The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-04
CITY OFFICIALS
OBJECT TO CUTS.
GENERAL HOWL GOES UP AT
+ PRUNING COMMITTEE MEETING.
City Engineer Rinker, Fire Chief Can
terbury, Health Commissioners Hall,
City Clerk Lydiard and Building In
spector Houghton ALI Declare Board
of Tax Levy Gut Tco Deeply.

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Two hours were consumed today by
the city councils pruning committee
in discussing the apportionment of the
current expense and permanent i'm
provement funds for 1906 recommended
by the board of tax levy. Altho the
tax levyers had considered the needs of
the various departments as carefully as
possible and had made what they
thought was an impartial report, the
aldermen found considerable fault with
the report and strove energetically to
have it amended in favor Of their re-
spective wards. - ss &c., y @
partition ofsthe sewer work. City En-.
gineer Andrew Rinker had recommend:
ed the construction of four trunk
sewers, son Logan avenue N, Twenty
second avenue NE, Ontario street and
at Bryn Mawr. For some reason OF
other the board of tax levy cut out
the last named, and in the pruning
committee Alderman A. E. Merrill pro
tested. He declared that the Bryn
Mawr sewer was just as important. as
any Of the others and would serve full
ly as many persons. He called atten.
ticn to the fact that thousands Of dol
North Side, and it was time that other
sections of the city were considered.
This aroused Alderman James H
Duryea, who ably defended the inter
ests of the third and tenth wards
When the committee was in serious
tangle an adjournment was taken until
1870 pm. 1t is understood that an
attempt will be made to get the alder
men from the outside wards together tc
protect their interests. The indications
for lively time at the afternoon SEES
sion appeared to be excellent. .=.f-
cussed the needs Of the fire department..
He had asked for $417,7O0, including
new apparatus. The estimate had been
reduced to 100000 and the chief pro-
tested The city was now building an
engine house at Hennepin avenue and
Thirty-sixth street, he said. This should
be equipped with a hook and ladder
truck and. an engine, and manned by a
amount to :. $4,000, while, a modern
truck would cost $4,000 and an engine
1000. An engine was imperative at
the station at Lake and Minnehaha. 1t
was in a district in which the water
pressure was low and a hose cart was
not sufficient fire protection. Some OF
the largest industrial plants in the
city were located in this district, which
was also well settled and growing
rapidly. In addition, the protection OF
paratus at station No. l, Third street
and Sixth avenue S. The station wa:
not large enough to take more ap
paratus and the lot was not large
enough to permit the enlargement Of
the house. He advised that the presen'
| station be exchanged for a large lo'
| across the street and that $4,000 b.
appropriated for a new house. An en-
| l<n % -o41 1%o1
Franklin and Twenty-frst avenues
was imperative and there was actua
need of fire station near Franklin an(
Portland avenues.
DR.. P. M. Hall, commissioner O.
health, objected to the reduction of hi
estimates from $4,000 to $4,000 Thi
would City hamper the department
IN coi Il ne and hsposlng, Of garbag1
Without garbage collection, kitchen an
commission-house garbage was liable t.
be dumped anywhere, furnishing breed
ing places for germ life. The record
of the health department showed tina
there had been a steady decline in tn
mortality rate since 1899, when the dc
partment took charge of the garbag
collection.
He also urged that the item of $35
900 for garbage crematory, whic
was cut out, should be retained. l
would be possible to make te:Aporar
repairs at the crematory, but this woul
not suffice. The city needed plan
double the capacity of the old one, an
it should be of ireproof construction.
City Clerk l.. A. Lydiard objected t
the suggestion of the board of tax lev
to take $50 off his appropriations. H
had not asked for an increase in his al
preparation for several years. He WE
allo wed $3.50 for this year and woul
need it all.
James G.. Houghton, building inspec
or, declared that his department cou]
not stand the cut made by the board {
tax levy. The increase in building
this city was so great that his prese1
} force could not cope with it.
After the aldermen had made a vi,
orous fight for share of the sewt
money, Alderman E. w. Clark move
that the appropriations for the curre1
expense and permanent improvements
they came from the board of tax lev
should be adopted without changes. tt
board undoubtedly was inclined to /
fair and there was little chance tia
the pruning committee could max
!; much Improvement. Alderman DEM
} Bow moved that this motion be laid G
: the table, but failed to get enoue
, votes to carry his proposition. Just {
another row was about to start m
tion to adjourn was carried. r