The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-19

The county board of selectmen held
two sessions yesterday before they
could pass upon the routine they had
already prepared in committee. Judge
McNally presided with all the select
men presen+.
Among the communications before
the board was one from the county
clerk of Weber county asking for infor-
nation as to how to get a delegate to
the trans Mississippi congress to be
held at Omaha. The information was
sent him, and then II. w. Lawrence
of this city. was appointed by Judge
McNally to represent Salt Lake county
at the Omaha convention of Trans
Mississippi delegates.
William Hayis, of Crescent, was fined
S2.25 for peddling fish without per-
init, in the Draper district. He paid
the amount to a justice of the peace
who grants him a three months
license for the same. The justice
writes that he will bring in the money
the next time he comes to town."
Selectman Christopherson reported
that he had audited the county clerk
cash book and treasurers receipts and
found the same correct. The total sum
of S624.09 has been paid to the treas
urer for licenses, land sales and mis-
ceUaneouS collections for the three
months ending October 81, 1895.
a petition of Frank Pierce in behalf
of Francis Brown to recover seven
blocks of property in Haynes addition,
sold January 10, 1898, for taxes of 1892.
An order was made granting redemp-
ton. Several other small redemptions
were allowed.
The citizens of section in the
Granger school district have petitioned
for a new school house, where 81
scholars may attend this winter. The
matter was referred TO Mr.. Geddes.
Licenses were granted Alexander Nc
Chimes, Jerome Bourgard and E. E.
Williams
The board concurred in and granted
the city councils proposition to allow
the militia the use of the two large
rooms on the third floor of the joint
building for drill purposes. This will
give all companies in this city an
armory in which to evolute and drill
the manual of arms.
A. Milton Musser, fish commissioner,
informed the board that for s100 all
the streams in this county could be
we'll stocked with black bass and sun
fish. Experiences in Utah and Spring
lakes show how valuable such stocking
would be to the people of this county.
and the matter was referred to Mr..
Geddes.
County Surveyor Joseph gives the in
formation that the Big Cottonwood
Power company has closed the old
road in Big Cottonwood canyon and
t,a firoic ad no a no
agreement, and a demand is made that
gaid company either finish the new
road or open the old one, and put it
in repair Immediately. A resolution to
this effect was introduced by Mr..
Christopherson and adopted.
County Surveyor Josephs new sur
Vey of the proposed extension of high
way No. Is, one-half mile, in the River
ton precinct, from its present terminus
at 'towship line and 4. south range
west to an intersection of highway No.
Is, was adopted by the board and
ordered made.
In the matter of the tax redemption
request of Isabel NJ Pitts, the county
attorney recommended that the pro-
perty be advertised for sale, and that
Mrs. Pitts be allowed to buy 1t and
pay the costs and thus settle the
counter claims. The amount involved
is $685.
The matter of fixing the compensa-
ton of County Attorney c. 0. White
more was then taken under considera-
ton, and County Clerk Stanton read
the following communication which ex-
plains itself:
ITO the Honorable County Court:
Gentlemen: 1 desire to respectfully
request that the honorable court fix at
this time by proper resolution the
amount of my compensation as county
attorney for the year 1895, and as a
basis upon which said compensation
should be fixed herewith submit the
following report:
The condition in which the affairs
Of this county. were found on the 1st
day Of January, 1895, is we'll known to
this court and equally well known to
you is the fact that the duties that
have devolved upon this office have
been double that of any previous
year. My time has been almost en-
tirely taken up with county affairs and
i'm the performance of the duties of
my Office. The services of Daniel Har-
rington, esq, as assistant county at
torney have been steadily employed in
the various commissioners and justices
courts in the county, and as a result
more than 5000 in fines and forfeitures,
had been paid into the county treas
urer up to October 1st, during the
present year, as against $226.S0 the
amount derived from this source in
1894.
For the first nine months of this
year the services of a clerk and steno-
grapher We're constantly required in
keeping proper records and reports of
the county investigation.
Very respectfully submitted,
G. o. WHITTEMORE,
County Attorney"
Mr. Roberts then submitted the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved, that the compensation of
G. O. Whittemore for services as courl-
ty attorney for the year 1895 be and
the same is hereby fixed at the sum
of $4,000, and that in addition to the
above amount that said county at
torney be allowed the sum of $3.50 for
services as assistant attorney and S400
for the services of stenogra plner and
clerk
. A resolution by Roberts is as fol-
lows:
Resolved, that Harvey Hardy be
allowed for services as cattle detective
tie sum of $193.75 for the month of
September. 1895, and the sum of S193.75
for such services for the month of
October. 1895. and that the balance of
the claims of said sheriff for said
months be disallowed.
Appropriations were made as fol-
lows: