The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-10
POWERS TALKS OUT
AT BOARD MEETING
County Commissioner From
Country District ReSents
Turn Down.

The efforts of County Commissioners
Powers and Wright, the two country
members of the board, to have money
appropriated for road repairs in va
rious districts outside the city limits,
We're again turned down at yesterdays
meeting Of the board, which action
precipitated a row between the mem
bers from the country and those from
the city.
The result was that County Commits
sioner Powers told the city members
what he thought of them and the city
members evened up by declining to
permit any money to be appropriated
for the roads in Mr.. Powers district
The trouble started when Mr.. Pow
ers INTRODUCED resolution asking that
each country district be allowed $500
with which to make necessary re-
pairs on the roads. This resolution
was referred to the committee on roads
and bridges, and Mr.. Powers, knowing
that this action meant the death of
the resolution, entered a vigorous pro-
test.
Then Mr.. Wright handed in a resolu-
ton, providing for an appropriation of
$175. to be used in building culverts
and this was also held up. When his
colleague was turned down, Mr. Pow
ers could contain himself no longer
and made no attempt to conceal his
rage.
Il want to say that we are just as
honest as you fellows from the city,"
declared the member from Mounds
View, pounding the table with his
fist. Il would like to know what we
are here for. We might as well get
off the board so far as our influence is
concerned. Money has been spent for
IT10TO WON ovofe.
large sums, too, and we have never
made any objection, yet when we want
small appropriation to keep our
roads in repair, all kinds of insinua-
lions are thrown out. / am getting
sick and tired of it, These resolutions
are perfectly legal, and you will not
dare deny that they are"
Resol ans Are Legal.
County Attorney Kane, called upon
for an opinion, said the resolutions
were legal, and upon consideration the
Wright resolution was passed, but Mr..
Powers was punished for his loud talk
by the refusal of the board to recon-
slider his resolution.
AT this point Mr.. Powers again took
the floor and administered a rebuke
to the city members, saying they had,
by inference, questioned the honesty of
the country members. 1t was suggest
ed that the city members had formed a
ring with view of spending all of the
money themselves. When Mr.. Powers
had finished, Commissioner Seng intro
duced resolution asking for an es-
innate of the cost Of matchmaking the
Arcade street extension. This resolu-
ton brought the Mounds View member
to his feet once more.
"Oh, / suppose it is all right for YOU
TO spend $4,000 for a couple Of miles
of road leading out to White Bear
where lot of aristocrats own summer
cottages" shouted Mr.. Powers. 1.-THE
roads out in the western and north
western parts of the county are neg
lected and are going to ruin, while you
spend fabulous sums on the roads used
by few gentlemen living in the CITY.
II you think the country members are
d1shonest, say so; if not, make the ap-
preparations we ask; they are small
enough"
Mr.. Powers received an answer to
his appeal in the passage of the Seng
resolution
The board took up a few other mat
ters, all of minor Importance, disposed
or them and adjourned. There will
pc another meeting Of the board next
Monday yesterdays meeting being an
ADJOURNED session, the regular meet
ing OF the previous week having been
adjourned out of respect for the mem
DRY of Col. A. r. Kiefer.