The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-13

Judge McNally was in receipt of the
following from an old resident and
taxpayer of the county yesterday. It
was referred to a member of the staff
of this paper to look up. All the fig
ures given are taken from the bills
filed and are correct. The bills are IL
legally drawn, as is the case with
great many. Appropriations are made
to man and team and nothing in the
account to indicate who man and
team are. The detailed statement is
given below the letter, which comes
first:
while up at Bingham Monday I
was requested to inquire of you for in
forma ton relative to amounts being
paid to the Bingham road supervisor.
a man whom, it is claimed by residents
of Bingham, is doing absolutely moth
ing on the roads. All informa ton Civ
en- so far to the public is in humping
the allowance for roads and bridges.
If you can and will furnish me this
informant by return mail you will
greatly oblige the public. Yours,
May 1, Lee was paid $136.55. This bill
was divided as follows: Lee, $3.50; o.
$3.50; j. F. Schenck, $3.50; Charles j.
Fenell, $3.50; John Burrows, $3.50; John
Ferguson, $40; Walch Fuller, $50; L,
c. Jeffrey and w. H. Myers, $10>each.
L. C. Jeffrey received $1.3O for sharpen
ing thirteen picks This work is
marked as being done at Herrimans
crossing, where a new bridge was put
in. The work is alleged to have been
done in February. In March more
work was done at Fort HERMAN cross
ing. The creek was turned and later
kept out Of the road, according to the
bill, which foots up to $139.50 of which
team" 500; n. Coakley, John Burrows,
l.. c. Jeffrey and w. II. Myers, $3.50
each, while John Ferguson made So.
Under the several entries of New
grade at Dry Fork" Repairing grade
in Carr Fork" Repairing road in
Main canyon" Repairing bridge In
Main town" and General road work, .
Mr.. Lee charges SPLITS in May, of
which $10.25 is for sharpening picks
Lee drew SCI, o. Roberts, So SO,
team" $42; John Burrows $3.50; Bis
mark" $3.50; c. ]. Fenell, $3.50, and
G.. w. Johnson, $3.50.
Cars Fork, main Bingham and
lower Bingham are charged with s19e. 25
in April. Mr.. o. Roberts was not in it
this month. The funds were divided as
follows: Lee, SO; n. Coakley. $S75;
John Burrows, $S5; J. T. Shenck, So;
w. u Myers, $3.50; C. ]. Fenell, $40;
and team and man." $45 Who this
team and man represent is not stated,
although in lead pencil, in writing not
Lees is marked underneath, George
Z. Lee"
Grading in Highland, repairs in
main Bingham, repairs in Carr's Fork,
repairs in lower Bingham and mouth
of canyon is charged for June, the
total being 1856. Lee drew $40; the
team and man" sos; John Burrows,
I S42 50; C. j. Fenell 80. Ninety poll
taxes We're worked, representing $270.
In July Mr.. Lee drew s341.10 for
work in Bingham. upper and lower
Bingham and Cars Fork. Lee drew
SIS and IS; c. j. Fenell. $3.50: ]. Bur-
rows, Sill; Joe Kaufman, $25; John
Hockins and John West, $3.50 each; G..
W. johnson, $3.50, and the blacksmith,
/ $6.10.
The same localities were charged
with S267.50 for July. 1t was split up
as follows:
Lee, $S1; o. Roberts, S54; "team.
| SCI. so; James Kaufman, S65.
The various amounts paid out are
as follows:
April, 1856; May, $1S655; June, s139. so:
July, S271.75; July, $196.25; August
! sS4110; August, $267.5O. Total, s., Sis. IS.
Add poll tax, $270, which gives s., 1855. 90.
! OF this sum drawn from the county
! not including poll tax, Mr.. Lee draws
| $627.50, and Mr.. Roberts and the team
$459, or a total of $1,1S6.5O, leaving
''Bismark," the blacksmith and the
others to split s4S2.15 between them.
Mr.. Roberts, by the way, is a son OF
! the selectman of the same name.