The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-04
UNDER GRADE IS WANTED
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TAKING
ACTION RE sOO'S RICE
STREET CROSSING
MEMORIAL ON DAVIS DEATH
Metzdorf, BazilIe and GaIIick Pre-
sent BOnds-Bids for Moving
County JaiI-MOre Clerks
Needed.

IN ADDITION to passing a resolution of
coincidence with regard to the death of
Senator Davis, the board of county com
mlSs1oners, at it's meeting yesterday aft
ernoon, took the first really definite steps
toward compelling the 500 road to con-
struct an under grade at it's Rice street
crossing, and G. j. Metzdorf, Judge Ba--
lille and H. Gallick were bonded in the
customary amounts attached to their re-
spective offices. The much talked of i'm
provements to White Bear lake were
also decided upon.
When the commissioners got together,
Mayor Smith was the only absentee, and
the chair was taken by Commissioner
Wright. The Rice street crossing mat
ter was brought up by Commissioner
Powers, who requested the clerk to read
the summons which ii is proposed to
serve on the railroad company. The
matter was discussed, and the propriety
of the step approved. A delegation con-
sisting of the county attorney, county
surveyor, and the committees on roads
and bridges, was appointed to visit the
crossing, starting from the court house
at o'clock Friday afternoon next
This matter disposed of, the following
resolution was introduced, relative to the
death of Senator Davis, and adopted by
a standing vote: ii
The board of county commissioners
of Ramsey county has learned with feel
1ngs of extreme regret of the death of the
Hon. Cushman K. Davis, for fourteen
years a senator of this state
In this untimely removal ST. Paul
loses an honored citizen, Minnesota it's
favorite son, and the nation distin-
guished statesman.
In modern statescraft he was pre-
eminent and stood without a peer. In
his death the whole world morns, for
his fame and deeds had spread beyond
the confines of the American republic.
"OIr sincere and heartfelt sympathies
go out to the stricken wife and aged
parents in this hour of heavy aff1iction.
May God comfort them, as he alone can.
Resolved that this memorial be spread
upon the minutes of this board and
copy be sent to Mrs. Davis
When the matter of considering the
bonds of newly elected county officers
was taken up, P. ]. Metzdorf, county
treasu1 er-elect submitted one in the sum
of $25O0O0 from the United States Fidelity
and Guarantee company. 1t was &C.
cepted, as were also bonds in $4,000 and
$4,000, submitted by Judge E. w. Bazille
and Henry Gallick respectively. That of
the former was signed by the National
Security company and the court COM
missioners by Albert Shapiro and M. L.
F'inklestein.
In compliance with the usual formal
tiles Kleybolde & Co. presented certified
check for 81, 900, as guarantee of their
acceptance of the county jail bonds, bid
for by them.
On motion of Commissioner Wright it
was decided to include $l,S0O in the
budget for 1901, for extra clerk hire In
the office of the auditor, the appropria-
tion being necessitated in connection with
the double payment of taXes, grass cut
ting, and tree planting assessments. An
exactly similar resolution was adopted
with regard to the office of the county
treasurer.
The appropriation of So GOO for the i'm
provement of White Bear Lake, discussed
at the last meeting of the board was
passed, and the money will be spent in
constructing a ditch, whereby the level
of the lake may be raised from the over
flow of Pine Tree Lake, and from sur
rounding swamp lands.
An appropriation of $500 for the alb
stract clerks office was passed for the
purpose of securing extra clerical as
sistance to re-Oopy documents that have
become dilapidated from frequent use.
For indexing the records of the county
commissioners, an appropriation of sos
was passed.
In the matter of the county Jail, the
auditor was authorized to call for bids
for the removal the the present ilebuill-
ing. The bids are to contain an Offer
for. the building, and the removal is TO
be under the supervision of the county
architect. The bids are to be in by the
next regular meeting of the board and
are to be accompanied by either a certt-
fed check for $500 or bidders bond for
$500.
The regular monthly reports of the
county treasurer and auditor were re-
ceived and accepted, and before adjourn
ing, the board decided to sard Katie,
Violet an Norman Schahiu to the state
public school at Owatonna; It seems
that their father is an habitual drunkaId d..
The next regular meeting will be held
Dec 10 at o'clock