The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-21
POLITICAL WORKERS
RAID STREET FUND
Aid. Hackney ellis Tenth Ward
Why Its Improvements
Are Denied

THE political demands made upon
the city engineers department make it
impossible to keep the streets in the
proper condition. The department
should be placed upon civil service
basis, at least at election time"
Aid. Hackney of the Tenth ward sug-
gested civil service as a possible reme-
dy for the scarcity of funds in the city
engineers department, which makes it
impossible to keep the streets in the
proper condition and supply the nee
essary improvements. The alderman
addressed the annual spring meeting of
the residents of st. Anthony Park,
held under the auspices of the st. An
thony Park North Improvement league,
last night, at the st. Anthony Park
Congregational church, Raymond and
Wheeler avenues.
In the course of his address he. told
those present of the work that was
being done to improve the Park. The
sewer system, he said, would be in
operation within a year. The $4,000
which had been placed in the last city
budget to assist the park property
owners in the construction of the sewer
had been increased to 100000, which
he said would reduce the assessment
necessary to $3.50 per front foot for
property owners along the main line
of the sewer. In addition, owners of
lots within three and four blocks of
the main line would be assessed SO
each per lot. A hearing of property
owners in the assessment district will
be held by the board of public works
in the court house April %.
BIames the Politicians
hax Ia1 At, Iii %
said Mr.. Hackney, Ito secure the
proper grading and cleaning of, streets
in this locality, but so far have not
been able to do much, as the funds in
the city engineers department are not
sufficient to keep the streets In the
proper condition, owing to the demands
made upon the city engineers depart
ment by political powers. I have had
promise, however, that as soon as
funds are available this section of the
city will receive the attention its
streets warrant.
THE are lights which the residents
wished placed in the various parts of
the park have been secured, some sew
enty-fiye in number, and 1 think that
the board of public works will place
any necessary lights of the gas variety
which may be demanded
George n. Gerlach, superintendent of
public school buildings, spoke on 1.-The
Murray School and Its Needed I'm
provements." The school is in a bad
sanitary condition, and improvements
are necessary, which Mr.. Gerlach said
would be installed when the new sewer
system is laid and in operation. Amy
Improvements before that time, he
said, would be useless. 40 o.
Postmaster A. r. McGiil was sched-
uled to speak at the meeting, but was
unable to be present. A letter received
from him by Prof. S. b. Green of the
state agricultural school, who presided,
gave his views on the work of the
league. He was of the opinion that the
league had done good work in the past
and that such work should be con-
tinued. He laid special stress on the
necessity of providing means for the
children of the park to amuse them
selves collectively, so as to keep them
out of mischief
Prof. Green, in speaking of the ne
cessity of doing something to keep the
children out of mischief. stated that he
was in favor of establishing half a
dozen handball courts in the park and
organizing teams, and suggested a sub
scription list for that purpose.
About 100 persons attended the meet
ing.