The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-10-02
What a Hasty Glance Over the Record
Made by Roberts, Geddes and
Christopherson Shows.

This ignoring of the law began at
the inception of their term of office.
While it may be true that none of the
three ever had any very extended bus
mess experience, still with the lam
guage of the law plain before
them, it was fair to presume that
they might learn as time progressed
But with utter disregard of the warn.
ings uttered, the selectmen have gone
on and on until at this moment the
affairs of this county are in deplor-
able state. all matters considered. It
may be that defense may be made
that these men are not scholarly, still
they are able to read and he who can
read need not be led astray as to the
Intention of the legislature when it
laid down the rules for the direction
and guidance of the county courts of
the several counties of this territory.
Hundreds, yes, thousands of dollars
of the peoples money has been ex-
pended in the past eight months for
coal, for which there is not a scrap of
paper tending to show that It was ever
ordered or delivered, This paper does
not want to insinuate or imply that
there is a combination between the
county court and the dealers, but still
there is a rule for the selectmen TO
follow, and it should have been adj
hered to, especially when demands
were continually being made upon
them to comply with the law.
Gross extravaganza has been mani
tested in the mourning Of bills for
gas and electric lighting at the build
ing and elsewhere.
In the hiring of men to FIJI minor
positions, law has been defied, nepot-
ism practiced, more have been employ
ed than necessary. exorb1tant wages
have been paid and all ethics of hon
est government disregarded. Men have
been employed, and are still in the
employ of the county, for whose pay
ment not the shadow of a legal ex-
cuse exists. 1t would appear that this
county court, when it took the reins
of Office determined to reward every
heller engaged in seating it, and has
carried out that determination. The
clerk of the selectmen and the son of
Selectman Roberts were never legally
employed, and il some taxpayer wishes
to save the county the money which
has been paid them for their alleged
services, all that is necessary is to
ask the district court for an injunc-
ton, which will upon a proper show
ing of the evidence be granted and
made perpetual.
The mileage charges of the select
men have been such as to indicate a
disposition on the part of at least two
of them, to get all the money possible
from the treasury Never before in
the history of this county have such
bills been presented and allowed, and
never, after this court has been rele-
gated to the shades from whence they
should have been allowed to emanate,
will they be again. Even the old coun-
ty board, which is charged with var
ious crimes and misdemeanors, did not
take advantage of the citizens in this
manner.
The expenses oonneo.cd with the in
Urinary have been doubled, until it
IS really cheaper 20 board a pauper at
the Walker than at thai place.
The bills of the county physician
have been passed at rates which DR..
worthington, the last gentleman to
occupy that place, would have taem-
bied to make out
In the disbursing of pauper monies
and orders the selectman having that