The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-29
PROVISIONS OF THE CIVIL
SERVICE. LAW
In THE NEW CITY CHARTER.
WITH FEW CHANGES THE CHAP
TER AS PREVIOUSLY PRINTED
WAS ADOPTED.
SOME PARKs BOARD REvIsIoNs.
That Section Relating to the Run
ming OF Street fCars Not Yet
Disposed OF.

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night the chapter establishing and reg
! ulating a civil service commission. The
chapter as proposed was printed in full
in the G o b e Of Jan. 49, AS adopted
last night, it contains few amendments,
the most important being the insertion
| OF a clause in section 5, which provides
that all-day laborers employed by the
city shall not come under the civil
service class Of employees. The same
section was further amended by adding
! to the list OF those excluded from the
CIVIL service clause the second and
thIrd assistant corporation attorneys,
! as both must be practicing attorneys,
and, therefore, have necessarily to pass
the supreme courts examination for
admission to the bar
Section 4, specifying what shall con-
stitute eligibility on the part of appli-
cants for offices or employment under
the classified service, was amended by
inserting a clause to the effect that
in city employment, so far as is prac-
ticable, citizens of St Paul be given
| the preference.
Before proceeding to discuss the civil
| service chapter last evening, the COM
mission resumed it's consideration Of
the remaining sections of chapter Z,
! governing the park board and defining
| It's duties. On motion of Mr. Murray
! the commission reconsdered section Is.
adopted at the last meeting. This Sec
| tlon provides that mo form of street
railway shall be authorized to be con-
structed or operated through any public
PARK Oh the city" Park Commissioner
Wheelock, the president Of the park
board. who was present, was again in
Vlted to enlighten the commission as
10 the advantages expected to be af-
forded by the proposed extension of the
street railway company's line through
| Como park. Mr.. Wheelock pointed out
advantages that would result to Como
park itself by making all portions
| thereof, including the picnic grounds.
more accessible than they are at pres
emit Mr.. Wheelock also referred to the
Dement'S resulting from the improved
1acllltles for reaching the fair grounds.
Action was deferred, however. on
section Is, which is to voted upon at
the next meeting.
Proceeding then with section So, that
! pelng the section reached by the COM
| mission at it's meeting a week ago. Col
Clough read it. 1t is substantially the
| same as the existing section SO, provid-
I Ing for the expenditure of park funds.
| 1t was adopted
Section 80, giving the park board the
| power to regulate and control the use
OF the shore Of any lake. stream. or
pono TO which the city may acquire
| title for park purposes was adopted
| Section 40, providing that lands desig-
mated and obtained for park purposes.
| shall not be diverted to other uses. was
adopted.
Section Al, authorizing the park board
to adopt rules to secure the orderly use
| or the parks and parkways by the peo-
pie, was adopted
Section AZ, Of the existing charter,
regulating the appointment of park po-
| llcemen by the mayor, was amended so
| as to read: AT the request Of the said
| board Of park commissioners the COM
mon council shall, from time to time,
| designate the number of policemen au-
| thorized for service in the parks, and
| the mayor shall, from time to time, ap-
| point tc be such policemen, such per-
| sons as the said board shall nominate
| for that purpose, not exceeding the
| number so authorized by the common
| council. All such policemen shall be
under the control and direction of the
said board, and shall receive such COM
| pensatton as may be fixed by the said
board, with the approval Of the common
| council"
Sections 43 and A were adopted with
| out any change. They refer to the DOW
| er Of the council in respect to laying
water mains and sewers along park
| ways and the right Of the park board to
acquire parks and parkWayS outside of
| the city limits.
Col. Clough then announced that the
! committee had, at the suggestion Of
the president OF the park board, con-
cluded to submit two new sections to
be known as sections As and 46. Sec
ton IS provides that the park board
| may in its discretion, bid for, enter
into and perform contracts for the
| planting of trees along any street let
by the board Of public works, in pur-
suance of the provisions of this charter
relating to local improvements; and
| may advance the cost of performing
any such contract out Of the park fund;
provided that said contracts so taken
by the board shall not require in any
| one year. an aggregate expenditure en-
ceeding the sum of $4,000. The compen-
sation promised by any such contract
shall be assessed against benefited
property and collected in the same
manner as If such contract had been
let to and performed by private per-
son; and all receipts from such con-
tracts shall become part of the park
fund. Any such contract may include
the care and maintenance of the trees
planted in pursuance thereof for
period not exceeding five years after
the planting of the same
The section was adopted
Section 46, the last of the proposed
chapter, was recommitted. The section
gives the park board Jurisdiction over
the planting of trees on street grass
plots and requires the consent of the
park board to any removal or change
Of trees.
This completed chapter IL. governing
the establishment of and regulating
the park board with the exception of
sections Is before mentioned and sec
ton 46.
Secretary Innfs then submitted chan
ter FL entitled PLAT Commission"
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