The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-31
!. CITY { ! | I. NEWS
told THEIR NEEDS
Representatives of Hennepin Inter
ests Discuss Legislation With
the County Delegation.
Controller Rogers Enlivens the Pro,
ceedings by Jumping on the
City Engineer.

Members Of the Hennepin county dele
cation In the new legislature met last
evening In the municipal courtroom to
consider proposed local legislation. The
following topics were considered:
Authorizing a 100000 bond issue for
building graded school buildings.
Authorizing an Issue Of 100000
permanent Improvement revolving fund
bonds. .'>. 81 +
Civil service in the police and fire de-
partments. - f. -
Additional help for the sheriff's office.
Giving county commissioners instead Of
district Judges the right to authorize ap-
petntment of additional deputy sheriffs.
Raising the salary of the sheriff's chief
deputy from $500 to $500.
Giving fire relief associations all Of the
z.per cent tax on insurance premiums, in
stead OF per cent as at present.
Senator George p. Wilson was elected
chairman Of the delegation. and Thomas
III. Glrling.. secretary. Wallace G. Nye,
secretary Of the public affairs committee
of the Commercial club, invited the dele
cation to attend a. dinner Saturday even-
ing. Jan. 10. when the club will have bills
formulated covering matters Of local i'm
portance. 1t will also have some in
formation regarding the proposed bond is
sues.
n. +. .HaWley Of the board OF education
explained the need for the 100000 for
graded school buildings. City Attorney
lea taeaiS spoke on the proposed permanent
real controversy Of the evening. Mr..
Healy explained that the fund was used
TO advance money for improvements,
paid for later by the taxpa yers but there
was always shrinkage The members
present wanted to know why there should
DO shrinkage. Mr.. Healy said there
were many property owners who never
paid for the improvements but left their
property delinquent
Rogers Jumps on SubIette.
City Controller Rogers said there was
u loss or about 10 per cent on the last
years work as a. result Of this shrinkage.
When asked why the shrinkage was so
great he said: -:
My clear opinion is that the city en-
glneer, to curry favor. doesn't make the
assessment sufficient to cover the cost -
Mr.. Fryberger thought the city enginee,
should have an opportunity to refute this
statement, which Mr.. Rogers chung TO-
On motion of Mr.. Armstrong. the city at
torney was directed to prepare a bill COW
ering the proposition.
Fred e. Wagner, representing the insur-
ance men. spoke In favor of civil service
In the police and, fire departm ents, and
said that a bill to this end would be pre-
pared in about ten days.
EdWard Gale urged an appropriation TIC
dredge SiX-Mile creek, which very imper-
1ectly drains chain of lakes into Hal
stead bay. Lake Minnetonka The cost
II estimated at about $4,000.
= Patronage Tor County Board.
Arthur L.. Jones, chief deputy for sher-
aff Dreger. presented a bill in the inter-
ests Of that office. 1t provided for an
additional outside deputy and a stenog-
7apher III the Office raised the chief dep
uty's salary to $1,000 and took from the
district Judges the right to authorize APP
pointment of additional deputies in Ger
tain contingencies. giving 1t to- the county
commissioners He explained that 1.-THE
court had refused such authority last
spring when some tax-title cases were
pending. Mr.. Fosseen asked If the pur-
pose of the change was not to give the
commissioners power to favor constitu-
ents. Mr.. Jones replied that the commits.
sioners were in better position to know
the needs Of the county than the judges
were.
Chief Canterbury appeared in support
at the bill increasing the allowance for
fire department relief funds. He said that
while the Minneapolis association had now
900 In it's fund. the annual expense OF
caring for disabled firemen, widows and
orphans amounted to $4,000. A bill is
being prepared, giving the associations the
entire per cent tax levied on fire insur-
ance premiums, to be distributed pro rata
all over the state.