The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-07

pro wis which the city and county might
be called upon to pay, was also
alluded 10. Mr. Cutcheon also read
rom statement Mr.. McCardy
mao furnished stSn showing that the
court muse conyhissien had no money
sired. n
Inc only way it, could be put in was
TO TO raise the tax levy for next year.
Inc money could not be secured until
January, 1899, and during this time the
commission would have to pay interest
on the amount expended to put in the
plant For three years the gas COM
year II Aad reduced the amount of the
expense about $S,509, as compared with
Iae price OF last year for the service.
IL the gas company's bid was rejected
ana the burdens imposed by the board
OF equalization put on, it would re-
suit IN increased burdens on the cltt-
zens or dlsaster to the company.
Mf. Italians representing Mr.. Nicer
reg, SAID the committee was represent
ing the city and it's duty was to act for
the pest interest Of the city and coun-
W. 1t might be true, as Mr.. Cutcheon
ana the comptroller had said, that there
was no money in the fund this year,
tut by February 1898, the money would
be ready and could be raised in the next
TACT that other institutions and corpora
tons were putting in plants and sup
plying their own heating and lighting.
rms was not because they wanted to
lose money, but for the reason Of econ
'omy The city hospital had put in it's
own plant, and if it was economy for
1lrms IN th1s city to put in plants, it
! certainly would be economy for the
city and eountNt The figures cited by
MI. Cutcheon were much too high, ne
SAID, and, even at these figures the Nc
Geary bid was only $500 higher than
that or the gas company. There was
dlfterence in the figures presented,
but Mr.. McGeary was willing
to give bond that he would
DO the work, and this should be con-
sidered. Mr.. Hallam's figures were $685.
800 for McGeary's bid, as against $780,
600 OF the gas company, and at the end
OF the three Years the city and county
would have plant of it's own. Mr.
Hallam said in the past three years
1T had cost $4,000 to do what they now
proposed to do: for $4,000 a year. If
there was no plant in the jail, Mr.. Nc
Geary could not compete with the gas
| company. 1t would pay the city and
county, Mr.. Hallam said, to keep up
its plant in order to make the gas COM
pany do the work for $4,000 less than
they had been doing it.
Inc gas company mas announced
that they would raise the price Of gas,
but, if it was possible to raise the price
Of gas in the city, it would be equally
possible and iustifable on the part
of the company to raise its price for
lighting or heating the court house.
In the absence of competition it was
probable that the company would
raise the prices t..
Mr.. Cutcheon explained that, wher-
ever the gas company could reach
building with heat and light them, the
owners and tenants awaited themselves
of the opportunity. The isolated plants
mentioned by Mr.. Hallam were OPP
| Grated simply because the gas company
was not able to reach them. -
w. B. Hale said the RidgeWay COM
pany was ready and willing to give a
guarantee that the, engines and dyna-
| mos would be satisfactory. He had
examined the court house and jail and
on his estimate of what it would cost
the company had submitted a bid. p
At this point the committee divided
equally on the bids, and thus the ques-
ton remains. ~.