The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-23
MIR. QUEHL'S CHARGE
Calls Out Strong Denial From an
Interested Party.


A number of bills submitted bv the
board of control caused considerable
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 disaIlowance 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 lubricat-
ing oil. He didn't tell the other commits
sioners, however, that st. Paul is the
Northwestern distributing point for this
conpany's oils, and that T. S. F. Hayes
1877 Lincoln avenue, a 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 10 cents be-
low that of the Standard Oil company
The latter concern has been compelled to
come down in It's 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 a taxpayer of St. Paul
for twenty-five years, and thinks when
Mr. Quehl attacked his business he did
1T 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
stitution is in good condition. During
the year there have been sixty-eIght
| bodies taken to the institution, and the
total cost of maintenance was $2,125H.
A 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 wilE be overhauled to
! see if it does not cover the case in ques-
! ton.
| Justice of the Peace Hoyt's claim
| against the county for $25.52 for the trial
| of the city dog catchers on a larceny
| charge. was allowed in full by the board
! after an explana ton by Assistant Coun-
| ty Attorney Zollman. Comptroller Nc
| Cardy asked the board to abate the pen
arty which had accrued by the failure
! of the First Christian church to pay its
| water frontage tax. 1t was claimed that
/ the omission was purely dcciueHlal' ana
! the application was referred to the com
rnittee 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 culI'c9t on the
White Bear road, which he estimated
as likely to cost $500. He also reported an
estimate of s1,S02 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 a
total salary of s422. OF this amount $500
was salary as commissioner, $50 for the
joint committee, and $72 as member OF
the county board of equalization,