The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-01
IN AND ABOUT
THE CITY HALL

Mayor K.efer yesterday notified a trio OF
well-known citizeEs that he had selected
them members OF the water, fire and
schooi boards.
William r. Toseevin, OF the Eighth ward,
was named to succeed Reuben Warner as a
member Of the board of fire commission rs
Mr.. Tostevin is the junior partner CT the
firm Of F. r0steyin & Son, ard is engaged
in the marble works business He is also
pres dent of the Junior PiCneSrs aid has a
hest of frierds who will be p.esssd at his
selection as a member of the board of fire
commissioners.
Prof. G. W. Davis of Manchester col,ere,
was named as a member of the school bea.d,
IS. fill the vscancy caused by the resignation
81 A. r, McGll Prof r1vis is resident
OF the Eleventh ward, and has lived in St
Paul fer the past seven years.-sHaring til S
time he has occupied various chars at Maea,-
ester college, and at present teaches Hebrew.
English literature and history. He is a grad
uate OF Oxford university, and has taken pcs
graduate courses al Harvard and ether in
situations in this country. He is regarded
as a man OF deep learning ard scholarly at
ta:nments.
IN connection with his educational work
Dr. Davis was formerly pasor of the Ma
ealester Presbyterian church. He frequently
supplied The pulpit at the House Of Hope
u. Z
and since the res gnation OF that divine. He
is forty years of age is marie d and has two
children. He lives at Macal .ter Park
John NJ. Carlson was namsd to sue ee1
Thcmas Grace, whose term as a member of
the water board expired yesterday Mr.. Carl
sen is a Wen known builder and cont actor.
and Is resident of the Seventh ward
Formerly ne was in business with RIB .rt
Wiley, but the partnership was dissolved
hei
MIR. Carlson was prominently ment oned
for appointment on the water beard by May,r
Doran 2 year ago, but did NIT then land the
prize.
AT a meeting of the board of wate- NJ
missions held yesterday the bonds ana ap-
p-ic2tiors of thirty-fye plumbers were APP
proved. The bonds required under the law
are in the sum Of $5,Co} each, and in ali
but three of the applications the bonds wee
furnished by surety company.
The contract for valves, supplies ard tools
for the present year was divided between
the following firms: RobinsoI Cary c Co.,
Western Supply company Il. P Rueg &
Co, Crane-O.dway company and Farwen.
o1nlun. Kirk & Co. The estimated amount
TO be expended during the year under the
contracts is s2500.
The contract ter stationery for the year
amounting to $780, was divided among the
following firms: Brown, Tresey G. Co.. H. c.
Boyeson & Co. and H. E. Wede'stasdt & Co.
The blacksnithing contract. estimated at
about $500, WIS distributed among Mahle &
Sutmar, Schroeder & Weyh, j. G. Duggsn,
Mitsch lWascI company and Schurmeier
Wagon company.
Bills to the amount of ST. 455.41 were ap-
proved. OF which S3,e4l. Cd was fer Fay rolls
The annual report of the secretary will be
presented at the meeting of the board to be
held during the coming week.
The receipts Will show falling off OF
about S2.oa0, compared with 1897, when
they reached $SS1 ,069.s1. The disbursements
the figures fer that year being 1921. sos. 43.
for this year are 81, 500 less than in 1s7.
The appointment OF John NJ Carlson as a
naem5er of the water board WILL it is
claimed. result in shuffiing UP new deal
ali around in the water department. There
are about thirty clerks and employees in the
department. who 1t is said, are marked for
eeea0ftation, and the few members CT the
Lincoln club. WHO are not row holding down
city or county jobs will be taken care of.
IL has been the cus,om at the first meet
ing in January, of each year, to elect a Sec
rotary of the board, at least this has been
done for the past three years, and John Caul-
field has always received the majority of the
votes OF the members of the board for the
position.
Il is pretty we'll understood that at the
meeting of the board to be held during the
Ginning week an effort will be made to elect
Ffcsrick o. Hammer to the position now held
by CauheId.
President Woterstorff, of the water board.
held conference recently with Mayor Kiefer
regarding the question of whether Commits
sicner Dement'S place ON the board was
vacant. Mr. Bement resigned as president
- Ike board and was granted leave of alb
Stree in order to go to Manila as a member
Of the United States engineer corps with the
rank Of major. His leave of absence was
until Jan. l. and as Mr.. Brment has not noti-