St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-02
CHECK TIE. i. BILLS !: is,
SAYS COMMISSIONER JOYCE, IN A
DUSiNESs-LKKE, SAFE
MANNER. -
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LOOSE METHODS IN VOGUE.
COMMISSIONER M'CARR0N Ut
TIERS ADVICE TO. CITY
MEMBERS. - =;-'ft'.'f
-sNs
TIM REAnDoN IS SATISFIED,
And Signifies His Willingness to
Remain on Treasurer Ell
muntl,s Bond.

A mild storm burst uponthe board
of county commissioners at it's meet
! ing yesterday, when Commissioner
Joyce declared that there was no
proper check on the bills for road
work; that while he did not question
the fidelity of Commissioners Nc
Carron and Wright, the two country
members, yet the system was rank
one and some change should be
made. He asked the county auditor
to explain to the board the method
of checking the bills for country
road work. ..-,4-.
County Auditor Sullivan Replied
| that the person doing the work made
affidavit to the bill and it had to have
the approval of Commissioners Nc
Carron and Wright. 500
Commissioner McCarron retorted
| that the committee on roads = and
/ bridges comprised every member Of
| the board. He had formerly endeav-
ored to get the other members to go
| with himself and Commissioner
| Wright to view the work on different
roads, but they would not do it, He
| had taken his own team and driven
| out over the roads to watch the prog
ress of the work, and if the commits
| sionerS wanted a better check than.
| that, he was agreeable.
Commissioner Moritz said he had
| gone out over the roads of his own
| accord. He thought Commissioner
| Joyces suggestion should receive con-
| sideration. ,a...~..,
Commissioner Ness had also been out
over the roads. He did not seem to,
think that a man was likely to make
! a false affidavit for the sake of a
| trifling road bill. 10.
The subject was finally dropped.
without action being taken. ....,.-.
Mr.. Joyce and Auditor Sullivan.
| stated that Tim Reardon had -receded
| from the attitude he had assumed
toward County Treasurer Edmund and
was willing to let his name remain
upon the latter's bond AS Mr.. Rear
don had not yet given any official no
tice of the fact to the board, no ac-
ton was taken. ,E.it :. - ----
A resolution offered by Commission
|! er Kellerman in favor of closing the
county offices every Saturday after.
noon from now until October and al
| lowing the employees half holiday;
| was lost by a vote of to 8, Mr.. KEEL
| herman thinks that if Chairman Smith
| was present, the resolution would
have been adopted. But Acting Mayor
] Ehrmanntraut, who presided, voted
against it. .,..'..
The matter of granting a liquor Ii
| cense to Mr.. Houle, of New Canada,
was referred to the committee on Ii
cense. Mr. Ness stated that a war;
rant had been issued for Houle for
selling liquor within the prescribed
| limit, of a school house. .---s &c..
County Assessor @Seng was author
lied to purchase a typewriting ma
! chine for his Office. So e,~ '.-~
! The county attorney was instructed
! to bring proceedings in the courts to
compel the SEQ road to build a bridge
| over its Rice street crossing IS"
The petition for new school dis
trict at White Bear town was granted
The pay of the assessor for July was
fixed at $3.50