The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-18
MUST Do THE BEST HE GIN
COMPTROLLER NEARBY is DENIED
THE EXTRA CLERK HE
ASKED FOR
PURCHASE OF SCHOOL SITES
Permission Is Given the school
Board to Spend $4,000
for Sites and Build
ings.

Two weeks ago City Comptroller Nc
Cardy informed the board of aldermen
that to issue daily balance sheets, as
required by the city charter, would re-
quire the services of two expert ac-
countants. He has since modified that
opinion and is now willing to see that
the work is done if one accountant IS
furnished.
At a meeting Of the assembly last
night a communication from Mr.. Nc
Cardy to this effect was read, he ac-
companying it with a resolution empow-
ering him to employ a man at a salary
of SO a month. "A majority of the
board was willing to acquiesce in Mr.
McCardy's demands, but Assemblymen
Denny and Wheeler voted in the mega
tive and this destroyed the necessary
twc-thirds majority with the result that
1T was lost. After considerable Juggling,
in which the vote was reconsidered the
matter was sent to the committee on
streets.
While a large number interested in
the proposed levee vacation were present
no action taking in the matter An
prevail of the grant was received from
the committee on streets, but as As
semblymen Haas and Whitcomb were
absent, it was returned to the streets
committee.
AS far as the assembly is concerned
the controversy arising from a faulty
construction of the contract with the ST.
Gas Light company is settled. The dis
cussion relative to the alleged error
threatened to be long drawn out, but
the corporation attorney came to the
rescue and the relief demanded was
granted, Assemhlyman Benson alone
voting in the negative. Several of the
members claimed to rest under the i'm
preston that the rebate was for a term
OF years, but on an opinion from the
corporation attorney that it mattered
little and would only create trouble they
gave in and voted to settle the question
without further argument. In allowing
the contention the resolution was so
worded that it would not be a recogni-
ton of the business or legality of the
interest charges.
Permission to the school inspectors to
purchase sites and erect buildings in
districts i, 2, 5, 8 and II was granted,
the total expenditure to be a trifle in
excess of $4,000. At the last meeting
of the board of aldermen a similar
resolution was introduced, but by cleri-
cal error district 10, instead of II, was
named, and this at once brought forth
opposition. The resolution was with
drawn and the error corrected last
night
FOR MORE FREQUENT CARS.
the cause of the downtrodden patron Of
st. Paul's street car system. Last night
he introduced an ordinance demanding
a quicker time schedule on the Missis-
sippi and West st. Paul line, but be-
fore it could be put up for passage
asked that it be sent to the committee
on streets, saying in explanation that
Supt. Dow Smith had informed him that
the new time desired would go into ef-
feet next week. The new card will
call for a seven and ten-minute sched-
ule.
Another aspirant for a slice of the
$4,000 contingent fund is the Order of
Railway Conductors. That body will
meet in st. Paul this summer and rep
resentatives were present last night TO
ask that they be remembered. The en-
tire amount was pledged, however and
Assenlblyman Wheeler, who championed
their cause, was so informed.
The resolution calling for the appoint
E2ent of committee to consider the pur-
chase of the plant of the Mississippi
Valley Telephone company was passed,
but it brought forth no debate. An or
dinance allowing the board of health to
incur Indebtedness in the suppression Of
contagious diseases was passed.