of the charters commission last
night. For short time prior TO, its consider
alton Secretary Johnson, OF the board of
trade, submitted some recommendations from
that body. That the council consist of two
houses was the principal recommendation.
Others were that the city attorney be elect
ed by the council; that the assessor be ap-
pointed by the mayor, and engineer be ap-
pointed by the mayor and that the city at
torney be elected by the psople.f Mr.. John
son gave the reasons which prompted the
board In arriving at these conclusions and
was thanked by the commission for the sug-
gestions.
The consideration Of the charter relative
to the city treasurer occupied almost the
entire evening. Section L provides for the
reception Of all moneys belonging to or ac-
city treasurer shall be the custodian Of all
moneys, bonds, etc., belonging to the sink
ing fund of the city.
Section provides for the bond the treas
powered TO fix the amount Of the bond, which
must not exceed the amount of all moneys
likely to be in his possession or under his
control at any time, and not less than $780,
Co., The section, as reported by the drafting
committee, provided that the minimum
amount should be $3.50, 900, but upon motion
OF Commissioner Atwatr it was reduced.
Section 3 provides that the CITY conn
the city's moneys shall be kept, and that as
far as possible the city treasurer shall keep
the funds in such repositories. The city
treasurer and his bondsmenl are made eX-
empt from all loss in case of failure or any
act Of a depository wherein city funds are
kept and which has been designated by the
council.
Section provides for a monthly state
ment to be made by the city treasurer and
filed with the city clerk, and section 10 pro-
vides for a daily statement showing the re-
ceipts and disbursements during the day,
which statement must be filed with the city
comptroller.
Section IL requires that the city treasurer
shall, when notified so to do by the
council withdraw all funds from any desig-
mated depository, upon a check signed by
himself and the city comptroller. 1t further
provides that when the treasurer deems that
public interest requires the withdrawal of any
the mayor, city comptroller and chairman
of the ways and means committee, who shall
have power to authorize the withdrawal of
such funds.
funds shall be paid to the city and shall
be the property of the city, and that the
treasurer shall receive no benefit or emolu-
ment whatever-except his salary-connected
with or in any way derived from the keeping
of the moneys of the city.
A few of the sections of the chapter were
sent back to the drafting committee to be re-
drafted in accordance with the suggestions of
the commission.
Commissioner Walker presented a chapter
on civil service commissioners and examiners;
Commissioner Atwater the chapter on the
library board and Commissioner Haynes, in
addition to that on city treasurer, the chap
ter of taxation and finance, all of which will
be taken up as soon as possible.
On motion of Commissioner Downs, Albert
Dollenmayer was employed by the board at
a salary CT SO per week to aid in the work
of preparing and editing the portions of the
charter as they were completed