Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-09
COUNTY AFFAIRS.

May Meeting of County Commissioners---AI
Host of Road Work Called for---Bids to
be Asked for Stationery to
Buy Wood--Paying for Text Books.
The county commissioners met yesterday
morning according to adjournment, at 10
o'clock. There were present Messrs. Miner,
Hunt, Maynard, Lindeke, McGFnth, Wagner
and the president, VIM. Dawson. The board got
down to business at once and wasted no time
in unnecessary talk The usual batch of bills
were presented and allowed, after which petit
tions were received as follows:
petition from George Eaton, to abate tax
on personal property for year 1877, was referred
to the committee on taxes.
ROAD PETITION.
A petition from the freeholders of the .coun-
ty for $500 appropriation for opening and
grading county road between New Canada
and Rose township. Referred to committee on
roads and bridges.
A petition from twenty taxpayers Of Rose
township for an appropriation of $500 for con-
of section three and running north. Referred
to committee on roads and bridges.
A petition signed by forty voters
in school districts of Ramsey county, petition
ing for the formation of new school district,
to consist of sections Sc, IS, "a, township 80,
range %; sections /, 2, 3, 10, IL and II, town
ship 80, range %. Referred to the committee
on education.
A petition from Frederick Zahn, of Mclean
township, for abatement Of taxes on mortgages
which are foreclosed, was referred to committee
on taxes
A petition for Henry Brand, for relief of
taxes on shares in the Harvester works. Abate-
ment made asked.
petition to open the St. Paul, Lake Phalen
| and White Bear road, was referred to the COM
mittee on roads and bridges.
petition from VIM. Nettleton for abate-
ment of taxes, he being taxed twice for "a
acres in southwest quarter, section II, township
| %, range 49, Referred to committee on taxes.
| A list of 70 pieces Of property belonging to
the county, against which delinquent taxes
were charged to the amount of S3l7.14, were
| recommended to be abated.. The abatement
ordered.
| petition signed by 80 residents and free
holders of New Canada and Rose township, for
an appropriation of $1,000 for opening of
| Phelan and Como avenues. Referred to COM
mittee on roads and bridges.
| petition from Martin Delaney for abate-
ment of taxes on six acres OF land, was re-
ferred to committee on taxes.
SALES OF LAND.
The report of the committee on sale of pub
|
Marsden of W y of e Il of section % at Sc
per acre. The u of Il of % to L. Hill
lard at So per acre. The W a of n W ID OF
section % to same parties at $40; also the Il
| of n w u of of section 49, com prising a. acres,
at $40 per acre. The report was accepted
Judgment of Horace Thompson, Edmund Rice
and John s. Kennedy against John G. Becht
l for $37655 was allowed.
/ ROAD EXPENDITURES ORDERED.
The committee on roads and bridges reported
recommending the following appropriations
$55 for St. Paul and Bass Lake and Mound,
View road; 800 to the road from old poo
house to Washington county line; 5000 to Aftor
road; 300 to road between the inlet of LAX
Johanna and the top of the hill in section ~
$500 p for ro,S Smelling lin avenue n; eulyert
eastern terminus of Fort Smelling avenue
$3.50 to White Bear road; 5000 to road to St
Paul, White Bear and Bald Eagle; $3.50 to St
Paul and Centerville road; $50 to county roat
running north from H. r. Gibbs between sec
tions Is and II, 8 and 8, and from thence t.
the town line of Moundsview.
MORE PETITIONS
petition from the county treasurer an,
auditor calling attention to the necessity of
vault for safe keeping of records, referee
to committee on public buildings.
A petition for the repair of bridges on tn
Saltwater road was referred to committee O.
roads and bridges.
petition from William WEIGH for abate
ment Of taxes was rejected by unanimou
: vote.
THE POOR.
The following resolution was carried:
RESOLVED That the sum of 800 be, and til
same is hereby appropriated to the board {
directors of the aims house and hospital fe
the support of the poor for the month of Ma,
1878.
BUYING STATIONERY.
! The question Of stationery introduce
and discussed at considerable length.
Mr.. White who asked permission to speal
stated that the city, according to her contrac
gets stationery Is per cent. less than it can
got by any one man being sent to the East. h
V thought the county could not do better tina
advertise for bids
Mr.. Maynard moved that the committee
) with the auditor, be empowered to advertit
? for stationery, and be empowered to act-tt
county auditor to distribute as before. II
motion was carried.
; resolution appointing Messrs. Wayne
Lindeke and Miner committee to purchase a
: the wood necessary for the use of the count
for the ensuing year, was passed.
. TEXT BOOKS.
The following resolution was also carried:
!: Resolved, That the county treasurer be and
: is hereby instructed to pay to the State treasu
: er all bills received by the county auditor fro
. the State superintendent of public instruction
for text books furnished the school districts ,
;. Ramsey county, as furnished by the text Doc
J, law.
:: The board then adjourned.