The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-09


General business of the Meeting
of the SeIecfmen.
julius Meyer. the contractor who
painted the interior work of the county
building, was allowed an account yes
terday and the sum of $500 and $S1.75.
Another bill for 5000 was rejected on
the ground that it might be illegal, it
having keen contracted at the same
time when the old board was not GER
tain as to its position.
Contrary to all expectations, the
court did not take action'in the matter
of fixing the salaries of the sheriff, the
clerk and the treasurer. Why this
matter was not passed upon is a ques-
ton which the members of the court
alone can solve.
There was a great many little bills
allowed yesterday and some which
were not. Among those paid was one
from the State Bank of Utah for
$4S1.26. This account is charged TO the
''pauper and insane" page, and why it
should be as a whole is a matter of
conjecture. Included in the various
items are the following: Freight on
roller to Ogden, $43.35." Stamps, So"
One can see where stamps might come
in in assisting the poor and INDECENT,
but where this roller business gets a.
basis is a puzzle Perhaps the roller
itself is a pauper; or maybe ii is not in
its right mind. But it looks to a man
up a tree as though the bill should be
charged to expense and not laid at the
door of the needy people who get as
sistance from the county.
Another matter in connection with
this overdraft business is this: The
member who has this part of the
county business on hand has never
made public what this Overdraft IS
made for. The accounts should be filed
for the inspection of the public. 1t is
noted that he charges for rent" but
whose rent? There is not thing to
indicate where the money has gone
to, and the rent aforesaid may have
been for private purposes for aught
the public knows.
AS stated would be the case, the
Horticultural society made an appeal
to the court for aid in paying a de-
felt caused by lack of receipts a the
recent fair. The amount of the bill is
$3.50. The matter was referred to
the attorney. If the stand the mayor
takes in city matters is considered good
by the attorney, the society will get
nothing from the court.
Mr.. Tyson was heard again. He sent
in "a communication to the effect that
he had notified the court he could not
get the plats from the assessor and
would, therefore, charge for the SER
vices which he has already rendered
at a rate of So per day from June II.
| This matter was referred to Select
men Roberts and ChristophersOn and
the attorney associated. Under the
terms of the CO Wract with Mr. Tyson
he has them fast and hard, and the
court, if it does not pay him as he re-
quests, will discover it has an elephant
on its hands if he brings suit.
Surveyor Josephs reported on the
matter of the location of roads "A and
TO- which lead eastward from Murray
and are not on the proper lines. He
requested to be allowed to make new
surveys and the case was referred TO
the selectmen. A visit to the spot to
ascertain whether or not a survey can
be made, is now in order.
County Treasurer Lynn made his an
nual statement in relation to the school
tax collected in the year 1895, as fol-
lows:
Receipts.
Amount on hand at beginning of
Received from Territorial school ''O'' 20
fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. g., 493 70
fund ......... ' SO8s1 90
Other sources Observation-Disclosures. 20 90
Total ...............................Sl12 421 &C.
Disbursements.
County superintendent war
rants paid on territorial school
County superin tendeEt's war
rants paid on county school
Balance IT on hand at end Of - "
school year, June 81. 1S95....... $50 so
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$ll2,42l Go
This was referred to the selectmen
to audit Appended was a statement
of the sum paid each district in the
county.
Considerable miscellaneous business
was transacted, among which was the
granting of a requisition of the collec-
tor for office supplies issuing a license
to sell liquor at Bingham to Fritz
Miller: granting a petition from the
Utah Loan and Building association 20
redeem a piece of property, and the
reference of several petitions to the
attorney.
The following amounts were allowed
on account of the funds specified:
Court house and land ........$3 S1 IT
Criminal expense ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 107 GO