Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
St. Paul Daily Globe
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
County commissioners held annual meeting yesterday, electing Coburn as chairman after Chowen's refusal; re-elected poor farm overseer Thompson and others; reported $864.23 net profit from poor farm for the year.
Clipping
OCR Quality
Full Text
The county commissioners held their annual meeting yesterday. Commissioner Chowen, having refused to accept a re-election to the permanent chairmanship, Commissioner Coburn was elected. Overseer of the Poor Farm Henry Thompson, Dr. Frank Burton, county physician, and Janitor Otto Langran and his assistants, Michael Hagan, Michael Pierce and Hans Heltk, were re-elected. The annual report of the poor farm showed the net profits of the year to be $864.23, and for the six years Mr. Thompson has been overseer, $8,969.74. The average number of occupants is 47½, and the total expense for the year $7,619.13. The total value of the farm, machinery, etc., is $59,519.36.
The standing committees for the year were selected as follows:
Ways and means, Dwyer, Oswald and Nash; roads and bridges, Chowen, Nash and Oswald; claims, Dwyer, Oswald and Chowen; public grounds and buildings, Nash, Coburn and Dwyer; taxes, Oswald, Dwyer and Nash; poor and poor farm, Nash, Oswald and Coburn; printing and stationery, Coburn, Nash and Oswald; lake improvements, Chowen, Coburn and Nash.
What sub-type of article is it?
What keywords are associated?
What entities or persons were involved?
Domestic News Details
Event Date
Yesterday
Key Persons
Outcome
commissioner coburn elected permanent chairman; henry thompson, dr. frank burton, otto langran and assistants michael hagan, michael pierce, and hans heltk re-elected; poor farm net profits $864.23 for year, $8,969.74 over six years; average occupants 47½; total expense $7,619.13; total value $59,519.36; standing committees selected: ways and means (dwyer, oswald, nash); roads and bridges (chowen, nash, oswald); claims (dwyer, oswald, chowen); public grounds and buildings (nash, coburn, dwyer); taxes (oswald, dwyer, nash); poor and poor farm (nash, oswald, coburn); printing and stationery (coburn, nash, oswald); lake improvements (chowen, coburn, nash)
Event Details
The county commissioners held their annual meeting. Commissioner Chowen refused re-election to permanent chairmanship, leading to Commissioner Coburn's election. Overseer of the Poor Farm Henry Thompson, county physician Dr. Frank Burton, and janitor Otto Langran with assistants Michael Hagan, Michael Pierce, and Hans Heltk were re-elected. The annual report showed poor farm details including profits, expenses, and value. Standing committees were selected for various areas.