Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-04

AZ toiay's session Of the County
court Probate Judge Blair presided,
aud Seltclmon Cahoon, Morris anu
Hamburger were also a tlnJance.
WHY ug ASKS.
A petition was read from John q.
Rupp, OF Taylonyllle, asking relief
from his taxes for 1898, and giving
these fealons: The failure OF the
petitioners crops, owing to a large
portion u HE land having be-.
come unit to produce anything,
through sucpagc, water aud mineral
risius n, reon; further sickness In his
family curing great portion Of the
year, neccssitatlng considerable out
lay Tor medical attendance, etc.
Referred 10 5eloo,man Hamburger.
WANT A SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
10 tue matter Of the application Of
John Lloyd and others, praying for
tho establishment ola new school dis
trlut from 4 portion Of District %, w.
ID. kuhre, clerk to the school board of
the Forty first district, wrote stating
that portion OF said petitioners had
been sending their children 10 the pub.
Ito schools OF tho Fouy.nrst, owing
10 those Of their own district being 80
lar away from their respective homes,
and the failure Of the trustees 10 pro-
vide schools In their vicinity. sour
board" said Mr., kuhre, "has been un-
able, AS yet, 10 make any arrangements
with tho board OF district -, looking
toward their paying the tuition fec Tor
said children, though We have en-.
drayOTed 10 do 40, but We DO not desire
10 continue 10 provide school facilities
Tor them, ami It has been only
done heretofore A. an ace lmmIdatiJn.
We have not room enough Tor the
children residing within the limits OF
this district, and this board will not
continue 10 provide school facilities Tor
tuuso children residing outside anu tho
school moneys going TO another dis
tfiot."
Accompanying the communication
WAS numefOusly signod set OF fesO-
lutions passed nj a meeting OF resident
taxpayers Of the north part Of thu 22ud
school district NJ Draper, In substance
potiliouing tho court 10 create school
district Mt Dry creek, independent Of
Draper
Alter some discussion the mat.
ter was referred 10 the county
superintendent OF schools, request.
lug report from bin thereon
by Monday next December llin, with
recommendation A hearing will
then DO had on this petition.
ABJUr REWARDS.
Game CommlssiOner Barrett al
tended before the court aud requested
that rewards for violations " tue game
law be discontinued.
Taken under AMUSEMENT
AT TINS HOSPITALS.
County Physician worlhington re-
ported that ut TINS date there were
seven county patients Ia -, Mark's
hospital anu six In 81. Msiy's-IoIal 10.
A LEGAL OPINION.
County Attorney Murphy having
been requested t. furnish u written
opinion Hs 10 whether liquor licenses,
mufchanls' licenses ana all licenses In
general issued by the county court
under the law may be paid Tor by the
licensees IN county warrants, he now
stated (wiIh explanations ana legal
quotations on tue su9jecIl that these
lees, not being "cJuugy taxes" were
not payable In county warrants, under
section gu3S, Complied laws. License
fees we're, Il course, only payable in
money unless statute specially proc
vlded that they might be paid other.
wist; aud debt uuc by the county 10
license payer could not be- Offset by
tho latter against the amount Of his
license fee,