The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-03


at the meeting. and accordingly every
one was on the 2ui vive when the
court met.
1t was apparent from actions on the
part of the members mentioned-the
man from Bingham and the gentleman
f--fsom the Third-that they felt conf
II dent they would carry their point, as
hey have done in the past, but the best
Md schemes of mice and men are Of
Ten wrecked by trivial reasons.
one of the eminent pair moved that
the salary of the sheriff be fixed at
$3.50 a month, the same as it is at this
time, or rather the same as has been
paid by the court heretofore.
The other one seconded the motion.
EhristophersOh's voice rang out louder
tLan usual as he voted No" Geddes
cast an appealing look at Roberts, as
much as to say we are lost" and
Roberts returned the same with inter
est. McNally also voted No" and the
motion was lost
Conversatio then began by Chris
tophersOn moving to make the salary
of the sheriff $500 per annum, which
shall cover all compensation given to
him. OF course no one seconded the
motion. The probate judge cannot
second a motion and the~e the dead
lock occurred.
iTSeddeS and Roberts were very much
Chagrined to think that such a turn cf
affairs should take place and eXpOstU-
lated with their colleague. He how
ever stood firm and declared the sher-
iff was an officer who was entitled to
all the court could give him within
reason.
Yes" cnimed in McNalIy, you
have raised salaries of men who are
not entitled to any raise. You have
advanced TIE pay of the county col
lector, a man whose predecessor in
office claims he made thirty-nine thou
sand dollars 1t is no economy to
lower this mans salary. He is the
most important officer in the county.
On his efforts depends the safety of
the property of the citizens
THAT is the way 1 feel about it,
gentlemen" said ChristOphersOn. I
think we should be consistent in our
ads and do to others as we would
haze them do to US. The citizens eX-
pect the sheriff to protect them and he
cannot get men to do the work unless
he pays them
ChristGphersOn IS earnest in his eff
forts to do what is fair ana lust with
> the sheriff. He declares he should be
paid a fair compensation and given
chance to show what he can do. Chris
tOpherson has all along manifested a
and it viii be remembered that lie has
ygSawn less salary than any of the men,
rfrS. His mileage accounts have been
s6Wer than those Of the others on the
same trips and ne has generally man
ifested desire to do what is right.
To show the manner in which Rob
erts feels in this matter. the following
statement made by him after this oc-
currence may not be out of place:
Mr.. Hardy viii be 50 embarrassed
that he will come TO you and entreat
You 10 vote with us in this case" he
declared.
If Roberts only knew it, he IS not
out OF the woods himself. If Christie
pherson will stand with the probate
Judge he may find himself without a
salary at the end of the next month
$nd the month after and all
oSber months. The two can vote no
on his accounts and those of the
son who works in the hallway with
broom; they can vote no on the ac-
counts Of the team which haulS gravel
at Bingham and place the Roberts
family in i tight place as regards
cash. There are a thousand and one
ways by which Roberts and GeddeS
can be made 10 wish they hadn't done
it. if Christophers0n only wants to
stand by his position.
Il IS asserted, however, that Geddes
and Roberts are not the real cause of
all the trouble. Friends of the sheriff,
and many others who are not friends,
say that the county attorney IS the
man who is doing all this work. In
this cent if the Selectman from
Farmers wants TO stand by the pro-
bate judge and the pair conclude that
tuEn about is fair play there may be
SOEle fun when the question OF fixing
hiB salary comes up. He has thus far
deawn $1,000 on account. 1t might be
such thing that his compensation
xNill be fixed at that sum There are
Fpore ways than one of eNtricatinS a
y t from its fur beside yanking il out
,sJy the feet.
Yesterdays session of the court was
a. busy one. If the court did nothing
else 1T appropriated money Geddes
got his bill and so did the balance.
Cieddes is high this time with Chris
fopherson low as has been the case
ever since they were indicted into Of
flee. The other appropriations made
were Sc many the clerk did not have
ttYne to make any foOtings. They Will
run up into several thousands Of dol
lars.
Expert Anderson filed his report
which has been SO long in coming.
The statement made by him and here
with given is but a fraction of the
entire matter There are several hun
dred pages OF the report proper.
Salt Lake City, Utah,
Aug. ., 1895.
To J. Clifford A1cNally, probate judge,
and Archibald L. Geddes. Chas. II.
Roberts and Martin Christopherson.
Selectmen of Salt Lake County:
Gentlemen:-In response TO your re-
quest to audit the accounts of Salt
Lake county for the years 1898 and
1894. a general examination of the
books was first made as they had
been kept, including the minute book
of the county, the allowance book, and
me register of warrants, and al
though these books cover the entire
ackounts of the county for the period
stafed during which time total of
SvN .246.70 had been handled, from
these books ii was impossible TO trace
the exact disposition of the funds,
and it therefore became necessary to
commence with the first claim, or
voucher so called, and make an en-
firely new set of accounts; this has
been done in the following manner:
First-An account has been opened
with each party to whom warrants
had been issued during 1893 and 1894.
These ledger accounts are very much
in detail, giving the names and ad-
dresses. the date of each warrant, the
number Of the warrant; the amount
thereof; what the calm was for, as
-far as possible; and the different
headings under which subsequently,