The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-03
LIEUT.. F. p. AvERY,s INVESTMENT.
Says Treasurer Horst Didn't Carry
Out Instructions.

says Treasurer Horst Didn't Carry
Out Instructions.
At the meeting of the board Of al
dermen committee on claims yester-
day afternoon, the committee had I'M
der consideration the claims of the
special constables appointed by the
judges Of election to serve at certain
polling booths at the last election. The
claims are ten in number. Assistant
Corporation Attorney Phillips, in a
written opinion, advised the commit
tee that the special constables regular
ly appointed by the judges OF election
were legally entitled to their pay, if
the claims were properly Endorsed by
the judges of election who appointed
them. The members Of the committee
expressed the opinion that the judges
of election were not justified in ap-
pointing constabIes to serve at the
polling places within the city limits,
as constables were not needed there.
But in view of the opinion Of the cor
poration attorney, the claims were
held up in order that they may be ex-
am1ned to ascertain whether the APP
po1ntmentS were regular and the
claims properly Endorsed by the judges
of election.
A petition was received from Lieut..
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asking the city to refund $545, which
he paid into the city treasury. The
petition sets forth that the petitioner
gave the city treasurer the sum of 5000
to purchase for him that amount OF
certificates of assessment for paving
Fifth street; that the city treasurer
subsequently gave him what the petit
toner supposed were the desired Ger
t%1ficates, but some time later he dis
covered that S545 worth Of them were
certificates of assessment for paving
Oakland avenue. The petition further
alleges that the property on Oakland
avenue covered by the certificates is
not worth the amount assessed against
it. He therefore asks that the $545 be
refunded to him. Appended to the
petition was the written statement of
City Treasurer Horst admitting that
Lieut.. Avery had paid him 5000 and
that the payment was made under a
verbal agreement hat the petitioner
should receive 5000 worth of assess
ment certificates for paving Fifth
street.
CORPORATION Attorney Markham ex-
pressed the opinion that the pet ton
er's claim against the city was not a
legal claim. The matter was referred
to the corporation attorney for a writ
ten oninion.
Ex-Patrolmah Charles J. Hanft put
in a claim against the city for 1884, that
being the sum he claims is due hin
for the time that elapsed between
Sept. 80, 1896. the date of his discharge
from the force by the mayor, and Nov.
6, the date of the concurrence of the
common council with the action Of the
mayor. AS in all the other cases of
the discharge of policemen, the mayor,
in this instance, relieved Hanft Of his
star at once, and appointed another
ma Immediately, without waiting for
the council to concur in the discharge.
The claim was referred to the corpora
ton attorney. ~rJI1s g..
The claim of the ST. Paul Carriage
company for the month of August,
amounting to $1,13S.S9, was laid over
to give Aid. Lindahl an opportunity
to ascertain why certain complaints ne
made of failures to collect garbage
were apparently not attended to by
the health department. The fines i'm
posed by the health department
amount to $3.50, which represents 1T
failures to collect.