St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-07
BILLS KNOCKED OUT.
SHERIFF AND CORONER CUR
TAILED A LITTLE.
Sheriff Wanted ST a Head for
Arresting Insane Persons
No Law for 1t.

The board of county commissioners
held rather long session yesterday.
The sheriff presented two bills, one
being for 1923 and another for sl93, both
OF which the county auditor refused to
audit. The latter was for attendance of
bailiffs in the municipal court, and the
judges had refused to certify that the
rbailitfs had been in attendance. This is
bill that had been presented to the
city council in accordance with a Gus
tom for the past two years. and which
had been disallowed by the committee
on claims of the board of aldermen upon
the advice of the corporation attorney.
In some instances there were charges
made for taking certain person to he
municipal court five or six times in
single month. In the bill of S423 there
were miscellaneous charges for witne s.
SEES and the witnesses ordered by the
proper attorney did not make SD large
a number as mentioned in the bill. Mr..
Seng wanted the bills paid because he
said it had been custom and had been
80 KID" by the county attorney. Mayor
+ Smith called attention to the fact that
the county attorney. had not said any
more than that the bill should be paid
i'll the case of witnesses it the services
had been rendered. AS tothe bill for
attendance Oh the nun icipal court,it was
asserted that the board had not been al
! lowing such bills aud it was an Outra 20 to
ask the county TO pay 50 or 50 for each
prisoner taken into court, when it was
possible in the neighborhood Of 500 per
day could be collected in that way by
the sheriff for the services of two or
three bailltfS. The county auditor
called attention to the fact that 81 had
abeep charged for the arrest of insane
{ persons. while the law made no pro-
vision for fees in such cases. He
& Thought it possible that WHEN the sher-
I if gets S24 for taking an insane person
J: to Rochester, he had gotten enough for
7; his services without charging 81 each
ofor turning the key upon them when
taken to the Jail. for which the law
made no provision. The bills were re
ferfed 70 the committee on claims and
! the Ieounty attorney for Investigation.
. Ainumber of other bills were referre d
back to. the committee on claims be-
cause the county auditor refused to
,audft them, giving as reason that they
p, hadonot been properly certified. This
course OF the auditor is in line with
INSTRUMENTATION of the last grand
s. jury.
: LIE question OF paying SIS for the
finding of dead body was discussed.
Mr. Layailee aid Mr.. DAILY thought such
bills should he paid. although there Is
np provision of law for allowing them.
Mayor Smith said that the coroner is.
paid for holding inquests. and should
pay for it out et his salary of $500 a
year. The auditor said lie would not
audit bills for finding dead bodies.
A number of ROAD matters were dis
cuSsetl AMI estimates allowed on work
in progress. p. H. Thornton was
awarded a contract for making a culvert
uH the. White Bear road at the price of
SzSJ. There was an appropriation of
S300on the Mendoza road and $3.50 OH
tue Cr,,s-ley rUaJ.
A.'r-tlutinn was pas sed ordering the
WISCONSIN Ceutrcl road TO put tile Edg-
ertnn, street e Ossing IN saod euirdition.
The board will hold another meeting
this afi1rll@lH TO take acton on the bsiIs
of the sheriH aud soale ethes matters.