Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-16

Germ printed in this city makes the publica-
ton Of the financial statement of Ramsey
county in the GLOBE. the pre-
text for an attack upon the county
auditor and county commissioners. The pre-
tended ground of the assault is because
the names of jurors and witnesses are given,
with the amounts paid to each. The lying
newspaper accuses the editor of the GLOBE
with having secured the passage of the law
last winter requiring this publication to be
made, whereas it is done under the general
statutes of 1866, and was published two years
ago by the Pioneer Press itself. The law
explicitly declares:
s'The board of commissioners shall make q
full and accurate statement of the receipts and
expenditures of the preceding year, which
statement shall contain a full and correct de-
scription of each item, from whom, and on what
account received, to ao2l0ne paid, and on what
account expended etc.
The law further provides for its publica-
ton three times. Under this law every coun-
ty in the State publishes a detailed state
ment. In Hennepin, Goodhue, Washington
and every other county in the State Except
Ramsey the name of every witness and
juror is given and each name makes full
line, while in the GLOBE it is compactly
given with two names in q line, COMPRISING
it into the smallest possible space. Instead
of the Hennepin county auditor scorning to
give these items he gives them all and more.
He gives the name and amount of each one
who received aid from the county. In this
county Auditor Davis has put in four lines of
the expenditure for the poor while in Henne-
o1>ac
This is in accordance with the law quoted,
and Auditor Davis, in his effort not to
'spread, !" has really failed to comply with
| the full requirements of the law. 1t would
have been matter of economy to have
printed the name of every persioner on the
county bounty and the amount paid, as the
law requires, as hundreds of dollars would
be saved if parties expected to have this fact
made public. Ramsey county is the only
county in the State which has thus curtailed
its report. Instead of finding fault with
Auditor Davis for giving details, the real
fact is that he has not given as much detail
as the law requires.
The legal rate for this publication is
| Is cents per square for the first insertion
and 3711 cents per square for each subse-
quent insertion, or $1.5O per square for
TIRES insertions. The GLOBE has volun-
tarily contracted to publish this at 20 cents
per quare for each insertion or "a cents
per square for three insertions. This re-
duction enables tie county to publish the
this statement for one hundred and fifteen
dollars less than the rate fixed by law
We venture to assert that in the whole
State there is not another county where
the work is done SO low.
There was law passed last winter requir
ing the county commissioners to publish
Their proceedings, but that has nothing to dc
with this financial statement, a. the law fol
that is at least thirteen years old. The pub
LEGATION of their proceedings under the new
law will cost from ten to fifteen dollars pei
month, and they give the public an of.
fetal public record OF what is being done
afording, as every one knows, check tc
prevent improper things transporting, because
it is known they will be made public.
That the public may see what manner OF
critic it is which censures the county officials
and the GLOBE we institute little compari-
son. The GLOBE contract provides for the
payment of 40 cents per square for the first
insertion of advertising, and 20 cents fol
each additional insertion. Now compare
On the Both of March, 1873, the r. p
charged special election advertisement, II
squares, 8 times, $15. Under the GLOBE
contract it would be $500.
April Z, 1878, the p. p. charged tax ad
vertisement, squares, 30 times, 1886. Un
der the GLOBE contract it would be $3.50
The same date teachers examination ad
vertisement was charged by the p. p. at
squares, IL times, SO. Under the GLOBE
contract the charge would be $6.4O.
April Both, 1878, the p. r. charged motto,
to taxpayers squares, 3 weeks, $37. Jude
the GLOBE contract it would be $2O.64.
August -, 1873, the p. p. charged bont
advertisement, 8 squares, 26 times, $3.50
Under the GLOBE contract the charge would
be 1920.
August 10, 1878, the P. p. charged 81
animation of teachers advertisement,
squares, 10 times, $1,000. Under the G1oB
contract the charge would have been 1854
These are bills taken at random, and j
we should go back to the year prior to til
establishment of the GLOBE, the p. p. bill
would be found from twenty-five to fifty pc
cent. above its charges last year.
The public can judge from these figure
whether the county officials are acting hor
! estly in the interest of economy or the II
= verse, and also how much ground there
: for Bill Kings Minneapolis sheet (printed
St. PauD to assail the GLOBE for unius
i changes.
The 18th Infantry.
The military were on the alert yesterda
for the arrival of the 18th Infantry. It vi
: expected the command would reach hel
d over the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pa,
: Il. II. during the forenoon, but owing I
some delay, over which there was swearir
+ like that done in Flanders, train didn
!. arrive until 9:15 o'clock last nigt
Z The full section of the army stationed her
among whom were Gems. Terry, Gibbo
Col. Lee, Capt. Michaelis, Lieut.. Woo
h bridge and others, were on haad to give Il
i new command hearty welcome to the d
partment.
n All arrangements we're perfected to tran
J, fer the troops and baggage in bulk to Il
r North Pacific road. This was done, after
n delay of q couple of hours, more for soci
and good fellowship converse than anythir
le else, the transfer was effected and Il