The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-10

sary for an economical administration of
the city affairs. Vi
Mr. Dean tackled on an amendment
ProVldlng that for each calendar year
a' sana Jan. 1, 1899. and ending Dec
81, l9O3, period of five years the total
appropriation and expenditures NOT in
ciuding the interest on the city debt.
shall not exceed -- dollars per wear
Mr.. Lightner vigorously opposed the
amendment. The expenditures of each
city department having already been
limited, what was the necessity NJ
adopting such an omnibus clause IF
might result in hampering some de-
partment
The best argument against Mr..
Deans amendment" added Mr.. Light
ner. is to ask him to fix the amount"
can't fix it tonight" responded
Mr.. Dean.
The amendment was then adopted by
the following vote:
Yeas-Alness, Clough, Dean, Innis.
McNair, Murray, O'Brien-7. Nays
Horn, Lightner, Lusk-3.
Section 5, prohibiting the common
council and all city boards and off,
GERS from mourning unauthorized liza
bll1tles, was adopted.
Ihere was some discussion over Sec
ton 6. which is practically a reenact-
ment OF the existing section forbidding
the making Of contracts by the CITY.
covering a period in excess of one year.
Contracts for the erection of public build
1ngs. or the extension of the water works
plant may be made to be performed within
Two (2) consecutive fiscal years and con-
tracts tracts Tor lighting the streets. and the
fiscal years w ''0''"i''
exceptions were made as follows:
comptroller McCardy, when asked ia
express his opinion as to the proposed
ni
prove OF letting contracts for street
lighting that covered a period Of more
than one year. 1t was better to bring
up this matter once a year and agitate
the question of municipal ownership of
a street lighting plant
But the section was adopted as pro-
posed.
This &C.,, completed Title II, and the
commission at once proceeded to con-
slder Title III, which deals with "the
public revenues"
Sections 1, 2 and Of the title were
adopted without noteworthy discussion.
They are practically the same as the
existing provisions, regulating the dis
trlputlon OF the public revenues.
AT this point Mr.. Alness moved the
reconsideration Of section 8 of Title IL.
providing for reinforcement of the
school fund by the general fund to the
extent OF $4,000 at the discretion of
the common council. Mr.. Alness want
ed to limit the amount to $4,000. His
motion did not receive a. second.
Sections 4, g. 6, 7, and 8, which COM
prise the remainder of Title III. were
successfully adopted. They do not en-
body any material changes.
This brought the commission to the
consideration of the important subject
OF Tax Levy Certificates" embraced
by Title ~, which will be discussed at
the next meeting to be held tomorrow
night. ."
Just before adjournment. r. r G.
Bement, the president Of the water
BOARD, called attention to some changes
desired by the board in certain sec
tons relative to that department. MT
Bement objected to the provision max
ing the city comptroller the chief ac-
countant of the water department. and
ne also dlsapproved of the section en-
towering the common council to au-
thorize all expenditures of the water
department.
CO... Clough explained that the en-
apllng act gave the common council
control Of all the property of the citv
OF st. Paul, and that the section in
question was inserted to restrict the
council, if anything, by requiring a
recommendation of the water board
before any action of the council incur
ring any expenditure in that DEPART
ment