The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-16
JAIL JOB SETS ALL ASTIR
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ESSAY TO
EXPLAIN TT AT A SPECIAL.
MEETING
JoBBERs WANT A NEW SITE
Executive Committee Yesferdav
Voted Against the Erection
of a New jail on the
Old Site.

The jail matter came up again at the
meeting Of the county commissioners yes
terday afternoon. The delegation from
the Commercial club was present. and
their chairman. B. H. Schriber, told OF
the complaints that had reached the di-
rectors Of the club concerning the award
of the plans and the proposed site for the
new county Jail.
Mr.. Hardick, speaking for the commits
sioners. said that the gentlemen had been
totally misinformed in regard to the In
tendons Of the board. 1t never had been
their idea to put the new structure on the
site of the old building, he declared. The
plans had been drawn entirely as a club
,, to try and bring the owners OF the desired
sites down to a reasonable figure, This
move had failed, but at this Tina II
made no difference If the facts were given
out, as an option had been secured on
another lot near by. Later an addition will
be put on, and. If practicable, fitted up
for the use Of the municipal court and
city jail. These will be offered to the city
at rent not exceeding that which is
now paid for the Third street police sta
ton.
! taken up the matter that he had no desire
to bid on the erection of the building. en-
cept the window guards, doors and cell
work.
w. S. Flint, Of the committee, suggested
that the specifications be examined by
three or four competent architects who
have not been interested In the conrro-
versy, and 1t be left to them to decide
If there was anything among the articles
of the specifications which would exclude
others than the Pauly company from bid
ding on the work by requiring patented
articles.
The Jobbers' union is thoroughly op-
posed to having a part OF the present
court house and city hall site apprOpri-
ated as a site for the erection Of the new
county Jail. If, by any means whatever.
the Jail should be built upon that site It
will never be attributed as the act OF the
jobbers. Without dissenting member
the union is ardently opposed to placing
the new county structure on the court
house square.
A meeting Of the executive COMMITTEES
Of the union was called yesterday after
noon in the Fire and Marine building ev-
pecially for the purpose of discussing the
merits and dement's Of this question, ana
Tic COulIi4Llee5 WnOtQ secretary Hail says
represented the entire members in their
views. adopted the following set Of resu-
lutions, protesting against the erection Of
the building on the court house square:
Resolved, That without entering into
the plans or contracts for the proposed
new county jail building, we wish to enter
a most earnest protest against the cree
ton Of new Jail upon the present court
house square. for the reason that all tho
aVaila HE ground on ffa 81 81
square will eventually be required for the
enlargement OF the city hall and court
house"
This resolution will be presented to the
board Of county commissioners.
Secretary Hail. of the union, stated yes
terday to a G o D reporter that the
union has unanimously fndorsed the action
of their executive committee and that
aside from the union members, there Is
a very strong following for this issue. u
Is not the purpose of the union as sug-
gested in the resolutions, to name or sug-
gest a suitable place for the location Uf
the new jail. but 1t is unalterably against
the court house site.
A members OF the assembly in speaking
Of the proposed new Jail yesterday. SAID
"A city jail should be put up in such
a position that there should never be a
chance Of an attempted escape or res
cue Of prisoners. during which lives may
be lost. In order to build a jail in this
city which would comply with these corr
ditions 1t must be built on one OF E
plans, to wit:
'First-In such near proximity to the
court house as to be connected with It,
either by a subterranean passage or a
direct passage.
Secondly building a separate jaIl on
separate property from that now occupied
by the court house, in which case the
building should comprise the jail. mu
nicipal court and offices, district court
rooms central police station and sheriff
and jailer's residences"