The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-11
VESTED IN A BOARD
New House Bill Creates Commission
With Authority Over City
Buildings.
Bill Providing Dollar Gas for Min
neapolis Will BE Reported
for Passage.

81. UuI lItIOuuCcO luIO luS HOuSS LulS
morning by Representative Gillette. pro-
vides for the creation of municipal
building commission to manage the
| completed portions of the county and
| city building. The new body is to consist
| of four. members, the chairman of the
board OF county commissioners, who Is to
be It's president, the county auditor, may
| OF and city treasurer. It will not interfere
| in any way with the powers and duties of
| the present courthouse and city hall COM
| mission so far as the completion Of the
building Is concerned. It win have ex-
elusive control Of the completed portions
OF the building, is empowered to assign
rooms, fix the salaries of employees, etc.
The commission, if the bill becomes a law,
will enter into the discharge of it's duties
Jan. 1, 1904. It must make monthly re-
ports, both to the county auditor and city
controller, Of expenditures. a 4
| = Another Nonpartzan Bill.
Mr.. Morley introduced bill making the
| state, dairy and food department a non
partizan branch OF government, and will
| place employees of the department on a
civil service footing. The bill creates
board Of examiners to pass upon the
| eligibility of applicants for positions the
board to consist Of the state dairy and
| food commissioner, the professor of dairy
| husbandry in the state agricultural COL
lege and the president of the state dairy
mems association. =. .s2.h-. n i.
| This board must hold at least two COM
pet1t1ve examinations each year and the
successful competitors are to be given po-
| s1t1ons without regard to their political
Affiliations, Present employees Of: the de-
| partment are to remain in office until
Jan. 1, 1905, when they must take the
examination, in competition with all ap-
pllcants, If they want to hold their Jobs.
| The bill does not include the commissioner
within Its nonpartizan provisions.
The Rural School Inspectorshp.
Representative Nyquist introduced a
Dill creating the office Of rural school in
! spector." =
The official is to be appointed by the
governor and it is made his duty to visit
and report on all rural and semi-graded
SCHOOLS claiming state aid. r. The salary
is to be $4,000 annually, and travelling ex-
penses are allowed, -altho they are not
to exceed $1,000 in any. one. year. .-
's-' 80 Bond Issues Authorized: r.; -: X
Under suspension Of the rules the house
passed the bill, introduced by the Henne-
pin delegation, which authorizes the
Minneapolis city council to issue 500, 900
Waterworks bonds; Representative Hick-
ey's bill, creating sinking fund for the
payment of st. Paups bonded indebted
ness; and Senator Dunns bill, authorizing
the Issuance Of park bonds by cities OF
$4,000 or more inhabitants @.2$ss'r'ss ss.
- Torrens Law Extended
< Senator Hardy's bill, amending the Tor
!, rens landsregistra ton law, and affecting
only Hennepin, Ramsey and EsSt Louis
counties, was alsog passed under suspen-
sion Of the rules. Z, -
4 Health Board Reports.
George w. Armstrong of Minneapolis
3 objected to the proposition advanced by
:! the committee on public accounts and ex.
II DenditnrnS that Lfha% Of he 81, :.
$ board Of health be printed at the expense
3 of the house. He, said such a course
would entail an expenditure Of at leas,
E 5000 and could serve no good purpose
8 Mr.. Van Wald, chairman Of the commit.
tee, retorted that the health board haC
proved to be a highly expensive depart.
ment. He thought house members ough
to know how the money had been spent
w. A. Nolan asked whether the repor
could be printed before the house ad
journed it's session. Mr.. Armstrong re-
piled that it could not and moved that thu
committees report be amended SO as tt
wipe out the Recommendation for. pub
, lication. This was put and carried. II
, committee, yesterday, 1T was declared tina
travelling expenses Of health board off
, cials had been unusually high, while Ger
tain other items; Including meals at ex
, pensive restaurants :. caused considerable
. ADVERSE comment. :. These contentious
. however, were not set forth In the re-
y port. -. ..-.~. ~ ..-,;. .::s.isz: @ a
= ! Nyquist Saves a Bill. s&,Es
: The committee appropriations re
ported for indefinite postponement Rep
0 resentative% Nyquist's bill to provide TO
!, the permanent Construction and improve
ment Of public roads and highways in thi
state by extending state aid to each coun
ty and to appropriate money therefor
Mr.. Nyquist, however, succeeded in over
turning the report and had the bill put o
l,general orders.
Extra Pay Allowed.
). Mr.. Anderson introduced resolutio
i allowing janitors, ,doorkeepers and cloak
II room keepers extra pay at the rate
81 a day, to date from their appointment
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on legislative expenses r~s..5azt
i On motion Of A. M. Schroeder the spe
: cial committee appointed to investigat
the accounts Of the state game and ifs
commission, of which he Is chairman
y was given until April 1s to report.
= : To Attend Easter Services
y At noon Representative Armstrou
moved that the house adjourn SO as
enable members to go home and atteu
Easter services in '.their own churches
The motion evoked a laugh, but carrie
It and the adjournment was made until
o'clock Monday.
n Dollar Gas for Minneapolis.
r Dollar gas for Minneapolis consumer
d is provided for in a bill which will b
II reported for passage to the house Mon
It day morning. The bill was introduce
by Renville Chinook Of St. Paul and wa
y at first referred to the committee on mt
e nicipal legislation. This committee wa
unanimously in it's favor, but suggeste
It that the measure affecting only the large
e cities, shoulda go to the three delegation
e of .Hennepin, Ramsey and ST. Lou
II counties. It was taken up there this morr
1t ing and will be- reported favorably. Tt
'r bill applies only to Minneapolis and s
q Paul. AS amended it provides that tt
price of gas to private consumers shall /
= fixed at s1.1O per 1000 feet on July
m next. This price is to be reduced [
= $1.05 by July, 1904, and to 81 by Jul
1905. A further amendment requires Il
gas to be rs candle power The city
Duluth, which now has 8O-cent gas,
:, not included within the provision Of Il
he new law. In all probability the bill W
pass both houses without serious opp,
= sition. The price in Minnea polls at pre-
ent is $1.20 if paid within certain TIM
L and s1.40 If paid thereafter.
SOLD INTO sERv1TUDE.
y Jackson KY. April 11.--Br1tce AIarcum h
been sold into servitude for SIX mouths under
4 Sfvagrancyy law, Marcum had such reputat]
for idleness and horror of work that the hig,