St. Paul daily globe., 1893-10-28
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INSIDE HISTORY or A PERSONAL DEAL
So = Fer CITY FUEL.
TOLD by GARyHN's CLERK.

Assemblyman Doran Delivers
aRighteOusly Hostile Criticism
h, 'of the Methods Pursued by
+ c"Me''-Further Supplies Will
Have to BE Advertised For, as
Provided by Law.
TIE committee on police from the as
sembly held meeting yesterday after
nOQnoto consider the requisition made
by s4lhief Garvin for authority to pur-
-chass twenty-five tons of coal from the
PiofSer Fuel company at s763 per ton.
The CLERK to the chief of police was
PRESENT, as were also Assemblymen
PDorap. Schuette, Wolterstorff and San
dell and Aid. Copeland.
The committee was informed by the
chiefs clerk that there had been no diff
ferent arrangements this year than
there were last year as far as the contract
for furnishing the department with coal
was concerned. Last year." he said,
1--WE asked for bids for furnishing the
coal and a number of proposals were
submitted, but each of them gave tine
Seh'S PAiONt sO.Ou pCi lOI. hlGCl WdIu
we made arrangements with Mr.. Shade,
OF the Fioneer Fuel company. by which
we received rebate on each ton and he
furnished the coal"
The clerk also informed the members
of the committee that if the bids were
advertised for now he was sure the
price would be much higher than the
price agreed upon by MIR. Shadle and
the chief. He also stated: 1--WE have
wrltton guarantee from MIR. Shadle
that the price would not be more than
S7.63 per ton. even if the coal was pur-
chased in twenty-five-ton lots"
There was some question raised as to
whether it would not be better for the
police department to purchase the $50
tons needed after having advertised for
bids, but the chiefs clerk again assured
the committee that Mir. Shadle had in
formed him the price would be increased
instead of reduced ii the bids were
asked for.
Aid. Copeland was of the opinion that
within few weeks coal would be re-
due q 10 about S6.25 per ton, and Sug-
eested the requ's stion for the twenty
five tons be allowed and the balance OF
the coal let to the highest bidder.
Mir. DOran said he was not satisfied
with the method used by the chief of
police to purchase coal. There was
something irregular about the arrange
ments made by the chief and the con-
tractor. because MIR. Shadle was given
the contract after bidding no less than
other firms. The firm which Shadle
represented was a Minneapolis concern,
and he was in favor of giving st. Paul
firms show when there was anything
to De given out. -;
The chiefs clerk announced that
about twenty of the twenty-five tons
asked for in the requisition had been
delivered, and it would he necessary to
have about twenty tons more atsan early
date.
pa MI. Deran said he had examined the
coal swhich had been delivered, and
would say it was not Lehigh valley coal,
as claimed, but vas a fair grade of coal
for the price. Coal dealers in st. Paul,
he said, had to pay more in the yards
for Lehigh coal than the firm which was
furnishing TIE coal to the police depart
ment charged for it delivered.
o he members of the committee de-
cldedIt would be advisable for the coal
To behpurchased after advertising tor
bids Father than by the method adopted
by the chief of police, and to this end
recommended the passage of the requi-
sltioH for 25 tons and the advertising
for bids for furnishing 100 tons addI-
tional.
. Later in the afternoon a resolution
was1ntrodueed and passed by the as
senlbly directing the city clerk to ad-
YertlSe for bids for furnishing the police
. department with 125 tons of Lehigh
Valley coal.
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