The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-08
INAUCURATED FOR
ANOTHER TWO YEARS
Mayor Smith Takes Oath of
Office and New Common
Council Is Organized

1t required but a little more than
twenty minutes during the noon hour
yesterday to inaugurate the Demo-
cratic city administration for the next
! two years
| Robert A. Smith, Tor the seventh
time. took the oath as mayor of the city
! of st. Paul, and all the members of the
city council, with the exception of As
semblymen Whitcomb and OBrien.
were obligated. the two latter having
previously prepared for their absence
by taking the necessary oath.
Compared with some of the Inaugural
! tons during the past few years there
was not a large attendance in the city
council chamber during. the ceremony,
but what the crowd lacked in numbers
| it made up in enthusiasm. The DEM
| OnStration on the occasion was confined
! to two bouquets, one for Mayor Smith
| from the women stenographers in the
city hall, and one for Aid. Nyberg from
First ward admirers.
| Aid. Corning and Lynch and Assem-
| blyman Keller were appointed a COM
| mittee to escort the mayor to the coun-
ell chamber, and upon the appearance
| of the trio there was demonstration
in honor of the mayor who, after be-
| ing sworn in, said among other things:
Mayor Addresses Council
1.-THE unprecedented expression of pub
| lie confidence and approval by the electors,
] made plain in the result of the recent
| election, should not be allowed to pass
| without some fitting recognition on my
| part. 1t is, of course, a source of the ut
most qualification to the members of your
| honorable body, as we'll as to the admin
| istrative officers of the city; including
myself, that the conduct of the affairs of
| the municipality during the past two years
/ should have been thought worthy of such
| approval. While expressing our gratitude
| to the people We owe it to them, as well
| as to ourselves, to bear in mind that at
| least a like measure of prudence, intelh-
gence and disinterestedness should dis
4 tinguiSh our discharge of official duty dur
/ ing the next two years
| Our constant effort must be to reduce
| the burdens of the taxpayers to the mini
mum consistent with adequate protection
| of their personal and property rights.
| las you are aware it has been found
| necessary for the public betterment to
| eXpend during the past four years an ag-
| gregate of over $1,000 900 above and be-
| yond the ordinary expenses of municipal
| administration. Of this burden over.
| 1000, 900 was borne directly by the tax
| payers during that period. This resulted
| in an increase Of the tax levy to 81 mills
in 1902 and 29.10 mills in 1903. AS the
| result in great measure of the issuance
| OF municipal bonds to the extent of $780,,
public, improvements the tax levy for 1904
has been reduced to $3.50 mills.
Tax Levy Must Be Further Reduced
mo administration of government, no
| matter how progressive or efficient, can
! find warrant for its existence when the
| burdens imposed by it on the tax-paying
| community becomes unreasonable. The
| present tax levy must be further re-
( duced. By the most rigid economy in
| public expenditures, combined with the
| JudiciOuS use of the proceeds of the fur
| Their bond issue of $500, 900 which is au-
| thorized to be made it ought to be prac-
ticable to reduce the annual tax levy to at
| least "a mills on. the present ratio of as
| seSsed valuation. The attainment of
I this end, l respectfully suggest we ought
| to keep steadily in mind during our term
| of office
my relations with the members of the
| preceding common council were unusually
pleasant. personally and officially: 1t is
an added pleasure to reflect on the almost
certain prospect of like rela lions on my
part toward the members of your honor
able body. individually, as well as collec-
| lively
AssembIy's Standing Committees
NJ. Doran Jr. was elected president of
| the assembly without opposition, and
| Winn Powers was chosen vice presi-
! dent in the same manner. President
Doran announced the following COM
| mittees:
Ways and Means-Powers, Regain and
Keller.
Streets, Sewers Bridges and Parks
Schiffmann, Whitcomb, O'Brien, Powers
Regain, Keller and Yoerg.
Fire observation-disclosures, Haas, Schiff-
mann, Yoerg and Powers.
Police Departmental Brien, Keller,
Whitcomb, Haas and Schiffmann.
Taxes and Printing-Yoerg, O'Brien and
Haas.
Licenses-W hitcomb, Yoerg and O'Brien.
Public Buildings, City Property and
Markets-Keiler, Haas and Regain.
Gas and Oil Lamps and Water-O' Brien,
Schiffmann and Whitcomb.
Requisitions-Haas, Schifmann and
Powers.
Education-Regan, Keller and Yoerg
Aidermanic Standing Committees
Frank J. Huber was the only nomi-
nee for president of the board of alder
men, and was chosen unanimously
| Matthias Bantz was reelected vice
president of the same body. President
Huber announced the committees of
the body as follows:
Ways and Means-Rohland, Bantz and
Hackney.
Claims and notwithstanding, Bantz,
Hebl
Fire OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Moriarty.
Hackney, Lynch, He'll, Buschmann and
Streets, Sewers and Bridges Moriarty.
Corning, Buschmann, Lynch, Bantz, Hebl
and Rohland.
Taxes-Lynch, Nyberg and Hackney.
Printing-Hebl Buschmann and MORT
arty.
Police-Hebl, Hackney, RohIand, Ny
berg and Huber.
Licenses-Bantz. Moriarty and Rohland.
Public Buildings and City Property
Buschmann, He'll and Bantz
Ordinances and Public Accounts-Hack-
ney, MOriaTty and Lynch.
Gas and Water-Nyberg, RohIand and
Lynch
Parks-Rohland. Nyberg, Corning. Hebl.
Brennan, Moriarty and Hackney.
Workhouse-Moriarty Hebl and Bren-
nan.
notwithstanding, Hackney Lynch
Hebl, BantZ. Rohland and Moriarty.
Requisitions-Lynch, Bantz and MORT
arty.
Henry G. Haas was elected president
of the common council and f. B. Lynch
vice president. President Haas an
| nounced these appointments:
Members of the Joint City Hall and
Court House Commission Aid Ny
berg and Buschmann, and Assembly,
man Powers.
College of Law Commencement
| The st. Paul college Of law has an
| nounced its commencement exercises