The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-01


who was expected home from Florida
yesterday, will arrive this morning.
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cycle Path Not Road-In the police
court yesterday Barney Kesler paid a
fine OF SIS for driving a team on the
cycle path on West Seventh street
"Wednesday evening.
Police Commission Approve Payroll
At the meeting of the board of police
commissioners yesterday the monthly
payroll. amounting to $14,674, and bills for
$1,005 were allowed.
Bethel Wants Shoes and Clothing-The
Bethel industrial department. is in need
of childrens clothes and shoes. Any
thing that can be made over and re-
paired will be acceptable.
Assistant City Engineer Amman Ill
c. L. Amman, second assistant city en-
gineer, is seriously i'll with pneumonia at
his home, 237 North Washington avenue.
His condition is considered dangerous.
State Capitol OFFICES Close Today-The
greater number Of the offices in the state
capitol will close today owing to Good
Friday. While not a legal holiday in this
state, the law provides for the closing of
schools and banks.
body of Oliver A. Panizza, found in the
woods at Merriam Park Sunday. was
buried yesterday. The expense of the
funeral was paid by the county as no
one could be found who would claim
the remains.
Randall and Liggett Return-E. w. Ran
dali, secretary of the state agricultural
society, and w. Nj. Liggett, dean of the
state agricultural college, have returned
from st. Cloud where they addressed a
meeting in the interest OF a tri-county
fair association
Personal Property Tax SwelIs Balance
The payment of personal property taxes
during the past month increased the
balance in the city treasury from $341,-
430.59 to $613, 565.91 on April 1. Payments
have been very satisfactory and show an
increase over a year ago.
Municipal Court Earns $2,17.5o-Dur-
ing March there was collected in the awo
branches Of the municipal court, 81. 1880,
of which the city received $2,056.50 and
the state s121. There were eighty
commitments, aggregating 1000 days, and
two persons were held to the grand jury.
City Officials Sign Ronds-Mayor Smith.
City Clerk RedingtOn and Comptroller
Betz yesterday put their signatures on
seventy -five city bonds of $1,000 each,
which were recently purchased by Chi
cagO parties for SS0.940. These bonds
We're sold to refund a previous issue of
certificates.
Judge Lovely Moves into Collins Room
Judge Lovely has taken the room in
the state capitol just vacated by Judge
Collins and Attorney General Douglas,
who is to be sworn in on Tuesday as an
associate % 4ha
is to take the room formerly occupied by
Judge Lovely.
Appropriations Drain State Treasury
State Treasurer Julius H. Block has is
. sued statement Of the finances Of his
office for the month ending March 81
1904. The report shows a total of 81 301, :
OLA on hand. The revenue fund, with
S537,7O9 to its credit, is nearly half g.
million dollars less than for the CORE
spending month Of a year ago, and the
shortage is explained by heavy drains for
appropriations.
No Paving for Commercial Postoffice
Alley-An adverse report was yesterday
decided upon by the aldermanic commit
tee on streets on the contract for the
paving of the alley at the rear of the
Commercial pOStofice. The reason for
this was that the board of public works
has passed a final order for the widening
of the alley and therefore the paving
cannot be done until this improvement is
made.
Building Inspectors Monthly Record
During the month Of March the building
Inspector issued 1874 permits for struc-
lures, the estimated cost of which was
S299,960 and gives the information that
the amount would have been much larger
but for the bad weather. During March,
1903, 116 permits were issued, the esti-
mated cost of the improvements being
S21O,467 showing an increase during the
month this year of $28,893.
Street Vacations Total Eiqht Miles
City Engineer Rundlett has prepared a
compilation Of the streets and alleys that
nave been vacated since 1898 and finds
the total to be more than eight miles.
The average price Of street vacations
has been S25, but In some cases but 81
was charged The engineer says that
there are a great many streets that are
not used, and that he did not make the
compilation as a criticism, but to show
the facts.