The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-22
MIR. QUEHL'S CHARGE
Calls Out Strong Denial From an
Interested Party.

A number Of bills submitted by the
board of control caused considerab Bile
discussion at the meeting of the board of
county commissioners yesterday morning.
1t appeared that the board had been
purchasing a part of it's supplies out
side of st. Paul without paying any at
| tention to the recommendations of the
! commissioners, The matter was brought
up by Commissioner Quehl who was
seconded by the mayor. Somebody sug-
! gested the GisaI1owance of the accounts
| as a salutary lesson to the board Of
control, but they were finally referred
to the county attorney for an opinion
as to the power of the county board
IN his complaint Mr.. Quehl mentioned
particularly the Dearborn Drug and
Chemical Works of Chicago, from which
concern had been purchased the Iubricat-
ing oil. He didn't tell the other commits
sioners, however, that ST. Paul Is the
Northwestern distributing point for this
companys oils, and that T. S. F. Hayes,
l27 Lincoln avenue, man born and rails
ed in st. Paul, is the representative of
the company, and has been for seven
years. Mr.. Hayes said last night that he
was and had been furnishing the city
with oil at so cents, which is Is cents be-
low that of the Standard Oil company.
The latter concern has been compelled to
come down in its price in certain oils from
to 10 cents, and that it had inspired at
tacks on his company in times past. Mr..
Hayes has been taxpayer of St. Paul
for twenty-five years, and thinks when
Mr.. Quehl attacked his business he did
it without knowing the facts.
w. D. l.. Richardson was reelected
keeper Of the morgue at a salary of $50
per month. The report Of the committee
on ways and means showed that the in
stitut1on is in good condition. During
the year there have been sixty-eight
bodies taken to the institution, and the
total cost of maintenance was S2125.2.
claim Of ]. G. Donnelly, the under
taker for SIS for the burial of the BODY
of an unknown child found in Park ave
nue. pond, was hung up until the next
meeting of the board In the interim
the contract of the undertaking firm
with the county will be overhauIed to
see If it does not cover the case in ques-
ton.
Justice of the Peace Hoyts claim
against the county for s2552 for the trial
of the city dog catchers on a larceny
charge, was allowed in full by the board
after an explanation by Assistant Coun-
ty Attorney Zollman. Comptroller Nc
Cardy asked the board to abate the pen
atty which had accrued by the failure
Of the First Christian church to pay it's
water frontage tax. 1t was claimed that
the omission was purely accidental, and
the application was referred to the COM
nittee on taxes. An application for the
commitment of Phoebe Keith and Isabel
Keith to the Washburn Memorial or
phanage at Minneapolis was referred to
the poor committee.
The county surveyor recommended the
immediate repair of the culvcet on the
White Bear road, which he estimated
as likely to cost $780, He also reported an
estimate of $1,So2 as the cost of grading
Lake avenue, at White Bear beach. 1t
was reported that the grading on the st.
Paul & White Bear road is about three
fourths done.
County Commissioner Hardick reported
that during the year he had received
total salary of S422 OF this amount $500
was salary as commissioner, $50 for the
Joint committee, and $72 as a member of
the county board of equalization