St. Paul daily globe., 1894-04-03
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
HARE. A. JINGLE THHf IS ENDED BY
BUTLER. aSas
MINUTES MUST BE REcoR BED
Practice of Reading Them From
o@the Newspaper Before They
&c. Arc Recorded Is ssEnded--Seng, 2,
Il McCarron and DAILY the Board
= Of Equalization for. 1904 :
lfhor NJ Ioftauo

1.-The board Of county commissioners
opened yesterday morning with a re-
newaI OF the unpieasanineSS between
Commissioner Lavallee and Clerk Burns
oyer the reading of the minutes before
recording them. Clerk Burns insisted
on reading the minutes from the official
publication in newspaper, and record
ing them after their approval. Mr.. La
ysllee insisted that it was more regular
to record them and then note at the foot
such corrections as might be ordered.
Burns said that insinuatfons had been
made about him, and he proposed to
stand On his dignity and not submit to
having his minutes signed by tile chair
man.
MIR. Lavallee protested against any
intention to insinuate, but said that
matters should be done in proper form.
Commissioner Daily wanted the dis
cussion stopped.
County Attorney Butler came in, and
being appealed to, expressed the opin-
ion that the minutes should be tram
scribed to the record book and approved
on that book. 1t was so ordered by the
board. The minutes read yesterday
Will be read again at the next meeting,
and hereafter the official publication
will bs Wednesdays instead of Satur-
days as heretofore, and the minutes will
be corrected on the book in the future
and signed by the chairman.
An opinion was given by the county
attorney as to the time for publishing
the annual statement. He said it was
his view that the annual statement
should be Published when it shall be
approved by the board, it then becoming
part of the official proceedings. The
question was raised as to the present
official paper having the right to publish
the financial statement as soon as it was
reported to the board, it having already
published one financial statement dur
ing the year. The statement is now in
the hands of the committee OH printing,
and not having been reported back to
the board it is not ready for publication.
The committee was given further time
to examine and report on the statement.
A large number Of bills we're ordered
paid, but one for S10in favor of Farwefl,
OZmun u Jackson for wheelbarrowS,
SaWbuckS and saws for use at the
Bethel, was referred back to the board
or control with the intimation that there
must be some mistake In asking the
payment by the county,. 81
A resolution by Mr.. LavaIlee was
adopted asking the committee on poor
to inauire into the advisability of bury
ing paupers in the graveyard on the
Door farm. The resolution was pre-
faced by the statement that the burying
ct pauperS i'll cemeteries costs several
handred dollars annually. ar
sItBy resolution of MI. DAILY. the men,
bers Oh the board of equalization for
1894 will be Robert II. ;Seng. e. F. Nc
Carron and'Peter DAILY.
anBy resolution of MIR. Lavallee, the
committee on public buildings was di-
pected to inquire into and report at the
next meeting as to what contract exists
as to lighting the, county Jail. ,.s
BY resolution of Mr.. McCarron, the
committee on roads and bridges was
Authorized to make needed repairs on
Smelling avenue in conformity to plans
OF the county surveyor. ft-s:
-siThe customary annual whitewashipg
Of the county Jail was authorized by
resolution offered by Mr.. Layallee.