The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-19
CALLED EACH OTHER LIARS
ASSEMBLYMAN DAILY AND CON-
TRACTOR BROWN ANGRY
The Latter Accused of Saying the
Joint City Hall Committee Had
Been Influenced in Purchasing a
Safe Door and His Explanation
Was UnsatisfactOry-Li Inject
ed Into Committee Meeting.

The meeting Of the joint court house
and city hall committee yesterday af-
ternoon developed short farce COM
edy that was not included in the clerk s
minutes. The meeting was called for
the purpose of taking action on the
claim Of Frank P. Brown for the bal
ance due him on his contract for the
building of the vault in the Office Of
the register Of deeds. Contractor Brown
and his son, John Brown, were pres
ent, the former urging the allowing Of
his claim on the ground that he had
quite a sum Of money tied UP in the
work. Building Inspector Haas was
called in and advised the payment Of
the claim.
Among the visitors in the room was
County Commissioner Quail, and after
the recommendation of the building in
spector had been made he remarked
that, while he was not a member of
the joint committee, he was interested
in the matter before 1t, and that be-
fore the allowance Of the claim he be-
lieved that 1t would be proper for John
Brown to explain certain remarks that
had been credited to him, in which it
was alleged that he had said the build
Ing inspector and the joint committee
were working together, and that the
latter had been influenced in purclnas-
ing a Diebold Safe company's door for
the vault.
Mr.. Browns explanation did not meet
with the approval of Assemblyman
Michael Daily, a member of the COM
nlittee, inasmuch as he eyaded the
main point.
Il have heard this same story" said
Mr.. DAILY, land think that 1T is about
time that Mr.. Brown learned to keep
his mouth shut"
Mr.. Brown broke in with the remark
that he thought that the member Of
the committee must be mistaken.
II am not mistaken retorted Mr..
DAILY. You made that statement in
the presence of at least three people,
and l can prove 1t.
II say that you cannot prove it, for
I never said anything of the kind"
well, say that you are a liar"
was Mr.. Days reply, given in the most
commonplace manner possible.
You are another. 1t is very well
for you to sit as a member Of this COM
mittee and say things that you would
not dare repeat outside this room.''
IF I were outside the room 1 would
do something besides talk" was Mr..
Days answer, and as he gave it he
wheeled about in his chair, and things
began to look interesting, but further
developments were cut short by Chair
man DOran calling for a vote on the
allowance Of the claim. A moment
later the bill had been passed, and the
committee adjourned, but John Brown
had disappeared in the interval and
was not about the court house when
the committee passed out.
Preceding the meeting Of the joint
committee the board of county COM
missioners held short session. The
petition OF the Allemannia bank asking
for an extension Of the time allowed it
to make payments to the county came
up and a resolution was passed extend
ing the time to May 81 and granting
the further petition of the bank that
1t be allowed to reorganize In accord.
ance with plans submitted last Deem
Der. The matter was not discussed,
and the resolution was passed by a
unanimous vote.
A resolution, submitted by the COM
mdttee on roads and bridges, asking
that In future all cycle paths be built
by contract, was passed. and the coun-
ty surveyor was instructed to make q
survey of paths from the city limits
to Lake Johanna, White Bear lake to
Bald Eagle lake, and White Bear vii
lage to Wildwood, and submit his re-
port, with an estimate of the expense
at the next meeting of the commission.
A resolution was also passed that in
future all moneys for cycle paths be
taken from the revenue fund.
The committee on roads and bridges
returned the resolution regulating the
opening and closing of county offices
and asked that action on it be in
definitely postponed on the ground
that the commissioners had no author
ity to act in the matter.