Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-19
ciled note was made long before the investiga-
ton in August.
The committee here adjourned till o'clock.

c!leo note was made long before the investiga-
ton in August.
The committee here adjourned till O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Doran showed Mr.. Kerr receipt.
Mr.. Kerr-That had no business to be here;
it is not entered on the books. It might be a
private receipt for that matter
Mr.. Doran-You issued to Mr.. DRYER $3. 600
in scrip?
Mr.. Kerr-The scrip was issued to Mr.. Dryer,
acme of which he got discounted, as he wanted
it; the other he returned.
He was then questioned about the 800 over
paid Damren Snyder, he stating that it was
paid in scrip, and he thought it was for inter
est. His attention was next directed to
Leahy account and erasures made on both
sides of his ledger. He knew nothing about
the erasure.
Mr.. Doran asked why it was Leahy was al
lowed interest on scrip from March 10th, when
it was not paid him till November; and why
he was paid at all before the work was done.
Mr.. Kerr-He had completed the work.
Mr.. Smith produced Leahy's contract, which
stipulated that 20 per cent. should be kept
back.
Mr.. Kerr said he commenced his contract in
1862 and it was finished in 1870. He supposed
20 per cent. was kept back till final settlement.
He thought it was all right when he paid him.
The trustees made the final settlement.
Mr.. Morton-The contract provided for the
payment of the estimates and interest at per
cent, not IL per cent. He would ask the chair
man to summon Mr.. Rugg, who was Mr..
Leahy's bookkeeper; he could tell all about it.
You have paid in interest to Leahy 81, 500.70.
Mr.. Doran-The work according to his bill
was not done till 1871, and interest was paid
from the 18th of March. He was virtually
paid all that was due except $91.83 on the 18th
of March, 1870, and final settlement was not
made till July. 1871.
Mr.. Morton showed that the work was not
finished till December, 1870, according tc
Leahy's own bills.
Mr.. Kerr's attention was next directed to q
pencilled memorandum in the trustees book
resolution by Strait allowing 5000, which
had been changed to $500 for the year
He was asked why it had been changed. An
experts glass being applied, showed the 2
distinctly under the 8. Mr.. Kerr remembered
more about it than that there was balance
of 1922.
There were two entries the same year on a
January, written in ink allowing Mr.. Kerr
$500, the other was written in pencil under
the minutes, which were written in ink, and
signed; the memorandum purported to be a
resolution by Strait in July, voting $500 to
Kerr for services; under the plainly
seen a g. He was asked by Mr. Morton if it
was his custom to keep his record in pencil.
Another voucher was shown Mr.. Kerr, in
which that gentleman claims $27.22 balance on
settlement of hospital scrip. He could give NO
explanation, but Secretary Smith showed him
that the voucher must have been made out to
balance the account, the $27.22 exactly making
the difference between the amount in scrip
book and the ledger. Mr.. Kerr acknowledged
that it must have been so.
In the matter of voucher l, 1856, for So, Oh .39,
purported to have been paid to Charles Os-
trander for building barn, the same amount
appearing in the building account in various
payments, Mr.. Kerr explained that voucher
l,l85 was simply made out to transfer the
cost from the building fund to the current
| fund. Mr.. Doran thought his explanation was
| correct.
The board then adjourned till this morning
| at 9 O clock.