St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-05
THE COUNTY oOMMIssIoNERs
Transact Considerable Business--
Appointments and Renorfs

Transact Considerable Business--
Appointments and Reports.
The county commissioners met yesterday
for the first time in 1856, and led of by
unanimously re-electing A. c. Austin as
chairman Of the board. After transacting
considerable routine business the board
went into executive session for the purpose
of canvassing the appointment of an over
seer of the poor farm, the candidates being
+. Connolly, ii. A. c. Thompson and Seyan
West.
The order of business followed during the
past year was readopted, and the following
standing committees were reduced from
three members to two: Ways and means,
roads and bridges. claims, public buildings,
INDECENT poor and farm, printing and sta
tionery, dredge-boat.
YEARLY REPORTS.
George HUM, register of deeds, filed a
report showing that the total number of in
struments filed during the year was IS. OO2,
and the receipts for recording the same TO
be SIG, 434.73; expenditures for hired help,
ETC., 80, 448.7 20; balance, So, $50. 03. The
register says that the business of the Office
has increased Is per cent. over the business
of 1884, and II per cent. over 1883. He
commends the law requiring that two copies
of plats filed be furnished, and says that
it is matter OF regret that the law applies
only to Minneapolis.
The report of the overseer of the poor
farm from March l to Jan, i shows the re-
ceipts to amount TO So. 052, the expenditure
l.706. MBrch the number of inmates was
1Ol: received during the year. So; cared for,
l56; discharged, So; died, 8; number of in
mates OIL hand, II.
80 III
filed report showing the number of visits
made during the year.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
The salary of the overseer of the poor
farm was fixed at 81, 900, county physician
at 5000, janitor of the court house at $50
per month with two assistants at S45 per
month.
A resolution was passed asking the news
papers to present sealed proposals for pub
fishing the Official proceedings by Friday,
Jan. s at 10 a. m.
Frederick Webb was granted license TO
sell liquor in Plymouth and Otto 4. Olson
to sell in Medina.
The final report Of Samuel Marks, c. z.
Evans and r. G. Lafton on the petition of
Robert Adcock and p. 3. Corcoran for q
ditch was adopted.
The vote granting an order for the open
ing of highway as petitioned for by Will
lam Brander and others was reconsidered
and the matter laid on the table.
A communication from Gleason g. By
Drum, undertakers at 324 Cedar avenue.
asking for a portion of the city business
was received ard filed. as was petition
from Z. E. Sands and others. asking that
Sevan Westbury of Minnetonka be ap-
pointed overseer at the poor farm.
The license for selling liquor in the
county during the ensuing year was fixed
at 500.
Notices of appeals from Ann Richard
son, Thomas Moore and L. K. Burrin were
referred TO the committee on roads and
bridges.
The board adjourned to o'clock this
morning. when, in addition to the appoint
ment OF the overseer Of the poor farm. the
standing committees will be appointed and
arrangements for the printing of the delin-
quent tax list made.