St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-02
THE COUNTY BOARD.
Another Complaint About CAPTAIN
Manners Intrusion in the Reg
ister'S Office.
Petitions--Quarrylng on Court House Square,
Road HOuses"--Personal Tax Col
lections, etc.

A regular meeting of the board of county
| commissioners was held yesterday forenoon
at the auditors office. Mayor O'Brien pre-
sided and there were present Commissioners
Ames, Schumacher, Hardenberg, Hazard and
Espy.
MANNERS MEN.
A communication was read from the reg
lister of deeds relating to the PERSONS occupy
ing his Office outside of the clerical force. He
| stated that Capt. Manner was the only person
who occupied a permanent place in the office,
outside of the regular force; his clerks usual
ly occupying from two to four seats. Placed
on file.
Matilda Russell put in an application ask
| ing permission to purchase a lot in the
Sixth ward, which had been forfeited by the
state. The request was granted.
PETITIONS.
A petition was read from the supervisors
of Reserve township, calling attention to
the dangerous condition of Mississippi ave-
nue. and asking to have new lines made.
Also from the same parties asking for an
appropriation of $1,000 to finish new road.
Referred to the committee on roads and
bridges.
The freeholders of McLain town also ask
ed for an appropriation to be applied in re-
| pairing roads.
The town of White Bear also asked for
$500 to improve country roads. An appro-
| priation of 800 was asked to improve road
in Rose township.
! The authorities of Little Canada asked for
50, 400 to improve roads in that township.
| The above were all referred to rhe committee
on roads and bridges.
A petition from Messrs. Brainard, Bundy
and others, asking for a new school district,
was referred to the county superintendent Of
schools.
| A lengthy communication was read from
| D. j. Hennessy, appealing from the award of
damages allowed him by the board for the
condemnation of land for a county road.
| The action of the committee on ways and
means, accepting the bid of the National
German American bank for the $4,000
bonds, was approved.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The committee on printing reported as
having number plats redrawn in the regis
| ter OF deed office. Their action was approved,
and the sum of 1904 was appropriated to de-
fray the expense of the work.
| The committee on claims reported in favor
of allowing large grist of bills. Approved.
! The committee on abstract Office reported
| on having secured a statement from ex-Cerk
j. B. Olivier, OF the condition of the office
when he resigned, and attention was called
to the uncollected fees due that Office. The
report was accepted.
The committee on new court house report
ed in favor of quarrying the stone on the
site of the proposed building, and recon-
mended that work be instituted at once The
chair protested against any interference on
the part of the board with the court house
! commission.
Commissioner Hardenbergh said that
nothing would be done by the board to an
tagonize the commission. The report was
adopted.
The committee on examination of files in
| the clerk Of the courts office,
reported in favor of allowing
The bond of j. j. Lemon to whom the
contract for printing was awarded, in the
sum of $4,000 was approved.
THE TAX LIST.
! The bond of the st. Paul GLOBE Printing
Co., to whom was awarded the contract for
publishing the delinquent tax list, in the
sum of $4,000, was submitted.
The chair suggested it be
referred to County Attor-
ney Egan. The auditor asked if such
course was necessary, to which the chair re-
! piled that as he and the auditor were the only
ones who had any honest difference of opin-
ion on the subject, the bond should be so re-
| ferred for an opinion.
Mr.. Espy was of the opinion that the Board
| should be so referred for report, and the
motion was carried.
THE ROAD HOUSES.
Mr.. Hazard, from the committee on
licenses, spoke in favor of reconsidering the
action of the board in refusing to grant
| license TO Diamond, keeper of halfway
| house He said he did not want to cham
pion. Diamonds place, but as long as licenses
had been granted to other houses he was in
favor of granting one to him. Judge Baker
made vigorous speech in behalf Of Dia-
mond. A lengthy and animated discussion
took place concerning the matter, and a let
ter was read from ID. NJ. Sullivan protesting
against the granting of a license.
The writer characterized the saloon as
place of designation and detrimental to the
morality of the community Commissioner
| Hardenbergh moved to lay the matter on the
table Mr.. Hazard moved to amend by
referring the subject to a special committee
! to investigate the road houses and report.
| Carried.
Messrs. Hazard, Espy and Ames were ap-
| pointed to act as such committee.
MISCELLANEOUS.
County Attorney Egan was authorized to
procure evidence in cases where judgments
exist against tracts of land owned by railroad
companies but not used by such companies.
A resolution was passed authorizing the
purchase of lumber to repair the Smelling
| bridge.
A resolution was passed requesting the
council to repair all streets in the city lead
| ing to country roads.
The report of the board of CONTROL for
March was approved.
MONTHLY REPORTS.
Reports from county officials were read as
! follows:
| Register of Deeds
| Casn ..-........'..'..'. S1 OOJ ~
| Pald out. o44 W
| Balance. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. OOo ~
Clerk of Court
Cash 1891 IS
Back collections ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 332 IS
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