St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-02
This was adopted by vote of eight to

This was adopted by vote of eight to
seven, as follows:
Aye-Atwater, Bassett, Griswold, Kelley,
Steele, Whitney, Wheaton and Wyman-S.
No-Clerihul Dale, Farnsworth, Mcmillan,
Mind, Phelps and Tillinghast-7.
DIR. Evans did not vote.
WILL PROTECT THEIR PATRONS.
Mr. Dale, president of the jobbers' ex-
change, called attention of the board to a
communication from the st. Paul exchange
in regard to nefarious proceeding of the
jobbers of Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Louis. ''These men, he said, with their
usual tender solicitude for the interests of
the jobbers of this section, have endeavored
TO induce the railroads to abolish carload
rates in certain clasSifcations, which will
work a great hardship to the heavy shippers
of the Northwest. The matter has been
brought to the attention of the officials of
these roads here and in ST. Paul, and they
say they will protect us. The meeting OF
the railroads will be held at Denver to-day
and it has been suggested we send dis
patch there, asking them to protect their
patrons" This was agreed to and the dis
patch was ordered sent.
FINANCIAL hATTERS.
The finance committee reported state
ment of the condition of the finances OF
the board, showing deficit of about $50,
with the balance of the year to be pro-
yided for. 1t was represented there are
about one hundred members who have
yet to pay their $40 fee, which, when paid,
would safely tide affairs over. The entire
board was made committee of the whole
to assist in the collection of this amount.
The same committee reported adversely
to the payment of the assessment to the
committee ON improvement of Western
water ways, for the reason that the benefits
would all be the lower river. The board
concurred in hi S.
MISCELLANEOUS.
A memorial to congress looking to the
improvement of American shipping inter-
ests was received from the New York mari
time exchange, and the secretary was M
Structed to acknowledge it.
Mr.. Bassett offered resolution request
ing the county commissioners not to use
county funds in the repair of county roads.
Referred to the committee on city affairs.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
The Monthly Reports. Bills and Tax
Abatements--The County Roads.
At the regular meeting of the county
commissioners yesterday all the board were
present except Commissioner Gilmore and
the following business was transacted.
The bond of DR.. W. P. Spring as deputy
coroner, with A. II. Rose and D. R. Hebel
as sureties, was approved.
The vote of the board of April s, attach
ing the territory of school district No. to
district No. 6, was reScinded.
COUNTY ROADS.
The following appropriation for the inn
provement of county roads and bridges
were made: For rebuilding the bridge over
Nine Mile creek in Bloomington, $500; for
rebuilding bridge over Pioneer creek, in In
dependence, 500; on roads in Minnetonka,
$40; on the roads in Excelsior, 1915; on
roads in Dayton, $3.50.
Bills amounting to Sc, 556.01, approved
by the committee on claims, were ordered
paid.
MONTHLY REPORTS.
The report of Sheriff Bracket was re-
ceived and placed on file. The report shows
ninety prisoners on hand, fOrty-eight of
whom are city prisoners under sentence
and twenty-one county prisoners; eighteen
county prisoners awaiting trial. Two
hundred prisoners were received during the
month and 169 discharged.
The report of t. Connolly, overseer of
the poor farm, was received. The report
shows the total receipts to have been
$918.98; expenditures, $12S; number of in
mates May 1, II; received during the
month, 5; cared for, II; discharged, II;
number of inmates juno 1, 80.
TAX ATTACHMENTS.
The following applications for abate-
ments Of taxes were received: R. A. Muir
ply, William Gent, FL. w. Dorman, Chris
tian Brusch, Herman Herbst, n F. Girls
void, James Bridges, W. E. Satter-
lee, R. Farnham, Jr., John T. West,
Oliver A. Lee, FL. A. Avery, E. L. Kimble,
j. E. Gallow, R. P. Russell, Mic Jaax Seth
Kempton, W. n. Dorman.
The following applications for abate-
ments were rejected: II. L. Crane, Andrew
Shaw, F. S. Guplil, R. E. Pryor, w. E.
Satterlee, F. D. Reeve, Isaac Lapsimer,
LIE Progress Publishing company, Anna E.
Flickinger.
A petition signed by William Brander
and others asking for the location of high
way to be called the River road" was re-
ceived. The road lies in the township of
Independence and is to connect two other
roads. The matter was referred to the
county attorney.
The board adjourned to Nav TO-