Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-05
THE COUNTY BOARD.

Tile COCN1l BOARD.
Tho Usual Batch of Peti,ions--CountyO OFF,
GERS Want More Room.
The county commissioners held their usual
monthly meeting yesterday morning There
was full board present, and the usual
routine business was transacted. The only
subject coming up to cause discussion was
! the communication from the county treas
urer complaining of the want of room in
his Office, Mr.. Maynard speaking in favor OF
new building for county Offices, and the
other members express decided objection
to patching on to the old one.
The following communications were read
and acted upon:
of 5000, on value of property in White
Bear; referred to committee on taxes.
Petition from VIM. WEIGH renewing his
former application for abatement of taxes
on property at White Bear. The application
was granted.
A petition from taxpayers OH Sunni!
avenue for the opening of Summit avenue
from Mississippi avenue to the county line
Referred to committee on roads and
bridges.
Apetition from, the supervisors of Mounds.
view for an appropriation of 5000 for re-
pairing Manhomin and Kettle river road
Referred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
Apetition for the change of road begin
ming at point on the St. Paul and Center.
vile road. where the south line of the ID
of ne d of section 80, town 80, range %,
intersects said St. Panl and Centerville road
thence northeast through said n - of ne d OF
section SO, to the section line between sec
tions % and SO. Referred to committee on
roads and bridges
From D. 81. Davis-Asking for abatement
OF taxes on improvements on property, such
improvements not existing. Referred to
committee on taxes.
| A petition from taxpayers for the board to
put University avenue in repair up to the
fair grounds. One hundred dollars was ap
propri ated, to be expended under the direc-
ton of the committee on roads and bridges
/ A petition from residents of New Canada
and Rose townships for an appropriation OF
VI 900 for opening Phalen and Como ave-
nue., was reported on by the committee on
roads and bridges, that $500 beappropriated-
$3.50 to be expended in New Canada and
$500 in Rose. The report was adopted.
The committees report also recommended
800 to be expended as follows: $50 on the
county road from corner of section 8, in
Rose township, to the corner of section IL;
and $50 on the county road No. IL, COM
mencing outside city limits. running north
to the south line of section IA. Adopted.
The report recommending $3.50 to be ex-
pended on the road near McCann's lake, and
300 on the line of road between section l,
Rose township, and section 6, New Canada
township, was adopted.
| The report of the aims house and hospital
board for May was received and referred to
the committee on ways and means. The
usual resolution appropriating 300 for the
support of the aims house and hospital was
| adopted.
MORE ROOM WANTED.
communication was read from the coun-
ty treasurer stating that the present Office
was utterly too small and inadequate for
the transaction of the public business per
tanning to his department.
Mr.. Maynard said that he had spoken to
the treasurer on the subject and that gentle
man had said that if half of the hall was
thrown into his Office it was lust possible to
get along with the additional room so ac-
quired. The sheriff had also complained that
his quarters were entirely too confined and
he not only wanted the other half of the
hall but the treasurer's apartment as we'll.
It was an awkward dilemma, out of which
there was only one road. Many suggestions
had been made by different persons, but
none seemed practicable. One was to have
rooms in the Odd Fellows block for the
treasurer. This would separate him from the
the auditor--a very great inconvenience An
other was to patch on an addition to the
present building, to which he WAS decidedly