The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-18

and alleys to be occupied are to be filed
wfth the city engineer and subject to APP
prevail by the council
Inc rates between st. Paul and Mime
apolls for three minutes talk is not to ex-
ceed ten cents. Connection is to be made
with any local telephone exchange here
AFTER TO be operated in the city upon equal
terms. The company is not required to
make such CONNECTIONS with the North
western Telephone company, its successors
me rights and privileges granted are
limited to twenty-five years from and after
the approval Of the ordinance by the
mayor
The ordinance is to be accepted by the
company thirty days after its passage, and
bond in the sum OF s., 900 is to be gwen,
conditioned that the company Will begin its
Work OF construction ninety days from the
date of filing its acceptance and proceed
with reasonable diligence.
Mayor Doran called the attention Of
the assembly to the Importance of ac-
ton looking toward placing before the
people, at the coming election, the
question of issuing bonds for the cree
tIon and maintaining of school build
ings.
In October last the conference COM
mittee adopted a resolution requesting
the council to pass an ordinance which
would present to the voters at the next
election proposition for the issuance
of 100000 in short-time bonds for new
school buildings
The resolution was referred to the
committee on legislation Of the board Of
aldermen, and has. up to date, not been
considered. The communication from
Mayor Doran, sent in last evening, was
as follows:
some months ago the city comptroller
presented a matter for your consideration
sloie Importance that l venture to call
your attention thereto, as there Is no pub
nc lnformation that any action has been
taken loo king to the relief suggested In that
communication. Reference is made to the
school revenues, which. as you are of
course aware, are inadequate to the neces-
sites or maintenance of our present
school. and the erection and maintenance
OF new buildings under our present system
of expenditure
The comptroller pointed out how an in
creased amount might be procured under
our charter, If the matter is taken up by
your body and properly submitted to the
voters at the coming municipal election.
And In view of the possible contingency
of failure on the part of the voters, at such
election to ratify the new charter it would
seem imperative that proper precaution
should be taken to avoid the very serious
difficulty the city would experience unless
some means Is provided for increasing our
school facilities.
Your honorable body is fully informed
as to the proper means and as the season
is fast advancing. it seems certain that
proper precaution will not be neglected
In case of adoption by the city of a new
charter the needs will be provided for, and
this action would become of no necessity,
but could do no one harm It is only
precautionary, but may become a matter of
very grave import
1t is possible this suggestion Is not at
all necessary, but my interest in the mat
ter is so great ask your kind indulgence
for bringing the matter to your attention.
The committee on ways and means
will consider the matter.
The appointment by the mayor of
Albert J. Wendt as a member of the
police force, vice George KAISER re-
signed, was concurred in.
The park board was given charge of
Summit avenue, between Lexington av-
enue and the river. The resolution
granting this authority allows the
council full control over the avenue so
far as Improvements are concerned.
whether the same are to be paid by
assessments on property benefited or
otherwise.
The salary of Mrs Strickland, In
charge of the smallpox infirmary, was
fixed at $35 per month.