St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-15
BY THE WAY.


mr.. Roche was wonderful man in many
particulars, said S. A. Ponthon, who has
been the chief clerk in the late city comp
troller's Office the past six years. He was a
perfect wizard in figures, and his memory
was abnormal. Indeed, he carried almost
every thing of special Importance connected
with his office in his head. You could ask
him the cost of almost any improvement in
the city, for illustration, and he would give a
ready answer without consulting the rec
ords."
1t is thought by some that the fact that the
city charter does not provide foe a deputy
comptroller is misfortune under the present
sad circumstances. 1t is questionable
whether there is not something indicate
about this precipitate agitation concerning a
successor to the dead official. Before the re-
mains were laid away in their eternal resting
place, the problem was actively canvassed.
Yet ali this was necessary. The machinery
of the city cannot long be stopped because of
the unfortunate taking off, and that is just
the condition that must be contended with
until the council names a successor 1t is
suggested that the charter should provide for
deputy i'll all the major departments of the
municipal government, to meet such and
other exigencies.
Mr.. Ponthon's friends are engaged in an
active canvass i'll his behalf. They represent
that he should be chosen by the council to fill
the vacancy. He has been in the office, filing
fduciary position for six years. and he had
the unequivocal confidence of Mr.. Roche
who is quoted as having said recently to the
mayor and other officials:
This is my last term. don't care to oc-
cupy the Office any longer. | realize that my
sojourn on earth is not long, and yearn for
rest. Mr.. Ponthon should succeed me- He
is competent. trusty and perfectly familiar
with the work of the department, and he is
naturally peculiarly adapted for the work.
MIR. Ponthon is a Scandinavian and pos
sesses an unusually fine education He
speaks, besides all the Scandinavian tongues
and English, both French and German
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Asked relative to his candidacy last night,
Mr.. Ponthan said:
Il shall not antagonize Mr. Cullen in any
way. If he wants the office, am not can
didate: otherwise, l am in the field. But l
have not been informed as to Mr. Cullen's
position yet, and, therefore, | am passive
don't mink there is any one who can defeat
him in the council if he openly enters the
lists. He would be an excellent comptroller,
too"
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Henry Bull. who represented Wright county
in the last house of representatives and who
won distinction and honor by his upright
and intelligent course during the session,
spent an hour or SO yesterday in consultation
with the wheat investigation committee.
From all | can learn, fear the investiga-
ton will not effect half as much as was
promised. If there is ground for all these
charges that have been made against the in
spection department, it should be fully I'M
earthed, and peremptory measures should be
taken to remedy every evil
Mr.. Bull left last evening for home, as did
also Representative Roach, of Rice county.
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. Dining Car Conductor T. c. Grant, who
was injured at the wreck on the 500 line last
Friday, is now with his friends at $50 Grove
street, and is doing well under the care of
Dr. c. j. Woolway. His .injuries. although
serious and painful, will not prove fatal as
was first reported. In dressing the wounds
yesterday the doctor took out large piece of
glass from his upper lip. He will be some
what disfgured as he was thrown through a
window face first.