The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-17
HIS MAGIC ART Is GONE
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE GIVES
OVER M'CARDY AND STANDS
CY MIR. MARKHAM
JUDGMENT FUND WIPED OUT
1t Is Decided to Follow the Sug-
gestions OF the City Law
yer With Respect
Thereto.

The conference committee yeste- Gay
completely wiped out the Judgment fund,
which was estimated by Comptroller Nc
Carry at $S}, 2G2. IS. The acton is heartily
commended by the city's legal depart
ment, who resent the inference such a
stun would have on the record of that de-
partmeut
Provision for the purchase Of. a market
site was made by including $4,000 in the
Budget, the armory appropriation was
Increased 10 $4,000, $4,000 was set aside
TOW ard lowering the grade on the Third
street hill by remodeliug the approach
10 Che bridge over the railway tracks,
$l2RV2 was, inelnded to cover bank losses,
;r$5,50G for the maintenance of bicycle
PGths, the council provided with a con-
tiaseat fund of $4,000 s. 900 provided for
:: the redemption of void certificates OF. sale
Oh delinquent assessments and Sc 0G0 for
Jle construction of C OsSwalkS Tor
which assessments cannot be levied.
Prior to Yesterdays session all the
Judgment fund had been placed. under
Naricls items except :S69, SOS: and with. the
transfer OF this sum 10 the general fund.
Un0er the name For the. PURCHASE of
local IMPROVEMENTS by the city for. want
OF BIDDERS" the judgment lllnd was left
b.auE - = :
REPAIR THIRD STREET, BRIDGE. :
"
the Third street bridge was. not. 3leofaed
without consi!era BILE rarg ument- aid dis
cJ@si"n. a large delegation of. Second
warriors. headed 10y Aid. Knauft, was on
hand TO urge the approval Of the project,
which eventually will cost about $50 600
The plan is to lower the grade Of. the
- hiId street hill from . per cent to 8
per cent, and =provde a gradual approach
alohs Third street and Hoffman avenue
lcadins 10 the.new park around the In
dian mcuwds
PRESIDENT Corning. of the school board.
was oRP0sed TO including the amount in
the budget in view of the great drain
the Increased allowance for schools win
make on The Taxpayer. -
l'resIdeht Clark, of the fire boardf was
In STnpat hy.awith the stand taken by
MI. -Garnins=E1.Fle remarked: "The need
Tor schools this year is very great, and
with thcE TEGer demands on the city,s
Inanc2s+:the. taxes will be vety, high
Inc taxpayers must be consideEelia. 1
think L would be wrong to add5,,to the
amount az this time, as, from what. has
8 been. said, it is evident the bridge is to
i. be Well repaired, and the~peopIe can. use
II as is for a time. The matter was
cc1npH}Wised by setting aside $25 0CO this
year a24otrthe rest will be considered next
year.
The communication from Adit. Gen.
Lambert, asking that the present allow
= allcf. sIQr The rent of the afmory be in
creased from $500 to $1,000, SO that the
National Guard association will be ena-
bIed to make some satiSfdrBora@ erfaneeZ
ments about constructing a suitable new
Rrmor\, was read and the amount in
Guided without discussion.
I'D ScjdHmann, called upon for
statement. of the status of the market
site matter said that the condemnation
proceedings had been delayed through a
mlstake5 in the descf5ptio2 Attorney
0llg&s declared that the mistake would
cot in the least affect the legality of
sellnG as1des money to pay 4for the PROD
srtyi- and swfthout furtfieFs. discussion:
$o97'et'~ was @4fcludede9eE- d. size ~,
City Engineer CIausen stated that he
needed $4,000 for the constructions of
= crossWalks~ The anloafltstEa ,ssat to $50.
Cy'' and the item. was ADOPTED
As the settlement with. tbs Northern
racine for the dain8ge done the Sixth
street bridge will probaotN be paid into
the treasury this years tie item was
stricken from the bridge 7if1fhJl- INCLUDING
TIE Ae5,OJ9~'Set aside for the Improvement
OF The Third street bridge, at the sum of
SS1,S06. >s ~
The discussion of the general fund is
nearlT completed, and wifi be taken I'm
again today at o'clock. Miscellaneous
receipts viii be the item next taken M
Tor consideration, following the com
pietioh OF the general fund