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LOCAL NEWS NOTES.
The monthly meeting ef the board of man
«Kt-rs of the day nursery will be held tMs
morning at the relief rooms.
At the dispensary building this morning
A meeting cf the board of managers of the
fro. iViUwnwil J will be held.
A. I*. Varies was yesterday afternoon elected
a director at the Commercial ilub. to flill the
vacancy created by the removal to Washing
ton of Capt H. A. Castle.
Mrs. I". A. Woodworth's free talk that was
to be given to tho ladles Thursday afternoon
at Hurr Street Baptist church will be post
poaed until further notice.
The Ladies' Aid Society of St. Paul Camp
No. 1, Sons of Veterans, will give a social
this evening at rhe home of Mrs. Swank.
S intta Exchange street.
Tin- Garfield W. R. C. lawn social that
wad to hive tn en held Tuesday evening at tho
res fence of H. A. Morse. 391 lglehart street.
was postponed until this evening.
The Good Templar lodges of Minneapolis.
St. l'aul and SUHwater have arranged for
an excursion to White Hear lake next Sun
day. Prominent si>eakt>rs will be on hand
and goixl music has been provided.
Auditor Dunn yesterday received reports
of the receipts of the state institute for de
la follows: School for the deaf,
$408.91; for the blind, $159.46; for the feeble
minded. $268.43.
The Lincoln club has elected the following
officers: Gsatee Johnson, president.; J. H.
Blackwell, vice president; J. C. Reiehart,
secretary; ■'• H. Wolterstorff, treasurer;
Timothy Reardon, sergeant-at-arms.
The Lakeville Creamery company, capital
$42.01 LTtlcles of incorporation with
tho secretary of state yesterday. The mera
bers are Prank A. Samuels. John Sauber.
Ji'ln: Fitzgerald, Peter Brost and M. J. Leni
han. all of Dakota county.
Su;>t. Vnderwood. of the dairy and police
department of the state fair. Secretary Kand
all and Vice President McGinnls called on
Mayor Doran yesterday morning and held a
conference regarding the policing of the state
fair grounds.
The dropping out of company E. Second In
fantry. M. X. G., from active service has
created a vacancy which three organizations
in the state desire to fill. viz.. military com
panies at Excelsior, Hennepin county; Pipe-
Etone, and Stewardvllle. in Olmstead county.
The creditors of the Allemannia bank who
organized for protective purposes a few days
ago will hold a mass meeting this evening at
8 p. m., at. Silberman's store, E:st Third
street, in order to dee!de upon what action
should be taken. Notice of this meeting
'..us beep sent to all the larger creditors, but
It is expected that all whether large or small
will be at tho meeting.
Quick Work.
The Osgood & Blodgett Mfg. Co.,
■whose plant was damaged by tire Sat
urday niprht; have so far repaired the
damage that they lost only one-half
■day of running time and are filling all
orders with their usual promptness.
HcnrinK Dniu»i;e Suits.
Judge Lochren is still listening ra'itntly
to damage suits in the United States circuit
court The case of Philip Grim vs. the Sav
ings Bank of St. Paul, for balm to heal his
injuries caused by a sign falling cm his
head, went to the jury at '•', o'clock yesterday
afternoon rut the jury remained out all n'ght.
The personal damage case of John R. " Clous i
vs. the Northern Steamship company is now j
on trial. The plaintiff claims that he was j
Injured by falling down an unprotected hatch- i
way on a steamboat belonging to the de
fendants.
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YERXA
The Yerxa twins, high qual
ity and low price, are insep
arable and make luxurious
ness possible in providing for
the table at trifling cost.
Prices for Today, Aug. 4.
48c_
For a bushel of new Minnesota Pota
toes.
122 c
Per lb. for good, sweet, fresh table
Butter.
9c
Per lb. for mild full cream Cheese.
9c
Per basket for some more of those
fancy red coat Tomatoes.
19c
For a peck of fancy Duchesse Apples.
4Oc
For a large basket of fancy Alberta
Peaches.
29c
For a basket of Southern Crawford
Peaches.
41c
Per lb. for fancy Java Rice— loc jrer
lb. would be the proper value.
25c
For s lbs. of Corned Beef and one
large head of Cabbage.
Yerxa Bros. & Co,
Seventh end Cedar Sts.
Tel. Office, 732. Meat Market, 782.
WHEEL 15 POLITIGS
LOCAL CYCLISTS PROPOSE 'I O
MAKE UIKIK [\KI/iKUK KELT
BY OKKICIAL*.
NOT AFTER THE PATRONAGE,
BIT THEY WA\T THE STSERTS
TAKI-.A CAKE OK ASD WILL
WORK THEIUOKOit.
THEY CV\ MISTER ::,r,(»O VOTES,
Which, They Believe, Wl 1 B- \o
liixiKiiilu-aiit Xl iiit-iit iv the
Local Ciimiml;;!].
The wheelmen of St. Paul through
their Beveral organizations are apt to
prove an important tltmem at the next
local election. A meeting of the L. A.
\V. club was held last evening in the
parlors of the Windsor hotel, at which
resolutions were adopted calling for
the co-operation of the several bicycle
clubs and providing for an assessment
of $5 for each club and $15 from the
Cycle Path association, to assist in
paying the expenses cf collecting the
names and addresses of the owners of
wheels; and also •"to keep a correct
record of the official acts of the several
city officers relating to cycling and cy
cling matters, in order to keep wheel
men posted prior to election as to how
the candidates feel and act towards
wheelmen and their interests, so wheel
men may vote intelligently for their
best interests." The meeting was quite
harmonious, but it was the sense of
the club that wheelmen had not re
ceived the recognition due them at the
hands of the city officials. It was evl
dent that his excellency Mayor Doran
had not reached the summit of pop
ularity, which Mayor Carter Harrison
of Chicago, was reputed to have among
wheelmen There were several things
said about his honor, the mayor, which
could not be called complimentary and
would not tend to strengthen his al
leged ambition for re-election. There
are about 12,000 cyclists in St -Paul -
and about 3,500 of these are legal vot'
ere. and if the wheelmen concentrate
their forces, as it is proposed to do,
they will make a powerful factor in
local politics. The wheelmen want no
recognition in the way of patronage
as was brought out at the meeting last
night, their crusade being in the in
terest of good roads and their rights
The resolutions adopted last night were
also adopted by the Associated Wheel
men Monday night unanimously. The
resolutions will be presented to the
other clubs for their refusal or adop
tion this week, namely, the Laurel Cy
cle club and the Capital City Cycle
club.
A scheme has been proposed for the
raising of funds to carry on the work
on the cycle paths, and which, if it is a
success, will leave a neat little sum in
the treasury to begin work with next
The Cycle Paih association has
been looking for "a man with an idea"
for a long time and has at last found
that man, and he is Fred Powers Mr
Powers has closed a deal with the man
agement of the Glffin-Neill Stock com
pany, now playing at the Metropolitan,
to play a week's engagement for the
benefit of the cycle path, beginning
Aug. 9. One-half of the proceeds of
the tickets sold by the wheelmen are to
go to the cycle path fund. Mr. Powers
said it was a very liberal arrangement
he had made with Mr. Scott as Ma-
Scott was very friendly towards wheel
m n, w\ He Mr. Nei^l is rlm^f a cyclist
Mr. Powers has 4,000 tickets, which he
>3 going to try to dispose of, and a
very conservative estimate is made that
at least 2,000 of them will be sold which
will net the cycle path $500, Three thou
sand of these tickets have been placed
on sale, and Mr. Powers still has a
block of 1,000 left on hand. There is
to be a systematic canvass of the busi
ness district, including the banks
wholesale houses railroad offices, and
business houses in general, by a com
mittee of enthusiastic wheelmen, the
committee consists of: Thomas D. Lov
ering, H. C. Hope, J. Denegre and W.
T. Hutchins. There will be a double
bill during the week, which will insure
a success of the undertaking. The
plays have not been decided upon as
yet. but they will be either Mr. Wilkin
son's "Widow, Nancy & C 0.," or "Seven
Twenty-eight." Tickets bought of
members of the club can be exchanged
at the box office on Thursday, for re
served seats. The wheelmen are very
hopeful of raising at least $500.
There were several other matters
came up at the meeting. The proposed
meet at Lexington park to take place
just after the state fair, was talked
over informally, but no definite action
taken. A letter was received from
Robert Seeger. who has the lighting
contract, in answer to a letter address
ed to him by the club a short time ago,
asking that the men who take out the
broken glass in street lamps be in
structed not to throw it on the cycle
path. Mr. Seeger said in his epistle,
that he would see that the evil was cor
rected. The matter of sprinkling the
streets was brought up, and it was
moved to instruct their secretary to
write a letter to Engineer L. W. Rund
-I<U, thanking him for the interest he
had taken in the matter. Mention was
made of the man, Drohm, who broke
his leg on Payne avenue hill yesterday
morning, on account of wet pavement
Soo Line ! 'ld-Bits.
New York or Montreal and returns36.7s
Boston or Portland and return. ..$39.50
Tc harvest fields for laborers $5.00
Georgian Bay tour $26.50
Muskoka Lake tour $30.50
Mackinaw trip $12i50
Rocky Mountain tour $50.00
Homeseekers', single fare, plus... $2.00
For full particulars write or call at
Soo Line City Ticket Office, 398 Robert
street. Hotel Ryan.
All Coupon*
In order to be counted must be filed
at the Globe office within two days
after publication.
THE SAINT PAUL ULOBJJ: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1897.
THEY DO HOT AGREE
ASSEMBLY AND AI,HKRMK\ AllE
SPLIT OUT ON THE SCHOOL
BUDUET.
FORMER BODY IS WILLING
TO GIVE THE BOARD THE f 127,000
WHICH IT SAYS IT RE
QUIRES,
RUT ALDERMEN ARE OIIDI RATE,
And May Tlmt $420,0t>0 In All That
C-nn I'OMMlbly He Spared fur
Sclioolm.
The assembly and the board of al
dermen held meetings last evening,
and, as usual, there was a deadlock.
A special meeting of the assembly was
held previous to the meeting of the
aldermen, and an ordinance passed al
lowing the school board the amount
| asked for In the budget, namely, $427,-
,260. This was not according to the re
port of the joint committee, but rec
ommendations of committees do not ap
pear to cut much figure in meetings of
the council. When the aldermen reach
ed the measure passed by the assembly
relating to the amount appropriated for
the schools, that body turned the as
sembly's action down and only allowed
the school board $420,000, $7,000 less
than the school board asked for. The
meetings were enlivened by speeches
by Comptroller MeCardy, who outlined
a scheme by which money could be ob
tained for the erection of new build
ings by the issuance of bonds, to be
voted for at the next spring election.
This was advocated by the comptroller
in order to head off, if possible, the
drafting of and the adoption of a now
charter. As both branches of the coun
cil have passed different ordinances, it
remains tc be seen which of the bodies
will bend the knee. The ordinance
passed by the assembly was killed in
the board of aldermen, and tomorrow
night it is probable that the measure
passed by the aldermen will meet the
same fate in the assembly.
The assembly met promptly at 7:30
with eight members present, the ab
sentee being Mr. Daly.
The committee appointed to consider
the school budget submitted a report to
the effect that $420,000 be appropriated
for the support of the public schools
for the school year commencing Sept.
1, 1897. Tht ordinance appropriated for
teachers' salaries, $327,150; other sal
aries, $43,950; general expenses, $49,000.
Mr. Johnson moved a suspension of
the rules and the passage of the ordi
nance. Mr. Kirke said that in order to
appropriate the sum of $420,000 it would
first be necessary to place the $41,000
set apart in January last for new
buildings in the general maintenance
fund. President Arosin explained that
there was. no need of looking after the
$41,000, as the comptroller would at
tend to the matter. The comptroller
was asked to make a statement of the
condition of the funds, so as to make
the matter clear tc the.- members of the
assembly.
Mr. McCardy stated that in order to
clear up the atmosphere he would read
from his statement -made to the com
mittee last, month.
Since making the statement tht
county treasurer had turned in part of
tax receipts and it was probable there
would be a much smaller income from
that source than he estimated. The
remedy, the comptroller said, lay not
in the council nor the school board, but
in the people themselves. He did not
believe there would be sufficient funds
come in unless the ordinances and
resolutions ordering the new buildings
and sites were repealed. In his judg
ment it would be both wise and cor
rect for the council to repeal the or
dinances. Next January or next sum
mer the building and site plan could
be commenced over again, and while
the—
At this point Mr. Johnson interrupt
ed to say that his time was limited,
and while he was always willing. to
hear the comptroller, he at this time
did not care to hear about what should
be done next year.
Mr. McCardy sat down looking dis
gusted.
Mr. Kirke thought the comptroller
had answered the question he had
raised by saying that the $41,000 should
be placed in the general school main
tenance fund before the 1 $420,000 could
be appropriated.
Assistant City Attorney Phillips said
the council could at any time pass an
ordinance repealing the one appro
priating $41,000 for the new buildings
and sites. All the assembly needed to
do now was to pass an ordinance
limiting the amount to be expended by
the school board for the coming school
year.
Mr. Albrecht wanted to substitute
another ordinance for the one sub
mitted by the committee, his measure
allowing them $427,000 as asked for
by the school board.
Mr. Johnson said there had been
considerable talk and he would insist
on the rules being suspended and the
ordinance put on its final passage.
This having been done, Mr. Albrecht
handed in an ordinance appropriating
$427,260, the amount asked for by the
beard in the budget.
On a roll call the Albrecht ordinance
was substituted for the one reported
by the committee by a vote of five to
three, those voting against such sub
stitution being Messrs. Kirke, Thomp
son and Arosin.
Then followed a rambling discussion
as to the figures submitted' by the
comptroller, showing how much money
would probably be available. Mr. Klrke
moved to have the figures changed so
as to read $420,000 instead of $427,000,
and a roll call showed Messrs. Arosin]
Kirke and Thompson in favor of the
change, and Messrs. Albrecht. Dix,
Craig, Johnson and Reardon against it.
The ordinance allowing the school
board $427,260, as asked for in the bud
get, was then passed by a unanimous
vote.
The ordinance divides the money as
follows: Teachers' salaries, $327,310;
salaries of janitors and other employes,
$43,950; for all ether purposes, 3,56,000.
IN THE OTHER BRANCH.
When the ordinance passed by the as
sembly allowing the school beard $427,
--260 came up in the board of aldermen.
Aid. Sanborn took the floor. He said
he was opposed to the passage of the
assembly ordinance. The proper thing
to do was to put back into the general
maintenance fund the $41,000 set apart
in January last, for new buildings and
sites. If this was not done, there would
only be $515,000 with which to run the
schools to Jan. 1, 1899. By putting back
the $41,000 there would then be avail
able not to exceed $420,000 to run the
schools for the year commencing Sept.
1, 1897. He was opposed to running
in debt and anticipating the revenues.
It was folly to think of building new
schools in the various wards. For in
stance, If $15,000 was spent in putting up
a school in the Second ward, there
would be no money to put the building
in condition and hire teachers. To do
now smue TULE WATER
delicious and the real health, drink. Sofa every
where. 40 W. 7th St., St. Paul. Minn. Tel. 149
this would be like a man spending all
his money for a house and allowing
tiis family to go without food or cloth
ing.
Mr. Bigelow, in order to bring tho
question to a head, moved that the ordi
nance passed by tie assembly be adopt
ed.
Aid. Kennj^ saifl the money for new
buildings was appropriated by a com
bination on the part of some of the
members of the council. He favored
the money being used to maintain the
schools rather than build new build
ings. He suggested that a building be
rented in the Second ward.
Mr. Stutzman jsaid there was no
chance to rent a Huilding.
The rules were «jispended and on the
passage of the ordinance there were
four votes for' and six against It. Those
favoring it were: Aids. Kaldmiski, Lar
sen Lindahl -*nd. Stutzman.
The ordinaicd prepared by Mr. San
born and allowing $420,000 for the school
year and placing in the general main
tenance fund the $41,000 for school
buildings and sttes. was then read.
The rules w.ere and then
Mr. Lindahl made a talk about the need
of new buildings, for the eastern part
of the city. There were 350 school
children who were unable to attend
school, owing to there being no sittings
for them. He advised the lopping off
of teachers' salaries and stated that at
a meeting held in the Cleveland high
school, some weeks ago, several princi
pals and teachers had announced that
rather than see the high schools closed,
they would work without salaries. This
announcement had possibly not been
brought to the attention of the board,
but it should be, and a reduction made
In this manner. Mr. Kepny advised
•the closing of the branch high and
training schools, and the using of the
money to furnish sittings in the grade
.schools.
Comptroller McCardy, who had his
speech cut off in the assembly meet
ing, was given the floor. He informed
the aldermen that his estimate as to
the amount of taxes to be received
was too high. In his judgment there
would be no more funds come in thaxt
would be necessary to run the schools.
No money should -be used during the
balance of 1,897- and all of 1898 to build
new buildings. He had a scheme by
which money could be used to build
new school houses. Bonds to the
ampunt of $50,000 to be issued for the
purpose was his plan. If the people
of the city desired new buildings they
could issue bonds to do it. At the
next election this could be done, as
the laws of 18*93 and 1595 allowed this
to be done. They could only be issued
for one yeaiasaadl«povision vvould have
to be made for paying them in the tax
estimate fort 1898. It would take a
two-thirds vote of all the votes cast
to carry the^bond^question. After this
had been done the council could, in
making up fche tax estimate for 1599,
provide for the payment of the boi:db
issued. In 1899 the same thing emit,
be done, uijTess,' some provision had
been made irj the meantime.
On .the voi-e to pass the ordinance*
allowing $420i000 and repealing all or
dinances and- resolutions directing the.
erection of new buildings and the pur
chasing of sites, -the vote was six to
four, Allard, Bell, Kenny, Sanborn,
Shepard and Bigelow voting for, and
Kaldnuski, Larsen, Stutzman and
Lindahl against it. Vice President Al
lard, who was in the chair, announced
the ordinance lost, and the vote was
ordered reconsidered and the ordinance
referred to th.c special committee.
Corporation Attorney Markham rais
ed the point that under the charter a
majority vote was sufficient to pass
an ordinance of this kind. The alder
men recalled the ordinance from the
committee and it was passed by a vote
of six to four.
. Vice President Allard s-tated that on
the advice of .the corporation attorney*
he would declare the ordinance passed.
The new measure will go back to the
assembly for concurrence at its meet
ing Thursday- night. - -
The aldermen passed a' batch of sa
loon_ licenses, including these of J.
Koeller, 606 ' Con way street, and J. F.
Smith,- at Third- -sHwi—Re-be**-- streets.
There were protests against the two
applications mentioned. Aid. Stutzman
wanted the Kceilcr application referred
back to the committee. The trouble,
Mr. Stutzman said, was a fight between
the North Star and Hamm Brewing
companies. Aid. Sanborn, as chairman
of the license committee, said there was
one saloon in the vicinity of Third and
Commercial streets and another saloon
was to be started. The protest against
the new saloon was made by the pat
rons cf the one now being operated. In
the case of J. F. Smith, the protest of
J. M. Pottgeiser and other tenants was
not taken to be a serious one, and the
two applications were approved.
The ordinance introduced at the last
meeting by Aid. Kaldunski, prohibiting
the issuance of liquor licenses in a part
of the ' Eighth ward, was reported back
in an amended form. The ordinance
a.s passed, fixes the district within the
territory bounded by . the following
streets: Marshal avenue, Dale street,
Aurora avenue and Lexington avenue.
A resolution allowing John H. O'Brien
pay for the time he served as a member
of the police force provoked consider
able discussion. The city attorney
stated' that the officer, not having been
confirmed a member of the police force,
was not leg-ally entitled to draw pay
as a police officer. O'Brien served a
month on the force, while the council
was discussing his qualifications. The
resolution allowing him $65.33 was lost
by a vote of 6 to 4, those voting
against it being Lindahl. Sanborn,
Stutzman and Bigelow. Later in the
session the vote, by which the resolution
was lost was reconsidered, and the
claim allowed by a vote of 8 to 2.
Messrs. Sanborn and Bigelow still op
posing it.
The ordinance allowing the riding of
bieyeles on the sidewalk on the east
sid e of Burr street, between Minnehaha
and Cook streets, was defeated by a
vote of 8 to 2, those favoring the meas
ure being only Aids. Lindahl and Stutz
nifin. There were large delegations,
both in favor of and against the meas
ure, but there was no discussion.
Four bids for repairing the market
house shed were opened and referred
to the committee on public buildings.
The lowest bidder was Charles Bovarra,
who offered to do the work for $447.
The city attorney was directed to take
steps to enforce the claim against the
Warren-Scharf Paving company in the
matter of the paving of Oakland ave
nue. According to the statement of
the comptroller, the company is indebt
ed to the city in the sum of $900, owing
to the failure to complete the contract
in the time specified.
A "resolution cf Aid. Kenny was pass
ed providing that the persons who
served as street commissioners during
the month of July be paid $75 per
month for their services.
A resolution directing the expenditure
of $100 for a cycle path on Bradley
street was adopted.
An ordinance was introduced by Aid.
Kaldunski designating the following
streets as a p'ubllc market:
-East side of" Minnesota between
Twelfth and Summit; north side of
Twelfth between and Rob
ert; west side of Robert street between
Twelfth and Summit; south side of
Summit between Robert and Minne
sota. The ordinance went to the com
mittee on streets, and as it repeals
all ordinances fixing or designating
public markets, with the exception of
that at Seventh land Wabasha streets,
the Third street market people are
expected to >oppowe the measure.
A resolution ■ was introduced by Aid.
Larsen andl'passed directing the city
engineer to prepare plans for repairing
the Rice street bridge. The resolution
also calls on the Great Northern Rail
way company to pay for the same and,
in case the company refuses, that pro
ceedings be commenced to compel them
to do so.
The committee on streets reported
adversely on resolutions ordering cycle
paths on Cleveland avenue and in th*
Second and Sixth wards. The report
was adopted.
The salary of Nels Larsen, street
commissioner for the Tenth and
Eleventh wards, was fixed at $75 for
the month of July.
SHfllih GAS GO UP?
THE RAISING OF THE ASSESSMENT
OF THE ST. PAUL GAS COM
PANY
MAY HAVE A SERIOUS EFFECT.'
THE COMPACT MAY HAVE TO MA
TERIALLY INCREASE THE
PRICE OF GAS
TO COVER RUNNING EXPENSES.
An ExlinuMtlve Statement of the Gas
Company's Position by Hon.
*\ W. M. Cntcbeon.
The board of equalization refused yes
terday to lower the assessment of $1,
--500,000 of the St. Paul Gas company.
Upon learning that this action was like
ly to result in a considerable increase
in the price of gas, the Globe sent a
reporter to F. W. M. Cutcheon, legal
representative of the company, and Mr.
Cutcheon dictated the following state
ment:
"The explanation of the acticn taken by
our board is simply this: It has beeii the pol
icy of the gas company practically ever since
it began business to reduce the price at
which gas is sold as rapidly as the condi
tions of its business would warrant. Within
the last few years the company has grad
ually but voluntarily reduced the price of"
gas from something over $3 per 1,000 feet to
|1.30 per 1,000 feet. This policy has been
pursued from a three-fold motive— in order to
increase the company's business, in order to
minimize the fiiction that is always de
veloped in dealings between a municipality
and a company that controls a business in
which large numbers of the citizens of the
municipality are concerned, and in order to
satisfy the public so far as possible. To make
the reductions mentioned it has been neces
sary of late years to enforce the most rigid
economy in the company's business and to
be satisfied with very small returns upon the
company's investment. By reason of the re
duction in the price of gas from $1.50 net to
$1.30 net, made Jan. 1, 1596, and of the large
reduction in the price at which the city
streets and municipal buildings are lighted,
which was made at the same time, the earn
ings of the company were sc far diminished
that it became necessary to reduce the divi
dends paid upon the company's stock, and
then to cease paying dividends altogether.
During the past year we have earned a little
more than enough, in addition to operating
expenses and fixed charges, to make the ex
tensions and replacements which are requisite
to enable the business to go on. Then, too,
for nearly two years the company has consist
ently pursued an even more liberal policy
than theretofore. Every reasonable and many
extraordinary efforts have been made to sat
isfy all demands of every customer, as well
as the city and public generally. This policy
has cost money— has diminished profits al
ready reduced. While the company has not
in any sense been embarrassed, its stock has
suffered very seriously in consequence of the
failure to pay dividends, a result entailed by
the course of action referred to. This
result, however. has been cheerfully
borne by the shareholders in the hope
and belief that with a return of better
times and a realization upon the part
of the public of the effort the company has
been making not only to satisfy every rea
sonable demand, but to pursue a liberal and
even generous policy, the company's business
would be so largely improved that dividends
could again be paid, and that such increase
of business, when it should come, would be
permanent. It was our hope also that in
consequence of this course, the bickerings
that have sometimes marked the dealings
between the city and the cjmpany wou".d
cease. In this hope we seem to have been
completely disappointed. Each concession,
each manifestation of willingness to oblige
the municipal authorities, has proved but
an invitation to 30 me new attack upon the
company's prosperity.
"Last Saturday the board of equalization
saw fit to assess the personal property and
franchises of the company at the sum of
$1,500,000. The action of the board of equal
ization, if insisted upon and successfully
maintained, will increase our taxes to about
$:;7.n00 per year, a net increase of nearly
$25. OW. Even if our franchises be legally
taxable (and we have always contended that
they are not), this assessment is many times
the value of both our personal property and
franchises. The company has little personal
property aside from its mains, meters and
repair stock, and its franchises, by reason
of the development of the electric lighting
business, have ceased to be exclusive, and
have but nine years to run. If the company
should be compelled to pay a tax on the
basis of this new assessment, it would be
unable, unless the price of gas were
increased, to pay its fixed charges after
paying its operating expenses and the cost
of making the absolutely necessary replace
ments, for, owins; to the present condition of
business, it is Impossible for it to sell bonds.
"This situation leaves the board of direc
tors but one resource— to raise the price of
gas. After the explanation I have given of the
purposes that the managers of the company
have entertained, every one must understand
with host munh reluctance we shall take this
course, irdriven to it. It will mean practical
ly a complete reversal of the policy pursued
during the last two years. In any event, we
shall increase our price only enough to re
imburse us for the amount we are obliged
to pay in taxes over and above the amount
we paid last year, that is to say, enough
to yield an additional income of substantially
$2."i,000. This will necessitate raising our price
to at least $1.45 per 1,000 feet
net. if not more, and this in
case the action of the board of equalization
is insisted upon successfully, we must and
surely will do. This statement is neither a
threat nor a bluff. If driven to this action, we
shall take it with great regret, and we shall
take it only if driven to it. But in that case
we certainly will do what I have said, and
I am sure no one can justly criticise us for
doing so.
"The result will be that the people of this
city will have taxed themselves $25,000 a year
more than they are now taxed, and not for
their own exclusive benefit, but for the benefit
of the state as a whole. They will have
seriously embarrassed a great and fairly
prosperous business, upon which some 1.250
of the people of the city are absolutely de
pendent, and which indirectly contributes
very powerfully to the prosperity of the whole
city. They will have antagonized a body of
men whose whole endeavor since they took
control of the property has been to earn suc
cess for the company by satisfying the pub
lic. The injurious consequences to the city
as well as to the company must be consider
able. They will have done all this with no
advantage to the city, to the taxpayers or
to the public generally. It will be bat an
other instance of the short-sighted policy pur
sued by our people, who seem to have learned
Uttle by observation of the superior success
of a different policy which has been applied
successfully in neighboring cities. Our peo
ple seem resolved to take a leaf from the
book of Duluth. They would better turn
their attention to their more successful rival
up the river.
"Just one suggestion more: The whole
theory of the present method of taxing the
property of companies of this sort seems to
me to be erroneous. In the nature of things
its property harf only a varying value, which
must be computed upon the basis of its
earnings. Its tangible property, if r.o longer
.used, has practically no value. In other
words, its property has no salable value.
It is always unfair, sometimes to the com
pany and sometimes to the state, to attempt
to assess this property as ordinary property
is assessed. A fair system of taxation would
impose a reasonable tax upon the gross earn
ings of the company— such a tax as is Im
posed upon the railway companies in this
state. Under such a system the tax which our
company paid last year would be approximate
ly correct." ___
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THE KEEPERS OP DISORDER
LY' HOUSES "
ARE NOT TREATED THE SAME.
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AI.MIWKI) IMMUNITY FROM
FIXES.
ANOTHER INQUISITION STARTED.
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Aldermen Want to Know \\ lint
System Mayor Do ran and His
Fltlus Achntes I >*■.
Aid. Stutzman created something of
a sensation at the board of aldermen
meeting- last evening by introducing a
resolution asking for the appointment
cf a joint special committe of five from
the council to investigate the manner
in which the mayor and other officers
charged with the enforcement of the
ordinance relating to disorderly housss
were doing their duty. The resolution
introduced by the Second ward alder
man read as follows:
Resolved. That a special joint committee
of five, consisting of three members from the
board and two from the assembly, be desig
nated by the presiding officers of each body,
to investigate the manner in which the mayor
and other officers charged with that duty
are enforcing the provisions of Ordinance
No. 2fca. and that it submit its report, with*
other information upon the subject as it may
deem proper, to the common council for its
consideration.
In speaking to the resolution. Aid.
Stutzman, who is chairman of the com
mittee on public accounts, said that
as a member of the committee he ex
amined the monthly reports of the clerk
of the municipal court. The records of
the court showed that there should be
twenty-six keepers of disorderly resorts
fined under the practice now followed
by the police department in fining the
keepers of these resorts. The reports
of the clerk of the municipal court,
however, showed that the largest num
ber who paid fines into the court in
any one month was twelve, and the
smallest number three. An examina
tion of the lists and the reports of the
clerk of the municipal court showed
that eleven or twelve of the keepers
of these resorts should pay fines each
month. The records also showed that
parties were brought into court charg
ed with keeping disorderly resorts, and
their cases cont'nued through the
month and then discharged, and no
fines paid.
From an examination of the reports
of the clerk of the municipal court it
Is learned that from Aug. 1, 1896, to
July 31, 1897, some or the keepers of
these resorts had only paid fines into
the court twice. Others had paid fines
into the court four times, and only five
had paid fines regularly during the
year. The committee of which he was
chairman had been unable to find why
things were thus, and it would, in his
opinion, do no harm to have the matter
investigated by a committee from the
council.
Aid. Kaldunski interrupted the Sec
ond ward alderman and enquired if he
had consulted Patrolman Miller about
the matter. Miller is the mayor's pri
vate messenger, and, in addition to his
duties about the office of his honor,
acts as major domo of the disorderly
houses.
The resolution was adopted by a vote
of 9 to 1, Aid. Sanborn being recorded
as voting against its passage. Presi
dent Bigelow appointed as the alder
manic end of the investigating com
mittee Aid. Stutzman, Kenny and San
born. The Seven tfe ward alderman
asked that he be excused from serving
and suggested that Aid. Kaldunski
would be better for the work. Presi
dent Bigelow, however, could not hear
Aid. Sanborn, and announced that the
committee would stand as named.
Aid. Stutzman, in looking up the
facts which led to the introduction of
the resolution, finds that keepers of
disorderly resorts paid fines into the
police court as follows: On Aug 10,
Sept. 11, Oct. 5, Nov. 12, Dec. 3, Jan 10,
Feb. 4, March 13, April 5. May 8, June
6 and July 10.
Slightly Hurt in n lluunway.
Mrs. Thomas Taske, living at Lake Vad
nais, was injured in a runaway accident at
Summit avenue and St. Peter street yester
day morning. She was driving to market
with a load of vegetables, when .the horse
became unmanageable at Rice and University
avenue. After a run of a few blocks Mrs.
Taske was thrown from the wagon at the top
of the St. Peter street hill. Fortunately her
Injuries were not serious, and after receiv
ing the services of a physician, she was taken
in the Rondo street patrol wagon to the home
of a sister at 257 Edmund street.
Andrew Swanson, a teamster .living at 599
Bradley street, had two fingers of his left
hand broken by bein? thrown from his wagon
in a runaway on the Mississippi street bridge
yesterday afternoon. Swanson's horses be
came frightened at a passing engine and ran
across the bridge, colliding with a telegraph
pole. The injured man was taken to his home
in the central patrol wagon.
TAX.X OF FOUL PLAY.
Philip Cline'a Relatives Fear He
Was Murdered.
At the request of relatives of Philip Clin«,
who was killed at Post Siding by a Duluth
passenger train June 12, Detective Campbell
is seeking information concerning Cline'a
whereabouts for two weeks before his death,
and also for personal effects which the dead
man is said to have possessed. So far there
is no evidence to show that Cline met his
death other than by accident or through
suicidal intent, and the theory of possible
murder is hardly considered tenable in the
light of the investigation at the time of CHne'g
death and subsequent information gathered by
Detective Campbell. Two weeks before his
death Cline moved from a boarding house
kept by Henry Kuehne, at 133 East Third
street, but where he lived afterward is a
mystery. He is thought to have possessed
some property left by his mother a few months
before his death, which ts believed to have
been located in papers which he is thought
to have either carried with him or kept among
his belongings. Xo papers of value were
found on the body and it is said his watch
was missing.
Carroll Anderson, a youth living at Post
Siding, has informed Detective Campbell that
he talked with Cline shortly before his death.
The young man says Cline talked discon
solately about life and wanted to borrow 2">
cents from him. Cline's relatives, however, say
he was known to have had several $20 bills
a few days before he was killed.
CHARTER COMMISSION.
JudgreH Will Proceed to Select Fif
teen Freeholder*.
The judges of the Ramsey couniy district
court met in Judge Brill's chambers yester
day and took up the question of the ap
pointment of a commission of fifteen free
holders to frame up a new charter for sub
mission to the voters of St. Paul. It was
the first meeting of the judges since the
presentation of the big petition a few weeks
ago. The judges discussed the work in
formally and decided to act on the petition
and appoint the cor^nission under the pro
visions of the law. Xo legal questions were
considered, it being the opinion that there
was nothing for the" judges to do at this time
but select the fifteen citizens to form the
commission. If any constitutional question
is raised, it will have to be by regular pro
ceedure in the court, followed* by a hearing
by one or more of the judges according to
the usual routine of court business.
The judges will hold another meeting this
morning, when the names of men eligible
to serve on the commission will be consid
ered.
The Coupon
For the voting contest must be filed
at the Globe office within two days
after date of issue.
BURNED WITH Tl RPETINE.
Puinter Paulson Meets With a Ser
loun Accident.
P. A. Paulson, a painter living at SCO Pri>
avenue, met with a painful accident last
evening, In which his hands and arms w*re
badly burned. He was washing his hand
in turpentine to remove paint stains, when,
in too closely app.oiching a lighted lamp,
the oil caught fire. With both hands covered
with the inflammable liquid. Paulson was
almost helpless to extinguish the dunes
which caught his shirt sleeves and threatened
to set all of his clothes afire. With pres
ence of mind, however, he pulled a quilt
from a bed, by which he was standing, and.
wrapping his arms in its folds, put out the
fire. Dr. Richardson dressed Paulson's burns
and is of the opinion that they are not of a
dangerous nature.
All Coupons
In order to be counted must be fl!ec3
at the Globe office within two days
after publication.
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