St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-20
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL,
KILL RUSSIAN THISTLES BIZ
FORE OCT. L.
COUNTY WILL DIVIDE SPACE.
SOME CITY OFFICES TO DE LO-
GATED ON THE COUNTY,S
SIDE
MILLERS GREATLY PLEASED
They Say Big Crops in the North
west Are Not q
Fake.

The county commissioners, at their
meeting last night, decided to make
an offer, which, if accepted, will re-
suit in part or all of the municipal
offices being located on the county
side of the new court house when it
is ready for occupancy. 1t was de-
cided to offer the use of all room
necessary providing the city pays the
heating and lighting bill and abates
the water tax on the county side
of the building. Janitor service was
also included under this head, but
it was agreed that the city should
pay for its own janitors, providing
that they would be under the direc-
ton Of the county. Aid. Elliott, on
behalf of the city council, and Aid.
Loye, for the park board, said that
the offer would be presented to the
respective bodies as soon as posi-
BILE, when action will be taken, &C
cepting or rejecting it.
THISTLE MUST GO.
On motion of Commissioner Egan,
it was decided that all applicants for
the position of Russian thistle eX-
terminator under the state law must
apply to Commissioner M. Nash. 1t
is believed that a large army of these
employees will be necessary, and a
great many eXpressmen will be en-
ployed to cart off the refuse thistles-
The date at which thistles must all
be eXterminated was then taken up,
and Commissioner Barnard moved
that it be fixed at May l during the
| next season. Upon reading the law
it was found that the commissioners
could not fix the date for the next
| season, only for the present, and an
informal talk resulted in deciding
| upon Oct. l as the limit. The this
ties will be nearly all dead by that
time, killed by frost, but is was nee
essary to fix some date in order to
comply with the statute. Either June
i or May l will be decided upon net.
season. Every effort will, however,
| be made to have all thistles eXter-
minated this season, outside of Min
| neapolis the matter being left large
ly to the town supervisors.
The question of vacating the alley
III p4OCh ". VI DAY s1iC4 tiOii,
! brought to the attention of the COM
missioners, and it was decided to re-
fer the matter to the county attor-
ney.
THESE BILLS ALLOWED.
Among the bills was one which
| created some comment, but which
was passed finally, that of James
/ Howard, the detective, who went to
| Baltimore after William Hartley. w.
w. Tatro presented a bill for $137.75
! for caring for dependent children.
There has been diphtheria at Owa-
tonna, and children could not be sent
| to the state institution. Board was
| itemized at $3.50 per week, and the
| county allowed $3.50. 1t was decided
to spend $500 in building new
bridge at Champlin, using the abut-
ment Of the dam erected recently as
one of the piers. The question Of
deepening Crystal bay came up, and
was referred to the lake committee.
Most of the commissioners, however,
| decided to visit the lake Thursday,
| when a trip will be taken into Crys-
| tai bay, and Capt. Johnson will tell
whether or not the dredge boat can
| be taken through under the railroad
bridge