St. Paul daily globe., 1894-05-15
TOO MUCH OATS AND HAY
CONSUMED At SEVERAL or IHE EX-
CINE HOUSES.
CLARK SPRINGS SENSATION.
Republican Members OF Fire
Board Oppose Giving Firemen
Back Pay at Present They
Say the funds Will Not AG-
nit of the Action -Routine o
Matters Disposed Of

ANA"AtCES DtSloSCu Ols
The meeting of the fire board last
| night was largely of IL routine character.
However, the question of keeping the
pledge made last fall to pay the fire
boys the money that has since been
Kept out of their pay monthly was dis.
cussed. Mr.. Mitsch called up his reso-
luton providing for paying the firemen
their back pay. In the general discus
sion that followed, the resolution was
opposed by Messrs. Stilwell. Clark and
Martin. 1t was stated that the board
has already spent SSS, ,459 in the first five
months OF the year. This is at the rate
of about Sl7.50O per month. At this
rate it would require $4,000 for the
department during the year. AS a
matter of fact the comptroller says
there is but Sl95.0O0 for the department.
MIR. Stilwell said he understood from
the comptroller that there was not so
much as that, and it was his opinion
that the department would run short
without paying the tiremen their back
pay. Mr.. Mitsch claimed that the board
Is ahead $4,000 more than it was this
time last year. Mr.. Stilwell insisted
that the men would have to wait for
their moLey. and in this view he was
supported Dy Messrs. Clark and Martin.
MIR. Clark sprung bookkeepi ng sem
sation on the board. He called for a
statement prepared by the clerk and
himself. showing the amount of oats
and hay consumed by the department..
by this statemtnt it was shown that at
some of the chemical and outside sta.
tlouS the horses eat at least 60 per cent
more provender than at others. At one
place the average amount of oats eaten
by horse during the year was 1852
bushels, while at others the average
was but i03 bushels, or even less at
some places. At some stations an aver
age of ll,030 pounds of hay was re-
quired for each horse, while at other
stations it required only an average of
5000 pounds of hay. The chief was
asked to Investigate the matter and as
certain where the discrepancies ari Sc,
and to ascertain why there is such gen.
eral extravaganza in the use of proven
der. 1t was asserted that too much hay
and oats are used at nearly all of the
stations.
Bills were allowed aggregating
392.79. In the report of Chief jackson
there was a recommendation for a new
roof on engine house No. TO- He also
asked for new platform in front of the
Merriam Park engine house and for
drainage pipes Ill the barn of The gen.
eral station. These matters were re-
ferred to committee for Investigation,
The Acme Vapor Stove company,
which has the gasoline lamp contract,
asked permission to store SIX or seven
barrels of gasoline in a specially con-
Structed building at the corner of
CiatsWorth and Schetfer streets. The
matter was referred to the proper COM
mittee. Several requests for new lire
alarm boxes were received, one eSpe-
clally urging the placing of box at the
intersection of Rice, Carroll and Lyle
hart streets. The appropriate COM
mttee will inquire into The matter.
The veterinary surgeon reported as to
the condition OF the department horses,
which showed them TO be in good vi der.
Supt &. E. Hughes reported that the
telephone circuit on Dayton's bluff is
weak, needing new wires. He found
the magnet bells at No. IL and Chemical
No. worn OUT, ana replaced them.
On motion OF Mr.. Martin committee
of three, consisting of Messrs. Martin,
Clark and Mltsch, was named 10 confer
with the water board relative to all eX-
tension OF water pipes on the West side.