The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-09
THE COUNTY COURT.
Report Of Committee on
Prove Canyon ROad.
Wasatch County Finally
Agrees TO Help Pay For
its Purchase.

The County Court met in special
session Tuesday afternoon.
Judge tones stated that the object
of the sess on was for the purpose OF
considering The reports of the commit
tee appointed to construct {. wagon
bridge across Spanish Fork river neal
Spanish Fork city, and wagon bridge
! across Provo river leading to sLake
View. Also to consider the report of
the Probate Judge and County Attor-
ney on the status of the Provo caflon
road.
The court and committees occupied
the afternoon in checking over the
several accounts connected with said
bridges and then adjourned.
On Wednesday morning the County
Court resumed session, when Judge
Jones and the County Attorney re-
ported verbally that certain conces-
sions had been made Icy the Provo
Canon Wagon Road Company, and
also 10y the County Court of WaSateh,
with reference to the sale of said road
and they recommended it advisable
that personal inspection of the road
be made before definite action be
taken thereon.
So at 1920 a. m. the Court took
recess for tn at purpose, andrrc' i
in a body to make said inspection nj
returning they went to the Lake View
bridge, over Provo River. and made
personal inspection of that, returning
to the Courthouse at $50 p. m.
When Court resumed session at $50
Thursday the fAta p1,
Spanish Fork bridge submitted the
following report:
To the County Court # Utah County:
GENTLEMEN:-YOur committee on
the Spanish Fork River bridge. having
on January 80, 1891, reported the com
pletion of the iron work on said
bridge, according 10 contract, and the
same having been accepted by you, do
now hereby report the completion of
the wood work and approaches to said
bridge. and that the same is now being
used by the travelling public. The
vouchers for the payment of 81 81 90.
the contract price OF said bridge. is
hereby attached. J. ID. JONES,
JNo. JONES.
Committee.
The report WAS accepted.
The committee on the Provo Canon
Road, submitted the following:
10 the County Court Of Utah Co.
GENTLEMEN:-Your committee. to
whom was referred the question of
determining the liability of this and
Wasatch county, for the payment of
tie sum of $4,000. to Provo Canon
Road Co., in view Of the fact that the
last named county decline to pay anv
amount whatever for the purchase of
said road, beg leave to submit the fol-
lowing: After a careful investigate
We are of the opinion that while Was
atch county is morally bound by the
agreed upon as set forth
IN the minutes of this court under
date Of January 80, 1891, yet the record
of the County Court of said county is
So incomplete, and the powers delegated
to the committee alluded to in said
above mentioned. are so
limited, it is very doubtful whether
there is any legal obligation that could
be enforced With respect to Utah |
cuuntN we are of the opinion that it is
perhaps liable for the amount agreed |
upon as its proportion of the purchase
prize of said road, provided the road |
y NIX III ~ ftOctIOtl Guilty ID utCldEtu
free and exempt from the payment of |
oil. BIT your committee has further
10 report that. pending their investi-
CATION. new proposition was submit |
ed by Provo Canon Road Company |
which is hereto annexed, and made |
part of this report, in which it is |
stated that $500 would be accepted
or the road and franchise of said com
,any. This proposition has been duly
submitted to Wasatch county, by Y.
Z. Halliday, Clerk of the County
court of this county, and the County
Court of that county has greed in
writing providing that al the June
erm, 1891, for the payment of $500 as
'art of the purchase price of said road,
nd have orally agreed to place in the
lands Of Utah county a Territorial
calling for 1000, as an indi-
alton of their good faith, and to Sc
ure the payment of said $500, provid-
d Utah county will agree to pay the
alance.