The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-11-18

BoAsD o. SurERvIsoss.- Board OF
County supervisors met On Wednesday last
ct the Court House.
10 the mosning session. . large amount
OF business was transacted, principally IN
the way Of disposing OF unpaid bills, &c.
CnARaKs Against THE KEGisTER.
Mr.. Wolf was substituted on the CON.
mittee 10 prefer charges before the Cover
nor. against the Register Of Deeds Of
Ramsey county, in place Of Mr.. Mclean.
The committee nov consists OF Messrs.
Murray, Wolf and Emerson.
District Attorney Heard stated 10 the
Board that be had made application 10 the
District Court, for percmptory mandamus,
requiring tho Register TO surrender to the
Board certain books ard papers in bis posses
sion. The court refused TO grant the manda-
mus. Application was not made 10 the
frat instance, for an alternative writ. a. the
cause would then take the course OF civil &C
toin, and the hearing might DO delayed until
another term. Application, the District
Attorney stated, has since been made 10 the
Supreme Court, for o peremptory writ,
and by agreement OF counsel, the motion
will be argued in the December term.
SCHOOL. LANDS.
Mr.. Murray, from the Committee on
School Lands made the following report,
which was accepted:
Tho Committee on Schools, School Lands,
&c.
That they have examined the School sections
Of thls county, and find that In Koseyiile town.
ship there are improvements upon them with
the sanction Of tho Board 81 County Commits.
sioners that the same Is the case in New
Canada, In this township, one fourth Of see.
ton --. 10 claimed by w. =. and - Brazille,
who profess to have patent from the United
States. From Information received Of persons
residing near the premises at tho time tho Gov.
eminent survey was made, your committee
think that the validity Of such a patent il
doubtful. and would recommend that the Dis.
uict Attorney be appointed 10 examine into
the nature and extent OF this claim. The tim
Der Ia last disappearing from this section, and il
continued another winter, will leave IL bare.
Section sixteen Ia White Bear, and section
thirty six In Mound View. the timber Ia much
destroyed, while sections thirty six In the for.
mer and sixteen In the latter, owing probably
to the want Of roads, have as yet escaped the
woodlands axe. Some Of these sections, when
tuo ~ kouo, tHcT Nhiue may ne
said to he gone with Il. That public property
ia III object OF public plumber, appears to DO
tho opinion OF q certain class Of our citizens.
Shall this state OF things continue, and the
mnnincent grant OF land TO Minnesota for edu.
cational purposes by tho national government,
in many cases DO rendered almost valuelesa.
or will those possessing the proper authority,
by active aud energetic measures put q stop to
the shameful and dishonest practice Of destroy.
lng the timber on these Iands
Your committee would suggest the passage
~ . resolution directing the Township Boards
To have watch over these lands, and to report
all such aggressorst0 tho County Board At az
early day a. possible.
JAMES 3. MURRAY.
COUNTY rRKAsURgRs REPORT.
Tho County Treasurer. II. A. Smith, Esq.,
presented his report. The amount of delin.
gucnt taxes collected since August Ii, is
1884 a.; this includes the amount of
taxos and interest. Tho report also embo-
dios tho names Of all delinqaents who have
paid tax1 since that time Tho total
amount received for county purposes, since
April |. is SlG,l05 81 the amount dis.
burscd q ,613 80; tho amount of county or
dcrs on hand to be cancelled, el4,432 Ii.
Tho amoat Of school funds on hand on the
frat OF April last was li.25i 90 received
since, Sta ~, making total Of Sli29S 81.
This amount has all be- disbursed but
1898 90, which remains On hands.
COUNTY ROADS
Mr.. Branch presented tho following rcso.
luton. M settlement Of the long -con,lnued
dispute in reference to the appropriation Of
money for county roads. The proposition
gave rise to considerable debate, and various
motions were made to amend They were
oil voted down, however, and the resolution
adopted
R.soirsd, That an Appropriation OF the FOL.
loving sums DO made to the various townships
ia this coun'y, IA enumerated below. to be
used In making aud repairing roads in tho said
towns, to'wit.
Hose town, tho sum of e12OOOO
Ilttlu t'nna.il lpnn M