Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-26
got none before was because they had none in
Swede till lately.

By Mr.. Rice-Do YOU know Turner or Sven
SEM
Yes, they were discharged because they made
complaints
By AIr. Doran-I never saw bye-law book
read little in English.
Ellen Anderson and Eva Levin were private
ly examined; the examination only lasted q
few moments, and nothing vas elected on the
examintion.
MIR. W. L. courLIS sWoRE.
Says he has lived here over twenty years; was
superintendent of construction.
b1 By Mr. Ege 5ss fall went nj to the
in the spring of 1868 they let the contract for
the wood work of the north extension and re-
turn wing. Several had bids; Glover, Bohn,
Snyder & Damerin. The oontractiwas given
to Snyder g. Damerin. They were from 500
to $1,000 lower in their bids; the State was to
furnish the lumber. DR.. Schaunts and Mr..
Kerr asked witness to get mp a contract with
the contractors; after getting up the contract,
they refused to sign it, contending that the
dead wing was not to be in the contracts said
it should be in the contract, and il they
called the committee together could show it,
they!received or hundred dollars for putting
it in; they were putting on the first tier of jost
when told Synder they were not putting them
in as they should be; Snyder said il was none
of my business; he told meAIr. Sloan of Pllila-
delphia, was to take the work; I had nothing to
do with it; i called Hrown and Schim-
meps attention to II; Brown told
Snyder he had better do it
according to specifications but gave me to I'M
derstana had nothing to do with it this went
on till they put on the roof; called the atten-
| tion OF MIR. Kerr to the unworkmanli6e way of
putting on the roof; they had to tear off con-
siderable slate to put up the roof OF the extep-
sion; the next thing called attention to was
the porch; it in the contracts they let it
run along for two or three years,
then paid them extra; undoubtedly it
was in the contract; the report shows
the porches were paid for when they were in
the contract
By Mr. Doran-We advertised for bids ac-
cording to plans and specific ations; these We're
drawn by Sloan, of Philadelphia; he had 80, 600
for them; there could be mistake about
what the bids We're for; Mr.. Damer1n is
brother-in-law Of Mr.. Brown you had better
AK carpenter if Damerin is a mechanic; he
has lived here twelve or fifteen years,
tried to get work as D carpenter;
heard Mr. Fisher say he wanted
to be partner Of his, but he could not make u
door; know when at the asylum, he attempt
ed to make some stairs, but they would not fit;
they are, believe, in the cellar now; heard he
was shoemaker before he came here; never
saw the contract and don't know if the dead
wing porches were in that contract; they ought
to be; think Mr.. Billings told me they were paid
extra for it, it is in the report that the porches
We're unpaid for the other should be in the report
but no man in creation can tell by looking at
report what is in and what is left out; il we
had the specification here, and were to go down
you would see hundreds of joints left out;
bremmer joints were called for doubled, and
well fastened together; there are scarcely any
double joints; Snyder told me it was in the
contract; had nothing to do with the work
NJ. Sloan was to look after it; Mr. Sloan new
er came but once in the fall Of 1867, when the
foundations were got out; he found no fault
said it was the best job he ever had; has never
seen the building since; no one ever had the
experimenting Of the contract OF Snyder & Co..
il the committee go to the south wing they viii
find window-sills which should be two inch,
are only one and half inch; Mr.. Brown and
Mr.. Fletcher, brother to one Of the trustees, had
the stone work; the contract was for thirty
two thousand dollars; Mr.. Downs superintendent
their work; Mr.. Downs succeeded me; had
no quarrelling with the trustees; DR.. Bartlett
wanted to consult me often; referred him to
Downs; don't know what they discharged me
for Mr. Kerr said [ was not o practical me-
chanlc; Mr.. Downs is g good stone mason, as
good a one as any in this upper country; it re-
quares q man to understand plastering and
brick work and carpentering.
Do you think Mr.. Downs was O. competent
superintendent? Think he could superintend
stone work but not the other: the work
uoAlo ulIlcitut, Guey u!u lOG VIC Ot CHcCk Vic
brick work into the stone work; all the tying
was by little strips of iron don't think this was
sufficient; the work is reported hard finished and
it is only plaster finish; hard finish is more ex-
pensive; the center building is all plaster
finish; Mr.. Clark wished the south return;
Mr.. Downs commended that q plaster finish
was better than q hard finish.
DR.. JAMES SWORN.
At this point, as DR.. James was in attendance
and wanted to leave soon possible, he was
sworn and testified that the coffee which he
produc I'd was some Of the identical coffee that
Knudson complained OF; he said that he thought
complainant was discharged for finding fault
with the coffee; he said he had not always been
well-behaved when he complaining of
them; he became angry, indignant and nndig
nitied; sent the meat down to the cook and he
sent up some more as he complained there was
not cnough had no other complaint 20 make
against them.
By Mr.. Rice--Don' know whether he was
discharged because he found fault with the
coffee, or for telling me l didn't know what
was good coffee.
plain about the meat he said, Here it is, and
when went uphe said Here it Isl he said,
Il have nineteen men, and it you think that s
meat enough DON'T he seemed excited.
By Mr.. Doran-Rememhsr a man with q sore
leg; healed it up: don't know how long it had
been sore; it was a varicose ulcer; not likely to
get permanent cure; the patient WAS able to
walk on it..
MIR. coUpLIN,
continuing, said they brought tho staging
plan1ing, poles &C.. were brought from the
hospital to the church; don't know what be-
came of them; don't know of any material
that was used in the church which belongs to
the hospital; Downs was building the church
when he surerintended the building of the
hospital.
BY Mr.. Edgerton-Did it injurc it to use it
in the church? Certainly, it would wear it
out.
What was it WORTH Forty or fifty dollars;
they borrowed the scaffolding for the Episcopal
church, but this was brought back again; Mr..
Downs had the derrick when he built the Jail
it was returned; another thing he noticed,
when they We're building the main part of the
asylum they left the pilasters out; they should
be built in; don't know of anything else; [ re-
ceived $5 day superintendent; saw
Harry Downs or King working on the building.
After thinking q minute, he said saw him
cutting stone; he was superintendent at that
time; don't know il he was receiving
pay at that time, don't remember
making any statements to any member of the
Legislature about the Presbyterian church.
MR.. j. C. DoNAHoWER
stated that the congregation of the church
raised for it S14, 500. He and the secretary Of
the church gave a full explanation of the
cost of the building, and how the money was
raised. They indignantly repudiated the in
situations THAT the State had assisted in
any way whatever to days labor in erecting
the church Of which they are SO proud.
The committee here adjourned to seven
O'clock.
Third Dispatch.
Tol arrro, ~, r., 4lo Glib,
ST.. PETER, March 25.-At the evening session
the first witness called was
NJ. KNEP,