The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-28

Yesterdays session of the county
court occupied the entire day an ad-
journment not being taken until 4:3O
o'clock. All members were present
The county physician reported that
pitfalls as follows St Marks. 6; St.
Mary's 6.
Oscar Groshen petitioned for relief
from a tax sale.
County Treasurer Lynn reported
that he had funds on hand for the re-
demption of registered county war
rants up to No 1854 of the interest
bearing series.
The matter of making repairs on the
county infirmary was referred to
Judge Blair and Selectman Cahoon.
Road Supervisor Timmins was in
structed to put in a bridge at the cor
ner of Thirteenth East and Sixteenth
South streets, the work to be under
the supervision of Selectmen Cahoon
and Morris
William B. Preston, by his attorney,
LeGrande Young, presented the fol-
lowing:
Salt Lake City, Nov. 81, 1898
To the Honorable County Court:
Your petitioner most respectively
represents that he is the owner and
holder of three promissory notes given
by Thomas Taylor, Dec. "a, 1885, for
the respective amounts following to-
wit: One note for $40 900 dated Dec
"A, 1885, due eight years after date; a
second dated Dec. a. 1885, due five
years from date, for $40, 000 a third
for $4,000, due three years from date,
aggregating in all $55, 900, and secured
notes on certain real estate in Iron
county, Utah.
Your petitioner further represents
that said notes have been assessed
against said William b Preston, by
the assessor. and at the face value of
them, viz: $55, 900; that under the laws
OF Utah territory said notes and mort
cages are exempt from taxation
wherefore your petitioner prays that
said assessment be stricken from the
assessment roll and the collector of
Salt Lake county be credited with that
amount, and for such other and fur
Their relief as petitioner may be enti-
tied to-
The matter was referred to the
county attorney for a report This is
the first time the point has been raised.
The last legislature passed a law ex-
empting mortgages from taxation and
the petitioner holds that his notes are
exempt. 1t is said, however, that most
OF the property covered by the mort
cages is exempt from taxation and
this would make the paper taxable.
A verbal petition of Samuel c.
Ewing for reduction in valuation on
certain real estate was referred to the
county attorney.
The matter of repairs on a bridge
and fume in Mountain Dell precinct
was referred to Selectman Morris, with
power to act
Claims aggregating $5,56944, includ-
ing 1928 compensation to Clerk Meloy,
81, 250 to Assessor Lynch and 81, 500 to
Treasurer Lynn. 1872 to the pauper ac-
count and S5644 to the interest ac-
count, We're audited and allowed
In regard to various parcels of prop
erty sold for taxes at various times,
on which the time for redemption has
expired, a resolution was adopted pro-
viding that Selectman Bamberger shall
pay the 1893 taxes on the same out of
any county moneys in his hands
Another resolution was adopted pro-
vding that the county collector shall
omit from the delinquent tax list all
properties held by the county by vir-
tue of a deed dated July 20, 1898.
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