The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-01
THE COUNTY COURT.
ATTORNEY WHITTEMORE SOUNDS
A NOTE OF WARNING.
The seIectmen Should Go Slow in
The Expenditure of County Funds
Routine Matters Disposed OF.

County Attorney Whittemore sound
ed a note of warning to the county
court yesterday by stating that it
should go slow in the matter of ex-
pending the county's funds.
! Business had proceeded until all
small matters were disposed of, when
the attorney arose and said: I'm the
case of Fenton, the supreme court
stated that this body could draw
against the tax levy of this year. This
! levy will amount to about S120, 000
Now, the expenses of the court so far
have been $SS, 463, including some bills
which will have to be appropriated.
The county owes the city and terri
tory and district school funds $14,S02.
This brings the expenses up to sos, 900.
This leaves US with only $4,000 or
$4,000 to go on, and 1 would suggest
that expenses be arranged so as to
conform with the county revenue"
Mr.. Geddes stated at this point
that he thought the county had rev
enue outside the taxes which could
also be expended by this court.
Il do not know as to that point"
said the county attorney. 81 have not
examined into that. 1t may be that
the revenue you mention, coming from
licenses, ETC., is intended to apply on
the obligations which are outstanding
against the county. How much will
that amount tor
The clerk said he thought it would
be in the neighborhood Of $4,000, but
he could not say definitely.
cit cuts but little figure anyway"
resumed Mr.. Whittemore, "as the
court should make some provisions
against exhausting the revenue of
this year from taxes. The court has
expended already about $4,000 per
month. OF course some of this has
been extraordinary expense, such as
the fruit tree inspection and the COM
piling of the census. But during the
summer months the heating of the
building has not been necessary, and
this evens the matter up somewhat"
1t was finally decided that the at
torney would bring in a resolution ON
the subject sometime in the future-at
the next meeting, perhaps.
Attorney Pence was present at the
court with a view to having some ac-
ton taken in the matter of the sher-
ifs fees, but as the attorney was due
to meet with the grand jury, the
matter was left for a future time, when
the two could get together and ar
range it.
p A Dix, of the Horticultural so
ciety was present and said it was the
desire of the members that the case
against Whitehead which had been
decided against the county, be APP
pealed. If there was anything the so
ciety could do the members were
willing to assist in every way possible.
The court informed Mr. Dix that steps
had already been taken, and the
court expected to pay the costs. if
orIt !
of his society would go the bonds, the
court would be glad to have them.
Mr.. Dix asserted that the associa-
ton would he glad to have the court
know that bonds would he furnished
| whenever needed.
The ecclesiastical corporation of
Sugar House was awarded 800 for
damages done by grading in front of
their building when Harvey Hardy
and John Butter were selectmen The
money was never called for until yes
| terday, when Attorney Whitaker ap-
peared for the benehciaries. The court
decided the money should be paid.
Clerk Stanton was relieved of all
responsibility for papers used by the
| special auditor, by the passage of a
| resolution to that effect. This action,
in the opinion of the attorney, should
have been taken long ago.
Stephen Hays, of Bingham, asked for
a rebate on his liquor license, on ac-
count Of the fire, which rebate was
| allowed by ordering the clerk 10 make
a deduction from his next license of
thirty-seven days, which is the amount
claimed.
Several tax deeds were ordered made
under the usual regulations, and ap-
preparations to the extent of several
hundred dollars were made.
electric light and power franchise at
Bingham, the case was referred to the
attorney to draft the same. Court
! then adjourned until Monday next.