The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

1t is made the duty of the treasurer of
said board to receive all moneys which
may be paid into the city treasury on
account of said board from any sources
whatever, and place the same in a sep
arate fund therefor to be DESIGNATED
hereby created for each such city, and
all moneys so received shall be retained
by said treasurer and paid out only upon
the order of said board, signed by the
president and countersigned by the sec
rotary thereof. and he shall keep de-
tailed and exact account thereof, in such
manner as to show at all times the eX-
act financial condition of said board.
The books of said board shall 1T all
times be open to the examination of any
or committee of the city council; said
board shall on the first Monday in April
in each year make full report IN detail
to the city council of the condition and
operation of the works under their
charge. and of each department, and of
al receipts and expenditures, for the year
and shall also, whenever desired by said
council, transmit to said council a concise
statement of the financial condition of
any such department.
Sec. 6. Said board may sue and be
sued, plead and be impleaded, answer
and be answered unto, appear and pros
ecute unto final judgment in any court or
elsewhere in the name of said board.
nave common seal and alter the same
at pleasure. They may prosecute any ac-
ton in the name of said board against
any person or persons for money due for
the use of water or from any other cause;
for the breach of any contract, express
or implied, touching the execution or
management of any of said works or de-
partments, or of any promise or contract
made to or for them; and also for the in
jury or trespass or nuisance done or
caused or procured to be done to the wa
ter courses, pipes, machinery or any
other apparatus belonging to or connect
ed with any part of any OF said works,
or for any Improper use or waste OF the
water.
Sec. I. The said board, in behalf of
said city, and all persons acting under
their authority, shall have the right to
use the grounds or soil under any road,
railroad, highway, street, lane, alley or
public ground for the purpose of con-
Structing, extending charging, imprOV-
ing or repairing the works contemplated
by this act, on condition that they shall,
when not otherwise provided by any or
dinance of said city, and when not the
duty of some private person, company or
corporation, cause the surface of such
road, railroad, highway, street lane, al
ley or public ground. to be restored to its
original state, and all damages done
thereto to be repaired.
Sec. s. Each such board shall keep and
maintain an accurate and detailed rec
ord of the following annual accounts:
FirSt-The current expense of operating
and maintaining each OF the water works.
lighting and sewerage departments, or
such of them as may be under their con-
troll.
Second-Interest on all outstanding wa
ter and lighting QighD bonds.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and improvements.
Fourth-Such other accounts, and Sucn
subdivisions of the foregoing named &C
counts as may be deemed desirable for
the purpose of accurately showing the
true financial conditions of each OF SAID
departments and all property belonging
to the same.
On or before the second Monday in Au-
gust of each year the secretary Of said
board shall present to the said board of
municipal works of such city, in writing,
an estimate of the probable receipts dur
ing the next ensuing fiscal year for each
such department, from each and al
sources other than municipal, such fiscal
year to commence on the first day of
April; together with an estimate of the
several amounts required during the next
ensuing fiscal year for the operation and
proper maintenance of each of the de-
partments under their control, and shall
also make a special estimate of amounts
required for the water works department
of such city during the next ensuing
fiscal year for each of the following pur-
poses, towit:
First-For the current expenses of OPP
Grating and maintaining said water
works department.
Second-For, interest on all outstanding
water works bonds.
Third-For water works extensions and
improvements.
Fourth-For the payment Of outstand-
ing water works bonds maturing during
the next ensuing fiscal year, in the ag-
gregate amount of not exceeding fifteen
thousand (10,UOO) dollars.
The estimate for extensions and i'm
provements in such water works depart
ment shall not, however, exceed ten (1O)
per cent of the said estimated probable
receipts from all sources other than mu-
nicipal, unless approved by an affirmative
vote of majority of all the members of
the city council.
If said estimate of the probable re-
ceipts shall be less than the total of the
amounts required for all of the purposes
designated, said secretary shall thereupon
prepare detailed statement of all water
which will probably be used and con-
sumed for municipal purposes during the
next ensuing fiscal year, excepting there
from only public fountains, public drink
troughs, and shall equitably appoT2
ton the amount so required In addi-
ton to the estimated amount of receipts
from other sources, to the SAID several
is so used, on the basis Of the water rates
prescribed and established by said board
for like purposes, but shall not exceed
such rates, and shall make an assess ment
of the several amounts SO appropriated
on the general fund of said city and on
the funds of the several municipal de-
partments so using said water.
Upon the completion of such estimate
for all departments under the control of
said board, said secretary shall present
the same to said board, for the cunsidera-
ton and approval of said board.
Said board shall upon receipt thereof
proceed to consider the same and shall
make such corrections or changes as may
be deemed necessary to perfect and
equaIize the same, and shall approve and
establish the same on or before the last
Monday in August following
After such several estimates and the
assessments for water works purposes
upon the several municipal departments
have been fully approved and established
by said board, a duplicate of the same
duly certified to by the president and sec
retary of said board, under the seal of said
board, shall be transmitted to and filed
with the recorder of said city on or be-
fore the said last Monday in August, and
at the same time a like copy shall be
transmitted to and filed with each mu-
nicipal department or board of said city
against which an assessment for the use
of water has been SO made.
The city recorder shall thereupon in
clude the amounts so established BY said
board and the amounts so assessed
against the general fund of such city, in
several sums which VIII be required to
meet the expenses of such city during the
next ensuing fiscal year; and said council
shall establish the same in its tax levy
Tor Such year; ana eacn board, or govern
ing body, of the municipal department so
assessed shall likewise include the
amount so assessed against it in it's es-
innate of the several sums required dur
ing the next ensuing fiscal year, and
such amounts shall in each instance be
included in the respective tax levies for
such year.
All amounts SO assessed by said board
and SO included in the said tax levies,
snail be paid to the treasurer of said
board by each of said municipal depart
ments respectively, in two equal Install
ments. on the first day of July and on
the first day of December of the year in
which said taxes are collected.
If said estimate of the probable re-
ceipts shall be equal to or shall exceed
the total of the amounts rpOuired ia