The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-08
HOGAN GOT HIS PAY
EX-COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS BRINGS COUNTY COM
MISSIONERS TO TIME.
THREATS OF A HEAVY SUIT,
ON THEIR DECISION AT YESTER-
DAYS MEETING.
GRADING BIDS ARE REJECTED
and q New Lot viii he Called
For.

When County Superintendent of
Schools Hogan starts out to get pos
session Of anything. whether it be an
office or the emoluments of that office,
he comes off victorious. Yesterday
Mr.. Hogan went after the emoluments
of his Office for the month Of Decem-
Der, 1896, which County Auditor Sulli-
van had seen fit to withhold for rea-
sons of his own. Those reasons did
not strike the board of county COM
missioners as sufficient. Accordingly,
the commissioners passed a resolution
directing the auditor to draw a war
rant for Mr.. Hogan's salary for the
month Of December, 1896, as well as for
May, 1897, on the expressed condition
that Mr.. Hogan release any claim or
claims against Ramsey county for sal
ary for the months of January, Febru-
ary, March and April, 1897
Mr.. Hogan did not appear in person
before the board at it's adjourned meet
ing yesterday afternoon, but he was
represented by his attorney, j. c.
Michael. Mr.. Michael explained to the
board that Mr.. Hogan had not yet re-
ceived his salary for December, 1885,
County Auditor Sullivan having re-
fused to sign warrant for the amount
$3.50.
Mr.. Sullivan admitted he had refused
to draw the warrant. and explained
that he had declined to do so because
Supt. Hogan's report of his school Wis
ftations during the year 1896 was ir-
regular in form and failed to show that
he had performed the duties of his
office required by law.
Mr.. Michael insisted that that had
nothing to do with Mr. Hogan's sal
ary. AS long as he held the Office ne
was entitled to the salary attached
to it. The county boards only remedy
in case county official did not do his
work properly was to impeach him;
his salary could not be withheld
L have seen Mr.. Sullivan about this
matter" continued Mr.. Michael, 'anl
have always treated him courteously,
but he has done nothing but bubble
with me and put me off with indefinite
excuses and eVaSive answers. Now
will say right here that, if this board
sees fit to pay Mr.. Hogan his salary
for December, 1896, and May, 1897, ev-
erything will be satisfactory, but, if
not, promise you gentlemen the coun
ey will have to pay Mr.. Hogan salary
for the time that Mr.. Blake Illegally
occupied the office, namely, during the
first four months of the year.
In this connection Mr.. Michael re-
marked that he understood that there
was feeling on the part of some of
the commissioners against Hogan, be
cause the latter succeeded in ousting
Blake, the Republican, who was de-
clared ineligible to hold the office.
NTo(N
a resolution providing that warrant
be drawn to pay Hogan his salary for
December and May.
The mayor scribbled a few lines and
handed the paper to Commissioner
Quehl, who thereupon offered as
an amendment that the war
rant be drawn on condition that Hogan
for the months of January, February,
March and April
The amendment was carried by a.
vote Of to 8, and then the resolu-
tion as amended was adopted unani-
| mously.
County Auditor Sullivan didn't ap-
prove OF the action bit, but the mayor
said to him by way Of explanation:
Don't you see, Mr.. Sullivan. we
can't hold up Mr.. Hogan's December
salary for an offense committed in July.
when the offense was condoned and the
July salary paid?"
A communication was also received
from Superintendent Hogan informing
the board that the court had decided
that he was the county superintendent
OF schools, and notifying the board not
to authorize the payment of any fur
ther salary to Mr.. Blake, who was
ousted.
Bids for improving the Lake Jose
prime road through Keller marsh were
opened.
P. H. Thornton proposed to do grad
ing for 10 cents per cubic yard and
furnish the necessary lumber for $40
per thousand feet; N. Feyen, IA 9-10
cents for grading, and SIS for lumber
G. f. Huebner had a less bid. but it
was not accompanied by a bond. and
was not considered. He proposed TO
do grading for IL $40 cents per cubic
yard. The proposed road improvement
is for a distance of half a mile. and
the cost Of the work will be about
$1,25O.
Mr.. Kellerman moved to reject all
bids on the ground that they were too
high. The motion prevailed, and on
motion of Mr.. McCarron the board de-
cided, by vote of four to three. to
advertise for new bids, to be opened at
the July meeting.
The county surveyor reported that
the estimated cost of macadamizing the
Rice street road from the end of Rice
street for distance of one mile. would
cost $10,747 for a road twenty-four feet
wide, and to make the road sixteen
feet wide would cost $S,s71. He also
stated that $4,000 would macadamize
the road one and one-fifth miles for
a width Of sixteen feet Referred to
the committee on roads and bridges.
The county treasurer reported that
the list of personal property delinquent
taxes for last year amounted to $64-
S16.79. The sheriff reported that his
office had collected S2,910.21 of this
sum. The report was referred back
to the sheriff with a request for q
summary as to districts.
Ex-Sheriff E. S. Bean served notice
on the board that he had begun an
action to recover SO, 562 fees claimed for
the return of warrants for the collec-
tion Of personal taxes.