St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-26
IN TWENTY DAYS
The Abstract Clerk Must Have
All Work Cleared I'm.

The Abstract Clerk Must Have
All Work Cleared Up.
AT yesterdays meeting of the board
OF county commissioners, Abstract
Clerk Murnane was given twenty DAYS
time to post up his records. This was
done On motion of Commissioner La
vale, after receiving the report of the
experts. James Markham and j. Main
yer. Mr.. Markham stated he had made
an examination OF the office Oh Satur-
day and found that
The file index shows book and page of in
struments recorded, the book page on the
tract index had not been carried down since
some time i'll February. The abstract clerk
makes n slip of each instrument filed The
file index has only been kept since 1857: it
bas been discontinued from February. The
tract index has not been brought down to
the time required by the act OF 1891. Mr.
.Murnane cannot strictly comply with
the law Of bringing up his records to
within twenty-four hours of the time instru-
ments are filed, and feels that since the law
is impossible of strict compliance he has
disregarded it. There are now 1000 numbers
behind. Mr.. Markham thought that a smart
clerk could i'll ten days, at 200 entries per
day. bring Up the work. Some lapses he had
discovered. Some instruments had not been
brought up since May. This was explainable
from the custom in the registers office of
giving certain instruments precedence over
others. He thought that substantially the
tract index was up to date with the registers
office.
MIR. Manners report was as follows:
examined the books and papers as tar as
practicable and necessary for the purposes
indicated. l found the file numbers of all
instruments entered in the Office of the reg
lister of deeds properly posted up to date and
opposite the property affected thereby. All
miscellaneous papers (powers, etc., were
alphabetically noticed to date. With these
daily entries in the indexes, the abstract
clerk IS enabled 10 make correct abstracts
provided the balance of the books are correct
The books and pages where the different in
StrumentS are recorded can only be
shown after they are spread
on the records. and not before. The abstract
books show the books ard pages of all in
struments recorded in the office of The reg
lister of deeds of this county. including June
.. 1892 which. although couple of weeks
behind the actual record is still within a
reasonable time, considering the present
cumbersome system of keeping the abstract
books used in this county. Either the spec
ial law of the state creating an abstract Of
flee alone for Ramsey county should be
abolished. or else the business should be car
ried on a different system and i'll more
profitable and satisfactory manner to the
taxpayers. By adopting either of these
plans am satisfied you will save money for
the county, and at the same time remove
from your deliberations source of trouble
ana annoyance.
The tax levy occasioned some discus
sion. Commissioner Lavallee offered a
resolution to the effect that there be
levied upon the taxable property of the
county for the year 1892, Il rate per cent
necessary to raise the amount, following
as set opposite each account: County
revenue, $4,000; county poor, $40, 900;
county bonds and interest, SIS. 900;
county roads and bridges, $4,000. The
resolution provided further that there
BE- levied for the support of the common
school, a tax of one mill on each valu-
alton of the taxable property of this
county.
Commissioner Mitsch wanted the
amount of roads and bridges cut down
to $4,000.
Commissioner Martin advocated an
appropriation of S23, 900 as estimated by
the auditor.
The proposition of Mr.. MitSch was
rejected, and the Lavallee resolution was
adOpted.
The bond of James H. B urns as
county printer. in the penalty of $4,000.
with William BanholZer and A. E.
Bowe as sureties. was approved. The
county officers were requested to close
their offices at noon today on account
of it being derby Day"
l.. S. Miller, assistant general mana
ger and chief engineer of the Duluth
road, wrote stating that the Duluth
road did not own the section of railroad
between East Minneapolis and NJ. & ID.
Junction. south of White Bear, but
leased the satne, from the st. Louis
road. The Tease provided that the
leesor should pay for the construction
of any new work. and the question of a
bridge over the lake Josephine road
must be referred TO the officials of that
road. The letter was passed on to the
committee on roads and bridges. - Z.