The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-03
CUSTODIAN OFF THE CITY HALL
WILL CONSULT SOMEBODY HERE
NETER ABOUT
THE PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES.
AND LIGHT THE BUILD
ING
AT A SAVING OVER PRESENT COST.
District Court Clerk Rogers Wants
Additional Vault ROOm-New Flag
to Be Purchased.

Hereafter the joint court house and
city hall commission proposes to trans
act it's business on business principles.
The reform was decided upon yester-
day afternoon, when that body voted
not to permit the custodian of the
court house and city hall building to
purchase any supplies without first
consulting the committee on purchases
and supplies, and obtaining a requisi-
ton therefor.
After the secretary Of the joint COM
mission had read a list of the bills for
supplies furnished during the past
month, which had been duly credited
by the committee on claims, Mr. Dix
called the attention of the commission
to the fact that although he was
member of the committee on purchases
and supplies, he had never heard of the
supplies just enumerated, for the rea-
son that the proposition to purchase
them had never been submitted to
the committee on purchases and sup
plies, of which he was a member, and
also the chairman.
Il will vote to allow these particular
bills this time added Mr. Dix, but 1
give notice that | shall vote mo- in the
future on all claims arising out of mat
ters that have not originally been SUBJ
mitted to the committee on purchases
and supplies"
Commissioner Kellerman remarked at
this stage that Custodian Dayton
bought all the supplies, and nobody
knew anything about them until the
bills came in.
that it was a very unbusiness-like way
OF doing things. Thereupon Aid. Lin
dahl moved that the custodian be di-
Tected not to purchase any supplies
hereafter without first securing requi-
/ sition therefor. The motion prevailed.
The joint committee on lighting and
heating the court house submitted a
report, which included a proposition by
James M Geary, offering to heat and
light the court house and city hall
building for $12,930 a year Under the
present three-year contract with the
st. Paul Gas Light company, which ex-
pires June /, 1897, the cost during the
closing year will be $14. 200 Mr. Geary
offers to do the heating for $11 $50, and
the lighting for $1,000 additional, the
latter sum representing the cost of the
extra amount of coal required for the
lighting. But as a lighting plant will
be required, Mr.. Geary wants So, 900 al
lowed him the first year for the In
stallation of a lighting plant The
matter was referred back to the joint
committee, with a view to ascertainine
whether the extension of the time OF
the beginning of the contract dated
June l, 1894, to Dec. 20, 1894, operates
as an extension of the time Of expira-
ton.
City Comptroller McCardy having ex-
| pressed his doubt of the power Of the
J int cio
construction and placing Of new ele,
vators in the building, the commission
some days ago requested an opinion on
the question from Corporation Attorney
Markham. In the opinion, which was
submitted yesterday, Mr. Markham
held that the joint commission had full
control Of the court house and city
hall building, and was empowered to
enter into such contract
The custodian's pay roll, amounting
to $1,12668, was passed.
A communication was received from
Clerk Of Court Rogers, requesting that
he be provided with additional vault
room for the filing of court papers, the
present quarters being Inadequate The
request was referred to the committee
on purchases and supplies.
A request from the board Of public
works, asking that iron shutters he
provided for the windows Of the vault
room, facing the Jail building, was re,
ferred to the committee on grounds and
buildings.
The custodian was authorized. by
resolution, to purchase a new flag to
adorn the Flagstaff on the roof Of the
court house building. The present flag
is in a dilapidated condition.
Hereafter the regular meetings of the
JOINT court house and city hall com
mission will be held on the last Friday
of the Dionth preceding the first Mon
day of the ensuing month, at p M.
instead of 4 p. m.