The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-07-02
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Many Officials Are stiIl on the Anx-
ious Seat.
Tho Salary Question Postponed = Utah
County Wants school Funds Paid in
by the Other Counties.

The county court met at 2:3Q o'clock
yesterday afternoon to consider the all
important matter of fixing the salaries of
the county officers for 1898. Ii view of
the fact that the county treasury is in a
somewhat depleted condition, and the
county financial sky is cores ondingly
murky, this matter is one of vital i'm
portance to the best interests OF the
county, as well as the personal interests
of the fortunate gentlemen who are hold
ing down the reported soft bershs which
are given to hem as political rewards.
The salaries paid for last year were as
follows: Assessor, $1,000; collector,
81, 200; county clerk, g, 500; sheriff,
80, 200; treasurer, 81, coo; game commits
sioner, 5000; county attorney, 3, 800.
After the minutes OF the previous meet
ing had been read, however, Judge Blair
suggested that the matter OF salaries be
postponed for the present, and an order
was returned to thateff
10 MONEY FOR ENVELOPES.
Assistant Postmaster Mcbride was
present and desired to know what the
county intended doing III relation to the
purchase OF 90, 600 stamped envelopes for
the assessor which the office has ordered.
The amount OF the bill is Il 100, and Mr..
Mcbride stated that they would either
have to have the cash or return the en-
velopeS.
Alter numerous suggestions had been
made as to the best mode OF raising the
wind in the present dilemma, a resoiu-
ton was adopted appointing Selectman
Cahoon committee TO negotiate loan
in the amount needed.
Selectman Cahoon recommended that
Albert Glover he appointed constable Tor
West Jordan precinct. Adopted.
ALL SHOULD ANTE UP.
| A communication was received from
the county clerk of Utah county, stating
E, that the following resolution in relation
| to leasing school lands had been adopted
! by the county court of the county afore-
said:
! Whereas, The governor and legislative as
semble of the TERRITORY of Utah, did, on the lott
day Of March, A. d. 1872 pass an act authoriZ
! ing ard requiring the Re spective county courts
OF The respective counties OF the territory. L
| lease the school lands within their severa
counties, and to perform certain other acts il
! relation thereto, anf,
Whereas. In pursuance OF the provisions o
said law, the county court of Utah county, dix
in good faith, proceed to lease to the residents
of this county, the school lands within tn
county, realizing therefrom n large sum o
money, which has been duly paid 10 the terri
torial treasurer and added to the territorial
school fluid, and thereby augmentng the same
and
Whereas, We are informed and verify be
lieve such information to be true, that all I'll
county courts of Utah territory. except Utal
and Sanpete counties, have willfully and ur
lawfully and in violation of their respectiv
duties officially. neglected and refused 10 TAX
the necessary steps in carrying out the pro
visions of said law. either in leasing the schoc
lands within their counties, to remove tn
occupants of said lands tberefrom, or TO colleC