The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-13
as a question for the conference COM

Attorney Carl Taylor appeared in be-
half of the creditors OF the library board
and said that many of his clients had
tied up their money and materials in the
library building and that the failure to
pay them had worked many hardships
One contractor, he said, had nearly been
forced into insolvency, but through the
efforts of the other creditors of the Ii
brary board he had been enabled to pull
through Mr.. Taylor said that he had
gone into the question of the liability very
thoroughly and that he was satisfied his
clients could eventually recover their
claims through the courts If they were
driven to that recourse.
Kenneth Clark then made the motion
that the corporation attorney be request
ed to ascertain if the indebtedness exist
ed against the city legally.
Mr.. Wheelock suggested that it might
be unWise to stir up the question of the
legality of the Indebtedness, inasmuch
as the city was morally liable in any
event.
Mr. Haas, of the police commission.
agreed with him: the obligation was a
moral one and ought to be paid.
Mr. Young mentioned the fact that
the city had received full value for all
claims made and that the claims at least
had the color of obligations 1t was
agreed to drop any question of the legal
itv of the claims and ask the corporation
attorney if the committee had sufhclent
power to include the necessary money
in the budget. Messrs. Wheelock, ClarR
and Corning were appointed committee
by Chairman Smith to interview the cor
poration attorney on the subject ana re-
port.
The budget presented by the comptfol-
Ter was as follows:
eft will be observed in the estimate
submitted that the amounts to DE ialsso
for school purposes does not reach tne
sum asked tor by the school poaru, ~
reaches the limit allowed by the charter
to be placed in the comptroller esli-
mate.
The charter provides that t,t the II limit mt
of annual expenditures for school HILL
tenance equipment shall be:
First-The 212 mills provided by special
law of 1891.
Third|The / mill county tax and state
apportionment of school fund:
(The law of 1899 provides tho e mil
of the 116 mills therein provided Tor,
shall be used for the erection OF school
buildings.)
The charter provides that should til the
maximum amount of money raised from
the above sources be insufficient IN any
year for the economical support ana
maintenance Of the public schools, then
and set aside out of that part of the
revenue Of the city for such year arls-
ing from sources other than direct tax
alton, such additional sum as -, may IA; =, De De
proper and necessary for the maintenance
and equipment of the schools
Such additional sum together with the
revenue from the first three sources
named, shall not exceed a sum equal to
twenty-five times the average in at
tendance on the schools for the preceding
school year. 1t will be noted that any
addition to the amounts prescribed by
law is q matter for the common coulc4l
alone fO determine,
The board of directors OF, the public
library have submitted their estimate
of the expenses of maintaining the IL
brary, which is included in the budget.
| They estimate that the income Of the
building will maintain same and cover
cost of certain needed renatrs ',"oV also
submit list Of accounts due contract
ors for repairing the building under the
direction of the old library board, which
| in all amounts to $61, 347: This is not IN
! cluded in the budget. The comptroller is
required to present his estimate of the
| expenses for the next year and these
! claims are no part of the expenses or
! the year 1901.
! to the city's liability for these claims
and l am Informed by members OF the
library board that they have asked the
! corporation attorney for an OPINION on
! this point. but have not received it.
! The assessed valuation on which the
amount of this budget will be raised Is
100000 the valuation hav1nsg CO ne soo re-
| the state board of equalization. The
| estimate is as follows:
INTEREST FUND.
| Interest on bonded debt. $S7O,2S
| Interest on tax levy GER
| uflcateS s....,....s... oS'1O
$409. IS
| Less interest on water
bonds to be paid by
| water board ............ Sll3,5SO
I 1,,4A OF ON fd
| certificates of 1ndebt-
| edness to be paid from 80 -
| general fund ............ S,1OU SI5z,o9
Tax estimate .....r................$25 6, 69
SINKING FUND.
| Tax estimate NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $40,
FIRE DEPARTMENT FUND.
To provide for maintenance of
| fire department ...........:......'' $zVVUt
Less the amount to be paid from
general fund .,..............'..'. 65OC
Tax estimate .................... S165,0(
POLICE DEPARTMENT FUND.
For maintenance of police de-
partment Observation-Disclosures. SlS0,W
Less amount to be paid from
general fund ...................... 35,W
Tax estimate .................. $1,000
LIGHTING FUND.
4OS arc light at 1914. SO per year. $685.
2,610 gas lamps at S23 per year. 60,G
2,625 gasoline lamps at $16.56 per
| year ..........,...:.....,.. 43,4
Interest on cost of gas lamps. TO-
Miscellaneous items .............. To-
Tax estimate .. ................ $150G
BOARD OF CONTROL FUND.
To provide for the support Of the poo
of which the city pays one-third.
Expenses of city and county hos
plLal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $5Z, U
house :. .:..................:....... 100
Expenses of out door relief Of
r poor -. neutrality-suspicious.. 9,3
Salary of three directors board of
control at S450................. 1,3
Salary of secretary of board of
| control Observation-Disclosures. IL
Salary of city and county physi-
Salary Of two assistant physi. 80
Salary Of inspector .......... AS
1 o. $500
county ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 4O,C
Tax estimate .;:........... 5000
} To provide for the maintenance a,
equipment of the public schools:
Amount permitted to be raised
by Sec. 6SChap. Sc, special laws
. of Minnesota, 1891 21a mills on
dSoeSceu VdluaCOn SS5, SOO, 000.... S214 :
, Amount permitted to be raised
by Chap. 40, General Laws of
Minnesota, 1889, i mill on above
NdlGdtl0n .................... SIS
Estimated income from comfy /
mil school tax and state ap-
} portiOnment ......... 125
For school sites, buildings and
Amount permitted to be raised
! by Chap. 40, General Laws, 1899,
one-half mil on above valua-
uon :. Az
l Tax estimate. ....,............. $529.S