St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-08

spection was carefully omitted, and only the
pay rolls were given.
| The article in touching on
THE SALARY QUESTION
referred to the report of Mr.. Somers as
placing the amount at $40, 200, while they
quotes the comptroller as saying the sum
should be 42,135. With reference
| to this charge Mr.. Somers states
that his report not only shows the sal
aries in toto but all bills paid throughout the
department, with description of what it
are for, this having been the first and only
complete report of the kind ever furnished
to the city.
THE WATER BOARD FIGURES.
In comparing the work of the engineers
department and the water works the Pioneer
Press furnishes the following table:
Conduit built in miles. .... as
Cost OF same. S363,259
Engineering for same. 11,419
Inspection. Observation-Disclosures. -. 4,9OS
Pipe laid in miles. Observation-Disclosures. IS
Total cost of all work ...... 1906, 902
Without informing the public of his method,
ne adds miles of conduit and pipe to dollars
and resolves total of 379, 647 conduits, pipes
and dollars into S909,902, which he claims is
nearly $1,000, 900 worth Of work actually
performed on conduit with carrying ca
pacity Of 10000, 900 gallons of water per day,
on which the cost of inspection was AZ per
cent.s of the cost of the work.
OTHER INTERVIEWS.
Aid. Dowlan positively denied to The re-
porter the allegation contained in the state
ment that he had promised Mr.. Fuller to
support Mr.. Somers, when the time came,
providing Mr.. Fuller assisted him, Dowlan,
at the spring election.
The article also accused Mr.. Fuller of hav-
ing threatened Aid. Starkey with the dis
charge of his brother, who is employed in the
engineers Office, unless the former supported
Mr.. Somers. Aid. Starkey, on being ques-
toned, denied the statement, and said that
the only talk of the kind he had heard of
purported to have taken place between Fuller
and reporter.
MR.. FULLER SPEAKS.
The article makes charges against Mr..
Fuller, the assistant city engineer, who in
answer said to the reporter that the only
one providing that the engineer should be
elected for term of two years instead of one.
He submitted il to some of the members of
our delegation, who pronounced it satisfactory.
They proceeded with the amendment, and it
was made part of the charter, but there is
nothing in the amendment having reference
to the engineer holding over, as charged in
the Pioneer Press article
He al SavS ahnut haipu IN
uary, that that month is the only one in
which it is possible for him to take vaca-
ton, which respite he has taken but three
times in the twelve years he has been in the
office. He also denies that he made any
bargain with Aid. Dowlan or threatened
Aid. Starkey with the discharge Of his
brother from the city engineers force. This
attack on the department by the Pioneer
Press, and similar one made two years ago,
he attributes to personal spite on the part of
one of the proprietOrs of that paper.
Gentlemen need not wear gloves at dinner
parties, that is, if they do not have clean
ones; but under ali circum stances they must
take DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup when they get
a cold or a sore throat.
He Vas Prepared.
Dung man, are you prepared to go!"
asked the revivaIist of young man in the
back row after the meeting was over.
yes, sir, perfectly
''Do you think every night as you go to
bed that you may be called before morning." |
''Its always on my mind. sir.''
That's right And you are always ready |
to go whenever the angel comes, without |
warning and unannounced?"
eyes, sir. l always sleep with my clothes |
all on and my overcoat and an extra paper
collar on the chair at the side of my bed
Pm always ready"
''But, my dear young man, you must mis-
take me.''
''Not at all, sir. I'm a handsome coach
man, and l know my business. Wheneve
the angel of the household calls Pm ready to
take the first train"