The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-13

and removal of ashes am not prepared
ct this time to give an exact estimate OF
the number OF teams that 1t would re.
Quire to do ell of the above work, but
think from 100, to 100 would be sufficient,
The above functions, as outlined, should
recommend to put under one MANAGE
ment with q superintendent of streets and
waste disposal at the head. this superin-
tendent to have. full charge of the de-
partment and be responsible for Its con.
duct to the city engineer and to consult
with the latter and to act as his assistant,
The city. engineer should have the right
of appointment of the superintendent
without any restrictions.
CONSOLIDATION OF WORK.
As the work has been done heretofore,
It was divided up. garbage collection and
contractors and street cleaning and re-
pairs by. the city direct It was thus
necessary to maintain separate plants
and organizations. II all the work -ts
the direction Of organization and concen-
tration, one division being able-to assist
the other in carrying out the work, as
emergency may arise.
In order to meet the. expenditures a gen.
eral fund should be provided. this fund
not to be a fixed amount year after year
regardless of the growth-of the city, and
Of prevailing prices of labor and material
and other conditions but based upon
some. self adjusting flexible plan. The
sprinkling. however, should be assessed
aI ledSt paIuy against the aDutllnB
property. If no assessment whatever
is made, but paid out Of a general fund.
the demand for sprinlkIing will be univer-
sal. For the year 1900 the following es-
Co., garbage and waste waste dREsposa
street and sewer maintenance fund, $780,
600; total, $4,000. -
This would be the expense on the con.
undertake to furnish the service on the
plan as above suggested am Of the
opinion that saving of at least SIS, 600
could be effected and a much better serv-
Ice be given. In the above is not included
the taking care of ashes. The expense Of
doing this estimate at $4,000.
TALKED IT OVER
Present at the meeting were Mayor
Kiefer, City Comptroller McCardy, Health
Commissioner Ohage, DR.. Bracken, secre-
tary Of the state board of health; Mrs
Condo Hamlin, president of the Civic
league; Rev. s. G. Smith, Assemblyman
Albrecht and Aid. hnauft. Rev S. c..
Smith inquired If the city did not de-
vote more care to streets on the hill than
in other parts of the city Mr.. Claussen
said this was not So. More money was
spent on the streets in the First, Second,
Fifth and Sixth wards than.in any other
part of the city. Mr.. Albreellt thought
the plan proposed by the city engineer d.
yided the responsibility between the city
engineer and the health department, and
this was unwtse. Mrs. Hamlin favored
the city engineer not only being allowed
to select the superint endent, but suggest
ed that he should have the appointment
of the street commissioners without the
approval Of the board Of public works.
Mayor Kiefer and Health Commissioners
Ohage agreed that the head of each de-
partment should be given sole control
of the departments without being respon-
sibfe to the council or any board. Some
discussion followed as to whether any
thing could be done under the. present
charter, and 1t was decided that the best
plan would be to have the charter COM
mission consider the report Of the engi-
neer and engraft the proposed provisions
| into the new charter. A committee CON
sisting Of Assemblynlan Albrecht, Mrs.
Hamlin and DR.. Ohage was appointed
to present a. copy of the report of the
city engineer to the charter commission,
and If that body failed to act then the
report will be sent to the council, and an
effort made to secure the consent Of the
council to the adoption Of such parts of
the report as possible under the present
charter. sv {