Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-12-16

ments he was q MEMBER OF the county
court, which refused 10 make any appro-
priaiion. but when he made these payments
aggreeating 1880 on his own authority,
the court approved it
On December 6, 1856, the county court
made an
ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION
Of 8. 800 to this canal company, conditioned
upon its making a deed TO the county and
city This item Of 81 800 is the only one
charged 70 the Surplus Canal company on
the ledger.
December IS, 1856, this canal company
makes deed Of its entire property, right
Of way, etc, 10 Salt Lake county and city.
In that deed il is recited that the cost Of the
canal was sl9, 200, and that the county and
city had each advanced 81, 400, or 81, 500
jointly. The only condition Of the deed is
that the present owners shall keep the
canal open and in good repair for the term
Of ten years from date Of the deed. The in
habitants along the line Of the canal have
the benefit Of the waters flowing through il
while the city and county keep il in repair.
The county clerk informs US that the
county owns no interest in any other canal.
corr OF COUNTY COURT RECORDS.
Session Of March Q, IsS5.
Present: Z. NJ. Weller, F. Armstrong,
5. BenhiOn, selectmen-
Whereas, 1t has been made to appear
that there is due and owing TO Salt Lake
county for work done on the South Jordan
csnal the sum of So, 622. 80; and,
"Whereas, The South Jordan Canal
company is now the recipient of said labor,
in the use Of that portion Of said canal con
structed by said labor; therefore, be il
ResolUod, That the clerk Of this court be
and he is hereby authorized and directed
10 demand Of said South Jordan Canal
srfy, ra ~ v the said nrnnunr NJ $40 500 IN aud
be It further
Rssolrsd. 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 !, 500 shares Of the cap
ital stock Of said company at sl4.5O per
share. and balance TO remain 10 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 SIN, 1883.
At this meeting Of the county court it
was
..Resolusd. That we proceed to effect a
settlement with said company in relation
10 work done on the canal by the county"
SEPTEMBER 2lsT, 1883.
"Selectmen Weller and Armstrong are
appointed a committee 10 meet trustees Of
said canal company 10 arrange for settle
ment of claim
NOVEMBER 6rH, 1883.
p Claim against South Jordan Canal com
pany called up, discussed and continued. Z"
NOVEMBER 18TH, 1883.
1.-The claim Of Salt Lake county against
the South Jordan Canal company was
called, and Selectman Holman appointed
a committee TO confer with the officers Of
said company in relation to basis Of set.
Element
NOVEMBER %, 1854.
"Selectman Holman reported that he
had visited e. ID. Haun. president OF the
South Jordan Irrigating company in rela-
ton 70 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 committee
of one to make preliminary arrangements
towards a settlement Of the matters Of
difference between Salt Lake county and
the South Jordan Irrigating company
MARCH 5, 1854.
sE. Holman. committee Of one appointed
February Is, 1854, reported he had visited
the officers Of the South Jordan Irrigating
NNAANAAgs VIM NaAAANA a lAllNAAN VI AAlt III
rectOrs OF said company, at which IL was
decided that they did not owe Salt Lake
county anything and ignored any claim Of
said county
APRIL 3, 1854.
The clerk was authorized 10 open an
account with South Jordan Canal company
stock account, and charge il with 500 shares
OF stock NOW on handl at Sl4.5O per share,
ard credit said amount TO appropriation
account
JUSEi 1854.
''The clerk ordered TO charge South
Jordan Canal company, and credit appro-
priation account s, 600, as per report. See
County Record D. folio IS, in full settle
ment OF said account Of 81, 622.3 30 against
said company
The county received from some source.
the 500 shares Of stock alluded TO above,
-tApril 3, lss4j, valued at 81 1850; after pay
ing assessments to the amount Of S192. 20,
they sold the stock forts costs and assess
rnents added. However, the county clerk
told your committee that he did not abso-
lutely know ii was received. on account Of
the go 622 80 which the Canal company
was owing the county. II would seem that
the county court did not intend TO credit
the Canal company with those 800 shares
on April 3 iSSi, the time the entry was
made, because afterwards, on June T. isS4
they declare that they accept 5000 in full
settlement OF said account Of So 622 80
against said company. But, if it be true
that these 500 shares were delivered by the
South Jordan Canal company, their &C
count with the county would stand as fol
lows:
Account Of their Indebtedness as
per report OF March 2, iss5-----+.-----se'6e2-Sl
Credit
BY 900 shares Of stock at si4so. goo
By item OF June l. 1854 since paid------ s,aoocO
Total.-.....--.-.-----.--..--...-.. ls.e5ooo
Leaving a los 70 the county, exclusive Of in
terest, OF sl057s-So-
The South Jordan Canal company and
South Jordan Irrigatiug company are the
same.
On August II, 1855, EliasiA. Smith, pro-
bate Judge, and Jesse W Fox ir., select
man, a committee appointed oy the county
court, filed report declaring that the
Utah and Salt Lake Canal company has
been paid for eXcavating, exclusive OF
amount paid to engineers, the sum Of $685.
949.94 The court thereupon asked for set
Element.
The next reference to this matter is
found in the following order Of February
Bird, lSs6: q
's'The clerk is instructed to notify the
Utah < Salt Lake Canal Co, that 4 settle
meut 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 4 The item OF
So, gi9 % is not on the ledger and is men
toned only in the court minutes, as shown
above. II is Of course, a total loss 70 the
county.
We copy the following from County
court proceedings Of Aug. nth 1855:
The following report was received:
SALT LAKE. CITY, August II, 1885.
To the Hon. The County Court Of Salt
Lake County, Utah Territory.
GENTLEMEN: The undersigned would re
spectfully report that Inoaccordance with
the agreement entered into with the bonds
men OF George CrismOn, late collector Salt
Lake County on the Sth day Of June, ISIS,
ss-sppears on the records Of the County
Court, l have received from said bondsmen
the following property, to-wit: Cash,
5000, note Of E NJ. Weller to W W.
Ritter and II. DinwOOdey, which has since
been paid, 5000 stock; in the Home
Cool company which has been
sold to r c. Chambers, and for
which / received the sum OF =, 800:
over 70 Salt Lake county all moneys col
lected from the delinquent taxes 10 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 oruer on N v Jones 10 turn
over all moneys in his possession collected
on taxes for the years 1873 to iSS2, inclu-
sive, and he has turned over TO me the sum
Of -Ss56-56.- making a total in cash Of
s., sos 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.
u would further report that Mr.. C. o.
hos
hands which he will turn over 20 me in a
short time