Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-08
COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

February Meeting OF the County C0mmfs-
sioners-Insecure Condition of the jail
Danger from Fire-Monthly Reports Of
County Observation-Disclosures of the Clerk
of the Board.
The board of county commissioners met
yesterday forenoon, Mayor Rice in the chair.
Present, Commissioners Wagner, Mcintosh,
Quinn, Krch and Pottgieser.
CONCENTRATIONS.
From the city treasurer, calling attention
to an assessment of $l45 SO against the court
house sidewalk. 1t was accompanied by a
bill for the above amount. Allowed
From Assessor Beaumont, calling attention
to the dangerous condition of the ceiling of
the assessors Office. Referred to the commit
tee on public buildings, with power to act.
From the register of deeds and abstract
clerk, asking for copy of Young's statutes.
Referred to the committee on printing.
From the county treasurer, showing the
amount of funds in the treasury, and where
deposited.
The auditor stated that $1,000 worth of
county bonds would be due on the LIST OF
April, and that it would be in order to renew
them for twenty years at the rate OF per cent,
in accordance with the provisions of the
/
and means, and the county attorney, with
power to act.
FAST DRIVING.
The auditor referred to visit from the per-
son in charge of the Fort Smelling bridge,
who desired to have the board informed OF
the common practice in vogue, OF fast driving
across the bridge. The question OF employ
ing Waterman with power to arrest offend
ers was discussed, and the matter was referred
l. h dc or,A hri AcyQC
The committee on education recommended
that the salary of the superintendent OF
schools be increased from $500 to $500 per an
mum. The report was adopted.
THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The committee on public buildings submit
ted report in which information was asked
concerning the distribution Of wood owned by
the county.
During discussion it was developed that q
shortage occurred either in the delivery OF dis
tribution. Referred to the committee on poor.
The committee on public buildings called
attention to the insecure condition of the
county Jail, and to the necessity of placing an
iron grating in the corridor.
Also that dungeon cell be provided for re-
| factory prisoners and that fire chain be pur.
chased together with other improvements.
The insecurity of the Jail and its dangerous
condition in case of fire was discussed at
length and the necessity of new grating and
| fire chain and Overlook was especially urged.
On motion the question of new grating
and fire chain was referred to the. committe on
public buildings with power to act and that
the matter of lever lock be reported at the
next regular or special meeting.
The committee on claims reported IN favor
of allowing the usual number of monthly bills,
and the report was adopted. When the bill
of the county printer was reached Mr.. Krch
called attention to some items which he
thought were too high. He had obtained es-
Inmates for some of the work and was sure
present, explained the charges and the bill was
allowed. At a later stage in the meeting MIR.
Hall produced the work in question, and also
the sample from which Mr., Krch obtained his
estimate, which showed that he had obtained
figures on altogether another kind of work.
A question having come up with regard to
the matter of stationery for printing purposes,
it was decided that hereafter all orders for
printing and stationery must come from the
committee on printing.
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The following communication was read:
ST. PAUL, Feb. Z.
To the Honorable the County Commissioners
of Ramsey county:
GENTLEMEN: At the meeting of your
honorable body in December the following re-
solution was unanimously adopted.
ResoIred, That the clerk of the board is
hereby instructed to Immediately complete the
partially prepared annual statement of the
board for the fiscal year ending March 1, 1881,
and submit to the committee on printing for
publication the present month.
The law requires detailed statement of the
finances of the county TO be published each
year for three successive weeks in the official
paper of the county, believe every organized
county in the state complied with the law
in 1881 except Ramsey county. In this county
the tax payers are wholly in the dark as to
what became of their money for the year end
ing in March, 1881. called the attention OF
the board to the matter last May or June, and
the auditor was directed to prepare it, by a
general motion. In December the formal
resolution / have quoted was adopted, but
cannot learn that the clerk of your board has
ever paid the slightest attention to your
orders. Respectfully submitted
FL. P. HALL.
The matter was referred to the committee
on printing.
A commucation was read from R. W. Bell,
clerk of the court asking for new furniture
for his Office. Referred to the committee on
public buildings.
General matters relating to taxes were re.
ferred to the board of abatement and commit.
tee on taxes.
The official bond of the coroner, in the sum
of $4,000, was approved.
The bond of Frank Jonsen, for county Ii.
quor license, was approved.
FOR THE POOR.
A resolution was passed appropriating the
sum of $1,000 for the support of the aims
house and hospital for February,
JANUARY REPORTS.
The reports of county officers for January
were received and approved as follows:
Sheriff -Cash, $60.S4; uncollected charges,
81 ,479.79; collections, $1,0OS.10.
Audtor-R eceipts, S375; disbursements,
$14O: auditors income, 1885.
Clerk of the Court-Back charges collected,
SITS: cash, $12650: uncollected, S313 80.
Register of Deeds-Cash, $535; disburse-
ments, Sl45.
Abstract Clerk-Cash, S30S.75 uncollected'
$1O6,25; disbursements, $3.50.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A resolution was passed instructing the
committee on buildings to enqnire into the
matter of furnishing additional room for the
better safety of the books and papers in the
register of deeds and clerk of the courts Office.
The matter of certain objections to the
award of damages in the report of the Alton
road commissioners, was referred to the CON-
mittee on roads and bridges.
An arrousous aSsessmeOt aUainSt the nron.