The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-09

and above the sSs.2OO was provided for by
the council"
Just. what the comptroller means by
this Is not clear, but Assemblyman AL
brecht, at meeting OF the charter COM
mission. said the whole matter appeared
to him to be question of bookkeeping.
When Mr.. McCardy assumed the duties
tifcates Of Indebtedness issued by the
board of education between Feb. 16 and
April z5. 1891, amounting to $216,200 cred
tied to the school fund. The certificates
were as follows:
Certificate dated Feb. 16, 1891, is
sued for salaries OF board of ed
ucatlon: due Aug. 16, 1892, per -.
Certificate dated March IL, 1881, is '''''''
sued for fuel, beard of education.
que sept. IL, 1892 heper cent In
Certificate dated March 80. 1891. is 'N''
sued for labor claims, board OF
cent interest 800. &" -. $500
sued for salaries, board of educa-
interest q! .....:......... 10000
sued for expenses and repairs.
1892, per cent interest .:........ 1900
Certificate dated sAprfl Is, 1891, is
sued for salaries. board of educa-
interest ....s@l - 80 s-.,... - 40 900
Certificate dated April /, 1891, issue
miscellaneous expenses, board Of
education, due Aprils1, 1893, per
The balance of the certificates were
paid when due, including the interest out
of the school fund, as the printed report
OF the comptroller on pages a. IS and Sc,
under the head of school fund, will show.
The following are the entries:
SEPTEMBER.
City Order 540S-Hughson & Hem
menWay, redemption of certificates
or Indebtedness Nos. 6S and 69.With
SIX SIX months interest, up to Sept. II,
City Order 5724-Savings Bank Of St.
Paul. redemption of certificate Of
dnde 5tedness, No. 70. issued March
~. 1891, account Of school salaries
for month of March, 1891 10, $50
City Order 5725-Cenrad w. Miller.
ely treasurer; redemption of GER
tidcates Of Indebtedness, Nos. II, 10
and ~, issued March 80 1891, ac-
count of school salaries for month
OF March, 1891 Observation-Disclosures. g, $50
OCTOBER.
City Order 597S-Hughson s. Hem
menway, redemption of certificates
OF Indebtedness, Nos. 81 to "a, inclu-
s1Ve, together with six months in
tefeSt to oct. Is, 1892 ..............4 Al, 400
Taken in connection, the payment of
the certificates from. the school fund and
also from the certificates of Indebtedness
fund, the statement Of Assemblyman
Albrecht that sit was simply a matter of
bookkeeping" becomes very suggestive.
Comptroller McCardy in his "explana-
ton, says 1.-The balance of the certifi-
Gates over and above 200 was provided
for by the council" If this statement is
correct. then all the certificates must
have been provided for in the same
manner, for, from the entries above
given, the certificates due Aug. 16,
amounting to $4,000, are paid out of the
certificates Of Indebtedness department,
and the one due Sept. II, issued for the
same purpose, Is paid out of the school
fund. The explanation" of the comptrol-
Ter may explain" but it certainly does
not appear that IN charging first one
fund, and then the other, with the re-
demption of the certificates, he was at all
consistent.
The certificate Issued Feb. 16, 1891, was
paid not out Of the school fund, where
Mr.. McCardy in hts explanation says 1t
had been credited, when he took charge
Of the office. but from the certificates Of
Indebtedness department as the following
entries from. the printed report Of the
comptroller on pages 13 and IA will show:
sr!a. AUGUST.
City Order 4,991-First National
bank. redemption. of certificate of
Indebtedness No. r. board of edu-
City Order 5,OO6-National German
American bank, redemption certifi-
Gates 70, Il and 49,. .................. g. 100
Other of the certificates and interest on
the same, which the comptroller did not
pay out of the school fund, but did pay
out Of the certificates Of indebtedness
fund, were as follows, the entries being
taken from his printed report for 1892,
page IA: a. g2lzf3
SEPTEMBER.
City Order 5,723- Mrs. Emma
Henry, redemption of certif1-
cate No. IA, issued March 80, 1891.
and interest. 50, 5S7. so
bank, redemption certificate in Fl
debtedness No. Sc, issued March s--'-.- l.
80, 1891, for current expenses and
la repairing. school buildings 1859. so
City, Order 5,727-Conrad w. Miller,
city treasurer, six months in 81. q
terest certificates Indebtedness -.. %.
Nos. 81 and IS, issued April i, 1891,
to pay current school expenses. l. 400. 90