Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-02
THE COUNTY COURT.
A Couple Of LtglI Opinions from The
County Attorney.
ONE o. THE cnI's PETITION
inilrmary Report for tie Month";
Other small Matters Under
Consideration To-day.


Probate Judge Blair presided At the
weekly meeting Of The County court
this morning. Srltcimen Cahoon aud
Bambcrger were also prose- nj; but
Solcctman Morris was not, no being
siill absent IN the cast.
AnyUr A ROAD.
The application Of James Nicholson
10 have a certain road opened In soc.
uou "a township 9 south, west, tho
amu having Ucon closed BY Henry
Atwood, was referred to sslrctmen
Hamburger uud Cahoon.
4 muUE or or urrAiR.
n. Hansen, road supervisor reported
that the bridge across tho canal ON the
Draper road D. VA bad repair and the
clors was irstruc,vI 10 notify l.. T..
Holden ana q. Lavigino to have Il 10.
pared.
the Aces suR's MAYS.
Assessor Lynch made request Of
the court TO have the maps 20 hi- Office
corrected up 10 date, hud arrangement
was made accordingly.
gnE ufARD BILL.
Sheriff MtQueruis aboard lisi' Of
prisourfs IN Tie county Jail Tor the
month VI September was submitted but
REFERRED back Tor direction.
TiE uANE's PETITION ANSWERED.
Ia regard 10 the petition # the
National Bank Of the Republic, pie.
sentod at tic former fe-fion OF the court
aud referred to the county attorney,
that M 'lal now stated his opinion IN
writing, that " the bank held title to
the real estate la question OF the hfrt
Monday 81 March, 1893, NJ II o'clock
moon, ne advised thAt the court iu-
buuct the collector 10 report the taAv-
on the same us uucClluUthblt, aud
that he thuftupOn DO given "A proper
credit for thUir amount. No such ao.
/ lion should be- taken, however,
where title was obtsiued 10y the biuK
amer tho nrst Monuay Ia Mafcl. rus
| condition OF Htiaiis existing uu that
/ cay governed tor purposes " atse-s.
meat. Nor SHOULD pucn action be
/ taken whore "A parcel VI real estate had
been merely purchased by the uank ~
a foreclosure talc, but the period lot
! aud redemption from such saio mad
not expired on or priyr 10 the hrst
! Monday Ia March. So long ~ the land
| remained subject 10 redemption the
bang would merely hold lieu on b.,
aud the land would be properly Hs-
Ecssahle 10 the m0ftgagOT or the owner
! Of ibis equity. The county ati0r.
! ney suggested that the bank furnish
abstracts u tiils or references 10 the
/ books anu pages Of records In tue
recorders office, ~ us to snow tue
necessary facIs.
The opinion was ordered fled, the
! clerk being instructed 10 notify the
bank 10 furnish tue abstracts, as sug-
gcsIed by Mt. Murphy.
OrINioN NUMBER Two.
The county attorney also reported
/ upon the petition Of Salt Lake CITY,
recently Submitted, relating T. the saiu
/ Of var Gus parcels OF lgud (Ou Capitol
| hilD Tor county, Territorial aud eChu0l
| taxes made from time TO time by the
| collector for Salt Lake county. In tho
/ case n MI tue parcels Of land men.
| toned IN tho petition, sage MT. Muir.
/ lhy, there has BEEN no adjudication
under the tOwnsite laws. Therefore,
Whatever the character Of the APRON.
alton or occupancy OF any person
may have been, no was Of the opinion
that mono VI tneso particular pafcels
| were taxable. II such were tue Cusp all
the tax sales ruiofttd 10 IN the city's pc.
titlOn were void, aud Therefore tho
county had no valid lien upon the
property aud could gain no valid title
thereto by virtue OF tho tax sales Ia
question 10 tho probate Judge. lie adj
yIHud, IN order that tue county might
free Itself itUm all entAnglements In tho
controversy, that the court authorize
thu usual quit claim deed by the pro-
hate Judge 10 theuily Of all Tue couniy'a
Tirht, tide anu Interest inSblocks III,
l78 and $50 by virtue OF the tax sales
mentioned IN the petition, II any
VI tho parties claiming against
the .city's title under the
Territorial statute 10 desired, they
might hereafter assert or protect their
liens or claims according 10 the appto-
Pirate anu customary methods, without
being Ia any manner pteluuioed by
this action Oh tho COURTS part.
The matter was ordered 10 stand over
until this afternoon IN order that the
county attorney might be present for
consultation with the board.
~ TitE INFiRMAHY.
County Intirmary Superintendent
| Allen reported that four inmates had
been discharged during the month Of
| September, three died, Fix were adj
mite I, anu the number al present in
the Institution was IL,