The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-05
No GHOST STORIES
COUNTY BOARD CANNOT SPEND
MONEY TO CHASE
THEM.
LAMBERT LAKE MYSTERY.
SOME OF THE COMMISSIONERS
THINK 1T is A
FAKE.
GOES TO THE PIONEER PRESS.
Contract for the DELINQUENT Tax
List Is Awarded at 2.49c Per
Description.

THE board has decided not to spend
any of the county's money looking UP
ghost stories.'
That was the way Mayor Doran ex-
pressed the result of the executive ses-
sion of the board of county commits
sioners, held last evening to confer
with Sheriff Wagner, Assistant Coun-
ty Attorney Zollman, City Detective
Campbell and Coroner Nelson, as to the
advisability of appropriating $500 for
the purpose Of pursuing the investiga-
ton of the Lambert lake mystery.
The matter was taken up last even
ing after the board had disposed OF its
routine business. All the commission
ers, except Mr.. Kellermann, who is con-
fined to his bed by Illness, were pre3-
ent. The county officials mentioned
and Detective Campbell each addressed
the board in behalf of the desired APP
preparation. This portion of the pro-
eeedings took place behind locked doors
inasmuch as the county commissioners
desired to be Informed of the nature Of
the clues that the sheriff, coroner, as
sistant county attorney and Detective
Campbell have in their possession be-
fore deciding to spend the county's
The session lasted an hour and a
half, and at it's conclusion the board
decided not to take any action for the
time being. No formal vote was taken,
but from the expressions of opinion by
the various commissioners it was evil
dent that two or three Of them, at least,
think that the affair is a hoax. This
disposition of the matter is not neces-
sarily final as it is understood the
presentation Of stronger clues may in
duce the county board to vote an ap-
preparation.
In view of the action of the board
last Friday in instructing the commit
tee on ways and means to secure
proper legal advice''-that of County
Attorney Anderson regarding the sa'-
airy law and resolutions being so dis
tasteful-the spectators at yesterday
mornings meeting eagerly awaited a
report from that committee. But the
committee was silent. The matter came
up in collateral way, however.
Commissioner Hardick, who had sar-
casticaily inquired at Fridays meeting
whether County Attorney Anderson
was ''the whole thing or only half a
thing" introduced a resolution award
ing to the lowest bidder the contract
for printing the delinquent tax list for
1896. To be certain that the form Of
the resolution was proper the beard
sent for County Attorney Anderson, so
as not to make the same error that in
validated the sale of tax certificates in
1892
When Mr.. Anderson arrived he scru-
tirized the resolution, and noting that
it was offered by Commissioner Har-
dick he looked up and addressing
Chairman Doran-he had not even
deigned to give the commissioners a
morning salute-Said:
why this resolution is drawn by
Mr.. Hardick. / don't see why 1 was
sent for since you have Attorney Har-
dick and his assistant, Attorney Quehl,
here
Counselors Hardick and Quehl h Id a
brief consultation and proved OF the
form of the resolution, after VIII ch the
board invited County Attorney Arder-
son to take a drink of ice water, that
decoction being the best beverage at
hand.
A resolution, by Commissioner Har-
dick, was adopted irstructing the coan-
ty auditor to advertise for bids for
repairing the county morgue, in ac-
cordance with plans ard specifications
in the office of the city's building in
spector.
Mr. Hardick also offered resolution
ipstructing all county officials to sub