Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-09
OUR COUNTY AFFAIRS.
!, r1yr rr.1n OLD CLAIM, ron 5000

The Bogus Interviews in the Pioneer-Press-
APeculiar Claim for $9OO--It Dates From
1873--Couldn't be Presented Sooner Be-
scause the Newspapers Howled.
The special meeting Of the County Com
missioners was held yesterday afternoon.
Before the President called the meeting to
order. great amusement was created by the
President reading from the Pi0nee1-F Press an
imaginary interview with members of the
board. Mr.. Dawson said he was quite sur
prised to discover what an eloquent man he
had become, and how versed he was in
choice and elegant expressions. Mr.. May
nard could not understand how a man could
be interviewed unknown to himself and Mr..
Miner, had not only not seen an interviewer
but had never uttered one word attributed to
him. The whole matter was food for much
merriment and considered good joke.
When the roll was called all answered to
their names except Mr.. Hunt.
petition from Mounds View township,
school district, No. 20, was read asking the
board to discontinue that part Of Hennepin
No. 2. district in Ramsey county, and asked
that the same be attached to district No. 20
in county of Ramsey.
The petition was referred to the committee
on education.
petition asking that the St. Paul and
Centerville road be restored to the proper
line and made passable through section l6,
township 30.
Referred to committee on roads and
bridges.
5000 CLAIM.
A petition from NJ B. Farrell for an al
lowance of 5000 over his contract for build
the temporary court house." He states in
the petition that he found before he signed
the contract that he had put in too low bid,
and some members of the board had told him
would be made.
The petition was discussed at length, Mr..
| Maynard stating that if he had put the
5000 in his bid he would have lost the con-
tract He wanted to know what would be
the use of contracting if contractors could
come to the board and get any sum over the
contract price that he might ask for.
Mr.. Lindeke commended that the petitioner
could not expect the board to take cognizance
of the petition. If the petition were all
true, Mr.. Farrell could have no claim.
The president wanted to know why this
claim originating as far back as 1873, was
not presented before. Mr.. Wagner understood
Mr.. Farrell to say to him that he had done
work not in the contract for which he now
makes his claim.
The contract was then read by the auditor
The president asked for the petition to be
read again, pointing out that the petitioner
admits that the mistake was his own.
HThe auditor stated that the original con
tract was for 200, and the petitioner hac
already received $9,5l7.91.
The petition was then laid over till next
meeting to give petitioners cour
sci an opportunity to attend.
THE AIMS HOUSE AND HOSPITAL.
The next business brought before the boart
was the appropriation of the 81 900 for the
aims house and hospital.
for what he did not understand. Since tn,
last meeting he had looked at the books bu
he could not tell from them what the none,
was laid out for. He saw $50 for this, and
800 for that, bnt he would like to. see in
voices to know what prices they paid fol
things purchased. He did not doubt tn,
books were kept all right-they looked to b,
in frst-rate order, but be wanted invoices TO
his own information.
Ultimately the appropriation was allowed
THE FARRELL CLAIM AGAIN.
Mr.. O'Brien coming in, the petition O
Mr.. Farrell was re-considered.
! The president, addressing counsel, sale
that the original bid was So ZOO, Mr.. Farrell
+ had been paid $9,517.91, the overplus beine
for extra work, but what he now claims i
not for extra work.
Mr.. Farrell was sworn, and gave his case
stating that when he made the bid he lef
4 out the 5000, because he depended upo1
. the agent of the Detroit iron works to Civ
, his prices for doors. He was too late tt
alter it, and when the mayor, Mr.. Stewart
!: told him the contract had been awarded tx
him, he said he could not take it. He wa
told by members of the committee to q
8 ahead, the season was short, and they would
put it right.
In examination by Mr.. O'Brien, Mr.. Far
rell stated that the whole board promised b,
! He would at least be 5000 behind if he 90
this claim-he had figured so close. H
would not have gone on with the contract i
the board had not promised to paw hin
extra.
Mr.. Llndeke questioned the Petitions
l. about his assertion that the board said the,
: would pay if he would wait till the howl tn
t papers were making about extra work ha.
. died out. He said Mr.. Blaisdell was on
who said so.
Mr.. WEIGH was questioned. He said SOM
1 fault had been made in the papers about tn
s brick used, and he went down to see whe1
t Farrell told him about the doors and win
e dows being omitted in the bid. He said i
t he made his claim, no doubt the board woul,
S give it consideration.
: the president asked Mr.. WEIGH why tn
board did not allow the claim before. i,
0 which Mr.. WEIGH said he supposed Their
a was some suspicion.
: Mr.. President asked if he remembered TIL
4 board saying that they would allow th
: claim if he would keep still until the howl o
S the papers had died out.
Mr.. WEIGH did not recollect that. TIL
4 president would feel greatly ashamed of an
such assertion from the county board
e Mr.. Sheire (architect) was questioned, bu
f did not hear anything of the claim until til
: building was considerably advanced
!. Thought at the time of reading the bid tina
j. Farrell would lose at least 1000. He mos
8 undoubtedly had omitted something.
: Mr.. President asked if Mr.. Sheire recol
e lected if any other bids were made. II
0 which he replied there were three or four, on
j lower than Mr.. Farrell's.
9 The auditor then referred to the bids, fro1
a which it appeared that Alex. Porter bi