The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-25

nalf pay for q period not IN avcea5
.Weive months, but in no case exceed
ing the period Of disability.
1IIie ~ under the head Of correction
Gu Oll1fIueS, provides for the appoint
menl OF a board of five Commission
grs TO be appointed by the mayor
I Tney are to be appointed on the first
tuesday in June, 1898 and hold of7ca
Tor one. two, three. four and Ave- vaar
eno' AFTER that, in the same day in each,
49, 49, tne mayor Is to appoint one com
AirSSuonef Tor term of five Years
me BOARD is to have control ana
management of warehouses. places nf
SSoIlecnon, public hospitals and aim
rouses owned or controlled in whole or
IN part by the city The cornr,issioT,a,,.
are to serve without cor1na~1so+io.,
1ney shall appoint SUPERINTENDENT
VINO snail have control and ,nara go
nlent OF the workhouse. The hoerd
snail elect from their own menohero
president and vice president. Tha
secretary OF the board shall be the sIl-
perIAlendent of the poor and shall
under the direction Of the board kaar
a set OF books showing the receints
and expenditures
Inc superintendent of the worl1housa
snadl be responsible for the manner
In which the worlkhouse Is MANAGED
and conducted. He shall reside AFT tha
institution and devote his time and at
tentaon to the business of the institu-
ton. If any separate house Of czorrec-
tfon Tor women and children Is main
oalned by the city, the same shall be
under the control Of the board. The
BOARD may admit in the hospital a
Amlted number of persons requiring
medical or surgical attendance for such
compensation as may be fixed All
receipts OF said hospital to be paid
INTO the treasury Of the city. The
Ioaru snail, on the first Tuesday of
july OF each even numbered year. an
point a physician, who shall have
charge OF the hospitals, alnlhouse and
Workhouse. He shall be a regularly Ii
censed physician and surgeon of good
standing in his profession and shall
be known as the city physician The
city physician shall report such assist
ants as the board may determine and
he shall appoint and discharge such.
matrons, nurses and other employees
as may be provided for by the board.
The office of city and county phyd-
clan existing in any city at the time
the bill becomes Operative Is abol-
1shed. The salary of the city physi-
clan shall be fixed by the board at not
to exceed $500 per year. The board
shall also appoint a superintendent OF
plicat1onS for assistance and relief and
under the direction Of the board, shall
attend the distribution Of all fuel, food
and supplies to the poor. The compen-
sation of such superintendent shall be
fixed by the board and he shall hold at
it's pleasure
Title % provides for a city assessor
who shall be appointed by the mayor
on the first Tuesday in September In
tn,
term Of office is to be two years and
the annual salary Is to be not more
than $4,000, nor less than $780, to be
fixed by the council. The assessor
shall appoint such deputies and clerks
as may be required, each of whom shall
be a resident freehOlder and qualified
elector. The aggregate sum appropr1-
ated for the salaries Of all deputies ana
clerks shall be fixed by the council
The assessor is to give a bond of SIS, 900
and the deputy assessors bonds in the
sum Of $500 for the faithful perform
ance of their duties. The mayor Gas
chairman), city comptroller, president
Of the board of education, the presi-
dents Of each chamber Of the common
council and two members from each
branch of the council elected for thar
purpose shall constitute a board OF
equalization and abatement. Five
members are to constitute a quorum for
the transaction of business. The board
shall meet on the second Monday in
July Of each year as a board Of equal
ization and sit on the first three days
of each week for six weeks 1t lis
vested with all the powers granted or
vested in county boards Of equaliza-
ton under the general laws of the
state, but is not restricted by any linn
itations in. respect to reducing the ag-
gregate sum of real or personal prop
erty as returned by the assessor. The
members, except the mayor and comp
troller, are to be paid SO per day for
each days actual service rendered. The
revised rolls are to be transmitted to
the county auditor not later than the
first Tuesday in September. For the
term of one year after the certihcation
of the rolls said board shall sit on the
last Tuesday of each month as a board
of abatement No abatement is to be
allowed except upon written state
ment subscribed and sworn TO- which
shall be filed and kept by the county
auditor. And no abatement Of state
taxes shall be made without the con-
sent Of the state auditor.