Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-03
. COUNTY COMMISSIONERs.
Raid Ordered Upon tho Fair Ground Liuu
Sellers-Items In thu Tax law


sellers-Items in tho Tax Levy.
The County board of commissioners held a
regular meeting, yesterday, all the members
present and President Dawson in the chair
PETITIONS, ETC.
A petition from sundry citizens asking that
Seventh street be graded through Sec. ~ in
New Cana Ia township, was referred to the COM
mittee on roads and bridges.
The special committee to whom was referred
the matter of constructing rad
townships, submitted two reports
Commissioners Lindeke and Wagner 81 gnipg
the majority report, which was opposed to
opening the road, and minority report signed
by Commissioner Hunt favoring the opening of
same. =
Commissioners Lindeke and Wagner ex-
planned their reasons for opposing the opening.
It would necessitate great expense, and bring
about several law suits. After all it was q
cross road, and the farmers ought to make il
themselves if they wanted it.
Commissioner Hunt said many wanted the
road. All that was asked was to make it le-
cal road. and he knew its construction wouldn't
cost the county cent.
President Dawson was opposed to opening
any road unless the right of way was first ex-
plicitly granted.
The result of the matter was that the minor
lty report was repealed and the majority report
adopted.
A petition eigned by Joseph Anger and others
asking for $3.50 for improving the Lake Phalen
and White Bear road in New Canada township.
was referred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
Horne d Danz submitted communication
with whole lot of circulars extolling their
Celebrated Centennial Excelsior Roof Paint
and the whole business was referred to the
committee on licenses.
Il. @. Shernen submitted a
claim for $50 because of dam
ages sustained by opening county road.
Referred to committee on roads and bridges.
The county treasurer submitted his report
for August, which has already appeared ofici-
ally in the GLOBE.
Fred. zahn got rebate of his tax for 1878.
The committee on claims submitted
sundry claims, which were allowed, excepting
$72 for fees due the municipal court, which
latter amount was disallowed.
On motion 500 was appropriated for the
support Of the aims house, etc.. for the month
of September.
Commissioner Hunt called attention to the
condition in which the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul railroad company had left all high
way crossings b the Short Line to Minneapo-
lis. On Summit avenue and elsewhere thew
! had left the highways in an almest impossible
condition. He understood that in several
places it would cost the townships $3.50 to
make repairs.
The matter was referred to the committee on
roads and bridges to take immediate action
Commissioner Hunt stated that he under.
stood several were selling liquor at the fair
grounds without license. The sheriff was
called before the board, directed to make a
raid and collect licenses.
THE TAX LEVY FOR 1879.
The county auditor submitted the following
resolution, which was adopted:
fesol0ed, That the following specified
amounts of taxes be, and are hereby levied
upon the taxable property of Ramsey county,
for the year 1879: I'd,