The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-06

or sound education, acquired under the
most satisfactory sanitary requirements.
Ine teachers have been compelled to suf-
fei many deprivations by the bailure to
receive their salaries when due and by
the necessity imposed on them to sue the
CITY to secure the compensation which
the city had contracted 20 pay them. The
overcrowded condition of the schools has
IN many cases resulted in the forced with
drawal of the children of our citizens
entirely from the schools, and in others
has subjected the health of the children
to grievous risk. This state of things has
naturally operated seriously to the detri-
ment of the city, it's credit and good
name, and has caused the idea to go
abroad that st. Paul was either unwi ling
or unable to offer to the children of its
citizens those educational facilities which
are now accepted as the heritage of
American youth.
Provision must be made at once to bring
those conditions to a close The neces-
sary school buildings must be erected
in every section of the city in which the
1aciiIt1es are not adequate to the needs
OF the people. A competent and suff1-
Gent teaching force much be furnished
at adequate rates of compensation and
with the greatest certainty of prompt and
complete remuneration for their services
when rendered. The board of education
must have the most complete aid wfich
your honorable body can extend TO It
In the discharge of it's official duty In
whatsoever direction the administration
OF our city affairs fails to meet the ex-
pectatlons of the citizens, there IS no eX-
X,
incompetent or in anywise unsatisfacto y
management of our educational in erests
STREET SPRINKLING PROVISION
There is one direction in which I re-
gEet 10 say the changes made in the Bell
chdFter DO not meet my app: oval, and in
my opinion are not at all likely to result
10 the advantage of the taxpayers. The
provision Of the new charter which d.
reefs that the cost of street sprinkling
snail be met out of the general fund,
rather than, as in the past, by resort to
special assessment of abutting prOp-
erty, is, l fear, likely to result in q dis
proportionate outlay of the public funds
ior TINS purpose. 1t has been found
IN the past that when the owner of the
outing property was called on to pay
ms proportion of the cost of street
spflnking he was quite content that the
service rendered in that particular direc-
oIon should be limited to a reasonable
and making the expense PAYABLE ont Of
me general fund, it will doubtless be
round that the demand for the sprink-
ing OF our streets viii be much more gen
eFal than 1t has been and that the com
plalnt OF discrimination will be heard on
Inc part of those citizens the streets in
'front.' II, OF whose property are not regular
~ sprlnkled. In this way much addi-
tIonal cost is likely to be imposed on
the taxpayer, and streets far removed
from the centers of residence and bust
sieSs WIN be treated with the same con-
SSlueratlon as those resorted to generally
py our people. Unless some careful re-
Strlction Is placed by your honorable
poay on the total expenditure to be
mIdue Ior sprlnkllng purposes the current
rate OF taxation is not unlikely to be
materially increa sed through the addi
elonai moneys demanded for this work
ECONOMY IN ADMINISTRATION.
The need of an honest efficient and
economical administration of city affairs
IS universally conceded Upon the ex
ecutlVe and legislative departments must
H'3o5 rest the obligation to provide
SuGn an administration. The public will
noIo US separately and collectively re-
SponslbIe for the absence of such an adj
nln1stration. The peace, security and
pI9SpeElty OF the community are the
ehuS sought 1t is our imperative duty
10 90 all that is in our power to pro
mote all these ends. The voice and in
F F9i7l OF the people in their own af-
as possible by the official condnrt of
poiIcy which we put forward, by the an
PoIntments made from their number 70
po,1ite Istatlon, and by the just and
equitdDie imposition of the public burdens
on INDIVIDUALS, without regard TO rank
OF influence, but solely according tn Their
ABILITY. TO bear such burdens In this
way only can we entitle ourselves to the
pubic confidence and respect. or can We
nope that the popular verdict. expressed
a. TIE emu OF our respective terms uDon
eTs,.Is SIe wdIdship' may be such as
forward t. -t'cAe1ie toohS
Dr Schitfmann, as president of the
COMMON council occupied seal on the
roStrum while the new mayor spoke. and
as Mayor Smith left the stand. he asked
nm II he had any communications for
me council Mayor Smith said he had
ana In few minutes a package of com
munlcattons from the mayors office vas
handed up to President Schiffmann,s
desk --'- Ii III
The council chamber, especially in the
vicinity OF the presiding officers desk,
Vas decorated with cut flowers and tbe
national colors. Roses, pinks and ever
sieehS IL great profusion were IN he
Seen on all OF the desks, including that
VI the clerk, who make the official rec
ORD of the proceedings OF the two mn
nicipal bodies III
FOR the first time since the Inaugural
tioE of Mayor Smiths predecessor tbo
gallery of the chamber was filed with
spectators On either side of the cham
ger were seated the wives, daughters or
other members of the families of mem
pefs OF the assembly and board of alder
men, while outside the railing were nu-
tiierous eX-members of both bodies ON
the top OF each desk, used bv either aid
erHldh or assemblyman, was the certif-
lcate OF election of that member
AT the close of the regular tnaug,raI
ceremonies, after the departure of tho
ne" mayor and the eX-mayor from the
GouhCn chamber, many of the visitors
departed leaving only those who were
especially interested in the work of tbe
legislators as spectators.