The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20

the other parties to the jail scheme with
Harry Hardick, who We're. intrusted py
it's management. The report received the
dismal consolation of filing.
ArranE ements Were Easily Made.
Then Hardick appeared as the prime
promoter He advocated the erection OF
a new building, and June secured Inc
appointment of a special committee on
sites, with himself at the head. The
special committee labored CD faithfully for
thirty days 1t wrestled with the sub
ject of sites, and from subsequent de-
velopments labored with considerable de-
gree of success with the Jail building
contracts. July g. Mr.. Hardick's special
committee returned a unanimous report
favoring the immediate construction OF
new jail on the site of the old building,
and asked that it be empowered to have
plans prepared and issue bonds.
One week later the commission, in the
absence of Mayor Smith, decided that
new jail was an absolute necessity. Al
ter recess of two days, Mr. rtardick
secured the unanimous ratification of his
proposal to appropriate $5,175 for prellml-
nary work and $4,000 for the erection of
a new Jail. Another recess of two days,
and Commissioner Quehrs motion in
structing the auditor to advertise for
bids met with the same unanimous in
dcrsement.
Fine Work Becomes Apparent.
August 10, 1900 The commission met
to open the bids and examine plans sub
mitted by the four local architects and
the Pauly Jail company, of st. Louis Mr..
Pauly, who had been in the city several
times and who was then at a st. Paul
hotel, was not present at the examina-
ton meeting. A. H. Haas submitted
plans for two-story Jail at estimated
c,brr
plan for a four-story jan, estimated at
$4,000 for Kettle River sandstone and
900 for granite. M. j. Towner had
plans for two-story structure to cost
$4,000 for Kasota stone and $4,000 for
granite Jacobson submitted plans for
tnree-story building, conforming in ar
chitectural style with the court house,
to cost from $4,000 to 100000, according
to the materials.
There Were no formal estimates with
the Pauly plans, but one of the special
committee volunteered the - information
that Mr.. Pauly had verbally estimated
the cost at approximately 100000. The
local architects were hurried through a
partial examination of their plans, and
the commission adjourned to hold
special afternoon session with Mr.. Pauly.
The meeting was evidently in every way
satisfactory to the special committee com
posed of Paul Quehl, FL. r. Hardick and
d. W. Gray, for three days later they
returned a unanimous report adopting the
Pauly plans, which involved the use of
his patent cell devices. MessrS Gray
Hardick, Lott and Quehl voted for the
adoption of the report, and prevailed in
spite of the vigorous protest and neg
ative votes of Mayor Smith and Com
missioner Powers.
Commercial Club Is Aroused.
Tbo iOb
that the Republican press united with the
Democratic press and the public in de-
handing that the award be reScinded.
Aug. Is, committee from the CONNER
cial club headed by H. A. Boardman and
including w. S. Flynt, William Carson, B.
H. Schrieber, John Caulfield and Secre-
tary c. P. Slime secured hearing before
the commission to voice the protest of
the people against the high handed trans
| action. Fardick appeared as the inquis-
itor and attempted to bully Mr. Boardman
and the gentlemen from the Commercial
| club, and for a time seemed in a fair
way to rout them from the field.
The representatives. of the Commercial
club were ignorant Of technical knowledge
in jail construction and were faring badly
at the hands of the commissioner jail ex-
perts, when Architect Jacobson came to
their assistance. He defied the commits
sioners to their teeth and boldly denounc-
| ed the whole transaction as crooked He
| explained to the citizens representatives
| how the Pauly plans BY specifying patent
| ed devices absolutely barred other con-
| tractors from competitive bidding on the
/ work.
Gave Them the Lie Direct.
He, in spite of the protests of the Jail
| crowd, explained how the special COM
mittee, headed by Hardick and including
Quehl and Gray, hurried the local archi-
| tects through the explanations of their
plans or pulled the plans away from them
without explanation and adjourned to
| meet Pauly. Before he had done Mr.
| Jacobson gave the lie direct to Hardick,
| Quehl, Lott and Gray. George White
| horne, then private citizen, was called
/ in to substantiate the claims of Hardick
! ct al, but the citizens and the mayor re-
| fused to be satisfied. A brief consultation
/ between the Jail crowd and Pauly and a
/ new scheme was put on foot. Hardick ct
! al. apparently accepted their defeat and
voted to rescind the award Before the
meeting adjourned, however, the Repub-
| licans had, in violation of the constitu-
/ ton, created the Office of county archi-
! tect, and their plans and the PauIy con-
/ tract were safe.
The public demanded that the old jail be
repaired. The building committee est1-
| mated that the repairs could be made for
| $4,000 Hardick had the county architect
/ instructed to investigate and he report
! ed it would cost $32,55 and that in the
! face of the fact that committee of build
i ers including George j. Grant, Thomas
| Fitzpatrick, John NJ Carlson and William
! Butler, which was appointed by the judges
/ Of the district court, reported that the
i jail was safe for six months and could
| easily and cheaply be made entirely safe
! for several years. This report was made
after Commissioner Lott, supported by
! Gray, Hardick, Quehl and Wright had
/ carried over the vote and veto of the
mayor, a proposition to select a site and
issue bonds, which were placede at SIS 900
| for starter by Hardick
Things Came Easy for Them.
| In absolute control of the situation il
was comparatively easy for the Repub-
/ lican statesmen, by successive steps, to ac-
! cept plans, agree to compensate the aren't
tect at the rate Of 3112 per cent on the total
cost for the plans and ~ per cent for his
services. as supervisor; carry over the
/ mayors vote the authorization of bonds
and subsequently tear down the old Jail
4 to fit up a new one.
In the equipment of the new jaiI the
/ commissioners showed their hands beyond
all disguise. They were offered com
/ llete new equipment of cell work for
/ $500, which could be sold when the fem
perary jail might be dismantled They
turned down the proposition and rented.
/ at $50 month, the salvage from their
! own building, which the contractor had
! sold. To date they have paid 1880 in
! rentals. a trifing sum CT S., 400 more than