The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-06
COUNTY FATHERS
HAVE TO WALK
Bills for Carriage Hire Will Be Turned
Down.


Unless some law is passed by the
present legislature to relieve the stu
alton, the members of the board of
county commissioners will be compell-
ed to furnish their own transportation
when making trips into the country for
the purpose of investigating the coun-
ty roads, or for any other reason that
might call them out of the city.
Assistant County Attorney O'NeiH
appeared before the commissioners
yesterday and informed them that
there was no provision for furnishing
the commissioners with transportation
for such junkets. If they want a team
to go into the country hereafter they
Will have to pay for it out of their sal
airy of $1.90 per day, as the county at
torney,S office has notified the men,
bers of the board that no claims of this
nature will receive the stamp of ap-
prevail of the county attorney, which
is now necessary before the claims can
be passed by the board.
1t has always been the custom to
allow such bills" said one of the COM
missioners who is not fortunate
enough to own a horse and buggy. ,.-z
Il can't help what the custom has
been. The allowance of such bills has
been Illegal, and our Office will not rec
ommend such bills for approval" said
Mr.. OsNeill. 1T has also been GUS
tomary to allow the bills of the county
surveyor for plating subdivisions, but
/ no more such bills will be allowed If
our office is to audit these claims, only
the legal ones will be allowed, no mat
ter how just they might be- The Sit
uation can be relieved by the legisla-
ture, not by the county attorney"
IF that's the case. / guess there
won't be many roads inspected" said
Commissioner Nash.
The board referred the matter to the
committee on legislation, and a bill
providing for team hire for the COM
mfssioners will probably be presented
to the legislature.
Another matter which brought forth
an animated discussion was that of
fixing the salary of the county sur
VeyOr. Since it is discovered that he
cannot legally be paid for plating
subdivisions, all of the members are
agreed that he should be allowed more
pay than 81 per day, and bill pro-
viding for q salary of 81, 600 per year
ready to be presented to the legisla-
ture, was read at the meeting.
Commissioner Pottge1ser wanted the
| bill held over until the next meeting
that it might be investigated. He was
not in favor of rushing matters Ir
addition to the $4,000 which 1t is pro-
posed to pay the surveyor, a Sugges-
llOH WAS 1ldu0 Indt S4UU De dQQ0Q &c
this for team hire, but this met with
some opposition. The matter was
finally referred without action.
Mr.. O'Neill also informed the mem
bers that they had no authority to or
der repairs for country roads. He ha6
held up a large number of bills of this
nature, but would approve them upor
this occasion, with the understanding
that no more of the same kind were tC
be presented. The country members
protested against this action.
The county, they thought, should
make the repairs, but Mr.. O'Neill held
! that such work should be paid for by
the towns in which the work was done
When Clerk Drummond read com.
munication from Secretary Gutridge
asking for transportation for six chill
| dren to the state school, Commissioner
| Pottgeiser objected.
| Il am a member of the committee or
| poor he said, and 1 want to know
| something about these cases before
| vote to send those children to such {
| place. | have not seen those applica-
| tons, and | want to know more abou
! them"
The applications are signed by two
| members of the committee" sale
| Chairman Smith.
| We'll, as the third member, I wisI
| to make a minority report said Mr.
| Pottgeiser.
No action was taken on the matter.