The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-05

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The charter commission did not make
much progress at It's session last night
During the first half hour the mat
| tiers considered were eXpeditiously dis
| posed Of, but the members became in
vo1ved in another discussion, mostly
Informal, over the proposition to al
low the st. Paul City Railway COM
pany to extend it's line through Como
park, and on this question they could
not agree, and for a third time it was
laid over.
At the opening of the meeting, Mr..
murray moved that chapters 9, Is, 10
| and 20 be eliminated from discussion
| on the part of the commission, as they
do not belong to the charter. Chapter
deals with the municipal court; chap
ter 10 prescribes the methods of as
sessment of property for general taxa
| ton; chapter 10 covers the almshouse,
and chapter % prescribes the powers
and duties Of justices Of the peace and
| cCnstables.
]. D. O'Brien, referring to chapter
on the municipal court, thought it
| would be safer to Incorporate this
chapter in the charter than it would
be to omit it,
The entire matter was finally refer
red to a special committee comprising
Messrs. LUsk, Clough and O'Brien,
whose duty it will be to consider the
advisability Of eliminating from the
charter the chapters mentioned BY
vote of the commission Chairman
Horn was added to the committee.
Before proceeding with the regular
order of business the commission eX-
tended the courtesy of the floor to
Building Inspector Haas. Mr.. Haas
desired to express his views regarding
the proposition to consolidate the
building inspectors office with that of
the city engineer.
Mr.. Haas opposed the plan, mainly
upon the ground that the city engineer
IS not an architect and ought not
therefore to have charge of the fnspec-
ton of buildings
The commission then considered
chapter IL, which governs the erection
and inspection of buildings The prin-
clpal change was made in section 46 OF
the existing code. The present section
makes irrevocable an ordinance Great
Inc the office of building inspector, the
evident design being to perpetuate
that office. The proviso was therefore
stricken out. The chapter was recon-
nlitted.
Mr. McNair, chairman of the com
mittee appointed to draft the chapter
on schools. reported that the commit
tee recommended a re-enactment of the
present chapter, as it is a special law
and cannot be amended. Mr. McNair
called attention to the fact that the
existing law does not provide the
means of raising sufficient revenue
to maintain the schools, but added that
the committee on finance would rec
ommend in its report that the charter
commission insert a provision in the
new charter giving the common coun-
Gil the power to appropriate towards
the maintenance of the schools a sum
Of money in addition to the revenue
nJyil n1
charter.
Col. Clough, chairman of the COM
mittee on parks, then submitted for
consideration an amendment to section
10 of the chapter on parks. This sec
ton, which is new, was adopted at
the meeting of two weeks ago. but re-
considered and recommitted at a sub
sequent meeting. AS adopted 1t read:
No form of any street railway shall
be authorized to be constructed or
operated through any public park of
the city,
The section was adopted as the re-
suit of protracted discussion between
the members of the commission and
President Wheelock. of the park board.
of the proposed arrangement whereby
the st. Paul City Railway company
would be permitted to extend it's line
through Como park
Col. ClOugh moved that the section
De so amended that permission might
be granted allowing the street railway
company to extend it's line through
Como park for a period of ten years.
by vote of four-fifths of the mem
bers of the park board, four-fifths
vote CT the common council and the
approval Of the mayor.
AS again slightly amended by Mr..
Dean, the section proposed by the COM
mittee read:
Except as in this section provided no
street railway shall hereafter be authorized
to be constructed operated through any
public park of the city.
Upon such terms and conditions as shall
be approved by the affirmative VOTE of
four-ffths of the members of the beard of
park commissioners, and an ordinance
adopted by an affirmative vote of four
ffths of the members OF the common coin-
ell and approved by the mayor, permission
nay be given for a period of ten wears
from the date of the mayors approval for
the extension through Como park of the
existing line of street railway now termi-
mating in said park; that such extension
shall be located southerly from the see
ton line between sections % and o. town
~ north, range % west.
A general discussion followed. which
developed strenuous opposition on the