St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-03-04

visit will probably not be made until
all of the machinery is in working
order. After taking trip through the
binding Irvine factory and expressing
satisfaction with the progress made the
board adjourned.
The board of county commissioners
met yesterday at the court house, and
the major portion of the day was spent
i'll examining road and school petitions
and abatement of taxes. The Saltwater
Street Railway company petitioned the
commissioners that they be allowed an
abatement of S4SS.25 personal property
taxes. IN the petition, as set forth, they
hold that their franchise has been
assessed at a valuation of $4,000 and
also that they have been assessed
$1,000 as manufacturing concern
The petition claims that the franchise
cannot be assessed as personal
property. and also that the street rail-
way company is not manufacturing
enterprise. Their taxes amount TO
$685., and they ask the board that
they be reduced to 1910. They ask that
the company be assessed in the sum of
$4,000, which is full and fair valu-
alton of al the personal property owned
by the company, The matter was re-
TERED to the county attorney. The
board will meet again this morning and
expect to finish their business to-day.
At the meeting of the city council
last evening the proposed opening of
Olive street was discussed in lively
manner. A bill will be presented to
the Legislature for passage asking that
the expense of opening the street be
paid out of the general finds. The
matter was laid over until the second
meeting in April. The ladies of the
| city hospital gave notice that after
| April they would discontinue the
management of the hospital. A COM
munication was received from the street
railway company promising better
| service.
The case of DR.. W. II. Pratt VS.. The
! Saltwater Water Company, which was
| set for trial in the district court yeSter
! dav, was continued until the next tern
| of court. 1T was expected that the tria
of this case would occupy at least two
days. and there being no other cases Sc
for trial, court adjourned until Thurs
day morning, at which time the peti
jury has been summoned to reappear.
At the meeting of the Ancient Ordel
! HibernianS Monday evening it was def
nitely decided TO make arrangement
for the coming celebration of st. Pat
rick'S day, March Il. County ATTORNEY
! L. ID. y Brlen, or st. raul, VIII be ont
OF the speakers. The coming celebra
ton will eclipse any ever held in TIN
city in cOmmemoratiOn of the birth O.
ST. Patrick.
A musicale will be given Friday even
ing at the residence of Mrs. DaviC
Cover at Oak Park. An admission fe
of % cents Will be charged, the pro
ceeds to be used for the Presbyterian
church organ fund.
An informal reception was given las
evening in the rooms of the new busi
ness college, on the second floor of tn
union station. A large number of Wis
itors were present, and excellent musi
was furnished for the occasion by ID
and Mrs. Van Waters and Georg
Graham.
A meeting of the Republican club
was held last evening at the city hal
for the purpose of electing delegates t
the Republican convention at MinneaI
Oils, March II.
George NJ. Seymour returned yestel
day from weeks visit to Mcpherson
Kan, where he purchased four stanC
ard-bred mares. which are expected t
arrive in this city tomorrow.
The ladies Of the Universalist churcl
Will give a supper this evening at til
residence of Mrs. Fred Pennington.
{ Only twelve deaths occurred in thi
city during the month Of February.