The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-15

to demand of said South Jordan Canal
company the said amount of 81, 622. 80, and
| be it further
Resolved, That the clerk of this court be,
and he IS hereby authorized and directed
to subscribe for, in the name of Salt Lake
county, and receive 100 shares of the cap
| ital stock of said company at S14. so per
share, and balance to remain to the credit
Of Salt Lake county to apply as assess
ments on said subscription as they may be-
come due from time to time"
AUGUST STH, 1888.
At this meeting of the county court it
was
''ResOlued, That we proceed to effect a
settlement with said company in relation
to work done on the canal by the county"
SEPTEMBER 21sT, 1888.
"Selectmen Weller and Armstrong are
appointed committee to meet trustees of
said canal company to arrange for settle
ment of claim'
NOVEMBER 9TH, 1888.
-"Claim against South Jordan Canal com.
pany called up, discussed and continued"
NOVEMBER 18TH, 1888.
''The claim of Salt Lake county against
the South Jordan Canal company was
called, and Selectman Holman appointed
committee to confer with the officers of
said company in relation to basis of set
tlementn
NOVEMBER 20, 1888.
"Selectman Holman reported that he
had visited G. D. Haun, president of the
South Jordan Irrigating company in rela-
ton to the claim of Salt Lake county
against said company; that a meeting of
the directors of said company would be
held soon for the purpose of canvassing
the matter and report"
FEBRUARY 5, 1884,
"E. Holman was appointed a committee
OF one to make preliminary arrangements
towards settlement of the matters of
difference between Salt Lake county and
the South Jordan Irrigating company"
MARCH 8, 1884.
''E. Holman, committee of one appointed
February Is, 1884, reported he had visited
the officers Of the South Jordan Irrigating
company, who called a meeting of the di-
rectors OF said company, at which it was
decided that they did not owe Salt Lake
county anything and ignored any claim of
said county"
APRIL 8, 1884
1.-THE clerk was authorized to open an
account with South Jordan Canal company
stock account, and charge it with 500 shares
OF stock NOW on handy at Sl4. so per share
and credit said amount to appropriation
account"
JUNE 4, 1884.
1.-THE clerk ordered to charge South
Jordan Canal company, and credit appro-
priation account s., 900, as per report. See
County Record d. folio Sc, in full settle
ment of said account of 800, 622 30 against
said company"
The county received from some source,
the 800 shares of stock alluded to above,
april 3, 1884, valued at 81 ,250I after pay
ing assessments to the amount of 1892 IS,
they sold the stock for its costs and assess
ments added. However, the county clerk
told your committee that he did not abso-
lutely know it was received, on account of
the. So, 622. 80 which the Canal company
was owing the county. 1t would seem that
the county court did not intend to credit
the Canal company with those 800 shares
on April 3, 1884, the time the entry was
made, because afterwards, on June 4, 1884.
they declare that they accept s., 900 in full
settlement of said account of S22, 622. 30
against said company. But, if it be true
that these 500 shares were delivered by the
South Jordan Canal company, their ac-
count with the county would stand as fol-
lows
Account of their indebtedness as
per report of March 9, 1SS3---------S2 So, 622. 80
Credit
BY 500 shares of stock at sl45O---s7,2 $4,000
By item OF June 4, 1884, since paid 10000
Total ---.---------.-----.--.--s 1a $4,000
Leaving a loss to the county, exclusive of in
terest, of Sl0,3I23O.
The South Jordan Canal company and
South Jordan Irrigating company are the
same.
On August II, 1885, Elias A. Smith, pro-
bate Judge, and Jesse w. Fox ir., select
man, a committee appointed by the county
court, filed report declaring that the
Utah and Salt Lake Canal company has
been paid for eXcavatlng, exclusive of
amount paid to engineers, the sum of $685.
1894. The court thereupon asked for set
Element.
The next reference to this matter is
found in the following order of February
3rd, 1886:
''The clerk is instructed to notify the
Utah 8, Salt Lake Canal Co., THAT settle
ment must be made at an early date of the
account due Salt Lake county"
We find no further reference to this
matter in any of the books. The item of
S33, 949. "a is not on the ledger and is men
toned only in the court minutes, as shown
above. 1t is of course, total loss to the
county.
We copy the following from County
court proceedings of Aug. 18th 1885:
The following report was received:
SALT LAKE CITY, August IA, 1885.
To the Hon. The County Court of Salt
Lake County, Utah Territory.
GENTLEMEN: The undersigned would re
spectfully report that lnuaccordance with
the agreement entered into with the bonds
men of George Crismon, late collector Salt
| Lake County on the 8th day of June, 1885,
as appears on the trecords of the County
Court, have received from said bondsmen
the following property to-wit: Cash,
81, 900, note of E. NJ. Weller to W. w.
Ritter and H. Dinwoodey, which has since
been paid, $1,000 stock; in tie Home
sold to R. c. Chambers, and for
which 1 received the sum Of $4,000:
also an order on C. o. Whittemore, to turn
over to Salt Lake county all moneys col
lected from the delinquent taxes to George
Crismon, late collector, as per the agree
ment entered into between said bondsmen
and Whittemore. The said Whittemore has
paid me in cash the sum of 81, 400; they also
gave me an order on n. V. Jones to turn
over all moneys in his possession collected
on taxes for the years 1878 to 1882, inclu-
| sive and he has turned over to me the sum
of SS56.56 making total in cash of
50, $685. received from said bondsmen and
their agents, which amount has been paid
into the county treasury, as will appear by
the receipt of the treasurer No. "a filed
| herewith.
d would further report that Mr.. G. o.
| Whitemore has some more money in his
hands which he will turn over to me in
short time.
You will therefore perceive that the
bondsmen have complied with the agree
ment above referred to and have turned
over all property mentioned therein. 1
would further recommend that you make
an entire canceling of the balance standing
to the debit of George Crismon as collector