The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-17
COUNTRY MEMBERS IGNORED
MAYOR DOES NOT NAME THEM
ON ROADS AND BRIDGES
COMMITTEE
Precedent of Long Standing Is Vio-
lated by Such Action, but Pro-
tests Are of No Avail-Expects
to Thus Reduce Expenses

TO Thus Reduce Expenses
In announcing his committees yester-
day as chairman of the board Of coun-
ty commissioners, Mayor Kiefer vio-
lated precedent and ran against q
/ shaS In the shape of a decidedly Of
| tended country delegation. Heretofore
the custom has been to have the whole
| board. with the exception Of the mayor
| act on the committee on roads and
bridges. On this occasion, however, the
! mayor announced the names of Com
| missioners Quehl, Hardick andGray. all
| or whom represent city constituencies
Inasmuch as all the roads and
bridges under the control Of the COM
| m1ssloners are located in the country
! districts the commissioners from the
| country, Wright and Powers, felt that
| they had a right to representation on
| the board.
Commissioner Wright demanded to
| know the reason Of this action on the
part of the mayor. He thought that
| the country members had been slight
| ed.
| Mayor Kiefer explained that the size
! of the committee had been reduced pur-
| posely to check the growing tendency
| towards extravaganza that he had no
ticed in regard to the repairs and i'm
provements on country roads.
Commissioner Powers. who also felt
sighted, took hand in the argument,
and he. too, entered vigorous pro-
test.
Don't be afraid replied the mayor.
Your applications for work will re-
ce1ve prompt attention at the hands Of
the committee 1 have appointed"
And the country members pocketed
the snub.
The committees appointed were as
follows:
Ways and Means-Messrs Hardick, Gray
and Quehl
Claims-Messrs Quehl, Lott and Hardick
TaXes-Messrs. Hardick, Powers and Quenl.
Roads and Bridges-Messrs. Quehl, Hardick
| and Gray.
Public Buildings-Nessrs GRAY Lott and
Quehl.
Printing-Messrs. Lott. Hardick and Pow
ers
Poor-AIessrs. Lott Wright and Powers.
Licenses-Messrs Gray, Quehl and Hardick.
Education-Messrs Wright, Gray and Lott.
Health-Messrs, Powers, Gray and Wright.
Legislation-Messrs. Hardick, Wright and
Lott
Public Records and Reports-Messrs. Pow
ers, Wright and Gray.
Court House and City Hall-Messrs. Quehl,
Hardtck and Lott
Two bills of Sheriff Wagner, for fees
which had been referred to the county
attorney for inspection, were returned
With certain non-eXplanatory eraSureS
and were referred back to the commit
tee on claims.
The county auditor was authorized
to employ an extra clerk for the month
Of February to wrestle with the de-
linquent tax list. and the probate clerk
was authorized to employ an extra
clerk for six months.
Former Abstract Clerk Eben G. Ives
submitted a claim for services and I'M
paid salary aggregating $3,994.O7 under
the old salary law, and the claim was
referred to a committee. str
j. w. Herrick, of North st. Paul. ask
ed the board to repair the roads be-
tween the suburb and the city so that
heavy teaming can be cone.
A resolution was passed asking the
county surveyor to devise a system
for the uniform naming of country
roads outside the city limits to avoid
the confusion incidental upon the pres
ent system.