The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-10
10 run CITY SCHOOLS
CHARTER COMMISSION FIXES LIMIT
OF $25 PER CAPITA ON Az
ERAGE ATTENDANCE
EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY
They Were the Only Topics Consid-
cred at Last Nights Session of
the Charter Commission, and 1t
Is Relieved That the School
Problem Is Now satisfactorily
Fixed I'm.

the Charter Commission, and 1t
Is Relieved That the School
Problem Is Now satisfactorily
Fixed Up.
The charter commission last evening
took up again the chapter relating to
Public Expenditures" A committee
consisting of Messrs. Albrecht, Taylor
and O'Brien returned a revised draft of
the section relating to school finances,
and it was adopted in place of the one
submitted by the subcommittee. The
new section is practically the same, all
though the wording was changed in sew
eral particulars 1t provides that if the
maximum amount of money available
under the two and one-half mills levy, to-
gether with the amounts accruing to the
school district under the general laws of
council may set apart out of the rev.
enues of the city arising from sources
other than taxation such sum as may be
necessary for the economical and proper
maintenance of the schools The max
inium amount which may be expended
FOR all schol purposes, other than the
purchase and acquiring of new and adj
diticnal sites, and the erection and fur
nishing of new school buildings or addI-
lions from whatever sources such amount
shall be derived, shall not exceed, In any
one year, sum to be found by multi
p-ying S25 by the average attendance of
Pupils in attendance on all the public
free schools Of the city, supported by
public revenue. In the years 1901 and
1902 there may be expended an addition
al $i5,000 each year, to be used in re-
pairing, renewing, and improving exist
ing school buildings and in heating,
plumbing and ventilat ting apparatus, and
for such purpose only No part Of the
appropriation shall be used for erecting
any additional public school building, ex-
cept under an ordinance passed by a
three-fourths vote Of each branch of the
council
The section, as adopted, gives the coun-
Gil the last say as TO the amount to be
expended, rather than the conference
committee, as was provided for In the re-
port of the subcommittee last week
As soon as the section had been adopt
that as the school matter had been fixed
the less done with the charter the bet
ter for the measure and the public. Vice
President Doran queried If it would not
be good idea to offer resolution to
that effect, but his question elected no
reply.
The commission then proceeded with
the chapter, and struck out the pro-
vision allowing the conference committee
to fix the maximum amount to be allowed
each department, over which the coun-
Gil could not go. The fire department.
was limited to $685. 00 per year, the same
amount as under the present charter.
The police department expenditure was
laid over until it has been decided by the
commission whether to have police
commission or not. The maximum OK
penditure for the workhouse was fixed at
S25,000 per year, and the same amount
allowed for the engineering department
The amount to be expended for the street
and sewer maintenance was discussed
but no action taken City Engineer
Claussen sent in a letter saying that he
should have s165, 00G instead of s15o,OO0 now
PRIV lu0u Tie suggested the amount be
fixed for this fund at 81 per capita, the
state and government census to govern,
The section providing for the support of
the public library was adopted without
the limitation of any amount The pres
ent charter makes a $4,000 limit. The
provision for the park board which,
under the present charter, is taken from
the general fund, and is without limit,
was fixed at $4,000, ana will be raised by
taxation, in order that all the money
possible in the general fund may be
used for school purposes. Mr. Albrecht
wanteda provision inserted providing for
the support of the building inspectors
department and the maximum to be spent
fixed at $1,000 per year. Some of tire
ether members questioned if it would not
be good idea to put the building de-
partment in charge of the engineering
department and save money As one of
the subcommittee is now considering
this question, the section was passed
provision was made for the support of
the health department, but while the
present charter fixes the expenditures at
1000, no amount was put in, the COM.
mission being of the opinion that if the
garbage was to be taken care of by tho
health department much larger sum
than 1000 would be needed.
he commission adjourned to meet
Tuesday night. Present at the session
were: Messrs Doran, Bridgman, Nc
Nair, Smith, Clifford, O'Brien, Childs,.
Nelson and Albrecht.
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