The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-06-15

r 10 the county court Assessor Edwin Dix
submitted the following census report:
Ogden. SIS
Plain City l,O35
Hooper. LO50
Under the old law the county assessor
was required TO make an annual report but
the last legislature passed g law creating a
bureau Of statistics and abolished the du-
ties heretofore required Of the assessor.
He had prepared a report on the above
places when the law went into effect
Cross reported that IN tie opinion Of the
county attorney the county assessor had
no right 10 assess railway property Of any
description, the matter should be left 10 the
board Of equalization.
A resolution relative TO the issuance Of
the $3.50, 600 recently voted by the taxpay-
ers OF the county was passed, to the effect
that $50 bonds of 81, 900 each be signed by
the probate Judge and the same delivered
10 the county treasurer and that the bonds
be sold for not less than a discount of per
cent.
The matter of fixing the rate per cent.
on the taxable property was brought up
which had been continued from a previous
meeting. The clerk submitted report
showing that $40 500 was the estimated ex-
penses OF the county for the present year.
The rate was fixed at 4 mills. including the
general, poor, interest and bond sinking
account.
County Clerk Ledwidge submitted his
quarterly report which was placed on file.
The late grand jury made an investiga
ton Of tho county poor farm and rendered
q report rigidiy scoring the court and the
present management OF the poor farm,
claiming that the inmates were living in
awful filth and that they had complained
70 Of IA ms in WIN nn hnu rrycr-
treated.
The court appointed a committee to in
vestigate the place and learn If the find
inRs of the grand jury were entirely true.
The following is report Of the committee:
OGDEN CITY. UTAH, June Is, 1892
To the County Court:
Your committee whom you appointed to in
Epect tha county poor farm and the buildings
thereon. and the management thereof, here
with present their report.
On the 9th instant we proceeded to the duties
required of US and thoroughly inspected every
room. closet ana cupboard in The building occu-
pied by the superintendent and the paupers.
We found the rooms thoroughly clean and N
an excellent and healtbful condition, better In
fact than the majority Of private residences are
usually kept.
Upon minute and strict inquiry OF the in
mates we found but little complaint from
any Of them While one thought he
had too much Of one kind Of food. another
wanted more Of the same kind and less OF
what the other wanted increased. thus showing
the iupossbillty OF satisfying fifteen or twenty
people, Most OF whom are old and whimsical
and easily dissatisfied. None complained OF an
insufficient quantity Having formerly had
professional cook, the change TO one who cooks
IN the ordinary family way. we found is not as
satisfactory 10 the inmates as the previous ar
ranEements. II would doubtless be the same
with any OF us. but the change is a saving TO
the taxpayers OF the county and we regard the
present manner OF cooking and the services rem
dered to the inmates better than that obtained
by the people generally throughout the county
who pay fer this service. Indeed the complaint
has been made by those who pay for maintain
ing this institution that the paupers of this
county are better provided for than many OF
them can afford for themselves; most of the in
mates, sixteen in number at present, are
old and decrpit, or disabled in some
way SO that they cannot work or even take ex-
ercise, ana have little 10 do or with which to
occupy their minds but TO brood over the past
their present nisfortunes and condition, and to
coniure up devices TO alleviate their sorrows
auo TO pour into too wiling ears stories OF their
supposed neglect and n-Jreatment. We sug-
gested TO the superintendent some changes IN
The diet and cooking by which a greater variety
a. well provided fer IS the taxpayers desire
they should be.
Here the report goes into the condition
Of the county farm, crops, water supply,
etc. advises the retention OF the present
superintendent and matron, and concludes
as follows:
In conclusion. we submit the cost for the
from January 1. 1921 10 June /, 1892. period OF
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