The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04
THE BUDGET AS RE-
CEIyED.
THEY STAND BY COMPTROLLER
MIR. KIRKE CALLS HIM ON THE
$4,000 IN THE MIsCEL-
LANEOUS.
8 NOT NEEDED FOR ANYTHING.
But McCardy Says If the Money
Comes init VIII Not Be Fritz
tered Away.

The tax estimate for 1898, as sub
mitted by the comptroller and amended
by the conference committee, was TAX
en- up by the members Of the common
council acting as q committee Of the
whole last evening. The result Of the
consideration by the councilmen was
that the total amount to be raised by
taxation for the coming years expenses
was increased 1000 more than the sum
approved by the conference committee.
The estimate. as presented to the con-
ference committee by the comptroller,
placed the amount necessary to be rails
ed by taxation at $1,34O,S27, and to
this was added by the committee, S34,-
600. The coundlmen last evening tack
ed on $4,000 more, making the total
amount to be raised by taxation 1884,
S31.
The increase Of $4,000 was made by
adding $1,000 to the lighting fund, al
though the $1,000 placed in the estimate
for Welsbach burners by the confer
ence committee was knocked out and
the sum with an additional $1,000 add
ed. set apart for additional street
lamps A number Of the members Of
the council considered that the Wells
bach burner business was simply to i'm
prove the streets in the Seventh ward,
and would not stand for it. AS stated
in the G b e at the time the con-
ference committee adopted the esti-
mate, the amount appropriated for the
building inspectors department was
increased by the council $1,000. While
nothing was said as to the reason for
boosting" up the appropriation the
fact that a Republican was recently
chosen for the place explains the mat
ter DR.. Stone made talk about the
needs Of the health department and so
convincing were his remarks that an
additional $1,000 was given the health
department.
The charge made by Assemblyman
Kirke, that the comptroller had made
mistake Of $4,000 in his estimate was
taken up, but as only four of the mem
bers voted with the Seventh ward as
semblyman to deduct this sum from
the estimate, the comptroller may be
said to have been indorsed
Seventeen Of the twenty members of
the council were present at the meet
ing. The absentees We're Assembly,
IL.
the first item was taken up for con-
sideration, Mr. Kirke started the dis
cussion by asking the comptroller why
there was any need Of placing in the
sinking fund $7,145 when the trial bal
ance showed the fund to have to its
credit $4,000, and only $4,000 of this
amount was to be used for the redemp-
ton of bonds.
Comptroller McCardy, evidently much
excited, said before answering this
question or any other, he desired to
have Mr.. Kirke explain as to the mis-
taxes In his estimates, which had been
mentioned in the newspapers. Mr.
kirke replied that he was not resnon-
slhle for newspaper statements. Mr..
McCardy asked Mr.. Kirlze if he was
not responsible for his interviews in
the papers. Mr.. Kirke said that he
was, but at this stage of the dispute
or discussion, Chairman Johnson in
terrupted and relieved the dialogue by
announcing that the councilmen had
not attended to hear a discussion be-
tween the comptroller and Mr.. Kirke
but to consider the budget Mr.. Nc
Cardy explained that the amount for
the sinking fund oalluded to by Mr..
Klrke, was simply following out the
charter provision, which provided that
certain sum be placed in the esti
mate each year for a sinking fund. He
considered that the amount he had
placed in the. budget was necessary
This explanation appeared to be salts
factory, for the item was adopted. The
second, third, fourth and fifth items
werA adoDtodr
The question Of the mistake cr Mr.
McCardy in the estimate was brought
up by Mr. Kfrke asking how the figures
were obtained. Mr.. McCardy said the
law required the Comptroller to make
up an estimate. and acting on the
knowledge and experience he had gain
ed in the last five years, he had Dre
pared the figures submitted in the estt-
mate. Mr.. Kirke said he maintained
that the figures as presented in the
comptroller's estimate under the head
of miscellaneous were $50. 900 too high
and he moved that this amount be de-
Quoted. This would reduce the tax est.
mate just $4,000, and if they desire to
save money here was the chance.
Mr.. McCardy thought it unwise to
take any chances and stated il the
money should come in it would not be
frittered away and would remain in the
treasury at the end of the year. On
the motion of Mr.. Kirke to deduct $50
900 from the figures, only three mem
bers stood with him, Messrs AIbrecht.
Bigelow, StutZman and Kirke being
announced as favoring this action.
Messrs. Craig, DAILY, Bell, Donahower,
kaldunSk, Sanborn, Johnson and Ken
ny voted to sustain the comptroller.
Messrs. Larsen, Lindahl, Thompson and
Shepard asked to be excused from vot-
ing as they did not understand the Sit
uation. Mr.. Sanborn said he agreed
with the contention of Mr. Kirke, but
would vote the other way.
The budget will be taken I'D by tho
board of aldermen this evening and
adopted by that body.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromot Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money II 1t fails to cure 2ac