Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-10
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
The Adjourned May Meeting-A Liquor
License Question.

License Question.
The comfy commissioners held regu-
lar meeting yesterday. Present, Presi-
dent Rice and Commissioners Quinn,
Wagner, Pottgeiser, O'Connor and Krch.
In conformity with the recommends
ton of Andrew Beaumont an error was
corrected in the taxation of property of
Phil Krenischer for the years 1880 and
1881; by abating the same.
Upon the recommendation of County
Treasurer Rice, the interest on county
deposits is to be placed to the benefit of
the sinking fund
A bill of G. H. Lienau, register of
deeds, for s505 for furnishing the auditor
with list of mortgages and other in
debtedness unsatisfied, was presented,
the charge being the statutory allow
ance. The matter was referred to the
committee for further consideration.
A bill of Sheriff Richter for $2l for
bailiff's fees, for special court terms, was
allowed
A bill of County Attorney Egan of
| $3.50 for clerk hire in the compilation of
the laws of Ramsey county, was allowed
and the question of compensation for his
own services was referred to the commit
tee on claims.
The matter of license to Emil Kiefer
on the Saltwater road was before the
board on the complaint of Mrs. Cuff, ask
ing that no license be issued for the rea-
son that the presence of the saloon there
was making common drunkard of her
husband and reducing her to the condi-
tiong of a pauper. Mrs. Cuff made very
feeling statement of her condition and
Mr.. Bell also spoke in her behalf. The
matter was referred to the committee on
licenses and county attorney.
Applications for appropriations for
roads IN Mounds View and Rose towns,
were referred to the committee on roads
and bridges.
The matter of the negotiation of GER
improvement of the Fort road, as pro-
vided in the act of the special session of
the legislature, and was referred to the
committee of ways and means and roads
and bridges.
The act providing for the opening and
extening Stewart avenue, from the city
limits to Fort Smelling, with the plat,
was placed on file.
The action of the joint boards of pub
lie buildings of the county and city, au-
thorizing to build barn on the county
farm, at cost of 81 200, was ratified.
Upon the report of the committee on
taxes, it Us voted to reimburse the
county auditor for $253.75, expended in
the case of Ashton against the county.
The bills of Sheriff Richter, for extra
turnkey and bailiff, were disallowed, for
the purpose of testing the legality Of
such charge.
The usual batch of bills favOrably re-
ported upon, were allowed.
Monthly reports of fees of officers were
made as follows: Sheriff, S1,362; paid
out, $25633. Abstract clerk, daily cash,
1927; uncollected charges, $l75S0; paid
out, $276. Register of deeds, daily cash
receipts, $1,06S.7O; paid out, 1906 80.
Auditor, salary, 1915; paid out, $40.
Clerk of court, fees, $347.30 charges I'M
collected, $356S5; back charges collected,
$1S4.15; expended, $20395.
The sum of 81, 500 was appropriated to
the board of directors of alms-houses and
hospital for the month of May.
The matter of compensation to County
Attorney Egan for compiling the laws of
Ramsey county was reconsidered and the
sum of 800 voted for the service
A resolution was adopted that when
the board adjourns it be to Saturday, the
18th.
The county attorney was authorized
to distribute a certain number of the
compilation of the laws of Ramsey coun.
ty to officials of the city and county.