The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-08
STOOD By MIR. SCHULTZ
COMMITTEE FOUND THAT CREDITS
WE'RE USUAL IN THE Alb
sTRACT OFFICE
SEVERAL WARM DISCUSSIONS

One of Them Caused by n ResOIu-
ton Approprfating $500 for the
Completion of the Lake Johanna
Cycle Path--A Mile and a Half to
Be Constructed Yet, and Money
for Same Has Been Expended.
The committee on records Of the board
of county commissioners at the meeting
of the board yesterday presented writ
ten report on the result of the 1nvestiga-
ton of the office of the county abstract
clerk. 1t was brief and to the point, and
was placed on file without a word Of
comment. The committee found:
I'VE have checked the records Of the
county abstract office, and the reports on
file In the county auditors Office, and
found the same correct. We found that
credits had been given which was always
the custom of the office"
The report was signed by Commissioners
Powers, Gray and Wright, who were dele
gated to investigate the affairs Of the
office at an executive session held at the
last regular meeting. The inquiry was
the result of statements made to the
board by Assistant County Attorney zolI-
man, who suggested that Abstract Clerk
SchuIze had been giving credit for abb
stracts in an indiscriminate manner.
All of the commissioners were present
at the meeting yesterday, and there were
several warm discussions. One was caused
by a resolution introduced by Commits
sioner Powers appropriating $500 for the
completion of the Lake Johanna cycle
path. It appeared that there is still a
mile and a half of path to be constructed,
and the $500 previously appropriated for
the purpose has been expended. Mayor
Kiefer raised a decided objection after
it was ascertained that only $3.50 remains
in the cycle path fund. He thought it
would be better to save the money for
repairs, and to push the work on the
path to White Bear. His vote was the
only one in the negative.
The claim Of the Thiel Detective agency
for $675.75 for services rendered in con-
neetion with the Middleton murder case,
which still remains a mystery, was re-
ferred to the committee on claims,
and the county attorney to re-
port. The committee on roads
and bridges and the county attorney
were authorized to confer with the Wis
COHSlH OeulfdA railway pSOplS III I0SdIQ
to the construction of a new bridge over
the track on Arcade street. A resolution
was also passed directing the roads and
bridges committee and the county sur
veyor to ascertain and report to the board
the cost of putting posts and sign boards
at the intersections Of county roads.
Another resolution was passed COM
promising the taxes Of the st. Paul Trust
company, which have been in litigation,
for the year 1887. at valuation Of $50, 600.
A settlement under which Viola H. Davis
withdrew all charges against George B.
Dcnohue in consideration of the payment
by him of $3.50, was authorized by the
board. A request from the register of
deeds for an extra clerk at $50 per month
to index records was referred to a COM
mittee and $3.50 was allowed the abstract
clerk for replacing worn out records with
the proviso that the work is to be COM
pleted within three months.
The claim Of Undertaken Dalzell for
services performed in connection with the
Lambert lake mystery was referred to
coroner Nelson at his request. The claim
has been assigned to Miss Jennie KenZte.
A bill presented by Mccarthy & Donnelly
for the burial of the body Of an unknown
child found in a pond on Park avenue
was disalIowed. 1t called for SIS, and the
commissioners held that the general con-
tract with the firm included the burial
EXPENSES.