St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-04
ALL SUITS Will END.
County Commissioners FL
nally Settle the Printing
Contract Fuss.
The Herald Pays $4,000 for
Overeharges and It's Bills
Are Allowed.
Even Experts Differed Widely,
and Burns Is Pronounced
Blameless.
Various Matters Of Public In
terest Acted On by the
Legislators.

The board of county commissioners
and James II. Burns have completely
settled their differences growing out of
the much-disc used public printing
contract, and, the entire matter having
been fully adjusted, the county attorney
was instructed by resolution to not pro-
coed further against Mr.. Burns for the
collection of alleged overcharges or in
the cases pending in the criminal court.
The recent trial developed conditions
that showed that expert printers are
widely divergent in their estimates, and
that no guilty intention could be laid at
the door of Mr.. Burns. Shortly
after that the board took UP the in
vestigatiOn in detail, ami in connection
with the present expert printer and the
county attorney, the bills for printing
were examined with sufficient care to
show that the diSallowanceS by Expert
Printer David Ramaley could not be
sustained under the law as developed
at the trial. The printing committee of
the board. the expert printer, Mr.. Koch,
and County Attorney Butler put in sew
eral months at going over the matter.
AS result O frequent conferences it
was agre n all sides that the matter
would be bette ad u ,ted outside of the
courts. As result, at yesterdays
meeting of the board of county
commissioners the committee on print
ing reported in effect that it had
been agreed on both sides that the
amount of overcharges for printing in
the year PIE :eding Aug. l, 1892, be
fixed at $3.50. 1t was recommended
that the Herald refund that sum as a
full settlement of OVercharges. This
report was adopted. Mr.. Burns then
handed the board check for 81, 800,
signed by William BannolZer and made
payable to County Treasurer Nelson.
This check was accepted, and resOlu-
ton adopted, which recited that the
matter OF oYercharges having been
fully settled by the refunding of the
sum found to have been in excess, tine
county attorney was instructed to dis
continue any proceedings against MIR.
Burns, and not to proceed against his
bondsmen. The board then took up the
disalIowed bills, amounting to 5,3S9.S3,
which were for printing and supplies
done and furnished up 20 February last,
and ordered them paid to the st. Paul
Herald, or to William BanholZer, to
whom they had been assigned. This
ends the entire matter except bill of
little over $500 charged for binding.
A Short Road Fund,
The meeting OF the board of county
commissioners was extended and inter-
esting for the additional reason that
number of other important matters
were considered that provoked ami
mated discussion. Mayor Wright
opened the ball by stating that the
the county has only $4,000 of a road
fund. The MAYOR expressed a desire
that this sum be not exceeded. Com
missioner Hanna observed later that
more than that sum had already been
divided up among the districts, but not
expended or provided for, being eX-
pended by contracts.
Mir. Appleton made application for
damages to his property by the passage
of EdgertOn street extension across his
doorstep. The matter went over until
the next meeting, and in the meantime
the committee on roads and bridges
will inspect the premises. The county
attorney advised the board that it has a
right to take the matter of damages up
at this late day after the damages of
others had been adjusted.
County Surveyor Curtiss reported that
the Rice street road is being extended
as contracted and will be completed as
agreed. The White Bear road and the
Mississippi street extension were not in
readiness for a report by him. He also
recommended the cleaning of the cul-
vert on the McCarron lake road. In an
other report Mr.. CurtiSS stated that to
bridge the swamp on the EdgertOn
street extension would cost 81, 500 for a
pile bridge.
Kenny Brothers reported that an in
vestigatiOn of the boilers at the aims
house showed that they need to have
new bottoms placed underneath, and
that the cost would be 1913. A discus
sion as to the repairs brought out the
contentious remark from Auditor Burns
that it would be cheaper to close up the
almshOuse and board the inmates at the
Ryan hotel. Commissioner DAILY made
speech in favor of making the inn
prOvement, and suggested that the cost
be taken out of some other fund than
the general maintenance fund. The
county attorney advised against the
possibility of such being done.
A long list of bills were allowed, in
Guiding some that had already been con-
sidered by the joint committee.
The report of the committee on taxa
ton was adopted, which recommended
that judgment be taken against persons
who had not been stricken off the list
of persons delinquent for personal
property tax.
The report of the abstract clerk for
the month of June showed that the
business done amounts TO S33705.
After a lengthy discussion Of the
case of Mr.. Greenbaum. who took out
license to retail liquor at Irondale four
teen days before the iron works burned
down, a resolution was adopted refund
ing him 5000 on account Of the license
fee.
Long Lake Road MIDDLE.
Commissioner Daily started the old
discussion on roads by Offering a resolu-
ton that provided for reversing for
mer action of the board in providing
for an expenditure of 81, 800 on the Long
Lake road, and appropriating it to re-
pairing Barlow road in accordance with
survey and estimate to be prepared by
the county surveyor. Mr.. Lavailee OPP
posed putting the money on any such
chestnut. Mr.. McCarron stated that no
money has been expended on the Bar i
low road since he has been a commits
siOner, and wanted the road repaired in
place of the Long Lake road. Mr.. Seng
declared against fixing any road leading
to New Brighton. for the expressed
reason that the people of that hamlet
do not bring 10 ceutS to st. Paul. Mr..
Lauer stated that the Barlow road