The Saint Paul globe., 1899-05-28

said the objection of the company was
| to the clause which required the COM
pany to carry members of the fire, police
and health department. The company
now carried members of the police and
fire department free and would be will
ing to make arrangements with the
health department Vice President Good
rich had Instructed him to say that with
the section mentioned in, the ordinance
would not be accepted. The other
amendment would be acceptable to the
company.
Aid Bloomquist wanted the ordinance
referred to the committee on streets, and
Aid Kennedy seconded the motion.
Mr.. Mum Interrupted the proceedings
to say that something shoulqd be done
tonight. If the company was to have
the right of the street 1t should be de-
cided at once. If not then provision
would be made to stop the Saltwater
interurban cars at some point in the
eastern part of the city.
Just what arguments the committee
made and In what form the inducements
were offered is known only to the leaders
CT the Line In club and Mr.. Sandell, but
Mr.. Sandell agreed to vote for the choice
of the club for city engineer, and he made
no reservations as to who the new official
was to be. AS he explains his position.
he is now ready to vote even for the
candidate of the mayor. If the Repub-
licans of the city desire him to do so.
President Pottgieser was much elated
last evening over the change in heart
experienced by Commissioner Sandell,
and stated that there would be change
in the Office of city engineer at an early
date possibly at the meeting on Monday.
He had heard the name of Mr.. Oscar
ClauSSen mentioned for the position, but
was not certain as to whether the other
members Of the board had decided on Mr..
Clausen or not.
Under the charter the city engineer has
the naming of his assistants, all the en-
ployes of the engineering department,
the inspectors and the street commission
ers; in all fOrty-five men. The pay rool
for April was copied by one Of the hus-
tiers of the Lincoln club, and it was
stated yesterday that among the induce
ments offered, and which may have caus-
ed Commissioner Sandell to change his
views was an intimatton that he could
assist In the cutting up Of the pie which
woud follow the naming of new city
engineer. The pay roll for April was as
follows: L. w Rundltt. $416.66; H. H.
Fuller, $16666: G. l.. Wilson, $780, A.
MMunster $141.66: G. l.. Amman, $125;
John F. Gehan, 500; o. Offerdahl, 800; H.
8. Moore, $75; e, p. Reynolds, $40; j. w.
Jordan. $50; C. A. Winslow. $85; ].
Peterson, $50; ]. B. Irvine, $S5; w. Boyer.
$50; F. ]. McCarran, $85; w. Mattocks,
$780, George Roedler. $50; A. Montbrland,
$780, John Bloom, $50; F. Gackstatter, $50;
]. P. Jatnod. $50; F. G. Wagner, $50; John
Hickey $3.50 per day; P. N. Kirk, $3.50
per day; George H. David, $3.50 per day;
D. H Gregg, $3.50 per day; ]. w. Henry.
$3.50 per day. In addition to this list
there are six street commissioners at $75
per month and some dozen or more In
spectors, who are paid $3.50 per day for
inspecting contract work.
City Engineer Roundlett, who is to be
ousted to make room for a new man,
has held the position of city engineer
for eiXteen years. He was appointed
March 8. 1881, for one year and then re-
elected for the year ending March IA,
1883 He risgned the office February 20,
1883, to accept the position of engineer of
the board Of water commissioners, which
paid $4,000 a year, $500 more than the
city paid It's engineer.
In March, 1885, Mr.. Rundlett was again
elected city engineer, and has held the
office since. In 1885 the salary was fixed
by the legislature at 600 year.at which
figure it has remained, although an at
tempt was made by the council in 1884
to reduce it, but the action was declared
Illegal by the supreme court.