The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-20

since t3le county Selectmen nave
found q friend and ally in the Tribune
sometVery fishy articles in defense Of
these people have appeared. In order
that the public may know just ex-
actly what Aessrs. Geddes and Rob
erts are doing for their county, a re-
porter for this paper yesterday took
the bills of the selectmen for January
l and figured out their mileage ac-
counts. AS will be seen, although
Geldes lives in the city, IT'S North
Third West, and is right perhaps in
charging two miles in attending court,
his charge is 279 miles to Christopher
sens 1877, difference of eighty-two
miles. Christopherson attended every
session Geddes did and lives three
miles from the building. The point is
very plainly seen.
The eminent reformer, Geddes, in
JuIy<charged for 1S2 miles in attend
ing court on July 1 he charged four
miles from his home instead of two
mile. The proper charge. as shown by
f&b'n. All figures are taken from
this bill. On the 10th he charged four
miles; on the 18th, four; on the 18th,
four; on the 18TH. five; on the 18th.
ten; on the 18th, ten; on the 18th nine;
on the 18th. lime; on the 18th, nine; on
1ShASNth ten; on the 22d, seven; on the
IN seven; on the 25th, seven; ON the
26B, eight; on the 18th, seven; on the
S0th, seven; on the 31st, seven. This,
together with The regular charge.
briags the total to 1872 miles. Mr..
Geddes organ quotes him as saying
that he has not had time to attend TO
the regular business. A man who is
so busy piling up mileage could not
attend to anything else.
In every particular month on days
when no court was held Mr.. Geddes has
made his per diem by charging pau
Der aud mileage" The per diem is
81. This rule has been observed rigor-
ously On days when he charged fif-
teen miles 20 Big Cottonwood he also
a5ded "pauper and mileage" In jan
uarN he made fourteen of these ertfies;
On February. seventeen; March, eleven;
April. five april was a poor month,
there being twenty court sessions);
MAY, eleven; June. thirteen, and July
two. Mr. Codes pauper work has
cost the county $4S1.4o.
MIR. Geddes. in his organ. lays great
clerk of his Office.
He says: 1.-The selectmen have been
criticised for employing c. +. Emery
as clerk He is paid SIS per month and
earns every cent of it. He keeps ac-
counts that are a check on the road
supervisors throughout the county and
requires them to account for all county
property. he also Supervises the ac-
counts for supplies TO the poor. HIS
services result in a saving TO the
county of $500 per month"
Can, Mr.. Geddes explain III which di-
recfioh this saving is made and why
it ~ not entered upon the books pro-
perry and credits given? AS matter
GAfact if the seiectmen attend to their
fes properly no clerk is needed.
Psge 2sS, section 1877, paragraph ., The
county courts shall supervise ali eoun-
u officers and officers Of all districts
and all other subdivisions except mu-
nicipal corporations; see that they
faithfully perform their duties, etc
If the seiactmen did not waste 20
much time in making mileage this clerk
would not be reeded.
As to his paurer work it consists of
sitting still and informing the poor
callers that Mr.. Geddes will return
order or a check: is an ornamental
piece of furniture and nothing else.
The following are the amounts OF
mileage made by the various select
men:
Martin Christopherson.
January-Attending court, 30 miles;
Jail, il. roads, So; joint city and county
committee, u; license, 20; petition of
sn,elters. 10; infirmary, 8; mill race, g;
Tctal. ia. or S34.S0.
February4-Christorh changed
his system of bookkeeping and the &C
count was fled and passed. His mile
age totaled was 19l. or $500.
Notwithstanding court, SO miles:
sail. ,: roads, IS; joint city and county
building. 81: petition of Mary Smith. 5;
infirnary, s; bonds, {. Total, 1913 miles,
april-AttendinF court. 81 miles:
roads. 100; Joint city and county build
ing. I'D infirmary, 3. Total IT,, or
s5i 46s<
Mav-Attending court. 80 miles;
roads. 2Og. Jail, S: sprinkling, 5: infirna-
airy. s: joint building. s; Eanitary in
spection at Murray. Z: fish in Cotton
wood. Is Total 975, or $500
5une-Attending court. y miles;
roads, 2e5: Joint building. 3; Murray
drain. Z. Total 3O2 miles. or 5000.
July-Attending court. SO miles; I
roads, 275 miles. Total S0S, or $el-t0.
A. 5. Geddes.
January-Attending court, 50 miles: !
pauper mileage, Y miles; roads. %;
5ail. 4; Joint city and county building, /
?: inspecting Nelson's saloon" 4.
Total 207 miles, or s41-40.
February-Atten6ing court. - miles; I
s-oaaSaa 1o2; pauper. los; Jail2; license, 5. |
3, miles, or $3.50.
z Attending court. "a miles; /
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