Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-05
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EsTERLEY e. HEINEMANN
THE COUNTY BO.IRD.

Closing Up the Work of the Old and
Opening the Work of the New-Annual
Reports.
A regular meeting of the board of county
commissioners was held yesterday afternoon.
Mayor Dawson in the chair, all the members
being in attendance A communication was
read from Abstract Clerk Olivier showing the
collections for work done in that office for 1880
to have amounted to $3,6S995.
The report of Clerk Kiefcr, of the district
court, was read, showing the receipts for 1880
to have amounted to $G,255.53.
The annual report of Register of Deeds Otto
Drchr was submitted, showing the collections
for 1880 to have been $6,21S. Salaries paid,
SO 1885, net receipts, $3,954.5O. The reports
were approved.
The bonds of the Merchants National and
First National banks, in the sum of $500, 600
each, as security for county funds deposited,
were submitted and referred to the county at
torney.
The committee on claims reported in favor
of allowing the usual number of monthly
bills Approved. Several bills in which fees
are charged for committing prisoners, on
motion Of Commissioner Grace, were referred
to the county ttOrney.
The report of County Superintendent of
Schools HendricksOn was read, showing the
number of schools visited during the last
quarter to have been twenty-siX and the num-
Der of examinations to have been nine. Re-
fcrrcd to the committee ON education.
There being no other old business the board
adjourned sine die, and recess of fifteen
minutes was taken before the rcassembling of
the new board. The retiring members of the
board were Commissioners Rene and Hoyt,
the members elect being J. +. Mcintosh, in
place of Mr. Hoyt, and Daniel O'Connor, of
Mclean, to fill the vacancy created by the re-.
tiremcnt of Mr.. Rene.
Upon rcassembling the board stood as fol :
lows:
Mayor Dawson, chairman; Commissioners
Grace, O'Connor, Mcintosh, Fink BOhland and
Wagner.
The chair announced the following as the
committees for the ensuing year:
Ways and Means-Grace, Wagner and
Fink.
Claims-Wagner, Grace and Fink.
Taxcs-BOhland, O'ConDOr and Mcintosh.
POor-Fink, Grace and O'COnnor.
Roads and Brdgcs-Wagncr, Bohland and
Grace.
Public NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Grace and
Wagner.
Education-Fink, O'Connor and McIn-
tOsh.
Printing-Grace, Wagner and Mcintosh.
Liccnses-Bohand Wagner and O'Connor.
Health-O'ConnOr, Mcintosh and Wagner.
Commissioner O'ConnOr was added to the
| committee on roads and bridges.
communication was read from B. Michel
rendering his resignation as a member of the
board of directors of the aims house and hos
pital Laid on the table.
The report of the directors of the aims
house and hospital for December was referred
10 the committee on schools. The salary of
the county superintendent of schools was fixed
| ut s400 per annum, the same as last year.
Commissioner Grace called attention to the
useless custom of receiving bills from the
municipal court, which involved big outlay
for unnecessary printing. Referred to the
committee OH legislation.
The resignation of Mr.. Michel was then
considered, and on motion of Mr.. Grace was
accepted.
On motion of Mr. Bohand Mr.. Jacob Heck
was elected to fill the vacancy.
The following resolution was offered by
Commissioner Wagner:
Resolved, That the committee on public
| buildings be, and they are hereby instructed to
notify Sheriff Richter to make an inventory OF
all property belonging to Ramsey county
found in tue sherifi7s office and Jail building
proper on the LIST day of January, 1881. Re-
ferrcd to the committee on public buildings.
The sum of 81 900 was appropriated to the
directors of the aims house and hospital for
January. Minor matters were considered,
when the board adjourned.