Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-07
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Matters Considered and Disposed of at q
Regular Meeting Yesterday.


Matters Considered and Disposed of at q
Regular Meeting Yesterday.
A regular meeting of the board of county
commissioners was held yesterday forenoon,
Mayor Dawson in the chair. Absent, Com
missioner Bohland.
A petition was read from the residents of
Rose town asking for change of line of a
county road. Referred to the committee on
roads and bridges. A remonstrance was
read from the citizens of Rose town against
the change of line of the st. Paul & Anoka
road. Same reference.
A communication was read from parties
having for sale Dunken's iron clad roofing
paint. requesting the county to give 1t trial.
Laid on the table.
petition was read from number of
freeholders asking for an appropriation to
make passable country road in New Cana
da township. Referred to the committee on
roads and bridges.
communication was read from the West
publishing company calling attention to the
new issue of the revised statutes of Mime
sofa. Referred to the committee on print
ing.
The quarterly report of the county treas
urer was read and referred to the board of
auditors. The full text of the document has
appeared in q previous issue of the GLOBE
The report Of the committee on roads and
bridges was read and adopted. The com
mittee reported no appropriations on the pc
tition of @. NJ. Meleman and others for $500
to extend Mississippi street, and on the pc
lition Of P. o. Peterson and others for $500
to complete the Lake Johanna road. The
| committee recommended an appropriation
of 800 to Phalt n and Como avenues; 5000
| to toe White Bear lake road and 300 TO I'M
prove the Lake Phalan and Gervais lake
road.
The sum of $75 was appropriated 80 i'm
prove University avenue, in Rose township.
The monthly report of the county treas
urer showing the disposition of funds was
read and referred to the committee on ways
| and means.
The committee on roads and bridges re-.
| ported in favor of the vacation of high
way running through the towns of New
Canada and Mounds View, in Ramsey coun-
| ty. Adopted.
A petition for an appropriation of $500
to open the st. Paul, Lake Phalen and
and White Bear lake road was referred to
the committee on roads and bridges.
The committee on taxes reported in favor
OF attachments on the petitions of Peterson
Bros, W. W. Weber and on property be-
longing to the order of St. Benedict.
| A bill of $15 was submitted from the
auditor OF Stevens county for medical at
tendance rendered St. Paul man named
James Gary. Referred to the committee on
claims.
A resolution was adopted appropriating
the sum of S595.33 in partial payment for
the construction of sewers in the city and
county hospital. The sum of $500 was ap-
propriated to the directors of the aims house
and hospital for July.
A resolution was adopted authorizing the
supervisor of Mounds View to remove all
fences in the way of the ST. Paul, Mounds
| View and Bass Lake road.
A resolution was adopted appropriating
the sum of $4,000 to apply on work done
on the Fort road.
A communication from the bankers of St.
| Paul, stating that not over three per cent.
| county interest would be paid On deposits,
was referred to the committee On ways and
means.
The report of the county superintendent
of schools was read, showing the schools to
be in f1ourishing condition. Referred to
tho committee on education.
The committee on claims reported in ia
vor of allowing the usual number of month
ly bills. Adopted.
A resolution was adopted appointing COM
missioners Grace, Wagner and Hoyt as
members Of the board of equalization. The
sum of 800 was appropriated to county at
torney Eagan as a contingent fund for the
payment of incidental expenses. The coun-
ty surveyor was instructed to examine the
st, Paul, White Bear & Bald Eagle road and
the St. Paul, Lake Phalen & White Bear
road, and report the necessary improve
mehts to the board. recess was taken IN
til 2 O'Clock IN the afternoon, when the de-
linquent tax list was taken up and acted
upon.