The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-04

the appointment be made for two years, be-
ginning the second Monday in March.
Section two was then referred back to the
committee to be redrafted.
Section was taken up. 1t provides for
the delivery by the mayor of a certificate
OF appointment to each person appointed, who
snail before entering upon the discharge
OF his duties, subscribe oath to be in
dorsed on said certificate, etc, and cause
such, certificate, to be filed, etc. The section
was referred back to be redrafted. Section
1 was also recommitted TO the committee to
be redrafted so as to conform to the amend
ment OF, section 8, requiring the appointees
to file their certificates and oaths in the
city comptroller's Office instead of in the Of
flee of the register of deeds.
Section ., as reported, is the same as the
present section. 1t provides that no member
Of the board of public works or officer or
clerk in their employ shall be interested di-
rectiy or indirectly in any contract entered
into by said board, etc, and prescribes a
penalty upon Indictment and conviction of
months or a fine, not exceeding $1,000
Mr.. Lightner did not believe that the fore
going section could be 'perpetuated in char
ter but he suggested that it be left in and
viding for the reservation or perpetuatlon of
all existing fines and penalties. That would
save all rights to the city.
Col. Clough thought that the section ought
to declare that section incorporated in the
existing charter and enacted by the state
legislature be continued in the new charter.
was then adopted as amended, that is con-
tinued, as part of the new charter.
Section was next considered. 1t provides
the method of removing members of the
board of public works. 1t was amended so
as to read: ANY member Of said board may
be removed for cause by a vote of two-thirds
of all the assemblymen authorized to be
elected and by vote of two-thirds of all
the aldermen authorized to be elected
The word act was changed to the word
charter" and the, section, as amended,
was adopted. ..
Section T. providing for the election of a
president of the board of public works, was
referred back
Section s, providing for the appointment by
the board Of clerk, was also referred back
to be redrafted.
Section 9, providing for the election by
the board of public works of a city engineer,
received considerable discussion. 1t pre-
the removal of the engineer for cause and
authorizes the engineer to appoint such fur
Their assistant engineers as the public service
may require. s.,t
Mr.. Dean wanted to to- know what objection
there was to havihglthe' mayor appoint the
city engineer. 1si AfTH
Mr.. -Lightner thought there wcy.d. be less
politics in the matter if the board of public
works appointed the engineer.
Mr. Krieger expressed the opinion that the
engineer ought to be elected by the people.
He was no more an expert than the comp
. troler.- Mr.. Krieger put his suggestion in
the form of notion, but his was the only
vote recorded in favor of the idea.
Mr. Fetter moved that the city engineer
be appointed by the mayor and serve for
two years.
Mr.. Lindeke moved as an amendment that
the city engineer be elected by the mayor,
the president of the board of public works,
the president of the water board and the
president of the park board. Mr.. Fetter
accepted the amendment. The vote on it was
as follows:
Years-Cough, Dean Fetter, Horn, Innis,
Lightner Lindeke-7.
NaysNKrieger. Murray, O'Brien-s
The motion prevailed, but section 9, as
whole, was referred back to the committee
Section TO- providing for the calling of the
meetings of the board by the president or
Section IL, prescribing the duties Of the
president of the board and imposing fines
for absence from meetings Of the board, was
referred back for minor changes.
Section r. the final one, prescribing the
powers and duties of the engineer, occasioned
discussion. Mr.. Murray suggested that the
city engineer be empowered to appoint the
street commissioners without the approval OF
the board of public works.
Col. Clough said that he couldn't see any
need of six commissioners.
Mr.. Iightner objected to the clause pro-
yiding for the creation Of officers known as
street commissioners, and moved to strike
the appointment of six street commissioners,
as section will contain, when redrafted,
provisions for all appointments to be made
by the city engineer.
vote and then section II referred back
to the committee. 1t was also voted to IN
struct the committee to SO draw section IL
as to require the president OF the board to
give his whole time to the work, ana to carry
out the orders Of the board.
The commission adjourned until next Fri
day night. when chapter s, relating to the
heath department, will be submitted.