The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-21

Pennington, Dec. 20, 1s93.-The coun-
ty court convened on Monday last.
The principal business was the audit
ing Of the reports Of the various road
districts.
William Barber, superintendent of
district no. 3, was allowed s19 for SER
vices rendered, and reported having
collected $2iB.
Mr. Barber reported the location of
q fine shale bed near the vicinity that
would furnish sufficient gravel for
Centervilie and Bountiful and asked
for an appropriation 20 repair roads.
]. w. Stead. supervisor Of district
No. 8. reported having collected s42
poll tax, no desinouents. On balance
DUE So was appropriated.
The report of Supervisor Charles NJ
Clayton. district Is, was audited and
approved.
A liquor license was granted d. f.
Day fer four and one-half months,
ending April l, 1894.
On pe7tion OF David Stcker and
eleven others the tax of George Ashlet,
amounting TO $7.1o, was RENTED.
Selectman Lee was ordered to invesu-
gaia the remittance OF the tax OF
Thomas Pare.
John White petitioned the court to
reopen o road leading to the Davis
canyon. Taken under advisenhsnt.
Report Of J. W. Earl, supervisor of
district 10, was approved. In the dis
collected. An appropriation Of $3.50
WAS made for sundry expenses Of the
district
NJ. NJ. whiteEides was appropriated
SIS for work 6ons by order of the
court "a district IT.
In the matter Of Solar Chrystal Salt
company, the rams Of Adams and
drawn,
1t SEEING that some time since the
Solar Chrystal Salt company pc
titioned the county court to open a
road DEAR Syracuse at thu expense OF
the petitioners. The petition was
granted end the road surveyed. It
IS the policy of the court not TO appro-
pirate finds for new roads. SO when
Adams and KessSI, owners of the SYRIA
cuse salt works, over whose ground a
largo porttcn OF the new road would
have gone, demanded their names to
be taken from the petition, as their
secretary had no authority to sign any
petition. the matter was left in statue
quo.
The Solar Chrystal Salt company
feel sore over the affair, as. until they
VIII be fortunate enough to get road
they viii have to pay 5 cents per ton
10 Adams & KieseI for every ton
hauled over their road. It Is but fair
10 state the salt company claim their
road would oenefit a larger number Of
farmers in the Syracuse district than
does the present road. Further de-
veiopments may be interesting
An important letter was recently re-
ceived by our school trustees from
Judge Foreman, commissioner of
schools, 20 the effect shat all children
OF school age were entitled TO tuition
IN whatever district they were residing
whether prior to or after the census
taking of the respective districts, This
settles finally an important point, as
a number Of children not having been
IN the district at the time of census
were charged tuition
Superintendent of county schools
Wiley was IN town yesterday on bust
ness
William Riggs. the young man who
was sccidently shot at Collinston. is
progressing nicely.
Our city fathers are husv in 5,,f.s
ing ordinances relative to the grading
Of streets in the city cemetery and 10
compel city prisoners to work on the
Streets For the lack of the latter
ordinance, the tramps who were con-
Nicted OF stealing clothes from John
Woods store were turned loose. and
ordered out of town, that being cheaper
than boarding them.
Among the Breakers viii be pro-
duced in the opera house on Christmas
night under the auspices of the NJ. I
Associations.
Our military band is doing excellent
work, and promises some new piecl q
wave >,