St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-23


met at the headquarters of the fire depart
ment in Central hall last evening They
did not organize very promptly so that it was
nearly S'clock before they began business.
When the toll was called Messrs. Delano,
Warner, Prendergast and Schliek answered
to their names.
SECURING A HORSE DOCTOR.
The first business taken up, and that too
which appeared to be of the most interest to
the members of the board, was that of select
ing horse doctor. Last year DR.. Berkman
served in that capacity but his term has ex-
PRED and it has become necessary to fill his
! place by either re-electing him or selecting
someone else for that position, and there
| seems to have been some feeling worked up
about it. Alta former meeting the matter,
after being talked over was re-
ferred to Chief Black with instruc-
tons to communicate with several
veterinary physicians with view to see
what they would serve year for attending
| to all the horses in the department and fur
nishiDg medicine for them. Last evening
the chief submitted bids from five different
professional gentlemen, as follows: G. w.
! Baltimore, S425; c. G.. Berkman, $40;
Rice, $500; R. Frey, $500; J. Jones. 81, 500.
Mr.. Schliek strongly urged the selection of
DR.. Berkman. That gentleman, he said, had
served the board faithfully during the past
year, and if he was as competent
as the others he could see no
reason why he should not
be reelected. 1t was true that
one man, DIR. Baltimore, had put in an offer
that was lower than the one submitted by
DR.. Berkman. The difference, however,
was trifiing. being only SIS lower. DR.. Bal
limore was stranger, and no one knew
whether or not he was competent. The
board did know that DR.. Berkman was abun-
dainty able to perform the duties pertaining
to the position. This being the case he
could not see why there should be any hest
fancy in selecting DR.. Berkman.
Mr.. Delano agreed with Mr.. Schlek. He
knew that DR.. Berkman was competent and
he had served for year in a manner that was
perfectly satisfactory. He could see no rea-
son why a change should be made. If there
was any reason he would like to know what
it was. DR.. Baltimore was unknown. He
might be very competent for the place bu
that was not known. The difference he
tween the two bids was immaterial.
Messrs. Warner and Prendergast favored
DR.. Baltimore on the ground that he Offered
to do the work for less sum than either o.
the others. They could not see what could
be the object of getting bids If it was not fo
the purpose of getting the work done for the
cheapest price.
Finally a motion to refer the matter bacl
was lost, the vote standing two and two.
motion to elect DIR. Berkman wal
lost by a similar vote. The matter wa'
therefore left in the same position, the presi
dent remarking that Dr. Berkman, he sup
posed, would continue to act in the same ca
pacity at the price he proposed till someone
was elected in his place.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The water commissioners sent in a bill a
former meeting for repairs to a hydran
located at the corner of Fifth street ant
Broadway, which it was claimed was injured
by the fire department. The chief reported
that the fire department did not injure tn
hydrant and had not used it, ant
the secretary stated that the waite
commissioner had no evidence to sustain tn
charge that the fire department injured tn
hydrant, but were hunting around to fin
such evidence. The bill will wait develope
ments.
The matter of purchasing span of horse
was talked over, and finally it was decide'
r that the chief should buy them if he coul
get them for S575.
{ 1t is claimed that there is patent on ONT
: of the kind of harnesses used in the depart
ment. and this matter was also talke,
over, and a long printed statemen
or description was read, and fnall
thn m after WAS referred hack to the com