The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-23
THE DISTRICT COAL CONTRA CT.
Another Hearing Held by Committee
 on Claims Last Night

on Claims Last Night. The committee on claims held meet ing last night and took further evidence in regard to the letting of the school district coal contract and appointment of an inspector and weigher of coal. Harry W. Asher a member of the board of education, was the first wit ness called to testify in relation to the coal contract. MT. Asher is a member of the committee on schools of the board of eduation. He said that he attended the meeting of the joint committee, composed of the committee on schools and the committee on buildings when the committee appointed Anthony Car roll weigher and inspector of coal. He said that at the joint committee meet ing, after some other matters had been disposed of, MT. Connor spoke of the necessity of appointing a coal inspec- tr. He said that people were intimat- ing to him that there was something wrong with the district coal contra it's and he did not care to be bothered that way and that an inspector should be appointed. MT. Asher stated that he and MT. Moran agreed with MT Con- nor He said that Clerk Hewlett told the committee that two applications for appointment as inspector had been made, one by MT. Carroll and the oth- CT by some one whose name he did not remember. A motion was made that Mr Lo was taken and resulted in two votes favoring MT. Carrolls appointment and two opposing 1t. MT. Connor, chair man of the joint committee, dissolved the tie by voting for MT. Carroll. MT. Asher said that he and Mir Moran vot- ed in the committee meeting for MT. CarrolPs appointment He said fur ther that the committee fixed the com pensation for the inspector at 35 cents per hour, ten hours a day, MT. Asher then in response to a request by MT. Carroll told of the proceedings in the board meeting when the appointment is alleged to have been revoked MT. Asher said that at that meeting MT. Connor reported the choice of MT. Car roll for coal inspector by the committee and that MT. Carroll had been notified of his appointment and moved that the committee report be adopted. Mir Hooker questioned the right of the committee to appoint. President Whit ney declared MT. Rockers point we'll taken and decided that the authority of the appointment did not rest with the committee. Mir. Asher said that he and Mir Mora hold that a haJ q such authority. The question was put to a vote and tie of 3 to resulted, which was dissolved by President Whit ney voting that the committee did not have the power in question.
 Alderman Hogan then asked-"Mr. Asher, do you, as a member of the board of education, think that the clause which requires coal to be screen ed and weighed by the inspector to be appointed by the committee on schools has been complied with?"
 MT. Asher-''I hardly think as mem Der of the board that should express an opinion on that"
 You ought to express an opinion; we want you to-"
 "I hardly think I ought to pass judg- ment on my CulledSu ueS. u seems to me that it would be indelicate. I voted for Mr. Carroll in the committee. I thought then that the committee had power to appoint him and I think so now"
 Do you refuse to answer my ques- tion?"
 q most respectfully do."
 "I think as a member of the board of education you are responsible to the people"
 "Yes I am: but I wont stand here and criticise the board of education"
 Mir Carroll then handed to the com mittee affidavits showing the number of loads of coal and the weight of each on c. F. Tuttle's scales on Broadway, and the loads weighed on other scales. He also presented copies of the record of salaries having been paid in previous years to an inspector for
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