The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-17
HUBERT IS READY
HE GETS SCHOOL AND LIBRARY
BONDS-AS TO THE SINK
ING FUND.
Mr.. HASTINGS MAY DEMUR.
REPORT ALSO THAT HAUGAN MAY
BE A BIT OF 4 STUMB-
LING BLOCK.
RAwLINs POST ENTERTAINMENT.
How the Young People of the Port
land Avenue Church of Christ
Cleared OFF a Debt.

The board of sinking fund commits
sioners met at noon yesterday in Mayor
Pratts Office and settled the question
which arose at Mondays meeting as to
the amount of the sinking fund bond
which Treasurer elect Charles S. HUI
bert should be asked to give. 1t has
been the custom of his predecessors to
give a bond amounting to $4,000 for
TINS fund, but Mr.. Hubert represented
that it really did not devolve upon the
treasurer to furnish this bond, and
that, inasmuch as he did it mostly as
an accommodation, it was only fair
that it should be lowered to at least
$780, 000
The commissioners did even better
than Mr.. Hubert had hoped for. After
a consultation with the city attorney
they agreed to ask the council that
the fidelity bond Of 100000 be made to
cover the sinking fund. This will not
exactly do away with the sinking fund
bond, as 100000 will be made to stand
as security for the general funds, and
100000 for the sinking fund
The new city treasurer means bust
ness He has been working on his
bonds ever since his election, and it
has evidently been a comparatively
easy matter to secure them. He filed
his school and library board bonds.
The sureties on the library board
bond of $4,000 are Julia ]. Hubert. the
new treasurer's wife, who justifies in
the sum of 100000, and George G. Full
Ter, who justifies for $40, 000 The bond
was presented to Secretary Cameron
OF the board, yesterday, and he will
recommend its approval at the next
meeting of the library directors. AL
bert G. SimOndS and c. NJ Amsden.
elevator men. are the sureties on the
school board bond of $50, 900. Mr.. Ans
den takes oath that he is worth $50, 900
and Mr.. Simonds swears that he is
worth $4,000. This bond has been SUBJ
mitted to Director F. H. Peavey, and
he will turn in a favorable recommen-
dation to the board Of education.
Although Mr.. Hubert fully intends
to take possession of his office tomor-
row, complications will probably arise
to prevent him from transacting any
business. 1t is rumored that while
County Treasurer Hastings recognizes
that Mr. Hubert is abundntly able to
properly dispose of any money turned
over to him, the former will neverthe
less be governed by the technicality Of
non-residency, which may possibly
eventually deprive Mr.. Hubert of his
office. If Mr.. Hastings is not persuaded
that the treasurer ELECT is legally quail
flied to look after city funds, the prob
abilities are that he will refuse to turn
over to him the money due the city
If Registrar Moody, of the waterworl1s
department, pursues a like course, Mr.
Hubert, in the absence of funds, will
be unable to do business, and city en-
ployes will go without their next
monthly stipend.
A. c. Haugan may prove a stumbling
block when requested to turn over the
treasurer's office to Mr. Hubert 1t is
reported that he will decline to do so
until the validity of the recent election
has been determined beyond all ques-
ton.
IT see nothing to prevent me from
taking charge of the office in a day
or So" said Mr.. Hubert There is less
and less talk about quo warranto pro-
ceedings, and 1 doubt very much If any
steps will be taken toward ousting me
before the expiration of thirty lays,
when, of course, it will be necessary to
formally re-elect me. In the mean
time, having been duly notified of my
election and having qualified, 1 see
nothing to prevent my legal assump-
ton of the duties of the office"