The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-09

The board Of water commissioners held
the following officers: go
President. H. Wolterstorff
Vice President-John M. Carlson.
Secretary-John Caulf1eid
Observation-Disclosures Lindquist
President 4,Molterstorff was reelected
unanimously, receiving the votes OF the
other four members, so he refrained from
voting for himself. ]. NJ Carlson was
elected vice president by the same number
Of votes. John Cau,field was chosen Sec
rotary for another year. receiving the
votes Of the five members. in the face OF
all the talk that has been made by Re-
publican politicians. The surprise came in
the election Of superintendent. 1t was
understood that there was no particular
opposition to- the reelection of A. r.
Starkey to that position. although the
names of Mr.. Shea and John LIndqufst
had been mentioned for the place. 1hs
vote for superintendent was the only one
taken by ballot, and but one nomina-
ton was made, the name Of John Lind
quist being presented by Commissioner
Hudner. The result was three votes for
Lindquist and two for Starkey. Those
accredited with having voted for Lind
quist are Messrs. Hudner, Donahower
and Bement.
Mr.. Starkey has been superintendent for
three years. The new superintendent Is,
we'll known contractor, and has lived
in the city for the past TWEEN y-fve years.
He Is a resident Of the Eighth ward. and
has done most OF the underground work
for the telephone company, Edison Fec
trio Light company and the gas Company.
The salary is $500 per year.
OF the fifty employees Of the board the
following were passed upon and will re-
main, some of them at an increase of
salaries:
C. M. Crowley. chief clerk. s11o; Joseph
Premerlina, meter clerk. $50: J. B. Wasch-
en6erg gepsa metz. Ere eierk Bip p Holman
Theodore Lineau. clerks, s65; Thomas Fl.
Caulfield. Inspector, $50; NJ. Fitzghbon.
foreman services. SEQ; Martin Feist, engi-
fore foreman al midway district. SO; F. schIe,
veen. keeper Baldwin lake plant. $40;
Mary E. Grathwol. stenographer, $50;
George Doorley, meter inspector, $sg; re,
Fitzgerald assistant meter inspectors,
$50; George N Rebeck, hydrant inspector,
s75; M. Lundgreen, Ole Munson, assistant
hydrqnt inspectors 81 1o M H Fafey
assistant yardman, $45; Nick Walsh, rate
inspector. $50; John Fitzgerald, meter as
sistant, $50; August Hoffman, M. Dawson.
Erickson. assistant hydrant inspector, SIS;
Thomas Peterson. A. Hanson, Char1es
Hanson hydrant and gate inspectors, S6;
J. F. Hoyt. land agent. SIS.
day, and Martin King screen cleaner at
McCarron's lake. at S45 per month. were
ordered dropped from the pay rolls Feb. l.
The board delayed action on the follow
ing employees until the next meeting, but
President Wolterstorff said there would
undoubtedly be number of changes:
Matthew Thommes,. Fred Kaphingst
and A. A. Thompson, assistant engineers
at McCarron's lake station; $50 each; Fritz
Johnson, H NJ Taylor. William Carver,
nremen at McCarron's lake, $50 each;
Herman Abresch. fireman Centervil1e. ss5;
Joseph Doerr engineer West st. Paul sta
ton, $50; R. III. Johnson. assistant engi-
neer West st. Paul station. $50: HERNIA
Marsh meter clerk. $50; James Dahill,
keeper reservoir, $40; Fred Aichele. SUI
perfntendent's clerk. SIS; James Hawkins,
Inspector Midway district, $45.
Five of the employees were raised from
$40 to s45 per month, and four were raised
from s45 to $50 per month. George N Re-
beck, who has been an employee of the
board for twenty-five years, and is now
fire hydrant inspector. was raised from
SGT so to SIS per month.
The board directed the secretary to adj
vertise for bids for furnishing the pump
ing stations with machine oil. estimated
at $500; and also LOCO wafer meters. esti-
mated at SO each. The salary of the Sec
rotary was fixed at 5000. and that of the
superintendent at $1,000.