St. Paul daily globe., 1895-06-25
STOLEN THUNDER.
A REPUBLICAN COMMISSIONER
ANTICIPATES J0YCE's RES
OLUTION
TO CUT COUNTY EXPENSES.
NORTH MAKES A BLUFF AT
NAMING SPECIFIC RE-
DUCTIONs.
70 CUT COUNTY EXPENSES.
JOYCE WOULD INVESTIGATE
mt Mayor Smith Says Nothing
Can BE Done, and His view
Prevails.

The Globe was correct when 1T
stated last week that an attempt
would be made to reduce county
salaries. When they learned
through the G. o e that Commis-
sioner Joyce would introduce res
olution to reduce the Republicans
determined to attempt to steal his
thunder. ca
This was demonstrated at the
meeting of the board yesterday, at
which Commissioner Moritz offered
a resolution that the salaries of all
county officials be reduced to the
following figures after July 1: Dis
trict court judges, $4,000 a year;
county auditor, $500 a year over
and above the amount expended for
help; county assessor, $4,000 a year
over the amount paid for help; coun-
ty treasurer, $3,5O0 over and above
the amount paid for help; county
attorney, $500; assistant county
attorney, s1,5OO; judge of probate
court, $4,000; coroner, $1,500; city and
county physician, $500; first as
sistant to county physician, $75 a
month; second assistant, $50
month.
The resolution was laid on the
table by vote of to 3, McCarron,
Ness, Wright and Smith voting in
the affirmative, and Joyce, Keller
man and MoritZ in the negative.
Chairman Smith told the board it
had no power to fix salaries, but
he entertained the motion to lay on
the table, knowing that that would
end the matter.
Another resolution of a similar
nature, but much more conserVa-
tive, was offered by Commissioner
Joyce, and met with the same fate.
1t reads as follows:
THAT the chairman of the board ap-
point three members on a committee,
who, with the county attorney, should
examine into and report at an early
date upon the feasibility of making a
reasonable reduction in salaries of all
county officials and curtailing the ex-
penses of the county in any other re-
spect when the same could be done
without injury to the public interests"
Commissioner Joyce offered two other
resolutions, neither of which was acted
upon. The first reads:
THAT the sheriff be instructed to
ascertain where persons, firms, cor
porations and associations have gone
into the hands of trustees, receivers or
assignees, the name of such trustee,
etc, and file such claim for taxes due
with such trustee, ETC.; no additional
fee for filing to be paid the sheriff.
The other one is as follows:
THAT the sheriff be instructed to
look in the new city directory for adj
dresses of all parties on delinquent tax
list before making an endeavor to col
lect said taxes, and where addresses
cannot be found no collection shall be
attempted. No fee shall be paid the
Sheriff for cases returned when the
party cannot be found and the names
of parties are not in the city directory.
This shall not apply to districts out
side the city limits
The grand jury made final report
late last evening and adjourned. The
report stated that the jury had been
in session fifteen days, during which
it had investigated fifty-six cases, ex-
amined eighty-two witnesses and re-
turned forty indictments. 1t had also
visited the city and county jails, work
house, city hospital, poorhouse and all
the other public institutions of the
city and county. They were all found
in good condition, but the central po-
lice station should have better means
of ventilation and light. There should
also be better protection for the lives
of inmates in case of fire.
The jury expressed surprise at find
ing that the new city hospital was still
unoceupied. But DIR. Ancker stated
to them that it would be ready for oc-
Eupancy in about three weeks. The
report says that this new building re-
fleets great credit upon the city. 1t is
recommended that an ambulance serv-
ice be established in connection with
the hospital. Another recommends
tion is that the city physician or one
of his staff be required to visit the
Workhouse every day and save the SIS
a month that goes to a special physi-
clan for performing this duty. The
management of the workhouse is COM
mented upon with much favor.
1t is recommended that supplies for
the different institutions be bought at
the lowest possible price for the best
quality of goods. The report says that
this has not been done in the past,