Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-16
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board Of Commissioners
COUNTY AUDITORS OFFICE, }
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINI, 7

pl. AOL, aug. Il 1000.
The Board of County Commissioners
met at 10 a. m.
Present: Wagner, O'Connor, Quinn,
Pottgeiser, Krch, Chairman Rice.
Minutes of last meeting read and
adopted.
PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS.
Petition from j. p. Melancoln and
others for an appropriation of $500 on
Melancoln avenue. Read and referred to
Committee on Roads and Bridges.
From County Auditor, saying that the
$500 insurance on the barn burned on
poor farm had been received from Messrs
Weed & Lawrence, agents, and placed in
the County Treasury.
From Summers & Montfort, in refer
ence to their bill of $44, of which $3S was
allowed. Referred to Committee on
Claims
From County Auditor, in reference to
city directories year 1882 for use of coun-
tyofficers. On motion, the Auditor was
instructed to purchase same.
From Messrs. VIM Dawson, John Far
rington, and X. p. Cullen, Fort street
Road Commissioners, stating that they
had nearly completed the work of i'm
proving Fort street road and that it
would require $1,000 to complete the
work in good order, and asked an appro-
priation of that amount. Referred to
Committee on Roads and Bridges and
County Attorney.
From County Auditor in reference TO
costs in suits on personal taxes, on
motion it was given as the opinion of the
Board that 1T did not deem it to be for
the best interest of the county to abate
the costs in said cases.
From Committee on Public Buildings in
reference to wire gratings in jail build
ing, stating that the work should be done
On motion the matter was referred to
Committee with power to act.
Report Of Officers were received and
filed for publication.
RESOLUTIONS.
ReSoIued, That the County Auditor be and
is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for
supplying the county with coal and wood for
the coming season. Adopted.
ReSolued, That there be appropriated to the
Board of Control Isl GOO COY one thousand dol
lars for the support of the poor for August,
1882. Adopted.
RESOLVED, That 10 the opinion of this Boa I'd
SIS is a sufficient sum to pay for bringing
dead bodies to the morgue, for all cases found
within this county. Adopted.
Resolued, That the Board of Control con-
tinue, as heretofore, in the charge of inter-
ment of bodies found dead in this county.
Adopted.
Board of Control presented their
monthly report which was referred to
Committee on Ways and Means.
Board of Control were instructed to
have the hay in the barn insured and the
barn painted.
The Board of Control presented their
report of the cost of the new barn on the
Poor farm
MIR. W. III. Athey appeared before the
Board In the matter of opening a road
through his land, and made statement of
the case. Upon motion it was referred to
Committee on Roads and Bridges and
County Attorney.
On motion, the Committee on Public
Buildings were instructed to examine into
the matter of more vault room for the
Clerk of the Court, also to see that the
furnaces in the Jail were in proper order
and all other stoves and chimneys in
county buildings.
The following bills, having been ap-
proved, were on motion allowed and or
dered paid: