The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-06
t THE WORK OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE /;
FAV0RS INCREASE OF
ALDERMFN'S SALARY
Ramsey Delegation Recon-.
mends Raise for St. Paul
Officials

st. Paul aldermen were given $500
salaries by the vote of the Ramsey
county house delegation yesterday. The
Rowe bill, providing that the aldermen
may vote themselves $1,000 salaries.
will be- reported to the house today
amended to read $500.
Not without a protest from two or
three members did the delegation agree
to the raise from 500 a year. Repre-
sentative John +. SeIb was the princi-
pal speaker.
The aldermen made their fight be-
fore the charter commission, and lost"
he said. THE commission was afraid
to include the aldermens raise in the
amendments because they felt it would
result in killing the amendments. This
increase means an increase of 500 a
year for some twenty aldermen and as
semblymen. 1t means an increase of
$4,000 a year to this city in salaries.
l am not opposed to the aldermen be-
ing given more money for their work,
but let them go before the people and
make 1t an issue. Let them fight for
the salaries as we are doing for ours"
Rohland Advocates Increase
Otto Rohland, alderman from the
Fifth ward, appeared before the dele
CATION and urged that some increase
be given the aldermen. He said il
made no difference TO him, as his term
was about to expire and he would not
be a candidate again. He had paid a
man $50 month to do his work since
he had been in the council, and could
not afford to abandon his private bust
ness for 500 year
A subcommittee, which had the Rowe
bill In charge, reported a substitute
fixing the compensation at $500 a year.
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for he said he had just come from
group of aldermen who said they would
rather see his bill killed than accept
$500. They would make an Independent
fight for the original amount If his bill
were out of the way. The $500 amend
ment was killed. four members of the
delegation voting against IL, and then
the salaries were fixed at $500. This
Is the figure at which Minneapolis al
dermen are compensated, and members
or the delegation said that a general
law fixing the amount at less would
be defeated by the Hennepin dele
cation. Five members of the delega-
ton voted for the $500 basis Mr.. Selb
alone voted in the negative.
Favor Water Bonds
Senator John c. Hardy's bill, author
izing a bond issue of 100000 for the
St Paul water board with which to
improve its water supply system, was
recommended to pass. Gen. NJ. d.
Flower, a Republican member of the
delegation, paid the Democratic water
board high compliment on its eff
cheney and said it has the most sue
cessfully managed municipal plant in
the country. Selb and James r. Hickey
voted in the negative on the bond prop
osition. owing. they said, to opposition
by their constituents.
The Ramsey delegation yesterday,
with but one dissenting vote, recon-
mended j. T. Mannix's bill to provide
$500 license for fortune tellers, palm
lists, clairvoyants and seers for indefi-
mite postponement.
Il would be untrue to my trust as
the representative of the Fourth ward
If did not move this bill for indefinite
postponement," said Representative
James r. Hickey.
Il suppose that none of my constit-
uents are specially interested" said
Gen. NJ. d. Flower. But 1 must vote
for this bill in the interest of public
morals"
Gen. Flower was its only friend in
the delegation.