St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-01
SAW A CLOVEN HOOP.
Reformers Lavishly Vote Away
Salaries to Republican
Employees.
1ncompetency Causes Expense
Sop to the CoiOred
Brother.

1t was apparent at yesterdays meet
ing of the joint court house and city
hall commi ttee that the mayor and sew
eral of his appointees from the council
as members of the committee are averse
to retrenchment when it is to be ap-
piled to employees of their own creation.
When the custodan's pay roll came up
for confirmation, Commissioner Lied
man called attention to the fact
that a third assistant engineer had
been put to work month and
q half earlier than is needed or has
been the custom in the past, and at
salary of SIS per month more than had
been previously paid during the winter
months. and this had been done without
the sanction or appointment by the
committee, as has been the custom. Mr.
Liedman and Mr.. Mitsch expressed
their diSapproval of this course in forci-
bic terms, but they were overruled by
the vote OF the Republlcans-the mayor,
Aid. Copeland. Aid. DAILY, Aid. Zim-
norman and Commissioner Wright.
Quite an animated discussion took place
over the matter. The mayor and all of
the other Republicans defended the
course of the custodian, and offered
as an excuse that the engineer
needed some one to fix up the
steam plant. Mr.. Liedman stated that
such work had heretofore been done by
the engineer, and it was his duty to do
SO without calling in some one else to do
it. The protests of Commissioners
Liedman and Mitsch were unavailing.
and the third assistant engineer was
allowed salary for September at a
rate of S15 per month above that paid in
the winter months, and is to be retained
at the increased salary. The Joint COM
mittee also paved the way to employing
outside ala for the purpose of making
other repairs to the engine room. The
basis of this came up in the way of re-
port that extended repairs are needed
for the boilers and furnace.
A bill OF Sl49 for cable for one of the
elevators, ordered by Mayor Wright, on
his own responsibility, was ordered
pald. The custodian'S pay roll for Sep
TENDER. aggregating Sl,293. was ordered
paid. as were also Sundry bills.
A communication was received from
Comptroller McCardy advising the pur-
chase of dynamo at cost of 5000 to
be used in furnishing electricity for
lighting the building, and complaining
that the city had not received a deed for
its share OF the building. The mayor
stated that the board of county COM
mlssIonerS had conveyed one-half of
the building to the city. Tho matter of
purchasing dynamo was referred to
the committee on light and fuel.
Commissioner Wright stated that he
had gotten into squa5ble over the bids
for furnishing vault fixtures in the
health department., and wanted to turn
the matter over to the board. He had
decided that the Fenton Metallic COM
pany was the lowest bidder, but Brown,
Tracey q Co. complained that their bid
had been published, and the other bid
taken afterwards. An agent of Brown,
Tracey d Co. stated to the committee
that they had not been treated fairly in
the matter. The matter was referred
back to Mr.. Wright for action.
Bids for furnishing coal were opened,
but no award was made. and the matter
was referred to the committee OH lights
and fuel for classification. The bids
were as .follows:
J.Dowian IL Son. Streator lump s. 20; Hook
ing Valley lump, 81. 80; Mansfield lump S.. 60:
Youghiogheny nut, S4.35; Youghioghenv
lump, $500.
Pioneer Fuel company, Streator lump Ss.45;
locking valley lump, S4.2j: Mansfield lump.
Sf.50; Youghiogheny nut, 425 ;Youghiogheny
lump 81. So
Edmund & Carlson. Streator lump. s3.15:
docking valley lump, Si.25; Mansfield lump,
Sf.0y
ST. Paul e. Western. streator lump. 81 30.
Hooking Valley lump, Si39; Mansfield lump,
Si.55; IoughiogheDy nut S4.30; Youghio.
gheny lump, S4.55.
Northwestern Fuel company, Streator lump,
$3.50; Hooking valley lump. S4S5; Mansfield
lump, s.. 30; Youghiogheny nut, 81. 80; Yough-
iogheny lump, SI.6O.
The custodian was instructed to light
the town clock at o'clock instead OF Z
as heretofore.
1t was determined to purchase flag
to be used as flagstaff on the building.
Aid. Copeland reported in favor of
moving the mayors desk in the council
chamber backward and placing a can
opy over 1t to be used as a sounding
board. He estimated the cost as not
exceeding $3.50, and had been informed
that this would improve the acoustic
properties OF the chamber. AT his re-
quest Aid. Zimmerman was added to
the committee on the matter, which will
he further considered
The matter of allowing Sam Hardy
half a months salary, because Of his
discharge in the middle of the month.
came up and was discussed at some
length. Several of the committee were
adverse to allowing him the money. as
it would set precedent for allowing
the salaries of the engineer, the Gus
todian and about fifteen other EMPLOYEES
who were dismissed without notice.
After canvassing the situation, how