The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-16

Der, 1891, but this was as far as the
claims had gone.
When the Bell charter was adopted
in 1891, provision had been made for
the payment Of the water used for fire
purposes, and also for the amount
then due, section Of the charter pro-
viding that certificates of indebtedness
should be issued by the city to the
board bearing interest at per cent
per annum. These certificates were to
be for the amount then due for such
service, and for sums thereafter due
like certificates were to be issued semi
annually each year IN January and
June.
Secretary Caulfield stated that. of the
amount due prior to December. 1891.
certlncateS to the amount of S121. 900
had been issued and turned over to the
water board, but since that time no
attention had been paid to the bills,
ana no certificates had been issued as
provided by law. The result was. the
secretary said, that there was now due
the board up to June 1 last $3.50 900, and
as the law provided that all the money
SO received from certificates should be-
come part of the sinking fund of the
much short
Mr.. Caulfield hazarded the opinion
that the failure to issue the certificates
probably occasioned the comptroller to
aIlude to the great reduction in the
debt Of the city, about which so much
mad been said by that official in the
past six years
The city of Detroit paid to the water
poard TOT water furnished for fire pur-
poses $4,000 per year. The citv of
rochester, N. Y, paid 800 900. The
city or Syracuse 10000, and Mime
apolis, while not paying anv money
dlrect for this service, paid ANNUALLY
rom It's general fund $4,000 in inter-
est on the water bonds. In st. Paul
one wafer poard paid it's own interests
vi pohoS from the receipts of the de-
partment NC
An ordnance similar to the one now
peIore the board Of aldermen, author
lzlng the Chicago, Milwaukee e. ST
PauI railway company to lay and on
crate spur track at the foot of Lack
Son street, was passed under a. sus-
pension OF the rules. Attorney Root
stated that 1T was advisable to have
the measure fastened, and for this rea-
son the ordinance was introduced in
the assembly before it had nassad Tho
board. The track will be used bv the
Jung Brewing company, of Milwaukee
to give railroad facilities to it's new
plant on the levee
The city engineer was directed to
construct cycle paths on Marshall ave-
nue., from Lexington to Smelling ave
nues. and on the east side of Dale
street, from University to Como ave-
nues. The expense to be paid from the
cycle path fund
The ordinance fixing the pay of the
twelve bicycle policemen at $3.50 ner
year was passed under a suspension of
the rules.
The ordinance passed by the board
or aldermen fixing the district in the
Eleventh ward In which the Northwest
ern Telephone company may erect
poles and string wires was concurred
in.
The adverse report of the committee
on streets on the ordinance designat
ing Smith park as a market was adopt-
ed without discussion.
The application Of Daniel McAvov
for license to do a saloon business at
SIC jackson street was reported on adj
versely by the committee on license.
and the report adopted unanimously.
The report was made on the protest
filed by citizens living in the imrne
date vicinity Of the proposed saloon.
The protest stated that the place was
within a block and a half of the en-
trance to Oakland cemetery. That the
applicant was not fit person to carry
on the business, ais he was now await
ing trial in the municipal court on two
charges for selling liquor without a
license.
The protest was signed by Assembly
man G. S. Benson and half dozen
other residents. The custodian's nav
roll was passed, but Comptroller Nc
Cardy had stricken off the name of
Frank Wettengill, who was down for
fifteen days pay, amounting to $780,
on the ground that the amount was not
provided for In the tax estimate pass
ed jan I last