The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-19
WILL REPAIR THE JAIL.
County Commissioners Consider a
Number of Subjects

Number of Subjects.
1.-The Ramsey county jail is alive
with vermin, gentlemen" was the start
ling piece of information laid before
the board of county commissioners yes
terday at their regular meeting by
Chief Deputy Sheriff Allen.
Mr.. Allen suggested that the commits
sioners inspect the Jail and see what
the prisoners have to suffer. He as
sured them they would find the cell
walls and floor streaked with the blood
Of the vermin that the prisoners had
killed in self-defense. Something ought
to be done at once.
The board decided to visit the jail
after the meeting, and did so. After
making a general examination, the mat
ter was referred to the committee on
grounds and buildings. 1t is proposed
to thoroughly clear and renovate the
cells cement the cracks and crevices
in walls and floors and make other
needed repairs. The padded cell on
the top floor will also be cleaned out
the excelsior padding removed and the
entire cell reupholstered.
1t is also the intention to adopt the
A. d. T. watch service system in the
jail, which will require the night jailer
to ring up the A. D. t. Office every half
hour, while he is on duty. In case of
his failure to do so, the omission will
be inquired into.
The board received a communication
from County Attorney Anderson giving
notice that he had appealed to the dis
trfct court from the action of the old
county board on Dec. %, 1896, in allow
ing the claim of eX-Sheriff Chapel for
the sum of $5,154 for alleged services
by him, claimed to have been rendered
in serving certain personal property
tax warrants The county attorney
takes the appeal as mere precaution-
airy measure, the new county board
having disallowed ChapePs claim
The following annuel reports of coun-
ty officers were received in addition to
those of the county auditor and county
treasurer, submitted at the previous
meeting: - .s-- .ss.
Sheriffs Report
Total receipts from all sources. -. $50, S99. 70
Paid collections of ex-
ecutions, writs of attach
pd ment: etc t.xo. a:;d $40 1sS So
county treasurer ........ 2,430.S1
Personal taxes, fees paid
to clerk of court. 84.00
OdArleS 1S, 44O.UO
Expense other than sal
aries Observation-Disclosures. s, IA At, 632. 6S
IS, 267. O2
The foregoing statement Is sworn to by
ex-Sherif Charles E. Chapel.
Report of the clerk Of the district
court of Ramsey county, Minnesota, for
the year 1896:
Gross income or emoluments paid in
and received during the year 1895, $685.
27S.13.
The above statement Is sworn to by
Clerk of Courts Rogers.
Report of Abstract Clerk Bazille:
Amount of money received from all
sources during the year 1896, $4,315.05.
Report of County Assessor Seng:
Total amount received, 81, 800
Commissioner Hardick, as chairman
of the investigating committee, report
ed the amount of county funds tied
up in the banks to be SCI, 1926 27, and
the further sum of 2,688. IA in the Min.
nesOta Savings bank.
Commissioner Ref then offered the
following resolution:
Resolved. That a committee Of two
from this body be appointed by the
chair to ascertain what changes are
necessary and the cost Of making the
same to give to the elevators Of the
Ramsey county court house an i'm
proved speed that will be in accord
with the demands Of the public"
The resolution was adopted and re-
ferred to Commissioners Ref and Har-
dick and the building Inspector.
In response to the request OF the
commissioners for an opinion as to
WICIIC1 OOluIly 1AOSCoSOI 0CHS CdIIl6
under the salary law before his next
term, County Attorney Anderson ad-
Vised the board that, in his opinion
chapter 301 Of the General Laws of 1895
applied to the present assessor, who
went into office May 3, 1895. whereas
the law took effect in April, 1895. 1t
made. no difference that the assessors
term of Office was supposed to begin
March TO- -
A bill of $3.50 was received from.
Court Stenographer Hillman for talk
ing testimony in several cases. County
Auditor Sullivan volunteered the in
formation that under the law the court
stenographer upon application to any
of the judges would have been required
to do the work without charging
therefore. The board laid the bill over.
The bill of DR.. ]. L. Rothrock, amount
ing to $50, for making chemical analyses
of the medicines and other liquids adj
ministered by Rev. Mr.. Hull to Mrs
Hull, was again referred to the COM
mittee on claims for investigation.