The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-31
CHARTER COMMISSION CONSIDERS
QUESTION OF INCREASING MAY
On's REVENUE TO $4,000
NO ONE OFFERS AMENDMENT
County Commissioner Lott Appears
as representative of st.
Paul Trades and LIZ
Dor Assembly.

county Commissioner Lott appeared al
the meeting of the charter commission
last night as the representative of the
Trades and Labor assembly.
MT. Lott requested the commission to
insert In the charter provisions requiring
the abolition of the contract system on
sH pubic improvements and the doing
or the work by day labor Also that
eight hours constitute a days labor on
all city work.
The members of the commission in
formed Mr.. Lott that the request would
De taken under consideration and called
MS attention to the provisions made
In the new charter putting It in the
power OF the council to say whether
street paving and street sprinkling
should be done by the city or by con-
tract
Messrs. Childs, Zimmerman and Doran
Favored raising the salary of the mayor
from 1880 to $500, but neither of the
trio were willing to go on record as Of
Ierlng the necessary amendment.
The amount for clerk hire under the
commissioner of public works has in
~ -POViVVO, ilISlSctQ OIL SL0,UUD. ThA
salaries for clerk hire and incidental ex-
penses of the board of public works
was fixed at not to exceed $4,000 The
amount TO be expended annually from
the street and sewer fund was Increased
from $l5O,00o to $175, 900, the increase be-
ing made in order to allow the commits
sioner of public works to take care of
the garbage or rubbish.
section was added allowing $4,000
to be raised by direct taxation annually
10 pay for street sprlnkling. Mr.. Doran
wanted the salary OF the city clerk fixed
at 25OO, contending that neither the
time nor talents Of the city demanded
higher salary. The commission.
however, refused to make the change
Mr.. Doran wanted the amount for clerk
hire in the treasurer's office reduced from
$4,000 tc $4,000 but the other members
would not agree to this 1t was agreed
by all members that the municipal court
as now constituted, was an expensive lux
ury, but under decision Of the supreme
court no change could be made by the
commission. chapter on the financial
department Of the city was adopted.
The chapter place the deposits Of city
funds in banks to be selected by a COM
mittee on bank deposits to consist of
the mayor, comptroller and treasurer. in
stead Of the common council as now pro-
Vlded The amount to be deposited in any
pank is not TO exceed one-third the
amount of It's bill paid and unimpaired
capital ste ok and surplus. The present
charter permits deposits to be made In
banks only to the amount of the assessed
capital stock Of the institution
The treasurer is ordered to withdraw
money at the direction of the bank de-
POST committee. The deposit committee
Is empowered to make arrangements with
banks designated by them for. payment
of interest eon daily balances, and all in
+ terest from deposits is to accrue to the
general fund of the city. A statement
showing the balance at close OF business
and the deposits at the several banks is
TO be published In the official paper each
alternate Friday.
The present plan of issuing tax levy
certificates of indebtedness is continued
in the new charter. The certificates are
to be in the sum of $500 each, although the
council may provide by ordinance for not
more than one-half Of the total to ba
for sums Of 500 each.
The certificates are to be sold In such
manner and on such notice as shall seem
calculated to produce the highest and
best price to be determined by a COM
mittee consisting of the mayor, comp
troller and treasurer
No certificates are to be sold or ISSUED
more than four weeks in advance OF the
actual needs Of the proceeds, and none
arc to be sold or issued after the close
of the year in which the tax levy against
the same was issued was made.
Provision is also made for sinking
fund commission to consist of the mayor,
comptroller and treasurer, who shall have
charge of the fund which is now arbl-
trarily engineered by the comptroller.
Present at the session last night were.
Messrs. F'landrau, Nelson, Doran, Taylor,
Childs, Albrecht, Bridgman and thinner
man.