The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-09
CITY NEEDS LESS MONEY
BALANCES ON HAND REDUCE THE
AMOUNT TO BE RAISED ny
TAXATION S15O,OOO
McARDY MUST COME TO TIME
Aldermen Sustain the City Treasurer
in HISS Demand for Daily
Financial State
ment.

The tax levy, based on the figures re-
ported by the conference committee for
the conduct of the several city depart
ments and general city affairs has been
liked. At meeting of both the assem-
bly, and the board of aldermen last even
ing this important matter was given due
attention, and the required resolutions
authorizing it passed.
Inanks to the handsome balances found
IN many of the funds, the original figure
demanded by the comptroller for the
conduct of the city is reduced considera-
bly,, very nearly $15O,000, and the amount
10 be raised by taxation is reduced COR
respondingly. The resolution provides
for the raising Of total of 81, SIS, 25S. S.
sums:
Interest, SCI, os5.s5: fire department
$llS,oo0; police department, SIPS, 100; light
sa5o3 St2 s59S oo board of control, $4,000;
anfen 29a eoO GoGt hoase and city hall
COMMISSIONER of public works S23 900.
59afd OF public works $12, GOO; salary, S27.
bridge stf bfid sewer and garbage s15OO0o
a e1S ana stauonery, $40, 600; munIcinaI co1rt
SSdda6,Vz9; public library, SIS, S37: park Si1 -
wv ~ 5oog general, $16o, 455; health department
25S 65 eo'al' 9i'oIo,-
10 the credit Of the several funds an
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pended balances amounting TO s50q 500
an amount exceeding expectation nv
over $150.000. The interest FIND w.
credited with s15s, .S5, the school FIND
Sloo, Se0 and the police fund nearly S25 nOo
Whiie the other funds had VARYING.
amounts, some of them of unexnected
size. Ecu
VETOED RICE STREET PAVING
AT the meeting of the board Of alder
men last evening Mayor Smith returned
the orders for the paving of Rice street
without his official signature giving as
MS reason the desire of the property
owners interested to have asphalt sub
stltuted for brick. Concurrence in his
action was taken by the board
STANDS BY CITY TREASURER
II approved by the assembly, no more
payments will be made by City Treasurer
Bremer until Comptroller McCardy has
complied with the charter provisions re-
curing the daily furnishing of trial
sheet OF balances to the treasurer A
resolution so directing was passed by
the board of aldermen last evening and
1T is now up to the assembly to clinch
the matter
In the contingent fund there is an
even $4,000 and the distribution of this
amount for the entertainment of the
gather in St Paul the present year has
been one of considerable worry be-
cause of the limited amount ResoIu-
tons dividing the amount into $1,000 for
the buttermakers, $1,000 fer the Modern
Woodmen and $1,000 for the National
Medical association were introduced,
but found vigorous opposition owing to
the unequal division.
Alderman Bantz raised his voice in
support of a larger amount for the
Modern Woodn1en, while Dr. Schiffmann
opposed any reduction in the amount for
the physicians. The matter was finally
compromised by giving the two latter
organizations $500 each.
The pledge of $4,000 a year for fifteen
years conditional upon the building of
new armory is now a settled matter.
A resolution clinching the deal was in
troduced last evening and now only
awaits sanction by the mayor
APPROVED THE TAX LEVY.
On the adjournment of the board of
aldermen, the assembly met their only
official action however being the pas
sage of the resolution authorizing the
tax levy. Tomorrow evening meeting
Of both sides will again be held, when
resolutions will be passed arranging for
the issuance and sale of certificates of
indebtedness. Prompt work is necessary
or not an employee of the city will re-
ceive his salary on the scheduled date,