The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-05
STREET SPRINKLERS
ARE HEAVILY FINED
ORS FOR ALLEGED BREACH
OF CONTRACT
This and Other Matters of Impor
lance Disposed of at Yesterdays
Meeting of the Committee On
Ways and Means of the Assembly.

The committee on ways and means
OF the assembly, at a meeting yester-
DAY afternoon, considered and approx
ed large number Of bills.
The bill for street sprinkling was ac-
companied by communication from
the engineers department to the effect
that the contractors had been fined
800 for failures to have on the work
at various times the number of teams
required by the contract The fine was
50 per day for each team wanting. In
ADDITION the engineer had deducted
about 500 because the continuation of
the sprinkiing in November was not
ordered until one day late The bill
with these deductions was approved
by the committee.
The committee also considered the
matter OF the appropriation by the
city Of $4,000 to the armory association
the amount it has been paying annual
~ towards the maintenance of the
armory for the national guard There
mad been some question as to whether
THIS sum was not too large and the
city clerk had been directed to oh
tain from Gen. Bend such information
on on the subject as he was able to give
The committee had before it his letter
To the clerk on the subject, as follows:
ST. Paul. Mimi, Dec. I. 1893
Hon. Matt. Jensen, City Clerk-Dear Sir.
IN IL response to the inquiry contained In your
favor Of the 10Th ult, / append an estimate
O. the expenses of the running of the armorv
during the year 1899. based on the cost for
the years 1897 and 1898: '
Heat $300IInterest on mort
Light -. ....." e0o gage VI. w .nof' $3.50
1anitor 800 Miscellaneous ex. 400
insurance Kspalls -. 80. s sSS -,
In addition to the above expenses, have
paid Mr. Woodruff $3.50 this year for rent rent
OF armoTy at Merriam Park.
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committee ON ways and means to the fact
that members Of the national guard invested
slu,Wo IN the armory over and above the
amount borrowed on mortgage, and that thew
have never received a cent In the way 81
dividend; 81 900 Of the mortgage is now mast
que and any surplus we may have next year
wa oe appHeo 70 us payment. Yours truly
w. B. Bend.
The letter was referred to Assem-
blyman Albrecht, with instructions TO
confer with the officers Of the Fourth
regiment and ascertain their desires
In regard to quarters for the ST Pa111
company in that regiment and what
the expense will probably be in con
nection Herewith, and report at sub
sequent meeting
bill for printing the record in the
case Of Ross against the CITY for in
fIlngement of patents, now pending in
the United states court, had append
ed a letter by the corporation ettor-
ney, explaining that the bill is in con
Jointly with an understanding with the
city of Minneapolis, which has a suit
OF the same nature in which 1t EN-
ployed expert attorneys. The two cases
are being conducted as one suit. and
the record printed included hotI, oosoS
The attorneys for the CITY Of Mimi.
apolis. the letter says, have rendered
valuable services for the CITY Of ST
Paul, and in consideration of the ser
vices the corporation attorney had
agreed to pay for the printing.
The committee referred the bill to
me city comptroller to be audited. and
Thursday evening at the regular meet
ing OF the assembly, recommending it's
payment ~